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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Albany, NY

July 30, 2019Warren County, Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2019, 4:32 PM EDT for Warren County, Washington County, New York. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2019, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2019, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 30, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 30, 3:56 PM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 3:56 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 4:01 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 30, 3:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 3:35 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 3:39 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
339 PM EDT TUE JUL 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW ATWELL             43.50N  74.97W
07/30/2019                   HERKIMER           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON NORTH LAKE ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ALY1902552

SND

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:44 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
344 PM EDT Tue Jul 30 2019

NYZ033-302015-
Hamilton-
344 PM EDT Tue Jul 30 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

At 344 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Blue Mountain
Lake, or 10 miles northwest of Indian Lake, moving northeast at 40
mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Blue Mountain Lake, Forked Lake Public Campground, Lake Durant
Campground, Long Lake, Eagle Nest, Catlin Lake and Deerland.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4397 7425 4392 7434 4382 7422 4373 7447
      4389 7460 4405 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 242DEG 36KT 4385 7445

JPV

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:46 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:17 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	28 min
Jul 29, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	62 min
Jul 29, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga	36 min
Jul 29, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	34 min
Jul 29, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	32 min
Jul 29, 10:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	30 min
Jul 30, 11:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	46 min
Jul 30, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	24 min
Jul 30, 12:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene	45 min
Jul 30, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	33 min
Jul 30, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Herkimer	66 min
Jul 30, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	37 min
Jul 30, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	41 min
Jul 30, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	56 min
Jul 30, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	52 min
Jul 30, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Warren	57 min
Jul 30, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	31 min
Jul 30, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Warren	53 min
Jul 30, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Oneida	39 min
Jul 30, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Warren, Washington	64 min
Jul 30, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	34 min
Jul 30, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	27 min
Jul 30, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	67 min
Jul 30, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Washington	61 min
Jul 30, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	37 min
Jul 30, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady	47 min
Jul 30, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	32 min
Jul 30, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	44 min
Jul 30, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	33 min
Jul 30, 7:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Washington	55 min
Jul 30, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Schoharie	33 min
Jul 30, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	35 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.