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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2019, 3:17 PM EDT for Albany County, Greene County, Schoharie 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
- Aug 3, 2019, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Albany County, NY, Greene County, NY, Schoharie County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1170 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 3, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:37 AM EDT, 9 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 537 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-041100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer- Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren- Northern Washington-Schoharie-Western Schenectady- Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Western Albany-Eastern Albany- Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Greene- Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster- Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren- Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 537 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York, eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected today for most locations except the southern Adirondacks. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 3, 2:28 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
256 PM EDT SAT AUG 03 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0148 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW SELKIRK 42.54N 73.81W
08/03/2019 ALBANY NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
POLES AND WIRES DOWN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1902580
SNDSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 3:08 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 308 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019 NYZ064-065-032000- Western Dutchess-Eastern Ulster- 308 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ULSTER AND NORTHWESTERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES... At 307 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lake Katrine, or over Kingston, moving east at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Kingston, Rhinebeck, Hurley, Red Hook, Lake Katrine, Port Ewen, Milan, Ellerslie, Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Sweet Meadows, Sawkill, Rhinecliff, Hillside, Ulster Landing, Fraleighs, Red Hook Mills, Eighmyville, Lincoln Park, Jockey Hill and Halihan Hill. This includes Interstate 87 near exit 19. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 4190 7404 4201 7406 4201 7376 4186 7373 TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 268DEG 11KT 4197 7400 KSL
Local storm report, Aug 3, 3:10 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
310 PM EDT SAT AUG 03 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N SELKIRK 42.55N 73.81W
08/03/2019 ALBANY NY SOCIAL MEDIA
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1902581
SNDLocal storm report, Aug 3, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
315 PM EDT SAT AUG 03 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM LIGHTNING RHINEBECK 41.93N 73.91W
08/03/2019 DUTCHESS NY TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHTNING STARTED HOUSE FIRE.
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EVENT NUMBER ALY1902582
SNDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 4:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Herkimer | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 4:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 12:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 12:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 1:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Ulster | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 6:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 1:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.