Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2020, 7:09 PM EDT for Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 51 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2020, 7:09 PM EDT (23:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dutchess County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:26 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Lomontville, NY | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY DETERMINED A MICROBURST IMPACTED MARCOTTE ROAD IN COTTEKILL, NY ON MAY 15, 2020. ESTIMATED WINDSD OF 85MPH OVER A SMALL AREA RESULTED IN SEVERAL UPROOTED AND SNAPPED HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. |
| May 15, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Stone Ridge, NY | TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON ATWOOD ROAD IN STONE RIDGE..CORRECTED EVENT TIME |
| May 15, 7:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Rosendale Village, NY | TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON BINNEWATER RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| May 15, 7:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Stanfordville, NY | TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
592 WUUS51 KALY 152309 SVRALY NYC027-111-160000- /O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0021.200515T2309Z-200516T0000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Albany NY 709 PM EDT Fri May 15 2020 The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Ulster County in east central New York... Central Dutchess County in east central New York... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 709 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Shokan, or 13 miles north of Ellenville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Kingston, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Pleasant Valley, Hurley, Amenia, Millbrook, Stanfordville, Tillson, Port Ewen, Staatsburg, Dover Plains, Olivebridge, Kerhonkson, Esopus, Rosendale, Marbletown, Milan, Smithfield and Cherrytown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for east central New York. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov... On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for east central New York. LAT...LON 4180 7442 4196 7441 4195 7351 4172 7353 TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 273DEG 37KT 4190 7432 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ NAS
1 follow-up statement
816
WWUS51 KALY 152339 RRA
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
739 PM EDT Fri May 15 2020
NYC111-152348-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200516T0000Z/
Ulster NY-
739 PM EDT Fri May 15 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ULSTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
There is a Tornado Warning in effect until 745 PM.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for east central
New York.
LAT...LON 4176 7394 4177 7395 4195 7393 4195 7351
4172 7353
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 273DEG 37KT 4188 7392
$$
NYC027-160000-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200516T0000Z/
Dutchess NY-
739 PM EDT Fri May 15 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL DUTCHESS COUNTY...
At 738 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Staatsburg, or
near Rhinebeck, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Pleasant Valley, Amenia, Millbrook, Dover
Plains, Stanfordville, Staatsburg, Smithfield, Salt Point, Norrie
Heights, Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Lithgow, Dewitt Mills,
Millbrook Heights, Haviland, Attlebury, South Amenia, Shunpike and
Pleasant Plains.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for east central
New York.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4176 7394 4177 7395 4195 7393 4195 7351
4172 7353
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 273DEG 37KT 4188 7392
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
NASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Lewis | 27 min |
| May 15, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 39 min |
| May 15, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 64 min |
| May 15, 4:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 23 min |
| May 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 21 min |
| May 15, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga | 51 min |
| May 15, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and 1 more | 48 min |
| May 15, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 42 min |
| May 15, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 36 min |
| May 15, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Washington | 29 min |
| May 15, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster | 25 min |
| May 15, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady | 38 min |
| May 15, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 49 min |
| May 15, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 33 min |
| May 15, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 31 min |
| May 15, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 41 min |
| May 15, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 47 min |
| May 15, 7:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Ulster | 24 min |
| May 15, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.