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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2020, 3:13 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 62 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 2, 2020, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2020, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 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 2, 1:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
125 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
CTZ001-013-021815-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-
125 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LITCHFIELD
COUNTY...
At 125 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Winsted to near Torrington to near
Litchfield. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Torrington, Thomaston, New Hartford, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton,
Terryville, Winsted, New Hartford Center, Plymouth, Harwinton,
Barkhamsted, Morris, Bantam, West Torrington, Torringford, Haight
Vineyard, Pequabuck, Reynolds Bridge, Mooreville and Beech Rock.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4166 7334 4196 7307 4200 7302 4197 7303
4197 7289 4190 7291 4190 7294 4185 7295
4184 7294 4181 7295 4180 7302 4178 7301
4165 7299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 223DEG 31KT 4195 7304 4181 7310 4170 7324
BGMSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
143 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
NYZ033-082-021815-
Hamilton-Northern Fulton-
143 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL
HAMILTON AND CENTRAL FULTON COUNTIES...
At 142 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Caroga Lake, or
10 miles northwest of Gloversville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Caroga Lake, Northampton Beach Public Campground, Caroga Lake Public
Campground, Bleecker, Benson, North Bush, Wheelerville, Bleecker
Center, Sweets Crossing, Canada Lake, Glasgow Mills, Pinnacle,
Newkirk, Stewart Landing, Bowlers Corners, Peters Corners, Lindsley
Corners, Tomantown, Bradtville and Upper Benson.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4337 7438 4319 7417 4309 7442 4309 7444
4308 7448 4308 7450 4305 7452 4313 7463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 230DEG 21KT 4313 7453
JPVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 24 min |
| Aug 2, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 50 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.