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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Albany, NY

August 2, 2020Hamilton County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 2, 2020, 7:39 PM EDT for Hamilton County, New York. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2020, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2020, 8:03 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Hamilton County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 2, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 60 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

387 
WFUS51 KALY 022339
TORALY
NYC041-030015-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0008.200802T2339Z-200803T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
739 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Hamilton County in eastern New York...

* Until 815 PM EDT.
    
* At 739 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Blue Mountain Lake, or 11 miles northwest of
  Indian Lake, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Hamilton County, including the following locations...
  Long Lake, Catlin Lake and Deerland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

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

LAT...LON 4397 7425 4392 7434 4388 7429 4384 7441
      4394 7448 4408 7428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 230DEG 26KT 4392 7438 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JPV
1 follow-up statement
859 
WWUS51 KALY 030003
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
803 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

NYC041-030013-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200803T0015Z/
Hamilton NY-
803 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for eastern New
York.

LAT...LON 4397 7425 4392 7434 4388 7429 4384 7441
      4394 7448 4408 7428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 230DEG 26KT 4403 7420 

$$

JPV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton32 min
Aug 2, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer62 min
Aug 2, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton30 min
Aug 2, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess42 min
Aug 2, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess30 min
Aug 2, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess53 min
Aug 2, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia34 min
Aug 2, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess27 min
Aug 2, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia28 min
Aug 2, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer32 min
Aug 2, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton38 min
Aug 2, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton28 min
Aug 2, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton39 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.