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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Burlington, VT

July 7, 2020St. Lawrence County, New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2020, 4:52 PM EDT for St. Lawrence County, New York. It was in force for 38 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 7, 2020, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2020, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County St. Lawrence County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 226 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 2020-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 7, 3:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:03 AM EDT, 13 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Burlington VT
303 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020

NYZ029>031-034-080715-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-
Western Essex-
303 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon across the
northern Adirondacks. Brief heavy rainfall and dangerous cloud to
ground lightning are expected to be the primary threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Additional thunderstorms are possible during the day Wednesday. A few
stronger storms are possible. Also, temperatures in the low to mid 90s
are possible Thursday through Saturday, and may result in heat
related health concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ026>028-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-080715-
Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton-
Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Grand Isle-Western Franklin-
Orleans-Essex-Western Chittenden-Lamoille-Caledonia-Washington-
Western Addison-Orange-Western Rutland-Windsor-Eastern Franklin-
Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-
303 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern New York, central
Vermont, northeast Vermont, northwest Vermont and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected during the day Wednesday. From
the Champlain Valley eastward, a few severe thunderstorms are possible,
producing localized strong winds and hail.

Heat and humidity will also be on the increase later this week. Temperatures
and heat index values in the low to mid 90s are expected Thursday
through Saturday, and may result in heat related health concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:25 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVSt. Lawrence50 min
Jul 7, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBTVSt. Lawrence61 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.