Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this tornado warning at Aug 2, 2020, 8:11 PM EDT for Essex County, New York. It was in force for 34 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, 8:11 PM EDT (00:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2020, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Essex County, NY
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1081 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1190 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted.
251
WFUS51 KBTV 030011
TORBTV
NYC031-030045-
/O.NEW.KBTV.TO.W.0002.200803T0011Z-200803T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Burlington VT
811 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Essex County in northern New York...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 811 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Newcomb, moving northeast at 25 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Mount Marcy around 840 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Tahawus.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4396 7419 4403 7422 4424 7397 4405 7377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 231DEG 22KT 4403 7415
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Haynes2 follow-up statements
476
WWUS51 KBTV 030030
SVSBTV
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
830 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
NYC031-030045-
/O.CON.KBTV.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200803T0045Z/
Essex NY-
830 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY...
At 830 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tahawus, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mount Marcy around 840 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Tahawus.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4403 7406 4410 7411 4424 7397 4405 7377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 231DEG 22KT 4410 7402
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Haynes782
WWUS51 KBTV 030043
SVSBTV
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
843 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
NYC031-030053-
/O.EXP.KBTV.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200803T0045Z/
Essex NY-
843 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
845 PM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern New
York.
LAT...LON 4403 7406 4410 7411 4424 7397 4405 7377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 231DEG 22KT 4414 7394
$$
HaynesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex | 14 min |
| Aug 2, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex, Franklin | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BTV | Essex | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 3:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BTV | Clinton, Essex | 43 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BTV | Clinton, Essex | 31 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.