Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 5:54 PM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Columbia County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 66 min. 2 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 26, 2021, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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 26, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Canaan, CT | TREES AND LIMBS REPORTED DOWN |
| May 26, 7:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Falls Village, CT | TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 7 NORTH AND UNDER MOUNTAIN 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 26, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1196 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
436
WUUS51 KALY 262154
SVRALY
CTC005-MAC003-NYC021-262300-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0010.210526T2154Z-210526T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
554 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Litchfield County in northern Connecticut...
Southwestern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
Southern Columbia County in east central New York...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 554 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Livingston,
or near Hudson, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Great Barrington, Claverack, Livingston, Copake, Sheffield,
Norfolk, Ancram, Philmont, Canaan, Sandisfield, Falls Village,
Claverack-Red Mills, Ashley Falls, Salisbury, Hillsdale, New
Marlborough, Taghkanic, South Norfolk, Sodom and South Canaan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
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 4198 7349 4205 7349 4205 7352 4199 7353
4216 7388 4232 7368 4209 7307 4208 7307
4184 7321
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 295DEG 23KT 4218 7372
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CS2 follow-up statements
895
WWUS51 KALY 262216
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
616 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
CTC005-MAC003-NYC021-262300-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210526T2300Z/
Litchfield CT-Berkshire MA-Columbia NY-
616 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LITCHFIELD...SOUTHWESTERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN
COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
At 616 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Copake, or 10
miles southwest of Great Barrington, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Great Barrington, Livingston, Copake, Sheffield, Norfolk, Ancram,
Philmont, Canaan, Sandisfield, Falls Village, Ashley Falls,
Claverack-Red Mills, Salisbury, Hillsdale, New Marlborough,
Taghkanic, South Norfolk, Sodom, South Canaan and Hartsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 7349 4205 7349 4205 7352 4199 7353
4216 7388 4228 7357 4209 7307 4208 7307
4184 7321
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 295DEG 23KT 4212 7355
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CS371
WWUS51 KALY 262250
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
650 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
CTC005-MAC003-NYC021-262300-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210526T2300Z/
Litchfield CT-Berkshire MA-Columbia NY-
650 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LITCHFIELD...SOUTHWESTERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN
COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Canaan, or 11
miles south of Great Barrington, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Great Barrington, Copake, Sheffield, Norfolk, Ancram, Canaan,
Sandisfield, Falls Village, Ashley Falls, Salisbury, Hillsdale, New
Marlborough, South Norfolk, Sodom, South Canaan, Hartsville,
Konkapot, Wangum Village, Gomorrah and Kelly Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 7349 4205 7349 4205 7352 4199 7353
4209 7374 4226 7351 4209 7307 4208 7307
4184 7321
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 295DEG 23KT 4203 7329
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 66 min |
| May 26, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 38 min | |
| May 26, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 67 min |
| May 26, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 64 min |
| May 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 59 min |
| May 26, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 35 min |
| May 26, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 55 min |
| May 26, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 26 min |
| May 26, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 47 min |
| May 26, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer | 43 min |
| May 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 35 min |
| May 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 29 min |
| May 26, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 22 min |
| May 26, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 24 min |
| May 26, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 37 min |
| May 26, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 24 min |
| May 26, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 29 min |
| May 26, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 24 min |
| May 26, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 27 min |
| May 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 34 min |
| May 26, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 37 min |
| May 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 26 min |
| May 26, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 24 min |
| May 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 67 min |
| May 26, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 62 min |
| May 26, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 59 min |
| May 26, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Orange | 38 min |
| May 26, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 57 min |
| May 26, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 48 min |
| May 26, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 32 min |
| May 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 25 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.