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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Albany, NY

July 14, 2021Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 2:58 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2021, 2:58 PM EDT (18:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2021-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 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 2021-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-211 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

055 
WUUS51 KALY 141858
SVRALY
NYC083-091-115-VTC003-142000-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0106.210714T1858Z-210714T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
258 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Saratoga County in east central New York...
  Southwestern Washington County in east central New York...
  Northern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
  Southwestern Bennington County in southern Vermont...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Mechanicville, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bennington, Mechanicville, Hoosick Falls, Pownal, Grafton,
  Waterford, Halfmoon, Hoosick, Lee, Pittstown, White Creek,
  Stillwater, North Bennington, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls, Old
  Bennington, Schaghticoke Hill, Center White Creek, Hoosick Junction
  and Paper Mill Village.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

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 4274 7320 4275 7326 4273 7327 4279 7371
      4280 7372 4296 7371 4299 7318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 272DEG 19KT 4288 7361 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ATE
1 follow-up statement
683 
WWUS51 KALY 141939
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
339 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

NYC091-115-141948-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210714T2000Z/
Saratoga NY-Washington NY-
339 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has since 
weakened and moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning 
has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4274 7320 4275 7326 4273 7327 4278 7360
      4279 7358 4287 7353 4294 7319
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 272DEG 19KT 4287 7332 

$$

NYC083-VTC003-142000-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210714T2000Z/
Rensselaer NY-Bennington VT-
339 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RENSSELAER AND SOUTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES...

At 338 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hoosick Falls,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Bennington, Hoosick Falls, Pownal, Grafton, Hoosick, Pittstown, North
Bennington, Old Bennington, Paper Mill Village, Petersburg Junction,
Quackenkill, East Hoosick, Babcock Lake, Tamarack, Petersburg,
Factory Hollow, Haynersville, Raymertown, North Pownal and Southwest
Hoosick.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4274 7320 4275 7326 4273 7327 4278 7360
      4279 7358 4287 7353 4294 7319
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 272DEG 19KT 4287 7332 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ATE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer46 min
Jul 13, 11:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOtsego39 min
Jul 13, 11:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery43 min
Jul 14, 12:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster48 min
Jul 14, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga37 min
Jul 14, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington52 min
Jul 14, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer43 min
Jul 14, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer43 min
Jul 14, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer66 min
Jul 14, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington57 min
Jul 14, 3:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer3 hr
Jul 14, 3:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYRensselaer2 hr
Jul 14, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer52 min
Jul 14, 4:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYRensselaer3 hr
Jul 14, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer28 min
Jul 14, 4:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYRensselaer3 hr
Jul 14, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer24 min
Jul 14, 5:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia3 hr
Jul 14, 5:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYRensselaer3 hr
Jul 14, 6:12 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningALYRensselaer3 hr
Jul 14, 6:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningALYRensselaer3 hr
Jul 14, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia41 min
Jul 14, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene64 min
Jul 14, 7:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYColumbia3 hr
Jul 14, 7:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia2 hr
Jul 14, 7:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningALYRensselaer3 hr
Jul 14, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRutland43 min
Jul 14, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington38 min
Jul 14, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington37 min
Jul 14, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham34 min
Jul 14, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham43 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.