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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Albany, NY

July 14, 2021Rensselaer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 3:53 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 52 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, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Rensselaer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 31 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

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The text

As transmitted.

183 
WUUS51 KALY 141953
SVRALY
NYC083-142045-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0109.210714T1953Z-210714T2045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Rensselaer County in east central New York...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 353 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Sand
  Lake, or near East Greenbush, 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...
  East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Stephentown, Averill Park, West Sand
  Lake, Sand Lake, East Nassau, Totem Lodge, Garfield, North
  Stephentown, West Stephentown, Hoag Corners, Millers Corners,
  Taborton, Glass Lake, Denault Corners, Shivers Corners, Hampton
  Manor, Best and Luther.

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 4251 7336 4251 7339 4259 7375 4266 7373
      4266 7330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 280DEG 18KT 4262 7365 

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

KSL

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, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Washington62 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, 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

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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.