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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Albany, NY

July 20, 20214 counties in New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2021, 8:31 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 59 min. 7 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
Jul 20, 2021, 8:31 PM EDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fulton County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 20, 8:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Milton, NYA LARGE BRANCH WAS DOWNED BETWEEN ROUTE 29 AND THE SARATOGA COUNTY AIRPORT THAT REQUIRED HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO BE REMOVED
Jul 20, 8:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMilton, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jul 20, 8:44 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFort Edward, NYTREE DOWN ON ROAD. STATE ROUTE 4.
Jul 20, 8:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Wsw Hebron, NYTREE ON WIRES. COUNTY ROUTE 30
Jul 20, 9:03 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Argyle, NYMULTIPLE TREES DOWN. COUNTY ROUTE 47.
Jul 20, 9:06 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Se Argyle, NYTREE DOWN ON ROAD. EAST LAKE ROAD.
Jul 20, 9:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Salem, NYTREE DOWN ON ROAD. COUNTY ROUTE 153

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 20, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 64 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1226 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 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
1226 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
4.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

516 
WUUS51 KALY 210031
SVRALY
NYC035-091-113-115-210130-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0122.210721T0031Z-210721T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
831 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Warren County in east central New York...
  Southeastern Fulton County in eastern New York...
  Central Saratoga County in east central New York...
  Central Washington County in east central New York...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 831 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Lake George Village to near Corinth to near
  Galway, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Salem, Lake George
  Village, Ballston Spa, Fort Edward, Corinth, Granville, Hartford,
  Greenwich, Round Lake, Galway, Comstock, Rock City Falls, Glens
  Falls North, North Ballston Spa, West Glens Falls, Lake
  Luzerne-Hadley and Kings.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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 4333 7325 4315 7328 4292 7368 4301 7425
      4321 7390 4349 7373 4347 7325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 275DEG 23KT 4343 7365 4321 7380 4303 7411 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Rathbun
1 follow-up statement
952 
WWUS51 KALY 210059
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
859 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021

NYC035-113-210109-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210721T0130Z/
Warren NY-Fulton NY-
859 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
east central New York...and southern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4333 7325 4315 7328 4292 7368 4294 7379
      4315 7365 4346 7345 4347 7325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 283DEG 32KT 4334 7330 4312 7345 4296 7371 

$$

NYC091-115-210130-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210721T0130Z/
Saratoga NY-Washington NY-
859 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SARATOGA AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 859 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Granville to near Greenwich to near
Mechanicville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Salem, Fort Edward, Granville, Hartford, Greenwich, Comstock, Gates,
Porter, Northumberland, Easton, Stillwater, Schuylerville, Victory,
Argyle, Deans Corners, Cossayuna, Dunham Basin, Smiths Basin, Center
Falls and Goose Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4333 7325 4315 7328 4292 7368 4294 7379
      4315 7365 4346 7345 4347 7325
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 283DEG 32KT 4334 7330 4312 7345 4296 7371 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Rathbun

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 8:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Washington3 hr
Jul 20, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery33 min
Jul 20, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady43 min
Jul 20, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Washington36 min
Jul 20, 8:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie3 hr
Jul 20, 8:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie50 min
Jul 20, 8:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington3 hr
Jul 20, 8:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Washington36 min
Jul 20, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany39 min
Jul 20, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer33 min
Jul 20, 9:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Washington51 min
Jul 20, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia, Greene44 min
Jul 20, 9:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer52 min
Jul 20, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer59 min
Jul 20, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster50 min
Jul 20, 11:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess42 min
Jul 20, 11:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.