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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Albany, NY

August 1, 2021Fulton County, Saratoga County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2021, 3:38 PM EDT for Fulton County, Saratoga County, New York. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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: Aug 1, 2021, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2021, 4:14 PM EDT
In force: 36 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

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Aug 1, 3:38 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Johnstown, NY	TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1357 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

521 
WUUS51 KALY 011938
SVRALY
NYC035-091-012045-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0138.210801T1938Z-210801T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
338 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Fulton County in eastern New York...
  Northwestern Saratoga County in east central New York...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 337 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gloversville,
  moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Gloversville, Johnstown, Broadalbin, Edinburg, Northville,
  Mayfield, Cranberry Creek, Caroga Lake Public Campground, Day
  Center, Northampton Beach Public Campground, Kings, Mount Pleasant,
  Berkshire, Bleecker, Meco, West Perth, Munsonville, Tenantville,
  Sweets Crossing and Shaw Corners.

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.

&&

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 4322 7432 4322 7422 4325 7422 4325 7414
      4332 7415 4338 7405 4315 7377 4298 7431
      4299 7437 4312 7449
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 239DEG 22KT 4309 7434 

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

MSE

1 follow-up statement

419 
WWUS51 KALY 012014
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
414 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

NYC035-091-012024-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0138.000000T0000Z-210801T2045Z/
Fulton NY-Saratoga NY-
414 PM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN FULTON AND
NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4322 7432 4322 7422 4325 7422 4325 7414
      4332 7415 4338 7405 4315 7377 4298 7431
      4299 7437 4312 7449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 239DEG 22KT 4321 7407 

$$

MSE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 3:18 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ALY	Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Rensselaer and 5 more	19 hr
Aug 1, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery, Schoharie	37 min
Aug 1, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	37 min
Aug 1, 3:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery	2 hr
Aug 1, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	35 min
Aug 1, 4:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren	98 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.