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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Albany, NY

August 12, 2021Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 4:01 PM EDT for Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont. It was in force for 59 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
Aug 12, 2021, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 12, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 58 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
58 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-212 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1178 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

619 
WUUS51 KALY 122001
SVRALY
VTC003-025-122100-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0145.210812T2001Z-210812T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
401 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Bennington County in southern Vermont...
  Southern Windham County in southern Vermont...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 400 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wilmington,
  or 12 miles south of Stratton, moving east at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Brattleboro, Putney, Vernon, Wilmington, Stamford, Readsboro,
  Newfane, Guilford Center, Guilford, Whitingham, Dover, Marlboro,
  Halifax, Woodford, Jacksonville, Searsburg, Glastenbury, Somerset,
  Goose City and East Putney.

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 4274 7317 4302 7312 4300 7246 4298 7246
      4297 7247 4296 7252 4295 7253 4292 7252
      4290 7253 4288 7255 4285 7256 4281 7254
      4278 7251 4277 7252 4276 7251 4277 7249
      4273 7246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 270DEG 27KT 4287 7292 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NAS
1 follow-up statement
146 
WWUS51 KALY 122022
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
422 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

VTC003-122032-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-210812T2100Z/
Bennington VT-
422 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENNINGTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4275 7291 4301 7291 4300 7246 4298 7246
      4297 7247 4296 7252 4295 7253 4292 7252
      4290 7253 4288 7255 4285 7256 4281 7254
      4278 7251 4277 7252 4276 7251 4277 7249
      4273 7246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 270DEG 27KT 4287 7269 

$$

VTC025-122100-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-210812T2100Z/
Windham VT-
422 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WINDHAM COUNTY...

At 422 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brattleboro,
moving east at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Brattleboro, Putney, Vernon, Wilmington, Newfane, Guilford Center,
Guilford, Whitingham, Dover, Marlboro, Halifax, Jacksonville, North
Vernon, South Newfane, Goose City, East Dummerston, East Putney,
Fairview Village, Williamsville and East Dover.

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 4275 7291 4301 7291 4300 7246 4298 7246
      4297 7247 4296 7252 4295 7253 4292 7252
      4290 7253 4288 7255 4285 7256 4281 7254
      4278 7251 4277 7252 4276 7251 4277 7249
      4273 7246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 270DEG 27KT 4287 7269 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

NAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington61 min
Aug 12, 4:00 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryALYBennington, Windham28 hr

Nearby

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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.