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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Albany, NY

May 26, 2021Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 7:08 PM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 67 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
May 26, 2021, 7:08 PM EDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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
May 26, 7:09 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Falls Village, CTTREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 7 NORTH AND UNDER MOUNTAIN ROAD

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
May 26, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 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 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1196 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

009 
WUUS51 KALY 262308
SVRALY
CTC005-270015-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0015.210526T2308Z-210527T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
708 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Litchfield County in northern Connecticut...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 708 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Falls
  Village, or 9 miles northwest of Torrington, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Torrington, Norfolk, Canaan, Falls Village, Cornwall Bridge,
  Winsted, Salisbury, Goshen, Colebrook, Cornwall, South Norfolk,
  Sodom, South Canaan, Mooreville, Kelly Corner, Mill Brook, West
  Goshen, Amesville, Cornwall Bridge Pottery and North Green.

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 4195 7289 4178 7334 4195 7350 4199 7349
      4205 7325 4204 7301 4197 7303 4197 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 248DEG 37KT 4191 7328 

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

CS
3 follow-up statements
550 
WWUS51 KALY 262322
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
722 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

CTC005-270015-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210527T0015Z/
Litchfield CT-
722 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY...

At 722 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winsted, or 7
miles north of Torrington, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Torrington, Norfolk, Canaan, Falls Village, Cornwall Bridge, Winsted,
Goshen, Colebrook, Cornwall, South Norfolk, Sodom, South Canaan,
Mooreville, Kelly Corner, Mill Brook, West Goshen, Amesville,
Cornwall Bridge Pottery, North Green and Lime Rock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4195 7289 4178 7334 4190 7346 4194 7341
      4203 7333 4205 7325 4204 7301 4197 7303
      4197 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 252DEG 40KT 4194 7313 

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

CS
260 
WWUS51 KALY 262334
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
734 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

CTC005-270015-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210527T0015Z/
Litchfield CT-
734 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY...

At 734 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hartland, or 13
miles northeast of Torrington, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Torrington, Norfolk, Winsted, Goshen, Colebrook, Cornwall, South
Norfolk, Corner Of The Pines, Mooreville, North Colebrook, Riverton,
Kelly Corner, North Corners, Mill Brook, West Goshen, Robertsville,
Tyler Lake Heights, Kellogg Corners, Turkey Cobble and North Goshen.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4195 7289 4178 7334 4181 7337 4188 7330
      4196 7326 4205 7323 4204 7301 4197 7303
      4197 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 248DEG 37KT 4199 7297 

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

CS
206 
WWUS51 KALY 270010
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
810 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

CTC005-270020-
/O.EXP.KALY.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210527T0015Z/
Litchfield CT-
810 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4195 7289 4178 7334 4181 7337 4188 7330
      4196 7326 4205 7323 4204 7301 4197 7303
      4197 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 248DEG 37KT 4213 7251 

$$

CS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region66 min
May 26, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region66 min
May 26, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY38 min
May 26, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region64 min
May 26, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region59 min
May 26, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region35 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.