Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT for Albany County, New York. It was in force for 45 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
- Aug 13, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Albany County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 7:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Voorheesville, NY | |
| Aug 13, 7:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Clarksville, NY | TREE DOWN ON ROAD. |
| Aug 13, 7:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Westmere, NY | TREE BLOCKING ROAD. |
| Aug 13, 7:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Colonie, NY | TREE DOWN ON DUTCH QUAD AT UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY. |
| Aug 13, 7:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Westmere, NY | MULITPLE LARGE LIMBS AND SMALL TREES DOWN ON COLONIAL QUAD ON THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY CAMPUS |
| Aug 13, 7:26 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Delmar, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Aug 13, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Feura Bush, NY | TWO MEDIUM SIZE TREES DOWN, ONE ON LINES |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
479
WUUS51 KALY 132245
SVRALY
NYC001-132330-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0153.210813T2245Z-210813T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
645 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Albany County in east central New York...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 645 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Voorheesville, or near Delmar, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Albany, Cohoes, Watervliet, Colonie, Latham, Delmar, Guilderland,
Menands, Berne, Voorheesville, Green Island, Loudonville, Feura
Bush, New Scotland, Knox, Clarksville, Shakers, Bleecker Stadium,
East Berne and Spawn Hollow.
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 4267 7415 4278 7368 4274 7369 4272 7370
4270 7370 4265 7375 4262 7376 4259 7376
4258 7375 4253 7376 4256 7417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 258DEG 11KT 4261 7396
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DBT1 follow-up statement
826
WWUS51 KALY 132316
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
716 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
NYC001-132330-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-210813T2330Z/
Albany NY-
716 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTY...
At 716 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albany, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Albany, Cohoes, Watervliet, Colonie, Latham, Delmar, Guilderland,
Menands, Voorheesville, Green Island, Feura Bush, Loudonville, New
Scotland, Clarksville, Shakers, Bleecker Stadium, Slingerlands,
Meadowdale, Normansville and South Albany.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4270 7401 4278 7368 4274 7369 4272 7370
4270 7370 4265 7375 4262 7376 4259 7376
4258 7375 4253 7376 4255 7406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 246DEG 16KT 4267 7381
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
DBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Lewis | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 51 min |
| Aug 13, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 48 min |
| Aug 13, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady, Schoharie | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 5:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Herkimer, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 6:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Montgomery, Schoharie | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 44 min |
| Aug 13, 6:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 7:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Albany | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 42 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.