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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Albany, NY

September 8, 2021Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2021, 7:16 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York. It was in force for 44 min. 2 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
Sep 8, 2021, 7:16 PM EDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 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
Sep 8, 7:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw North Easton, NYTREE DOWN ON ROAD, ROUTE 113. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Sep 8, 7:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Middle Falls, NYWIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 34 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 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 241 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1380 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
241 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

844 
WUUS51 KALY 082316
SVRALY
NYC083-091-115-090000-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0161.210908T2316Z-210909T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
716 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Saratoga County in east central New York...
  Southern Washington County in east central New York...
  Northern Rensselaer County in east central New York...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 716 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over
  Mechanicville, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Mechanicville, Hoosick Falls, Cambridge, Greenwich, Malta, Hoosick,
  Lee, Easton, Stillwater, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls, Schaghticoke
  Hill, Center White Creek, Hoosick Junction, Center Falls,
  Johnsonville, Willow Glen, Coons, Wayville and Eagleville.

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 4283 7377 4301 7380 4316 7332 4286 7328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 255DEG 22KT 4292 7371 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Rathbun

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery25 min
Sep 8, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton29 min
Sep 8, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren34 min
Sep 8, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington42 min
Sep 8, 6:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren87 min
Sep 8, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene45 min
Sep 8, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington28 min
Sep 8, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington39 min
Sep 8, 7:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington112 min
Sep 8, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga34 min
Sep 8, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Rensselaer49 min
Sep 8, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer55 min
Sep 8, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia26 min
Sep 8, 7:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington56 min
Sep 8, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer53 min
Sep 8, 7:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady101 min
Sep 8, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster30 min
Sep 8, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga54 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.