Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2021, 7:51 PM EDT for Albany County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, New York. It was in force for 54 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, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Albany County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 8:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Grafton, NY | DOWNED TREE ON STATE ROUTE 2 IN GRAFTON |
| Sep 8, 8:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Grafton, NY | DOWNED TREE BETWEEN FOX HOLLOW ROAD AND ROUTE 22 |
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, 11.9 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
740
WUUS51 KALY 082351
SVRALY
NYC001-083-091-090045-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0165.210908T2351Z-210909T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
751 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Albany County in east central New York...
Southern Saratoga County in east central New York...
Central Rensselaer County in east central New York...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 751 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wyantskill,
or over Troy, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Troy, East Greenbush, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Hoosick
Falls, Latham, Menands, Green Island, Grafton, Waterford, Berlin,
West Sand Lake, Center Brunswick, Wyantskill, Averill Park,
Wynantskill, Halfmoon, North Greenbush and Brunswick.
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 4268 7330 4258 7370 4283 7377 4295 7339
4294 7338 4294 7328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 242DEG 21KT 4271 7367
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
Wasula2 follow-up statements
017
WWUS51 KALY 090025
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
825 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
NYC001-091-090034-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210909T0045Z/
Albany NY-Saratoga NY-
825 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALBANY AND
SOUTHERN SARATOGA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. **! Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4268 7330 4266 7343 4291 7348 4295 7339
4294 7338 4294 7328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 242DEG 21KT 4280 7344
$$
NYC083-090045-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210909T0045Z/
Rensselaer NY-
825 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY...
At 824 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grafton, or 8
miles southwest of Hoosick Falls, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hoosick Falls, Grafton, Berlin, Hoosick, Hoosick Junction, Southwest
Hoosick, Petersburg Junction, East Hoosick, Potter Hill, Babcock
Lake, West Hoosick, Stillham, North Hoosick, Walloomsac, Eagle
Bridge, Petersburg, Boyntonville, East Grafton, East Pittstown and
North Petersburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4268 7330 4266 7343 4291 7348 4295 7339
4294 7338 4294 7328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 242DEG 21KT 4280 7344
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
TAW987
WWUS51 KALY 090044
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
844 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
NYC083-090054-
/O.EXP.KALY.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210909T0045Z/
Rensselaer NY-
844 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4268 7330 4266 7343 4291 7348 4295 7339
4294 7338 4294 7328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 242DEG 21KT 4285 7330
$$
TAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 42 min |
| Sep 8, 6:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Warren | 87 min |
| Sep 8, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 112 min |
| Sep 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 56 min |
| Sep 8, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 7:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady | 101 min |
| Sep 8, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 30 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.