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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Albany, NY

September 15, 2021Saratoga County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 15, 2021, 1:18 PM EDT for Saratoga County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont. It was in force for 57 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
Sep 15, 2021, 1:18 PM EDT (17:18 UTC)
Expired
Sep 15, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:22 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 15, 2:02 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nnw The Saratoga Batt, NYLAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS A COUPLE TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON BURKE RD NEAR COUNTY RT 67

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
Sep 15, 11:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 2021-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 856 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 2021-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 214 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
856 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
214 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
6.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

458 
WUUS51 KALY 151718
SVRALY
NYC091-115-VTC003-151815-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0172.210915T1718Z-210915T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
118 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Saratoga County in east central New York...
  Southern Washington County in east central New York...
  Northern Bennington County in southern Vermont...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saratoga
  Springs, moving northeast at 35 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Greenwich around 130 PM EDT.
  Salem around 150 PM EDT.
  Dorset around 210 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Deans
Corners, Cossayuna, Beartown, Dunham Basin, Center Falls, Goose
Island, Adamsville, Grangerville, North Granville and Northumberland.

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 4292 7381 4308 7383 4353 7329 4352 7325
      4332 7325 4330 7299 4329 7299 4329 7298
      4330 7297 4330 7282 4329 7282
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 247DEG 31KT 4307 7365 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Frugis
1 follow-up statement
498 
WWUS51 KALY 151748
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
148 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

NYC091-151757-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-210915T1815Z/
Saratoga NY-
148 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SARATOGA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The initial severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved 
out of the warned area.  However, another storm is moving into the 
area and an additional Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for 
part of the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
east central New York...and southern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4309 7338 4329 7358 4330 7357 4344 7325
      4332 7325 4330 7299 4329 7299 4329 7298
      4330 7297 4330 7282 4329 7282 4328 7286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 241DEG 25KT 4318 7340 

$$

NYC115-VTC003-151815-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-210915T1815Z/
Washington NY-Bennington VT-
148 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES...

At 147 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Salem, moving
northeast at 30 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.

This severe storm will be near...
  Dorset around 220 PM EDT.
  Pawlet around 230 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Cossayuna, Beartown, Braymer School, Dunham Basin, Goose Island,
Rupert, Adamsville, East Hebron, South Granville and Rexleigh.

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 4309 7338 4329 7358 4330 7357 4344 7325
      4332 7325 4330 7299 4329 7299 4329 7298
      4330 7297 4330 7282 4329 7282 4328 7286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 241DEG 25KT 4318 7340 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Frugis

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 7:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer58 min
Sep 15, 12:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga26 min
Sep 15, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie59 min
Sep 15, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Washington28 min
Sep 15, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady51 min
Sep 15, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington25 min
Sep 15, 1:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYFulton, Montgomery3 hr
Sep 15, 1:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady9 min
Sep 15, 1:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Washington16 min
Sep 15, 1:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady3 hr
Sep 15, 1:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington2 hr
Sep 15, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington44 min
Sep 15, 1:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYSaratoga, Washington3 hr
Sep 15, 1:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington3 hr
Sep 15, 1:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie3 hr
Sep 15, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady32 min
Sep 15, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington60 min
Sep 15, 2:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington26 min
Sep 15, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie34 min
Sep 15, 2:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Washington62 min
Sep 15, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer25 min
Sep 15, 2:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington3 hr
Sep 15, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer49 min
Sep 15, 2:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer3 hr
Sep 15, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany31 min
Sep 15, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer60 min
Sep 15, 3:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington3 hr
Sep 15, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster26 min
Sep 15, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer31 min
Sep 15, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene27 min
Sep 15, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer66 min
Sep 15, 3:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer3 hr
Sep 15, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster25 min
Sep 15, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Rensselaer3 hr
Sep 15, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia26 min
Sep 15, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene, Rensselaer59 min
Sep 15, 4:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Greene, Rensselaer3 hr
Sep 15, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYGreene, Ulster3 hr
Sep 15, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene30 min
Sep 15, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster32 min
Sep 15, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie and 2 more3 hr
Sep 15, 5:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYUlster2 hr
Sep 15, 5:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYUlster3 hr
Sep 15, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia29 min
Sep 15, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster34 min
Sep 15, 5:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYColumbia, Greene97 min
Sep 15, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene35 min
Sep 15, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia37 min
Sep 15, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess43 min
Sep 15, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster36 min
Sep 15, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham46 min
Sep 15, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham24 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.