Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 15, 2021, 1:46 PM EDT for 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 15, 2021, 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 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 15, 1:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Wilton, NY | WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Sep 15, 2:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw The Saratoga Batt, NY | LAW 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
398
WUUS51 KALY 151746
SVRALY
NYC091-115-151830-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0173.210915T1746Z-210915T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
146 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 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...
* Until 230 PM EDT.
* At 145 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Saratoga
Springs, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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 210 PM EDT.
Cambridge around 220 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Deans
Corners, Grangerville, West Milton, Willow Glen, Northumberland,
Garrison Manor, Wayville, Greenfield Center, Middle Falls and Elnora.
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.
&&
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 4304 7327 4294 7357 4294 7365 4290 7368
4284 7388 4285 7390 4291 7390 4291 7392
4322 7398 4324 7378 4322 7377 4324 7374
4327 7347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 255DEG 31KT 4303 7378
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
FrugisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 7:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 58 min |
| Sep 15, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 12:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 59 min |
| Sep 15, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 28 min |
| Sep 15, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 51 min |
| Sep 15, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 25 min |
| Sep 15, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 57 min |
| Sep 15, 1:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 1:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 9 min |
| Sep 15, 1:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 16 min |
| Sep 15, 1:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 1:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 1:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 1:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 1:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 32 min |
| Sep 15, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 60 min |
| Sep 15, 2:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 34 min |
| Sep 15, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 62 min |
| Sep 15, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 25 min |
| Sep 15, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 49 min |
| Sep 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 31 min |
| Sep 15, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 60 min |
| Sep 15, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 31 min |
| Sep 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 27 min |
| Sep 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 66 min |
| Sep 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 25 min |
| Sep 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 59 min |
| Sep 15, 4:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 30 min |
| Sep 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 32 min |
| Sep 15, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 29 min |
| Sep 15, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 34 min |
| Sep 15, 5:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 97 min |
| Sep 15, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 35 min |
| Sep 15, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 37 min |
| Sep 15, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 43 min |
| Sep 15, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 36 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.