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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Albany, NY

October 16, 2021Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT for Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 52 min. 4 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: Oct 16, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired: Oct 16, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:12 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
Oct 16, 1:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Dolgeville, NY	STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SOME HOUSES ON N. HELMER AVE. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, CHIMNEYS AND FENCES BLOWN DOWN.
Oct 16, 1:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Dolgeville, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN VILLAGE OF DOLGEVILLE WITH SOME ON RESIDENCES. TREES DOWN IN SALISBURY ALSO.
Oct 16, 1:12 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wsw Stratford, NY	SPOTTER REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR RT 29A BETWEEN RED SCHOOL RD AND MC CLURE RD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Oct 16, 1:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Stratford, NY	SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND SOME SNAPPED 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE SAME DIRECTION. ROUTE 29A AND SEELY ROAD.

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
Oct 16, 12:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -197 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 279 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 291 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

898 
WUUS51 KALY 161708
SVRALY
NYC035-041-043-161800-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0180.211016T1708Z-211016T1800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
108 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Hamilton County in eastern New York...
  Central Fulton County in eastern New York...
  Southeastern Herkimer County in eastern New York...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 108 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles east of Ohio to near Little Falls, moving
  northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Caroga Lake and Caroga Lake Public Campground around 130 PM EDT.
  Lake Pleasant and Moffitt Beach Campground around 135 PM EDT.
  Speculator and Northampton Beach Public Campground around 145 PM 
  EDT.
  Northville, Wells and Sacandaga Campground around 150 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Ingham
Mills, Girards Sugarbush, Curtis, Sweets Crossing, Pinnacle,
Lotville, Whitehouse, Rasbach Corner, Knappville and Shaker Place.

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 4335 7485 4367 7421 4320 7413 4303 7471
      4305 7476 4302 7474 4299 7485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 239DEG 44KT 4331 7478 4305 7480 

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

$$

DBT

2 follow-up statements

308 
WWUS51 KALY 161728
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
128 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

NYC043-161737-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-211016T1800Z/
Herkimer NY-
128 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HERKIMER COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
eastern and east central New York.

LAT...LON 4367 7421 4320 7413 4303 7471 4319 7461
      4344 7468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 251DEG 44KT 4342 7454 4319 7450 4310 7455 

$$

NYC035-041-161800-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-211016T1800Z/
Hamilton NY-Fulton NY-
128 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND CENTRAL FULTON COUNTIES...

At 127 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Lake Pleasant to near Caroga Lake
to near Caroga Lake Public Campground, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Lake Pleasant and Moffitt Beach Campground around 135 PM EDT.
  Wells around 140 PM EDT.
  Speculator and Sacandaga Campground around 145 PM EDT.
  Northville and Northampton Beach Public Campground around 150 PM 
  EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Fairchilds Corners, Gilmantown, Girards Sugarbush, Sweets Crossing,
Clockmill Corners, Pinnacle, Blackbridge, Whitehouse, Shaker Place
and Maple Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4367 7421 4320 7413 4303 7471 4319 7461
      4344 7468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 251DEG 44KT 4342 7454 4319 7450 4310 7455 

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

$$

DBT

892 
WWUS51 KALY 161744
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
144 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

NYC035-041-161800-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-211016T1800Z/
Hamilton NY-Fulton NY-
144 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES...

At 144 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Speculator to near Northville to near Cranberry
Creek, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Hamilton and northeastern Fulton Counties, including the
following locations... Fairchilds Corners, Gilmantown, Girards
Sugarbush, Hope Falls, Bleecker Center, Benson, Sweets Crossing,
Pinnacle, Blackbridge and Bowlers Corners.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4367 7421 4320 7413 4311 7445 4335 7434
      4357 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 241DEG 44KT 4359 7431 4326 7424 4316 7430 

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

$$

DBT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 15, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	36 min
Oct 15, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	29 min
Oct 16, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	45 min
Oct 16, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	44 min
Oct 16, 12:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	50 min
Oct 16, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren	42 min
Oct 16, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery, Schoharie	33 min
Oct 16, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	57 min
Oct 16, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie	45 min
Oct 16, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	30 min
Oct 16, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	37 min
Oct 16, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	29 min
Oct 16, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	37 min
Oct 16, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Greene, Ulster	64 min
Oct 16, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	49 min
Oct 16, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	55 min
Oct 16, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	42 min
Oct 16, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	32 min
Oct 16, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	33 min
Oct 16, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	40 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.