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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 181, NWS Albany, NY

October 16, 2021Saratoga County, Warren County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT for Saratoga County, Warren County, New York. It was in force for 42 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: Oct 16, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT (17:48 UTC)
Expired: Oct 16, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Saratoga County, NY, Warren County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 2:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lake Luzerne-Hadley, NY	ROUTE 9N CLOSED AT BEN ROSA ROAD DUE TO DOWNED TREE.

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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 90 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.

860 
WUUS51 KALY 161748
SVRALY
NYC091-113-161830-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0181.211016T1748Z-211016T1830Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Warren County in east central New York...
  Northern Saratoga County in east central New York...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 148 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Indian Lake to near Northville to near
  Mayfield, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Day Center around 200 PM EDT.
  Lake Luzerne-Hadley, Lake Luzerne Campground, Scaroon Manor Public 
  Campground and Eagle Point Campground around 215 PM EDT.
  Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, Lake George Village, Corinth, Glens 
  Falls North and West Glens Falls around 225 PM EDT.
  Hudson Falls around 230 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Lake
Luzerne, Wevertown, Grangerville, Glenwild, Northumberland,
Greenfield Center, Wiley Corners, Conklingville, North River and
Porter Corners.

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 4377 7347 4374 7346 4365 7349 4356 7361
      4350 7363 4330 7359 4327 7360 4311 7357
      4309 7359 4308 7412 4373 7421 4380 7344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 259DEG 37KT 4380 7418 4329 7418 4311 7431 

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

$$

DBT

1 follow-up statement

087 
WWUS51 KALY 161820
SVSALY

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

NYC091-113-161830-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0181.000000T0000Z-211016T1830Z/
Warren NY-Saratoga NY-
220 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR WARREN AND NORTHERN SARATOGA COUNTIES...

At 220 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Eagle Point Campground to Lake Luzerne-Hadley to 6
miles northwest of Rock City Falls, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Scaroon Manor Public Campground, Eagle Point Campground and 
  Chestertown around 225 PM EDT.
  Lake George Village around 230 PM EDT.
  Glens Falls, Glens Falls North and West Glens Falls around 235 PM 
  EDT.
  Saratoga Springs and Hudson Falls around 240 PM EDT.
  Hague and Rogers Rock Campground around 250 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Thurman Station, Cleverdale, Beartown, Lake Luzerne, Wevertown,
Grangerville, Kings Station, Northumberland, Greenfield Center and
Wiley Corners.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4377 7347 4374 7346 4365 7349 4356 7361
      4350 7363 4330 7359 4327 7360 4311 7357
      4309 7359 4310 7403 4346 7393 4375 7402
      4380 7344
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 256DEG 29KT 4374 7382 4333 7382 4315 7399 

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, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer	52 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.