Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Albany, NY

October 16, 2021Greene County, Ulster County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 3:41 PM EDT for Greene County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 64 min. 3 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, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greene County, NY, Ulster County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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
Oct 16, 3:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Boiceville, NYLOW HANGING TREE ON WIRES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Oct 16, 3:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Olive, NYTREE AND WIRES DOWN AT RT 28A AND BRODHEAD RD. TIME STIMATED FROM RADAR.
Oct 16, 3:57 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGKerhonkson, NYTREE AND WIRES DOWN WITH TRANSFORMER FIRE ON FOORDMORE RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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
Oct 16, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2021-10-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 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 2021-10-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 279 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

288 
WUUS51 KALY 161941
SVRALY
NYC039-111-162045-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0182.211016T1941Z-211016T2045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Ulster County in east central New York...
  Greene County in east central New York...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 340 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Fleischmanns to 7 miles northeast of
  Grahamsville to near Phillipsport, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Kingston, Ellenville, Catskill, Saugerties, Hunter, Hurley,
  Woodstock, New Baltimore, Coxsackie, Athens, Kerhonkson, West
  Hurley, Napanoch, Saugerties South, North-South Lake Campground,
  Woodland Valley Campground, West Shokan, Kenneth L Wilson
  Campground, Lake Katrine and Phoenicia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to 
poor drainage 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 4165 7440 4172 7454 4179 7453 4187 7445
      4190 7451 4214 7444 4243 7410 4246 7378
      4227 7379 4223 7385 4220 7385 4217 7389
      4211 7392 4196 7395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 223DEG 48KT 4220 7446 4193 7446 4166 7449 

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

$$

WASULA
2 follow-up statements
701 
WWUS51 KALY 162011
SVSALY

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

NYC039-111-162045-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-211016T2045Z/
Ulster NY-Greene NY-
411 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN ULSTER AND EASTERN GREENE COUNTIES...

At 410 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of North-South Lake Campground to
near Woodstock to near High Falls, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Kingston, Ellenville, Catskill, Saugerties, Hunter, Hurley,
Woodstock, Coxsackie, Athens, Kerhonkson, West Hurley, Napanoch,
Saugerties South, North-South Lake Campground, West Shokan, Kenneth L
Wilson Campground, Lake Katrine, Phoenicia, Mount Tremper and
Lanesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to 
poor drainage and street flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through 
flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4165 7440 4206 7433 4242 7411 4240 7378
      4227 7379 4223 7385 4220 7385 4217 7389
      4211 7392 4196 7395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 270DEG 41KT 4229 7399 4204 7404 4177 7416 

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

$$

WASULA
144 
WWUS51 KALY 162047
SVSALY

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

NYC039-111-162057-
/O.EXP.KALY.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-211016T2045Z/
Ulster NY-Greene NY-
447 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ULSTER AND EASTERN
GREENE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. 
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 4165 7440 4206 7433 4242 7411 4240 7378
      4227 7379 4223 7385 4220 7385 4217 7389
      4211 7392 4196 7395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 223DEG 48KT 4262 7357 4237 7363 4210 7375 

$$

WASULA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie36 min
Oct 15, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer29 min
Oct 16, 12:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton45 min
Oct 16, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer44 min
Oct 16, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton50 min
Oct 16, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer52 min
Oct 16, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren42 min
Oct 16, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery, Schoharie33 min
Oct 16, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington57 min
Oct 16, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie45 min
Oct 16, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene30 min
Oct 16, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady37 min
Oct 16, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster29 min
Oct 16, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany37 min
Oct 16, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany49 min
Oct 16, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia55 min
Oct 16, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer42 min
Oct 16, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess32 min
Oct 16, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess33 min
Oct 16, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.