Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 11, 2021, 8:38 PM EST for 6 counties in New York. It was in force for 52 min. 6 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
- Dec 11, 2021, 8:38 PM EST (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2021, 9:30 PM EST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Albany County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Washington County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 8:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Ballston Spa, NY | A TREE AND WIRES WERE DOWNED ALONG MALTA AVENUE IN BALLSTON SPA. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 11, 8:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Scotia, NY | MULTIPLE POLES AND TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG SACANDAGA ROAD NEAR THE VILLAGE OF SCOTIA. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 11, 8:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Round Lake, NY | TREE DOWN AT USHERS RD AND TABOR RD. |
| Dec 11, 8:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Halfmoon, NY | A TREE WAS DOWNED ON SPICE MILL BLVD IN THE TOWN OF CLIFTON PARK. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 11, 8:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Halfmoon, NY | A TREE AND WIRES WERE DOWNED ON GROOMS ROAD IN THE TOWN OF CLIFTON PARK. |
| Dec 11, 9:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw North Easton, NY | TREES DOWN IN EASTON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 405 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 481 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
624
WUUS51 KALY 120138
SVRALY
NYC001-083-091-093-095-115-120230-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0185.211212T0138Z-211212T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
838 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Schenectady County in east central New York...
Albany County in east central New York...
Southeastern Saratoga County in east central New York...
East central Schoharie County in east central New York...
Southern Washington County in east central New York...
Northwestern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
* Until 930 PM EST.
* At 837 PM EST, showers with very strong winds were moving across
the area along a line from Fort Edward to near Middleburgh, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Saratoga
Springs, East Greenbush, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie,
Scotia, Mechanicville, Salem, Delmar, Latham, Guilderland,
Niskayuna, Duanesburg and Ballston Spa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
Please 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 4326 7363 4326 7326 4305 7327 4257 7368
4248 7445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 255DEG 47KT 4322 7362 4255 7432
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MSE1 follow-up statement
914
WWUS51 KALY 120208
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
908 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
NYC001-091-093-095-120216-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0185.000000T0000Z-211212T0230Z/
Schenectady NY-Albany NY-Saratoga NY-Schoharie NY-
908 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCHENECTADY...
ALBANY...SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND EAST CENTRAL SCHOHARIE COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The heavy showers accompanied by strong winds that prompted the
warning have moved out of the area. Gusty winds will continue
through the night.
LAT...LON 4305 7327 4257 7368 4256 7375 4262 7376
4281 7366 4291 7368 4294 7363 4306 7358
4322 7358 4324 7360 4326 7359 4326 7326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 255DEG 47KT 4331 7315 4264 7386
$$
NYC083-115-120230-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0185.000000T0000Z-211212T0230Z/
Washington NY-Rensselaer NY-
908 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EST
FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN RENSSELAER COUNTIES...
At 906 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pawlet to Delmar, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Troy, East Greenbush, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Salem, Menands, Fort
Edward, Green Island, Cambridge, Greenwich, Center Brunswick,
Wyantskill, Wynantskill, West Sand Lake, North Greenbush, Brunswick,
Lee, Pittstown, Poestenkill and Easton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4305 7327 4257 7368 4256 7375 4262 7376
4281 7366 4291 7368 4294 7363 4306 7358
4322 7358 4324 7360 4326 7359 4326 7326
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 255DEG 47KT 4331 7315 4264 7386
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MSEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 7:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton | 51 min |
| Dec 11, 7:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery, Schoharie | 46 min |
| Dec 11, 8:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie | 33 min |
| Dec 11, 9:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Washington | 60 min |
| Dec 11, 9:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 31 min |
| Dec 11, 9:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Rensselaer | 45 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.