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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY

March 26, 2021Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2021, 12:16 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York. It was in force for 44 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
Mar 26, 2021, 12:16 PM EDT (16:16 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Warren County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 26, 12:16 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLong Lake, NYNUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED AND WIRES DOWNED ALONG ROUTE 30 IN LONG LAKE

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
Mar 26, 11:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2021-03-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 2021-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 202 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-438 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

323 
WUUS51 KALY 261616
SVRALY
NYC041-043-113-261700-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0002.210326T1616Z-210326T1700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
1216 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hamilton County in eastern New York...
  Northwestern Warren County in east central New York...
  Central Herkimer County in eastern New York...

* Until 100 PM EDT.

* At 1216 PM EDT, a line of severe thunderstorms were located along 
  a line extending from near Wawbeek to near Lake Eaton Campground 
  to 6 miles west of Lewey Lake Campground to 12 miles south of 
  Limekiln Lake Campground to near Ohio, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Indian Lake, Speculator, Ohio, Lake Pleasant, Wells, Blue Mountain
  Lake, Lake Eaton Campground, Lake Durant Campground, Lewey Lake
  Campground, North Creek, Moffitt Beach Campground, Russia, Long
  Lake, Eagle Nest, Gilmantown, Nobleboro, Perkins Clearing,
  Clockmill Corners, Edwards Hill and Blackbridge.

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 4397 7425 4392 7434 4381 7422 4383 7415
      4381 7412 4380 7405 4374 7406 4377 7379
      4366 7401 4332 7435 4325 7515 4352 7490
      4366 7462 4393 7449 4410 7448 4412 7428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 257DEG 37KT 4421 7439 4395 7440 4368 7452 4354
7480 4332 7502

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLV
1 follow-up statement
007 
WWUS51 KALY 261656
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
1256 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NYC041-043-113-261705-
/O.EXP.KALY.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T1700Z/
Hamilton NY-Warren NY-Herkimer NY-
1256 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HAMILTON...NORTHWESTERN WARREN
AND CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for
eastern and east central New York.

LAT...LON 4397 7425 4392 7434 4381 7422 4383 7415
      4381 7412 4380 7405 4374 7406 4377 7379
      4366 7401 4332 7435 4325 7515 4352 7490
      4366 7462 4393 7449 4410 7448 4412 7428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 257DEG 37KT 4430 7386 4404 7387 4377 7399 4363
7427 4341 7450

$$

JLV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 9:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren47 min
Mar 26, 11:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer46 min
Mar 26, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren23 min
Mar 26, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren51 min
Mar 26, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren41 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.