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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Albany, NY

June 21, 2021Hamilton County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 3:41 PM EDT for Hamilton County, New York. It was in force for 34 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
Jun 21, 2021, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hamilton County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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
Jun 21, 3:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Piseco, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN ON SOUTH SHORE 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 524 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 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
524 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

638 
WUUS51 KALY 211941
SVRALY
NYC041-212015-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0029.210621T1941Z-210621T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
341 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Hamilton County in eastern New York...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 341 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
  of Lake Pleasant, or 16 miles southwest of Speculator, moving east
  at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Wells, Sacandaga Campground, Moffitt
  Beach Campground, Gilmantown, Girards Sugarbush, Rudeston,
  Blackbridge, Whitehouse, Piseco, Griffin and Higgins Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now!

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash 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 4347 7468 4357 7420 4334 7416 4336 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 261DEG 25KT 4340 7458 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KSL
1 follow-up statement
641 
WWUS51 KALY 211958
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
358 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NYC041-212015-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210621T2015Z/
Hamilton NY-
358 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

At 358 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Pleasant,
or 12 miles south of Speculator, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Wells, Sacandaga Campground, Moffitt Beach
Campground, Gilmantown, Girards Sugarbush, Rudeston, Blackbridge,
Whitehouse, Piseco, Griffin and Higgins Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4349 7458 4357 7420 4334 7416 4336 7456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 261DEG 25KT 4342 7442 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KSL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 5:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton31 min
Jun 21, 8:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer33 min
Jun 21, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer39 min
Jun 21, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer42 min
Jun 21, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer49 min
Jun 21, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton42 min
Jun 21, 3:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHamilton, Herkimer91 min
Jun 21, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren41 min
Jun 21, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer39 min
Jun 21, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOneida42 min
Jun 21, 3:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHamilton61 min
Jun 21, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton40 min
Jun 21, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren46 min
Jun 21, 4:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHamilton44 min
Jun 21, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren31 min
Jun 21, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington23 min
Jun 21, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington42 min
Jun 21, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton24 min
Jun 21, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington27 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington33 min
Jun 21, 5:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren, Washington69 min
Jun 21, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington39 min
Jun 21, 5:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington55 min
Jun 21, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington36 min
Jun 21, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer57 min
Jun 21, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer62 min
Jun 21, 6:46 PM EDTTornado WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer29 min
Jun 21, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren23 min
Jun 21, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren62 min
Jun 21, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery44 min
Jun 21, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren50 min
Jun 21, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington34 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.