Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2021, 4:42 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 63 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 29, 2021, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 4:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nassau, NY | SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
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 12:00Z, 8.7 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
- 333 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1057 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
965 WUUS51 KALY 292042 SVRALY MAC003-NYC021-083-292145- /O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0050.210629T2042Z-210629T2145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Albany NY 442 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021 The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Berkshire County in western Massachusetts... Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York... Southeastern Rensselaer County in east central New York... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 442 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stephentown, or near Nassau, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pittsfield, Nassau, Lenox, Cheshire, Stephentown, New Lebanon, Hancock, West Sand Lake, Averill Park, Berkshire, Sand Lake, Lanesborough, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, East Nassau, Barkerville, Van Hoesen Station, West Stephentown and Jacks 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 4248 7374 4267 7359 4257 7312 4229 7329 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 297DEG 13KT 4258 7352 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ JPV
1 follow-up statement
073 WWUS51 KALY 292111 SVSALY Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 511 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021 MAC003-NYC021-083-292145- /O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210629T2145Z/ Berkshire MA-Columbia NY-Rensselaer NY- 511 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL BERKSHIRE...NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTIES... At 509 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Lebanon, or 8 miles southeast of Nassau, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pittsfield, Lenox, Cheshire, Stephentown, New Lebanon, Hancock, Berkshire, Lanesborough, Canaan, Richmond, West Stockbridge, East Nassau, Barkerville, West Stephentown, Jacks Corners, Rayville, Riders Mills, Denault Corners, The Center At Lenox and Adams Junction. Large tree limbs reported down in the Nassau area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. && LAT...LON 4245 7366 4265 7348 4257 7312 4229 7329 TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 300DEG 21KT 4245 7347 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ JPV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 3:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 27 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 119 min |
| Jun 29, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 22 min |
| Jun 29, 2:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 23 min |
| Jun 29, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 13 min |
| Jun 29, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 40 min |
| Jun 29, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Otsego | 26 min |
| Jun 29, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Otsego | 25 min |
| Jun 29, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 31 min |
| Jun 29, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 28 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.