Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2021, 2:54 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York; Bennington County, Vermont. It was in force for 36 min. 4 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
- Jun 30, 2021, 2:54 PM EDT (18:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 3:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Round Lake, NY | LARGE TREE BRANCHES >2 INCH DIAMETER DOWN. |
| Jun 30, 3:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Malta, NY | 4-6 DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN IN LUTHER FOREST |
| Jun 30, 3:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cambridge, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S North Easton, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
044
WUUS51 KALY 301854
SVRALY
NYC083-091-093-115-VTC003-301930-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0059.210630T1854Z-210630T1930Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
254 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Schenectady County in east central New York...
Southeastern Saratoga County in east central New York...
Southern Washington County in east central New York...
Northwestern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
Northwestern Bennington County in southern Vermont...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 254 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hudson Falls to near Saratoga Springs to near
Duanesburg, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Schenectady, Clifton Park, Saratoga Springs, Scotia, Hudson Falls,
Mechanicville, Hoosick Falls, Salem, Niskayuna, Ballston Spa, Fort
Edward, Hartford, Cambridge, Greenwich, Round Lake, Rotterdam
Junction, East Glenville, Burnt Hills, Country Knolls and Alplaus.
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
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 4300 7321 4281 7349 4281 7372 4282 7373
4281 7374 4281 7426 4303 7378 4329 7366
4329 7364 4331 7364 4331 7360 4339 7361
4337 7325 4332 7325 4331 7318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 256DEG 41KT 4334 7357 4304 7370 4284 7416
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Rathbun1 follow-up statement
188
WWUS51 KALY 301915
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
315 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
NYC093-301924-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210630T1930Z/
Schenectady NY-
315 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCHENECTADY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
east central New York...and southern Vermont.
LAT...LON 4300 7321 4281 7349 4281 7372 4282 7373
4281 7374 4281 7385 4313 7359 4333 7347
4331 7318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 270DEG 41KT 4339 7328 4309 7341 4289 7387
$$
NYC083-091-115-VTC003-301930-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210630T1930Z/
Saratoga NY-Washington NY-Rensselaer NY-Bennington VT-
315 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN
RENSSELAER AND NORTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES...
At 314 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Granville to near Greenwich to Burnt Hills, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Clifton Park, Mechanicville, Hoosick Falls, Salem, Cambridge,
Greenwich, Halfmoon, Porter, Lee, Pittstown, White Creek, Easton,
Stillwater, Schuylerville, Rupert, Victory, Schaghticoke, Valley
Falls, Sandgate and Argyle.
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
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4300 7321 4281 7349 4281 7372 4282 7373
4281 7374 4281 7385 4313 7359 4333 7347
4331 7318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 270DEG 41KT 4339 7328 4309 7341 4289 7387
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RathbunThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Ulster | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 3:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 3:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schoharie | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia | 80 min |
| Jun 30, 5:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Columbia | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 107 min |
| Jun 30, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 26 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.