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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Albany, NY

May 26, 2021Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Rensselaer County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Rensselaer County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont. It was in force for 37 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: May 26, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Berkshire County, MA, Rensselaer County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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
May 26, 4:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nw Eagle Bridge, NY	NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWNED IN BUSKIRK
May 26, 4:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Se Salem, VT	TREES DOWNED ON ROUTE 313 ON THE NEW YORK-VERMONT BORDER
May 26, 4:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Arlington, VT	NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWNED ON ROUTE 7A IN ARLINGTON
May 26, 4:38 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Arlington, VT	TREE DOWNED ON CAR NEAR ARLINGTON FIRE STATION

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
May 26, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 72 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1196 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

660 
WUUS51 KALY 262023
SVRALY
MAC003-NYC083-115-VTC003-025-262100-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0007.210526T2023Z-210526T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
423 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
  Southeastern Washington County in east central New York...
  Northern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
  Bennington County in southern Vermont...
  Western Windham County in southern Vermont...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 422 PM EDT, a line of showers and thunderstorms with strong 
  winds were located along a line extending from near Wells to near 
  Cambridge to near Averill Park, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Troy, Bennington, North Adams, Hoosick Falls, Arlington,
  Londonderry, Salem, Manchester, Stratton, Adams, Williamstown,
  Shaftsbury, Pownal, Grafton, Dorset, Berlin, Wilmington, Cambridge,
  Stamford and Readsboro.

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 4302 7272 4274 7291 4274 7302 4270 7302
      4270 7295 4267 7300 4267 7296 4259 7301
      4268 7372 4304 7348 4332 7340 4329 7298
      4330 7282 4325 7282 4323 7266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 270DEG 39KT 4340 7315 4304 7330 4268 7353 

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

Rathbun/Wasula

1 follow-up statement

093 
WWUS51 KALY 262045
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
445 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

NYC115-262054-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210526T2100Z/
Washington NY-
445 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON 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
western Massachusetts...east central New York...and southern Vermont.

LAT...LON 4302 7272 4274 7291 4274 7302 4270 7302
      4270 7295 4267 7300 4267 7296 4259 7301
      4269 7351 4293 7328 4330 7323 4329 7298
      4330 7282 4325 7282 4323 7266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 266DEG 42KT 4324 7303 4294 7307 4273 7318 

$$

MAC003-NYC083-VTC003-025-262100-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210526T2100Z/
Berkshire MA-Rensselaer NY-Bennington VT-Windham VT-
445 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BERKSHIRE...EAST CENTRAL RENSSELAER...BENNINGTON AND
WESTERN WINDHAM COUNTIES...

At 444 PM EDT, a line of showers and thunderstorms with strong winds 
were located along a line extending from near Dorset to 7 miles 
northeast of Bennington to near Williamstown, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bennington, North Adams, Arlington, Londonderry, Manchester,
Stratton, Adams, Williamstown, Shaftsbury, Pownal, Grafton, Dorset,
Berlin, Wilmington, Stamford, Readsboro, Florida, Manchester Center,
West Wardsboro and Windham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4302 7272 4274 7291 4274 7302 4270 7302
      4270 7295 4267 7300 4267 7296 4259 7301
      4269 7351 4293 7328 4330 7323 4329 7298
      4330 7282 4325 7282 4323 7266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 266DEG 42KT 4324 7303 4294 7307 4273 7318 

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

Rathbun/Wasula

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	48 min
May 26, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	32 min
May 26, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	25 min
May 26, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	66 min
May 26, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren	55 min
May 26, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	26 min
May 26, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Oneida	47 min
May 26, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Herkimer	43 min
May 26, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	35 min
May 26, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	29 min
May 26, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	22 min
May 26, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	24 min
May 26, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	37 min
May 26, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	24 min
May 26, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	33 min
May 26, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	29 min
May 26, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga, Washington	24 min
May 26, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	27 min
May 26, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	35 min
May 26, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	34 min
May 26, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	26 min
May 26, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	24 min
May 26, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	67 min
May 26, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster	62 min
May 26, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	59 min
May 26, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Orange	38 min
May 26, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	66 min
May 26, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	57 min
May 26, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	64 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2021 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Vermont, 2021 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2021 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.