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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Albany, NY

June 30, 2021Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2021, 6:49 PM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 56 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 30, 2021, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 30, 7:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Harwinton, CTLOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECEIVED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN

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 30, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 2021-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 113 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 2021-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

598 
WUUS51 KALY 302249
SVRALY
CTC005-302345-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0071.210630T2249Z-210630T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
649 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Litchfield County in northern Connecticut...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 648 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cornwall
  Bridge, or 12 miles west of Torrington, 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...
  Torrington, New Hartford, Northwest Harwinton, Cornwall Bridge,
  Winsted, New Hartford Center, Barkhamsted, Goshen, Cornwall, South
  Norfolk, West Torrington, Torringford, Mooreville, Kelly Corner,
  Mill Brook, West Goshen, Beech Rock, Wrightville, Cornwall Bridge
  Pottery and Lime Rock.

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.

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 4190 7291 4190 7294 4185 7295 4184 7294
      4181 7295 4180 7302 4177 7301 4181 7345
      4193 7345 4200 7302 4197 7303 4197 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 265DEG 26KT 4187 7337 

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

KSL
1 follow-up statement
791 
WWUS51 KALY 302253 RRA
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
653 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

CTC005-302345-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210630T2345Z/
Litchfield CT-
653 PM EDT Wed Jun 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY...

At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cornwall
Bridge, or 10 miles west of Torrington, moving east at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Torrington, New Hartford, Northwest Harwinton, Cornwall Bridge,
Winsted, New Hartford Center, Barkhamsted, Goshen, Cornwall, South
Norfolk, West Torrington, Torringford, Mooreville, Kelly Corner, Mill
Brook, West Goshen, Beech Rock, Wrightville, Cornwall Bridge Pottery
and Lime Rock.

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 4190 7291 4190 7294 4185 7295 4184 7294
      4181 7295 4180 7302 4177 7301 4181 7345
      4193 7345 4200 7302 4197 7303 4197 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 265DEG 26KT 4187 7332 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KSL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY47 min
Jun 30, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region48 min
Jun 30, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY37 min
Jun 30, 6:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region107 min
Jun 30, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region67 min
Jun 30, 7:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region40 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.