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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Apr 21, 2021, 1:02 PM EDT for Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2021, 1:02 PM EDT (17:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
County Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 814 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 21, 12:53 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 12:53 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 12:36 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 1236 PM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 NYZ038>043-047>054-058-059-063-064-082>084-VTZ013>015-221100- Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga- Northern Warren-Northern Washington-Schoharie-Western Schenectady- Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Western Albany-Eastern Albany- Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Greene- Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren- Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 1236 PM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Mohawk Valley, eastern Catskills, Capital Region, Lake George Saratoga Region, northern Taconics and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a low probability for strong thunderstorms this afternoon as a cold front moves through the region. Main threat will be from damaging wind gusts and hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Brisk and gusty winds are expected Thursday with gusts of 35 to 45 mph. If stronger gusts are expected then a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. However, spotters are encouraged to relay any impacts from hazardous weather to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. NYZ032-033-221100- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton- 1236 PM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Herkimer and Hamilton Counties. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Brisk and gusty winds are expected Thursday with gusts of 35 to 40 mph. If stronger gusts are expected then a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ060-061-065-066-221100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia- Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- 1236 PM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, Dutchess and Columbia Counties in east central New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Brisk and gusty winds are expected Thursday with gusts of 35 to 45 mph. If stronger gusts are expected then a wind advisory will be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 21, 7:43 AM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
743 AM EDT WED APR 21 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0538 AM SNOW INDIAN LAKE 43.71N 74.24W
04/21/2021 M1.5 INCH HAMILTON NY WEATHERNET6
WEATHERNET6
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EVENT NUMBER ALY2103067
DBTSpecial weather statement, Apr 21, 1:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
102 PM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021
NYZ063-064-211745-
Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-
102 PM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ULSTER COUNTY...
At 102 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Woodridge, or 7
miles northeast of Monticello, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
This storm will be near...
Ellenville around 115 PM EDT.
Napanoch around 120 PM EDT.
Kerhonkson around 125 PM EDT.
Olivebridge around 140 PM EDT.
Hurley, Tillson and High Falls around 145 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Cherrytown, Rosendale,
Maple Hill, Palentown, Atwood, Pacama, Brodhead, Liebhardt,
Fantinekill and Stone Ridge.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4174 7457 4187 7445 4189 7449 4206 7422
4181 7397 4166 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 242DEG 32KT 4171 7458
FrugisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 9:54 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 18 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 64 min |
| Apr 21, 2:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 24 min |
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Special Weather Statements in New York, 2021Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.