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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

June 21, 2021Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 39 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
Jun 21, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 524 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 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
524 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

357 
WWUS81 KALY 211821
SPSALY

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
221 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NYZ032-033-211900-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-
221 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HAMILTON AND
CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTIES...

At 220 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Northwood, or
13 miles east of Boonville, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Speculator, Blue Mountain Lake, Lewey Lake Campground, Northwood,
Eagle Nest, Nobleboro, Atwell, Perkins Clearing, Wheelertown, West
Canada Lakes, Herkimer Landing, Caswell Lake, Sled Harbor, Sabael,
Wilmurt, Sagamore, Wilmurt Corners, Morehouseville, Sagamore Lake and
North Wilmurt.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

LAT...LON 4389 7443 4361 7420 4338 7479 4333 7508
      4350 7510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 240DEG 45KT 4341 7507 

$$

KSL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 5:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton31 min
Jun 21, 8:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer33 min
Jun 21, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer42 min
Jun 21, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer49 min
Jun 21, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton42 min
Jun 21, 3:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHamilton, Herkimer91 min
Jun 21, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren41 min
Jun 21, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer39 min
Jun 21, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton34 min
Jun 21, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOneida42 min
Jun 21, 3:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHamilton61 min
Jun 21, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton40 min
Jun 21, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren46 min
Jun 21, 4:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHamilton44 min
Jun 21, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren31 min
Jun 21, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington23 min
Jun 21, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington42 min
Jun 21, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton24 min
Jun 21, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington27 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington33 min
Jun 21, 5:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren, Washington69 min
Jun 21, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington39 min
Jun 21, 5:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington55 min
Jun 21, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington36 min
Jun 21, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer57 min
Jun 21, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer62 min
Jun 21, 6:46 PM EDTTornado WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer29 min
Jun 21, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren23 min
Jun 21, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren62 min
Jun 21, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery44 min
Jun 21, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren50 min
Jun 21, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.