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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

June 21, 2021Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2021, 5:12 PM EDT for Washington County, New York. It was in force for 33 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, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

County Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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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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 Jun 21, 5:06 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:06 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 3:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
352 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NYZ049-052-053-059-060-064-065-221100-
Eastern Schenectady-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Greene-
Western Columbia-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-
352 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 303 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the immediate Capital Region
through the mid-Hudson River Valley.

.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.

   Heat Advisory.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Chance thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday mainly during the afternoon
into the evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany while following
all local, state and CDC guidelines.

NYZ040-041-050-083-084-221100-
Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-Southern Saratoga-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-
352 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Montgomery County, Saratoga,
southern Warren and southern Washington Counties of eastern 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.

   Heat Advisory.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Chance thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday mainly during the afternoon
int the evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany while following
all local, state and CDC guidelines.

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ047-048-051-054-058-061-063-066-221100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Western Albany-
Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-
Eastern Dutchess-
352 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 303 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, eastern Catskills, Helderbergs and the
Taconics.

.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...Tuesday through Sunday.

Chance thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday mainly during the afternoon
int the evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany while following
all local, state and CDC guidelines.

NYZ032-033-038-039-042-043-082-VTZ013>015-221100-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-
Northern Warren-Northern Washington-Northern Fulton-Bennington-
Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
352 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks,
Lake George area and southern Vermont.

.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...Tuesday through Sunday.

Chance thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday mainly during the afternoon
int the evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany while following
all local, state and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:29 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
429 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NYZ042-043-212100-
Northern Washington-Northern Warren-
429 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WARREN
AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 428 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Huletts
Landing, or 9 miles northwest of Whitehall, moving northeast at 35
mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hague, Rogers Rock Campground, Huletts Landing, Putnam, Wright,
Dresden Center, Chipman Point, Putnam Station, Silver Bay, Snody
Dock, Clemons, Sabbath Day Point, Indian Kettles, Graphite,
Glenburnie, Chipmans Point and Ottenburgs Ramp.

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

If you are on or near northern Lake George, get out of the water and
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out
to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4377 7335 4364 7343 4362 7342 4361 7338
      4362 7337 4363 7331 4360 7337 4361 7340
      4361 7342 4360 7342 4358 7343 4356 7360
      4367 7368 4380 7350 4381 7338
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 237DEG 31KT 4365 7356

KSL
Local storm report, Jun 21, 4:31 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:51 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 21, 5:00 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 21, 5:09 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:12 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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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, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer39 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, 5:15 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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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.