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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2021, 9:54 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 51 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
- Aug 13, 2021, 9:54 PM EDT (01:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 30
County Berkshire County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 935 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Aug 13, 9:06 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 9:06 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 838 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 NYZ051>054-058>061-063>066-141100- Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer- Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia- Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- 838 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 437 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the eastern Capital Region, Taconics, eastern Catskills, and mid Hudson Valley in eastern New York. .DAY ONE...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...Saturday through Thursday. Isolated to scattered non severe thunderstorms are possible on Saturday. There is a chance for thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay any information about severe weather to the NWS while following local, state and CDC guidelines. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>050-082>084-VTZ013>015- 141100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer- Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren- Northern Washington-Schoharie-Western Schenectady- Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Northern Fulton- Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham- Eastern Windham- 838 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, the southern Adirondacks, Lake George Saratoga Region, Mohawk Valley, Schoharie Valley, and the western Capital Region of eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible overnight. Some gusty winds and small hail is possible with locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Isolated to scattered non severe thunderstorms are possible on Saturday. There is a chance for thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 13, 9:15 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
937 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0817 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N KERHONKSON 41.81N 74.30W
08/13/2021 ULSTER NY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON ROCHESTER CENTER ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY2103951
DBTLocal storm report, Aug 13, 9:38 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
938 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0812 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE KERHONKSON 41.81N 74.25W
08/13/2021 ULSTER NY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WIRES DOWN ON METTACAHONTS ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY2103953
DBTLocal storm report, Aug 13, 9:39 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
939 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0834 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW STONE RIDGE 41.82N 74.17W
08/13/2021 ULSTER NY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON REST PLAUS ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY2103954
DBTSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 9:54 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
954 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
MAZ025-140245-
Southern Berkshire MA-
954 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Berkshire
County through 1045 PM EDT...
At 954 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sheffield, or near Great Barrington, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Great Barrington, Sheffield, Otis, Sandisfield, Ashley Falls, New
Marlborough, Monterey, Tyringham, East Sheffield, Hartsville,
Konkapot, Gomorrah, New Boston, North Otis, Newsboy Statue,
Montville, Southfield, East Otis, Cold Spring and South Sandisfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
east central New York.
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LAT...LON 4215 7303 4215 7307 4212 7306 4211 7307
4209 7307 4207 7306 4204 7306 4205 7341
4212 7346 4218 7348 4218 7347 4230 7300
4225 7300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 256DEG 21KT 4214 7340
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
KSLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 50 min |
| Aug 13, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 3:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 75 min |
| Aug 14, 4:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 53 min |
| Aug 13, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 47 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.