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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Oct 15, 2021, 8:09 PM EDT for Schoharie County, New York. It was in force for 36 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
- Oct 15, 2021, 8:09 PM EDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County Schoharie County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 987 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 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 Oct 15, 7:31 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 7:31 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 4:02 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 402 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-161200- 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-Western Albany-Eastern Albany- Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Greene- Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster- Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren- Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 402 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York, eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a chance of thunderstorms this evening into tonight mainly from Albany to points north and west. Some small hail cannot be ruled out, although the potential for severe thunderstorms is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms are expected on Saturday along a cold front during the afternoon and evening hours. Gusty winds are likely along the front, with possible isolated damaging wind gusts capable of downing tree limbs and powerlines. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms for Saturday. In addition, locally heavy downpours of rainfall may result in ponding of water on roadways and other low lying areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Saturday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 15, 8:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
809 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021
NYZ047-160045-
Schoharie NY-
809 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Schoharie
County through 845 PM EDT...
At 808 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Worcester, or 12 miles southwest of Cobleskill, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cobleskill, Middleburgh, Summit, Schoharie, Richmondville,
Livingstonville, Breakabeen, West Richmondville, Baird Corners,
Huntersland, Warnerville, Old Stone Fort, Lutheranville, West Fulton,
Vintonton, Mineral Springs, Arabia, Barnerville, Howes Cave and
Eminence.
This includes Interstate 88 between exits 20 and 22.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 4262 7463 4268 7464 4270 7423 4246 7426
4250 7470 4252 7471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 270DEG 28KT 4258 7468
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
RathbunThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 29 min |
| Oct 16, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 45 min |
| Oct 16, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 44 min |
| Oct 16, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 50 min |
| Oct 16, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 52 min |
| Oct 16, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 42 min |
| Oct 16, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery, Schoharie | 33 min |
| Oct 16, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 57 min |
| Oct 16, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 45 min |
| Oct 16, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 30 min |
| Oct 16, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 37 min |
| Oct 16, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 29 min |
| Oct 16, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 37 min |
| Oct 16, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 64 min |
| Oct 16, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 49 min |
| Oct 16, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 55 min |
| Oct 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 42 min |
| Oct 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 32 min |
| Oct 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 33 min |
| Oct 16, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 40 min |
| Oct 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 44 min |
| Oct 16, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 52 min |
| Oct 16, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 36 min |
| Oct 16, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 23 min |
| Oct 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 20 min |
| Oct 16, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 26 min |
| Oct 16, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 40 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.