Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2021, 5:22 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 23 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 19, 2021, 5:22 AM EDT (09:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2021, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Greene County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 286 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
887
WFUS51 KALY 190922
TORALY
NYC021-027-039-111-190945-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0003.210819T0922Z-210819T0945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
522 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Ulster County in east central New York...
Northwestern Dutchess County in east central New York...
Southwestern Columbia County in east central New York...
Southeastern Greene County in east central New York...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 521 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Saugerties South, or over Saugerties, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Saugerties and Saugerties South around 530 AM EDT.
Clermont around 540 AM EDT.
Catskill and Livingston around 545 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mount
Marion, Canoe Hill, Kerleys Corners, Jefferson Heights, Burden Dock,
Katsbaan, Flatbush, Burden, Linden Acres and Germantown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany
LAT...LON 4197 7396 4201 7404 4225 7389 4212 7367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0921Z 218DEG 21KT 4203 7395
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
DBT2 follow-up statements
394
WWUS51 KALY 190936
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
536 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
NYC027-039-111-190945-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210819T0945Z/
Ulster NY-Dutchess NY-Greene NY-
536 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN ULSTER...NORTHWESTERN DUTCHESS AND
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4208 7389 4208 7393 4211 7392 4217 7389
4218 7387 4220 7385 4222 7385 4212 7367
4205 7381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0935Z 218DEG 21KT 4210 7388
$$
NYC021-190945-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210819T0945Z/
Columbia NY-
536 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY...
At 535 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Clermont, or near Saugerties, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Livingston around 550 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Glenco
Mills, Oak Hill Landing, Burden Dock, Linlithgo, Viewmonte, Manorton,
Burden, West Taghkanic, Germantown and Bingham Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4208 7389 4208 7393 4211 7392 4217 7389
4218 7387 4220 7385 4222 7385 4212 7367
4205 7381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0935Z 218DEG 21KT 4210 7388
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
DBT763
WWUS51 KALY 190943
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
543 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
NYC021-190953-
/O.EXP.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210819T0945Z/
Columbia NY-
543 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 545 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4208 7389 4208 7393 4211 7392 4217 7389
4218 7387 4220 7385 4222 7385 4212 7367
4205 7381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 218DEG 21KT 4213 7385
$$
DBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Oneida | 53 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery | 116 min |
| Aug 19, 4:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 5 hr |
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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.