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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS New York, NY

August 11, 2021Orange County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 4:13 PM EDT for Orange County, New York. It was in force for 47 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 11, 2021, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Orange County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 112 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 230 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
839 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

895 
WUUS51 KOKX 112013
SVROKX
NYC071-112100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0061.210811T2013Z-210811T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
413 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Orange County in southeastern New York...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 412 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gardnertown,
  or near Walden, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Gardnertown around 420 PM EDT.
  Newburgh around 425 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 7410 4160 7409 4161 7407 4158 7405
      4159 7395 4157 7396 4155 7399 4153 7400
      4148 7400 4146 7411 4159 7416 4158 7413
      4161 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 262DEG 14KT 4156 7411 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JE
2 follow-up statements
523 
WWUS51 KOKX 112037
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
437 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

NYC071-112100-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210811T2100Z/
Orange NY-
437 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...

At 434 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marlboro, or
near Beacon, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and power lines.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of 
northeastern Orange County. A trained weather spotter has reported 
frequent lightning and pea sized hail with this storm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 7410 4160 7409 4161 7407 4158 7405
      4159 7395 4157 7396 4155 7399 4153 7400
      4148 7400 4146 7411 4159 7416 4158 7413
      4161 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 262DEG 14KT 4157 7399 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JE
505 
WWUS51 KOKX 112057
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
457 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

NYC071-112107-
/O.EXP.KOKX.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210811T2100Z/
Orange NY-
457 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4161 7410 4160 7409 4161 7407 4158 7405
      4159 7395 4157 7396 4155 7399 4153 7400
      4148 7400 4146 7411 4159 7416 4158 7413
      4161 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 262DEG 14KT 4158 7389 

$$

JE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange50 min
Aug 11, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Putnam45 min
Aug 11, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange40 min
Aug 11, 4:45 PM EDTExcessive Heat WatchOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more23 hr
Aug 11, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange50 min
Aug 11, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Putnam39 min
Aug 11, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange29 min
Aug 11, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam30 min
Aug 11, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland, Westchester32 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.