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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Albany, NY

July 1, 2022Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2022, 11:54 PM EDT for Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2022, 11:54 PM EDT (03:54 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2022, 12:30 AM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 41 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 167 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2295 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 1, 10:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDT, 8 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
344 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013-021100-
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-
Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington-
344 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the southern Adirondacks,
Mohawk Valley, Saratoga and Lake George Region, Capital District,
and Schoharie Valley in eastern New York and for Bennington County
in southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a chance for thunderstorms this evening into tonight. Any
thunderstorms will be capable of producing locally heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a chance for additional showers and thunderstorms Saturday,
especially during the morning, but the threat for severe storms is
low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-VTZ014-015-021100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-
Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-
Eastern Dutchess-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
344 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the eastern Catskills, Mid
Hudson Valley, and the Taconics in eastern New York, Berkshire
County in western Massachusetts, Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut,
and Windham County in southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a chance for thunderstorms late this evening into tonight.
Any thunderstorms will be capable of producing locally heavy
downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a chance for additional thunderstorms Saturday. Some storms
Saturday afternoon could be strong to severe, with damaging winds
being the primary threat. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal
to slight risk of severe thunderstorms over the area.   Heavy
downpours may also result in ponding of water in urban and low lying
areas as well.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed on Saturday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 9:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
913 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

NYZ039>041-048>050-082-020145-
Southern Fulton NY-Eastern Schenectady NY-Northern Fulton NY-
Western Schenectady NY-Montgomery NY-Southern Saratoga NY-
Northern Saratoga NY-
913 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Schenectady, southeastern Fulton, central Saratoga and southeastern
Montgomery Counties through 945 PM EDT...

At 913 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hagaman, or near Amsterdam, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Glenville, Ballston Spa, Broadalbin,
Hagaman, Round Lake, Fort Johnson, Galway, Rotterdam Junction, Burnt
Hills, Rock City Falls, Country Knolls, North Ballston Spa,
Pattersonville-Rotterdam Junction, Kings, Mount Pleasant, Malta,
Greenfield and Charlton.

People attending Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek
safe shelter immediately!

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 near exit 27.
 Interstate 87 between exits 11 and 13N.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4295 7424 4309 7426 4322 7383 4291 7376
      4283 7432
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 259DEG 41KT 4302 7414

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MSE

Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
934 PM EDT FRI JUL 01 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0912 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AMSTERDAM               42.94N  74.19W
07/01/2022                   MONTGOMERY         NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT AMSTERDAM

&&

EVENT NUMBER ALY2203315

MSE

Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 10:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 11:24 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:51 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 8:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	24 min
Jul 1, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	35 min
Jul 1, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	32 min
Jul 1, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	59 min
Jul 1, 9:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	37 min
Jul 2, 12:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	37 min
Jul 2, 1:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	44 min
Jul 2, 1:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	32 min
Jul 2, 2:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	24 min
Jul 2, 2:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	36 min
Jul 2, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	46 min
Jul 2, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	33 min
Jul 2, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	48 min
Jul 2, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	40 min
Jul 2, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	43 min
Jul 2, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	53 min
Jul 2, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Putnam	25 min
Jul 2, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Putnam	26 min
Jul 1, 11:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	24 min
Jul 2, 12:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	32 min
Jul 2, 12:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	18 min
Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	42 min
Jul 2, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	16 min

Nearby

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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.