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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Albany, NY

July 2, 2022Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2022, 12:29 AM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 18 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 2, 2022, 12:29 AM EDT (04:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2022, 12:47 AM EDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Berkshire County, MA

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 00:00Z on 2022-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 167 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2022-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDT, 8 hours 45 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

Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery24 min
Jul 1, 9:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga35 min
Jul 1, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga32 min
Jul 1, 9:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady59 min
Jul 1, 9:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington37 min
Jul 1, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer36 min
Jul 2, 12:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess37 min
Jul 2, 1:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess44 min
Jul 2, 1:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess32 min
Jul 2, 2:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster24 min
Jul 2, 2:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess36 min
Jul 2, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster46 min
Jul 2, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess33 min
Jul 2, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster48 min
Jul 2, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess40 min
Jul 2, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess43 min
Jul 2, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess53 min
Jul 2, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYPutnam25 min
Jul 2, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYPutnam26 min
Jul 1, 11:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire24 min
Jul 2, 12:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire32 min
Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire42 min
Jul 2, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire16 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2022Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.