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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Albany, NY

July 13, 2022Ulster County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2022, 7:22 PM EDT for Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 53 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 13, 2022, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2022, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ulster County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 383 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
849 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 13, 5:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
356 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2022

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-141100-
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-
356 PM EDT Wed Jul 13 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, east central New York, eastern New York and
southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated non severe thunderstorms are possible this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms on Thursday as well as
Sunday and Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
527 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2022

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

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 ENE PISECO            43.47N  74.41W
07/12/2022                   HAMILTON           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            DOWNED TREES. TIMES ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORINTH                 43.25N  73.83W
07/12/2022                   SARATOGA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            DOWNED TREES AND WIRES NEAR CORINTH. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NNW CAROGA LAKE       43.25N  74.52W
07/12/2022                   HAMILTON           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            DOWNED TREES NEAR TOWN OF ARIETTA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTERTOWN             43.65N  73.80W
07/12/2022                   WARREN             NY   911 CALL CENTER

            DOWNED TREES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE GANSEVOORT         43.18N  73.62W
07/12/2022                   SARATOGA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES WERE DOWNED IN THE TOWN OF
            NORTHUMBERLAND

0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAGUE                   43.75N  73.50W
07/12/2022                   WARREN             NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSE WELLS             43.30N  74.24W
07/12/2022                   HAMILTON           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            DOWNED TREES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORT EDWARD             43.27N  73.58W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   911 CALL CENTER

            DOWNED TREES NEAR FORT EDWARD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0229 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EDINBURG                43.23N  74.09W
07/12/2022                   SARATOGA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES WERE DOWNED IN THE TOWN OF EDINBURG

0229 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE LAKE GEORGE VILLAG 43.44N  73.70W
07/12/2022                   WARREN             NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW ARGYLE            43.25N  73.50W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   SOCIAL MEDIA

            MULTIPLE TREE BRANCHES DOWN PER PHOTOS SUBMITTED ON
            SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME APPROXIMATED FROM RADAR.

0230 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NW EDINBURG           43.23N  74.09W
07/12/2022  M50 MPH          SARATOGA           NY   NYS MESONET

0237 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITEHALL               43.56N  73.42W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON US ROUTE 4

0237 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW HEBRON            43.28N  73.38W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THREE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF HEBRON

0250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE PORTER CORNERS    43.16N  73.86W
07/12/2022                   SARATOGA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES WERE DOWNED IN THE TOWN OF GREENFIELD

0251 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW DORSET            43.28N  73.16W
07/12/2022                   BENNINGTON         VT   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON ROUTE 315

0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE GANSEVOORT        43.17N  73.58W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** A TREE SNAPPED AND FELL ONTO A HOME IN
            WHICH A RESIDENT WAS PINNED BY ROOF DEBRIS INSIDE THE
            PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AREA OF THE RESIDENCE.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW ARGYLE            43.19N  73.51W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   SOCIAL MEDIA

            TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR MC NEIL RD AND LICK SPRINGS RD
            NEAR ARGYLE, NY.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S ARGYLE              43.18N  73.50W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   911 CALL CENTER

            DOWNED TREED NORTH OF GREENWICH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE MIDDLE FALLS       43.16N  73.48W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVEN REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF
            GREENWICH

0318 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE ARGYLE            43.21N  73.42W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   SOCIAL MEDIA

            DOWNED TREES NEAR COSSAYUNA LAKE

0321 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALEM                   43.17N  73.33W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF
            SALEM

0321 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW SALEM              43.14N  73.39W
07/12/2022                   WASHINGTON         NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN AT NEALY LANE AND REAFIELD FARM
            ROAD

0344 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E DORSET              43.26N  73.06W
07/12/2022                   BENNINGTON         VT   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON LOWER HOLLOW ROAD

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MANCHESTER              43.16N  73.07W
07/12/2022                   BENNINGTON         VT   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND PEA SIZED HAIL NEAR MANCHESTER.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW MANCHESTER CENTER  43.18N  73.05W
07/12/2022                   BENNINGTON         VT   SOCIAL MEDIA

            TREES DOWN IN DANA L. THOMPSON PARK.

0413 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE HUNTER            42.22N  74.19W
07/12/2022                   GREENE             NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF HUNTER

0418 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W STEPHENTOWN         42.56N  73.53W
07/12/2022                   RENSSELAER         NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN BLOCKING TSATAWASSA LAKE RD NEAR
            CENTRAL NASSAU RD

0419 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VALATIE                 42.41N  73.68W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND THE VILLAGE OF VALATIE ONE
            OF WHICH OCCURRING ON COUNTY ROUTE 28A OR UPPER MAIN
            STREET.

0419 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW NIVERVILLE         42.44N  73.66W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 28 NEAR MAPLE AVENUE IN THE
            TOWN OF KINDERHOOK.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E VALATIE             42.41N  73.63W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            UTLITY POLES DOWNED ALONG HICKS ROAD.

0429 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE CHATHAM           42.41N  73.58W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON ROCK CITY ROAD AS WELL AS COUNTY ROUTE 13
            NEAR SPATH STREET IN THE TOWN OF CHATHAM.

0429 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E NIVERVILLE          42.45N  73.57W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON ALBANY TURNPIKE ROAD NEAR WHITE BRIDGE
            ROAD.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N WESTMINSTER         43.10N  72.45W
07/12/2022                   WINDHAM            VT   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ALL LANES OF I-91 SB CLOSED NORTH OF EXIT 5 NEAR MM29.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ENE CHATHAM           42.38N  73.53W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF CHATHAM INCLUDING
            THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 9 AND DALEY ROAD AND LOOMIS
            ROAD.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW CHATHAM           42.35N  73.60W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON ELM STREET NEAR CHATHAM.

0432 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE CAIRO             42.26N  73.98W
07/12/2022                   GREENE             NY   911 CALL CENTER

            FOUR TREES WERE DOWNED IN THE TOWN OF CATSKILL

0437 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STOTTVILLE              42.29N  73.75W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 20 NEAR STOTTVILLE.

0437 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE CATSKILL           42.18N  73.84W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ALONG WHITE BIRCH ROAD IN THE
            TOWN OF LIVINGSTON.

0438 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW CLERMONT          42.10N  73.87W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES WERE DOWNED ON CHURCH AVENUE NEAR
            LASHER AVENUE IN THE TOWN OF GERMANTOWN.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE CHATHAM            42.39N  73.56W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TACONIC STATE PARKWAY SB CLOSED JUST NORTH OF EXIT 102.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0443 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE CLERMONT          42.11N  73.82W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            A TREE WAS DOWNED ON POWER LINES NEAR THE INTERSECTION
            OF ROUTE 8 AND ROUTE 9 IN THE TOWN OF CLERMONT.

0446 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CANAAN                  42.41N  73.45W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 295 NEAR COUNTY ROUTE 5 IN THE TOWN
            OF CANAAN.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE RICHMOND           42.37N  73.35W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES AND HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E GHENT               42.32N  73.54W
07/12/2022                   COLUMBIA           NY   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF AUSTERLITZ INCLUDING
            ON ROUTE 203 NEAR DUGWAY ROAD AND BEALE ROAD.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE STOCKBRIDGE       42.29N  73.30W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON EAST STREET.

0457 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S LENOX               42.33N  73.29W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   NEWSPAPER

            *** 1 FATAL *** LENOX POLICE REPORT THAT A 56-YEAR OLD
            MAN WAS KILLED WHEN A LARGE TREE CAME DOWN IN THE TRAVEL
            LINE ONTO HIS PICKUP TRUCK AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE
            7 AND OLD STOCKBRIDGE ROAD. REPORT OBTAINED VIA LOCAL
            NEWSPAPER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW LENOX             42.35N  73.31W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER.

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S LENOX               42.33N  73.29W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE FOX HOLLOW ROAD.

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LENOX                   42.36N  73.29W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   NEWSPAPER

            NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON 15 STREETS IN LENOX

0504 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE LENOX             42.35N  73.26W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            CAR STUCK BETWEEN MULTIPLE FALLEN TREES.

0508 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREAT BARRINGTON        42.19N  73.36W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWNED ONTO WIRES

0533 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W EAST OTIS           42.18N  73.05W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ACROSS WEST SHORE ROAD.

0533 PM     TSTM WND GST     OTIS                    42.20N  73.07W
07/12/2022  M63 MPH          BERKSHIRE          MA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            UNKNOWN EQUIPMENT USED TO MEASURE.

0533 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW EAST OTIS         42.17N  73.05W
07/12/2022                   BERKSHIRE          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON WIRES.

0534 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COLEBROOK               42.00N  73.08W
07/12/2022                   LITCHFIELD         CT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW NORFOLK           42.01N  73.23W
07/12/2022                   LITCHFIELD         CT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES BLOCKING US-44.

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SW PHOENICIA          42.01N  74.43W
07/12/2022                   ULSTER             NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON OLIVERA ROAD NEAR SLIDE MOUNTAIN
            TRAILHEAD

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW PHOENICIA         42.07N  74.33W
07/12/2022                   ULSTER             NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON GRANDVIEW ACRES ROAD

0633 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNW KERHONKSON        41.84N  74.35W
07/12/2022                   ULSTER             NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE DOWN AT UPPER CHERRYTOWN ROAD AND WHITE BIRCH
            TRAIL

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE PALENVILLE         42.14N  73.96W
07/12/2022                   ULSTER             NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON WILHELM ROAD

&&

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ALY2203336 ALY2203338 ALY2203341 ALY2203384 ALY2203386 ALY2203333
ALY2203334 ALY2203387 ALY2203388 ALY2203385 ALY2203389 ALY2203374
ALY2203335 ALY2203344 ALY2203390 ALY2203360 ALY2203391 ALY2203392
ALY2203393 ALY2203343 ALY2203351 ALY2203377 ALY2203361 ALY2203345
ALY2203362 ALY2203363 ALY2203364 ALY2203365 ALY2203347 ALY2203366
ALY2203367 ALY2203346 ALY2203368 ALY2203369 ALY2203370 ALY2203348
ALY2203371 ALY2203372 ALY2203352 ALY2203373 ALY2203355 ALY2203375
ALY2203349 ALY2203356 ALY2203376 ALY2203353 ALY2203382 ALY2203357
ALY2203358 ALY2203359 ALY2203354 ALY2203350 ALY2203378 ALY2203379
ALY2203380 ALY2203381

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 9:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess27 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.