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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2023, 6:46 PM EDT for Saratoga County, Warren County, Washington County, New York. It was in force for 59 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
- Sep 7, 2023, 6:46 PM EDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2023, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Saratoga County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 283 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
- 2039 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1218 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 Sep 7, 5:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 5:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 428 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023 NYZ038>041-043-049-050-052-053-059>061-064>066-083-084-081100- Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga- Northern Washington-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia- Eastern Columbia-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- Southeast Warren-Southern Washington- 428 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 673 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York and eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Storm will be capable of heavy downpours that could result in localized flooding of urban, poor drainage and low lying areas and isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across most of the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons into the evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MAZ001-025-VTZ013-014-081100- Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-Bennington-Western Windham- 428 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through this evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across most of the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons into the evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NYZ032-033-042-047-048-051-054-058-063-082-081100- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Warren-Schoharie- Western Schenectady-Western Albany-Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene- Western Ulster-Northern Fulton- 428 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 673 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York and eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Storm will be capable of heavy downpours that could result in localized flooding of urban, poor drainage and low lying areas and isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across most of the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons into the evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. CTZ001-VTZ015-081100- Northern Litchfield-Eastern Windham- 428 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through this evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across most of the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons into the evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. CTZ013-081100- Southern Litchfield- 428 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through this evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon into the evening. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk across most of the area. Locally heavy downpours will be possible each day, which may result in ponding of water or flash flooding. There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons into the evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 7, 6:06 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Sep 7, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Warren | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 36 min |
| Sep 7, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 55 min |
| Sep 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 49 min |
| Sep 7, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 42 min |
| Sep 7, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 43 min |
| Sep 7, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 54 min |
| Sep 7, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 64 min |
| Sep 7, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 57 min |
| Sep 7, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 54 min |
| Sep 7, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 36 min |
| Sep 7, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 62 min |
| Sep 7, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 36 min |
| Sep 7, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 28 min |
| Sep 7, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 27 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.