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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Albany, NY

September 7, 20234 counties in New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2023, 7:21 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 54 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, 7:21 PM EDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2023, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Greene County, NY, Ulster County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 7, 1:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2039 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 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
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

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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 Sep 7, 7:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 7:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 7:20 PM EDT, 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
720 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-081100-
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-
720 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.

In addition, storms 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.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday and Monday
afternoons into the evening.

Storms will be capable of heavy downpours that could result in
localized flooding of urban, poor drainage and low lying areas with
isolated flash flooding possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013>015-081100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
720 PM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
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.

In addition, storms 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.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday, Sunday and Monday
afternoons into the evening.

Storms will be capable of heavy downpours that could result in
localized flooding of urban, poor drainage and low lying areas with
isolated flash flooding possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 7, 6:40 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany35 min
Sep 7, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren51 min
Sep 7, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchoharie35 min
Sep 7, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren51 min
Sep 7, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster36 min
Sep 7, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady30 min
Sep 7, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYGreene, Ulster55 min
Sep 7, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Saratoga, Schenectady49 min
Sep 7, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery42 min
Sep 7, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga38 min
Sep 7, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton43 min
Sep 7, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Washington54 min
Sep 7, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer41 min
Sep 7, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOneida47 min
Sep 7, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington59 min
Sep 7, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer64 min
Sep 7, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington57 min
Sep 7, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster35 min
Sep 7, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton29 min
Sep 7, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton27 min
Sep 7, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren36 min
Sep 7, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington62 min
Sep 7, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren36 min
Sep 7, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer28 min
Sep 7, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington27 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.