Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2023, 7:13 PM EDT for Columbia County, New York. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 6, 2023, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2023, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Columbia County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 6, 3:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Albany NY 346 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS... A low pressure system and a cold front will bring some showers and thunderstorms to eastern New York and western New England through this evening. The unsettled weather continues Wednesday into Thursday with scattered showers due to an upper low over northern New England. Temperatures will run cooler than normal to close the week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... Smoke and haze over the region with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. upper impulse dropping south along with the leading edge of colder air providing the upper dynamics and forcing for the thunderstorms. Steep midlevel lapse rates are supporting strong to severe thunderstorms. These thunderstorms will weaken through the evening as instability decreases. Other area of scattered showers and thunderstorms in northern NY will track south and weaken through the evening. Scattered showers decrease in coverage through the night and some breaks in the clouds possible outside of the showers through daybreak. However, smoke and haze will continue. Lows tonight in the mid 40s to lower 50s. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... Upper low east of New England with moisture and small upper impulses tracking around the circulation of the upper low will affect our region Wednesday through Friday. As cooling spreads through our region from the north, the clouds and periods of showers will keep temperatures well below normal through the period. Highs Wednesday in the mid 60s to lower 70s with around 60 higher terrain. Highs Thursday in the lower to mid 60s with upper 50s higher terrain. Highs Friday in the 60s to near 70 with around 60 higher terrain. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... Somewhat unsettled conditions may linger into the upcoming weekend and early next week, as initial upper level low/trough slowly shifts eastward, only to be replaced by another one from the west. The exact track/evolution of the second upper level low remains uncertain, as it could develop/track farther south of the region. At this time, have chances for showers through much of the extended, however there is a possibility for some dry stretches Sun-Mon, especially should the second upper level low evolve slower and/or tracks farther south. Temps should trend closer to normal, with daytime highs mainly in the 70s, perhaps near 80 early next week, with overnight lows generally in the 50s, although some 40s are possible across higher elevations. && .AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Scattered showers/thunderstorms will affect areas mainly near and east of the Hudson River through sunset, with brief periods of IFR Vsbys possible. Some of the thunderstorms could contain gusty winds and small hail. Outside of any showers/thunderstorms, smoke/haze will keep Vsbys mainly MVFR through this evening across the region as smoke from eastern Canadian wildfires continues to stream into the region. Vsbys may improve later tonight into Wednesday morning from north to south. Some patchy fog could form tonight as breaks in the clouds develop, especially within any areas which receive afternoon shower/storms. This could lead to periods of IFR Vsbys/Cigs, with best chances at KGFL and KPSF. Winds will be west to northwest at 5-10 KT through sunset, then shift into the north at generally less than 8 KT tonight. Winds will be north to northwest at 8-12 KT Wednesday, with a few gusts of 15-20 KT possible by early afternoon. Outlook... Wednesday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA. Thursday: Moderate Operational Impact. Likely SHRA. Thursday Night: Low Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Friday: High Operational Impact. Likely SHRA. Friday Night: Low Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Saturday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA. Saturday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Sunday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. MA...None. VT...None. && SYNOPSIS...NAS NEAR TERM...NAS SHORT TERM...NAS LONG TERM...KL AVIATION...KL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 354 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-071100- 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- 354 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York, eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected through this evening. Thunderstorms will move north to south. There could be some isolated large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Putnam | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 22 min |
| Jun 6, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 51 min |
| Jun 6, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 24 min |
| Jun 6, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Schenectady | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 37 min |
| Jun 6, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 36 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.