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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2023, 4:08 PM EDT for Ulster County, 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
- Jun 2, 2023, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2023, 5:02 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 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 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 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 2, 3:40 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:40 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Albany NY 340 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and thunderstorms, some with gusty winds and small hail, will taper off by later this evening. Much cooler temperatures are expected this weekend, with some lingering clouds for Saturday. It will remain cool for next week, with some additional showers during the middle of the week as well. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... As of 340 PM EDT...Large upper level ridge has retrograded westward and is now centered over lower Michigan. Meanwhile, an upper level disturbance is located well northeast of the region over Quebec and Labrador and this will be dropping southward towards the region for tonight into the weekend. Visible satellite and radar imagery shows two broken lines of showers and thunderstorms. One line extends from the southern Adirondacks southward across the Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys and into the eastern Catskills. Meanwhile, the second line is situated across the Berkshires and NW CT. In between, mainly dry conditions have been persisting for the Hudson Valley. Showers and thunderstorms have been moving north to south across the area, with some showers and storms passing over the same locations more than once. Activity may eventually spread towards parts of the Hudson Valley towards the evening, but this is still somewhat uncertain and some areas within the Capital Region won't see any of this much needed rainfall today. Surface temps warmed into the upper 80s to low 90s in many valley areas, with 80s over the high terrain. Surface dewpoints are a little higher than recent days as well, with values reaching the upper 50s to near 60. With the warm and more humid air mass in place, there has been abundant instability in place today. SPC mesoanalysis shows around 2000 J/kg of SBCAPE with mid level lapse rates around 6.5 deg/km. The low level lapse rates are also quite steep due to the strong surface heating. Meanwhile, bulk shear is rather limited (under 20 kts), due to the upper level disturbance still being quite far away. Because of this, storms have been fairly disorganized. They pulse up rather quickly, but then diminish back down pretty fast as well. Some storms have produced small hail today and a few also have produced gusty winds, which makes sense due to the inverted v sounding. Through the evening hours, some additional reports of small hail are possible and a rogue downed tree can't be ruled out as well as the storms continue to move southward across the region. Some storms have produced heavy rainfall within a short period of time. Although it has been dry lately, some spots (mainly in western New England) have seen 2 to 3 inches of rain. This could lead to some minor poor drainage or urban flooding, although many areas can certainly use the rainfall. If heavy rainfall does reoccur over an urbanized areas (such as North Adams), an isolated flash flood cannot be ruled out. Showers and thunderstorms may linger into the evening hours, but should start to wane by later in the evening with the loss of daytime heating. CAMs suggest activity will be winding down towards midnight, as the backdoor boundary starts dropping in from the north and starts pushing through the area. Behind the backdoor boundary, temps will rapidly drop. After such a warm day, overnight lows will fall into the 50s in many areas by daybreak Saturday. Some clearing may finally start to occur by late in the night for the Adirondacks, but clouds may linger across the remainder of the area. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Large upper upper level low will be dropping across northern and eastern New England on Saturday before shifting offshore and spinning just south of southern New England for Sunday. The cyclonic flow will keep plenty of clouds around for the start of the day on Saturday, but some partial clearing looks to occur by Saturday afternoon or evening, especially for western areas. A lingering shower or two can't be ruled out on Saturday morning, but most areas will see no precip, as the most activity should be over New England. After skies clear out on Saturday night, it should be fairly sunny on Sunday, as drier air works its way southward on the backside of the departing upper level low. With the much lower heights and cooler temps aloft, it will be much cooler for the weekend. Highs will only be in the 60s to low 70s for both Saturday and Sunday. Overnight lows will be in the 40s for both Sat night and Sunday night. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Our area will be behind the departing upper level low on Monday with a partly sunny sky. Temps will be a little closer to normal with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Northern areas will start to see some clouds increase by late in the day as the next system starts to approach. Another large upper level low will drop across the area from Quebec for the middle of the week. This upper level system will drop directly over the area, so there will be a better chance for precip with this one, as compared to the weekend. Cyclonic flow showers are possible both Tues/Wed, especially during the diurnally favored afternoon and evening hours. There could be a rumble of thunder in spots as well, so will mention a slight chc for thunder. With the cool temps aloft, as well as the clouds/precip, temps will be below normal for Tues/Wed, with highs only in the 60s to low 70s. Some improvement is possible by Thursday or Friday as this system starts to move away. Precip chances will be lowering as the forcing heads away from the area and temps will start working their way back closer to normal by the end of the week. && .AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Through 18z/Sat...A cold front will push through the area this afternoon into tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through the remainder of the afternoon. Latest thinking is for storms to remain mainly confined to the higher elevations outside of the Hudson Valley, so reduced KALB/KGFL to just VCSH for this evening. Still could have some thunderstorms close to or over KPOU/KPSF so kept the TEMPO for this update. Flight categories will be in the VFR range outside of storms with MVFR/IFR conditions in any showers/storms. This evening, a few showers could occur regionwide along the cold front, so maintained VCSH at this time. Cigs may lower to at least MVFR levels at all sites tonight with some brief IFR possible. Mainly dry weather then returns overnight into Saturday morning with cigs slowly lifting. Some sites may return to VFR conditions by 18z/Sat. Wind will be mainly north to northeasterly through the TAF period at 10 kt or less. Outlook... Saturday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Sunday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Sunday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Monday: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA. Monday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA. Tuesday: Moderate Operational Impact. Likely SHRA...TSRA. Tuesday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA. Wednesday: Moderate Operational Impact. Likely SHRA...TSRA. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. MA...None. VT...None. && SYNOPSIS...Frugis NEAR TERM...Frugis SHORT TERM...Frugis LONG TERM...Frugis AVIATION...Rathbun
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 3:42 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:38 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
338 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023
NYZ038>040-022015-
Southern Fulton NY-Southern Herkimer NY-Montgomery NY-
338 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Fulton,
southeastern Herkimer and northwestern Montgomery Counties through
415 PM EDT...
At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Dolgeville, or near Little Falls, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph, pea size hail, and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible. Heavy rains could cause ponding on roadways.
Locations impacted include...
Little Falls, Dolgeville, St. Johnsville, Oppenheim, Ingham Mills,
Crum Creek, Garlock Corners, Charlesworth Corners, Rasbach Corner,
Doxtater Corner, Burrell Corners, Fink Basin, Mindenville, Davys
Corners, Shedd Corners, Indian Castle, Ingham Mills Station,
Newville, West Saint Johnsville and Fordsbush.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 29A.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4315 7486 4315 7471 4314 7473 4312 7473
4312 7472 4311 7469 4295 7468 4296 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 001DEG 18KT 4309 7478
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Sullivan | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 4:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia | 102 min |
| Jun 2, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Otsego | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 38 min |
| Jun 2, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 16 min |
| Jun 2, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Bennington | 110 min |
| Jun 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 26 min | |
| Jun 2, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 30 min | |
| Jun 2, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 32 min | |
| Jun 2, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 27 min | |
| Jun 2, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 39 min |
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