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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Albany, NY

July 13, 2023Columbia County, Dutchess County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2023, 7:54 PM EDT for Columbia County, Dutchess County, New York. It was in force for 66 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, 2023, 7:54 PM EDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 13, 12:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 264 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1247 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 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, 7:49 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 7:49 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
440 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-066-141100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Eastern Rensselaer-Eastern Columbia-
Eastern Dutchess-
440 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts and the Taconics of 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.
   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There will continue to be a chance of thunderstorms each day Friday
through Sunday and again on Tuesday.

The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk for severe
thunderstorms on Friday. Damaging winds will be the main threat with
any storms.

Also, The Weather Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk
for excessive rainfall for the area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
as well. Heavy downpours from additional showers and thunderstorms
may lead to localized flooding concerns on these days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NYZ032-033-041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-141100-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren-
Northern Washington-Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington-
Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
440 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the southern Adirondacks and
Lake George Region of eastern New York 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.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There will continue to be a chance of thunderstorms each day Friday
through Sunday and again on Tuesday.

The Weather Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk for
excessive rainfall for much of the area on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday as well. Heavy downpours from additional showers and
thunderstorms may lead to localized flooding concerns on these days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NYZ038>040-047>053-058>060-063>065-082-141100-
Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Schoharie-
Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-
Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Western Greene-
Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-
Western Dutchess-Northern Fulton-
440 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York including the
Mohawk Valley, Great Capital Region, Eastern Catskills, Schoharie
Valley and the mid Hudson Valley.

.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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There will continue to be a chance of thunderstorms each day Friday
through Sunday and again on Tuesday.

The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk for severe
thunderstorms across the mid Hudson Valley and eastern Catskills on
Friday. Damaging winds will be the main threat with any storms.

Also, The Weather Prediction Center has a marginal to slight risk
for excessive rainfall for the area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
as well. Heavy downpours from additional showers and thunderstorms
may lead to localized flooding concerns on these days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
644 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0620 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Wilton                  43.18N  73.74W
07/13/2023  M50 mph          Saratoga           NY   Trained Spotter

            Measured 50 mph thunderstorm wind gust

&&

Event Number ALY2303956

AJG

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:00 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
700 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0650 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SE Paulies Mobile Hom 42.29N  73.71W
07/13/2023  M60 mph          Columbia           NY   AWOS

            60 mph wind gust measured at Columbia County airport.
            Multiple 2 inch tree limbs down

&&

Event Number ALY2303957

cs

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:16 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
716 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0604 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Queensbury              43.35N  73.68W
07/13/2023                   Warren             NY   Social Media

            Many trees and powerlines across the city. Streets are
            impassable in places.

&&

Event Number ALY2303958

cs

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:19 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
719 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0613 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Greenfield              43.10N  73.86W
07/13/2023                   Saratoga           NY   Social Media

            Multiple trees and wires down across Greenfield

&&

Event Number ALY2303959

cs

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:35 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
735 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0638 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 WNW South Glens Falls 43.30N  73.65W
07/13/2023                   Warren             NY   Trained Spotter

            Porch damage on a house on Franklin st

&&

Event Number ALY2303960

IAA

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:43 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
743 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023

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

0610 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Kinderhook              42.40N  73.70W
07/13/2023                   Columbia           NY   Trained Spotter

            Tree and wires across Route 9 at Hudson St.

&&

Event Number ALY2303961

cs

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren	32 min
Jul 13, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	37 min
Jul 13, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	58 min
Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	53 min
Jul 13, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Warren, Washington	48 min
Jul 13, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	47 min
Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	30 min
Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer	60 min
Jul 13, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Warren	21 min
Jul 13, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Herkimer, Montgomery	41 min
Jul 13, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	34 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	25 min
Jul 13, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	34 min
Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie	42 min
Jul 13, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	48 min
Jul 13, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Warren	60 min
Jul 13, 5:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie	25 min
Jul 13, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer	62 min
Jul 13, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Warren, Washington	42 min
Jul 13, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Schoharie	23 min
Jul 13, 5:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Warren	2 hr
Jul 13, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	28 min
Jul 13, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ALY	Warren, Washington	40 min
Jul 13, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia	49 min
Jul 13, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie	46 min
Jul 13, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	36 min
Jul 13, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer	44 min
Jul 13, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	26 min
Jul 13, 6:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Warren, Washington	2 hr
Jul 13, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	17 min
Jul 13, 6:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Columbia	15 min
Jul 13, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ALY	Albany, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie and 1 more	66 min
Jul 13, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia	41 min
Jul 13, 7:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene	3 hr
Jul 13, 7:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Ulster	49 min
Jul 13, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington	42 min
Jul 13, 7:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene	38 min
Jul 13, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Greene, Ulster	47 min
Jul 13, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	32 min
Jul 13, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Bennington, Windham	61 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.