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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2023, 1:29 PM EDT for Albany County, Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 46 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 27, 2023, 1:29 PM EDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2023, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Albany County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 27, 10:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 10:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 NYZ059-060-064>066-281100- Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess- Eastern Dutchess- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Also, there is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. Localized flash flooding will also be possible again, especially where downpours repeatedly move across the same areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Additionally, there is a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. Additional Heat Advisories may be needed on Saturday if confidence increases on heat index values exceeding 95 degrees. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. MAZ001-281100- Northern Berkshire- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Also, there is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. NYZ038>043-047>053-061-063-083-084-281100- 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 Columbia-Western Ulster-Southeast Warren- Southern Washington- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. Localized flash flooding will also be possible again, especially where downpours repeatedly move across the same areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Additionally, there is a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. MAZ025-281100- Southern Berkshire- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. There is also a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. There is also a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. CTZ001-013-281100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Heat Advisory. There is also a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Additionally, there is a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. Additional Heat Advisories may be needed on Saturday if confidence increases on heat index values exceeding 95 degrees. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. NYZ032-033-054-058-082-281100- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene- Northern Fulton- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a Marginal to Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. Localized flash flooding will also be possible again, especially where downpours repeatedly move across the same areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is also a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. VTZ013-015-281100- Bennington-Eastern Windham- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. There is also a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. There is also a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. VTZ014-281100- Western Windham- 433 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. There is also a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today, with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. Isolated tornadoes are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is also a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday associated with a cold front moving across the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:19 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
125 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023
NYZ049-052-053-271800-
Eastern Albany NY-Western Rensselaer NY-Eastern Schenectady NY-
125 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Albany
and west central Rensselaer Counties through 200 PM EDT...
At 124 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Colonie, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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 of water.
Locations impacted include...
Albany, Troy, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Latham,
Delmar, Guilderland, Menands, Voorheesville, Green Island, Waterford,
Loudonville, West Sand Lake, Center Brunswick, Wyantskill, Averill
Park, Wynantskill and North Greenbush.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 9 and 25.
Interstate 890 near exit 9.
Interstate 87 between exits 23 and 7.
Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 9.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
east central New York.
&&
LAT...LON 4262 7354 4261 7399 4276 7397 4278 7382
4278 7381 4279 7379 4279 7376 4280 7372
4278 7370 4278 7369 4281 7366 4283 7352
4270 7351
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 262DEG 26KT 4271 7385
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JPVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 24 min |
| Jul 27, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 2:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 105 min |
| Jul 27, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 19 min |
| Jul 27, 3:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 95 min |
| Jul 27, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 4:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 104 min |
| Jul 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess | 73 min |
| Jul 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 99 min |
| Jul 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 49 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.