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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Albany, NY

August 3, 2023Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2023, 3:46 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2023, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2023, 4:19 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

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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 Aug 3, 3:35 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 3:35 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:01 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
301 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023

NYZ049-050-052-031930-
Eastern Albany NY-Eastern Schenectady NY-Southern Saratoga NY-
301 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Schenectady,
northeastern Albany and south central Saratoga Counties through 330
PM EDT...

At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Niskayuna, or over Schenectady, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Schenectady, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Cohoes, Colonie, Scotia,
Niskayuna, Waterford, Round Lake, Country Knolls, Alplaus, East
Glenville, Burnt Hills, Halfmoon, Malta, Shakers, Glenridge, Harding
Crossing, Coons and Garrison Manor.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 exit 25 and near exit 26.
 Interstate 890 between exits 1a and 9.
 Interstate 87 between exits 6 and 7, and between exits 8A and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4298 7380 4284 7367 4282 7366 4281 7366
      4279 7367 4278 7368 4270 7390 4285 7404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 246DEG 17KT 4283 7391

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

MEM

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:28 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	29 min
Aug 3, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	32 min
Aug 3, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	25 min
Aug 3, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	31 min
Aug 3, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	37 min
Aug 3, 7:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	26 min
Aug 3, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	37 min
Aug 3, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer	41 min
Aug 3, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga	64 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.