Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2023, 6:45 PM EDT for Columbia County, New York. It was in force for 15 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2023, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2023, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Columbia County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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 13, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
636
WFUS51 KALY 132245
TORALY
NYC021-132315-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0002.230713T2245Z-230713T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
645 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Chatham, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Columbia County, including the following locations...
Red Rock, Arnolds Mill, New Concord, Canaan Center, Moorhouse
Corner, Spencertown, East Chatham and Buckleyville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany
LAT...LON 4230 7359 4238 7362 4244 7346 4234 7342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 258DEG 20KT 4234 7355
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
KSL1 follow-up statement
236
WWUS51 KALY 132300
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
700 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023
NYC021-132309-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230713T2315Z/
Columbia NY-
700 PM EDT Thu Jul 13 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
east central New York.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Columbia County until 715 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4230 7359 4238 7362 4244 7346 4234 7342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 258DEG 20KT 4236 7344
$$
KSLThe 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 | 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 | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 17 min |
| Jul 13, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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 | 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, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 66 min |
| Jul 13, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 32 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.