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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Albany, NY

July 10, 2024Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2024, 1:38 PM EDT for Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 52 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 10, 2024, 1:38 PM EDT (17:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2024, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 12:06 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 565 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
565 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.2

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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 10, 9:41 AM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 9:41 AM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 1:30 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

CTZ013-MAZ001-NYZ059-060-064>066-VTZ013-015-110300-
Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-Eastern Greene-
Western Columbia-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-
Bennington-Eastern Windham-
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, east central New York and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.

Additionally, there is a marginal to slight risk for both severe
weather and excessive rainfall leading to flash flooding today and
tonight. The main impact hazards with any thunderstorms will be
damaging winds, but an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. All
storms will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall that
could lead to ponding of water in urban and poor drainage areas, as
well as isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is also a chance for thunderstorms Friday night, Saturday,
Monday, and Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ043-083-110300-
Northern Washington-Southeast Warren-
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 517 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.
   Flood Watch.
   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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 chance for thunderstorms Friday night, Saturday,
Monday, and Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ047-048-051-054-110300-
Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Western Albany-Eastern Rensselaer-
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

...TORNADO WATCH 517 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is also a chance for thunderstorms Friday night, Saturday,
Monday, and Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the
National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ041-049-050-052-053-084-110300-
Northern Saratoga-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-
Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Southern Washington-
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 517 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.
   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is also a chance for thunderstorms Friday night, Saturday,
Monday, and Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the
National Weather Service in Albany New York.

CTZ001-MAZ025-NYZ058-061-063-VTZ014-110300-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Berkshire-Western Greene-
Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Western Windham-
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, east central New York and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a marginal to slight risk for both severe weather and
excessive rainfall leading to flash flooding today and tonight. The
main impact hazards with any thunderstorms will be damaging winds,
but an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. All storms will be
capable of producing locally heavy rainfall that could lead to
ponding of water in urban and poor drainage areas, as well
as isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is also a chance for thunderstorms Friday night, Saturday,
Monday, and Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the
National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ032-033-038>040-042-082-110300-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-
Montgomery-Northern Warren-Northern Fulton-
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...TORNADO WATCH 517 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York and
eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon 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.
   Tornado Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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 chance for thunderstorms Friday night, Saturday,
Monday, and Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the
National Weather Service in Albany New York.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 2:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer31 min
Jul 10, 2:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHamilton, Herkimer4 hr
Jul 10, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer14 min
Jul 10, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer40 min
Jul 10, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer39 min
Jul 10, 6:00 PM EDTTornado WarningALYHerkimer15 min
Jul 10, 6:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer3 hr
Jul 10, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer37 min
Jul 10, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton24 min
Jul 10, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOneida27 min
Jul 10, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer36 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.