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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Albany, NY

August 14, 2024Fulton County, Montgomery County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT for Fulton County, Montgomery County, New York. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2024, 4:25 PM EDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fulton County, NY, Montgomery County, NY

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 14, 3:45 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 3:45 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 3:48 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 14, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
251 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024

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

0230 PM     Hail             6 SSE Little Falls      42.97N 74.81W
08/14/2024  M0.25 Inch       Herkimer           NY   Trained Spotter

            Trained Spotter measured pea sized hail that
            lasted 2 minutes.

&&

RW
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024

NYZ039>041-048>050-082-142000-
Southern Fulton NY-Eastern Schenectady NY-Northern Fulton NY-
Western Schenectady NY-Montgomery NY-Southern Saratoga NY-
Northern Saratoga NY-
257 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SCHENECTADY...
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON...SOUTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND EAST CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Broadalbin to near Galway to near Rock City
Falls. Movement was south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Scotia, Glenville, Ballston Spa,
Broadalbin, Hagaman, Mayfield, Round Lake, Fort Johnson, Galway,
Rotterdam Junction, East Glenville, Burnt Hills, Rock City Falls,
Tribes Hill, Country Knolls, North Ballston Spa, Alplaus, and
Pattersonville-Rotterdam Junction.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 between exits 26 and 27.
 Interstate 890 between exits 1a and 1b.
 Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 13N.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4312 7426 4311 7407 4315 7388 4292 7371
      4280 7402 4287 7436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 352DEG 13KT 4308 7422 4305 7407 4310 7393

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, Aug 14, 3:19 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 14, 3:36 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 14, 3:39 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 4:02 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton, Montgomery44 min
Aug 14, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie63 min
Aug 14, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Schenectady63 min
Aug 14, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady54 min
Aug 14, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer36 min
Aug 14, 3:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery73 min
Aug 14, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Saratoga, Schenectady20 min
Aug 14, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton43 min
Aug 14, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren56 min
Aug 14, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton31 min
Aug 14, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton33 min
Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington27 min
Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton26 min
Aug 14, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton53 min
Aug 14, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton27 min
Aug 14, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga55 min
Aug 14, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren30 min
Aug 14, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton27 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.