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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Albany, NY

August 15, 20244 counties in New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2024, 5:17 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 20 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 15, 2024, 5:17 PM EDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2024, 5:37 PM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Albany County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY

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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 15, 4:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 4:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 4:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
344 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

NYZ041-050-053-152015-
Western Rensselaer NY-Southern Saratoga NY-Northern Saratoga NY-
344 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND NORTH
CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Saratoga Springs, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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, Mechanicville, Ballston Spa, Round Lake, Country
Knolls, North Ballston Spa, Gates, Malta, Stillwater, Schaghticoke,
Deans Corners, Schaghticoke Hill, Willow Glen, Coons, Wayville,
Elnora, Halls Corner, Mannings Cove, Eddy Corners, and Saratoga Race
Course.

People attending Saratoga Race Course (Horses), and Saratoga
Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek safe shelter immediately!

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 15.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4286 7358 4288 7389 4310 7388 4311 7364
      4298 7361 4297 7363 4294 7363 4294 7360
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 356DEG 17KT 4303 7376

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Wasula

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 4:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 4:20 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
420 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

NYZ041-050-152045-
Southern Saratoga NY-Northern Saratoga NY-
420 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 420 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Round Lake, or near Mechanicville, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Mechanicville, Ballston Spa, Round Lake, Country Knolls, North
Ballston Spa, Malta, Stillwater, Maltaville, Malta Ridge, Francis
Corners, Willow Glen, Coons, Wayville, Myers Corners, Newtown, Bemis
Heights, Elnora, Halls Corner, Mannings Cove, and Cedar Bluffs.

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 13N.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4300 7361 4298 7361 4297 7363 4295 7363
      4293 7366 4291 7368 4289 7368 4287 7367
      4286 7385 4304 7386 4304 7359 4302 7359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 354DEG 18KT 4298 7373

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

WASULA

Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:02 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:10 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:13 PM EDT, 4 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 15, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	42 min
Aug 15, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	43 min
Aug 15, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	22 min
Aug 15, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	44 min
Aug 15, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	31 min
Aug 15, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	35 min
Aug 15, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	25 min
Aug 15, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga	30 min
Aug 15, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga	28 min
Aug 15, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	34 min
Aug 15, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Washington	39 min
Aug 15, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	36 min
Aug 15, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	43 min
Aug 15, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	33 min
Aug 15, 1:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	13 min
Aug 15, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	23 min
Aug 15, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	36 min
Aug 15, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	39 min

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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.