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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Albany, NY

May 17, 2025Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2025, 3:55 PM EDT for Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 50 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: May 17, 2025, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2025, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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
May 17, 12:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 317 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 17, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
233 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

NYZ032-171900-
Northern Herkimer NY-
233 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY THROUGH
300 PM EDT...

At 233 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of McKeever, or 14 miles north of Boonville, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Big Moose, McKeever, Moshier Falls, Nicks Lake Campground, Old Forge,
Minnehaha, Thendara, Carter Station, Mountain Lodge, Lyon Lake, Alger
Island Public Campground, and Woods Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
eastern New York.

&&

LAT...LON 4401 7497 4364 7480 4359 7511 4390 7514
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 239DEG 23KT 4369 7527

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MEM

Special weather statement, May 17, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
248 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

NYZ041>043-050-083-084-171930-
Northern Washington NY-Southern Washington NY-Southeast Warren NY-
Southern Saratoga NY-Northern Warren NY-Northern Saratoga NY-
248 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...CENTRAL
SARATOGA AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 248 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near West Glens Falls to near Galway. Movement
was northeast at 35 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...
Parkis Mills, Lake Luzerne, West Milton, Greenfield Center, Wiley
Corners, Porter Corners, North Milton, Saratoga Race Course,
Danielstown, Glens Falls, East Hartford, South Corinth, Wilton,
Dimmick Corners, Fortsville, Hudson Falls, Clarks Corner, Durkeetown,
Fenimore, and Pages Corner.

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 13N and 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
east central New York.

&&

LAT...LON 4336 7326 4295 7390 4306 7406 4352 7366
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 226DEG 30KT 4327 7370 4303 7399

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

MEM

Special weather statement, May 17, 3:26 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 3:48 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 3:49 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 17, 3:49 PM EDT, 6 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
May 16, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	45 min
May 17, 8:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	28 min
May 17, 8:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	46 min
May 17, 8:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	43 min
May 17, 8:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	35 min
May 17, 9:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	32 min
May 17, 9:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	36 min
May 17, 11:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	28 min
May 17, 11:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	48 min
May 17, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	45 min
May 17, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	52 min
May 17, 1:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington	63 min
May 17, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	48 min
May 17, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	46 min
May 17, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	25 min
May 17, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	32 min
May 17, 2:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Warren	56 min
May 17, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	33 min
May 17, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	31 min
May 17, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	27 min
May 17, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga, Washington	42 min
May 17, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	35 min
May 17, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Warren, Washington	37 min
May 17, 3:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Warren	3 hr
May 17, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga, Washington	34 min
May 17, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	58 min
May 17, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	41 min
May 17, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington	51 min
May 17, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	30 min
May 17, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	63 min
May 17, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton	52 min
May 17, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	48 min
May 17, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady, Schoharie	39 min
May 17, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	36 min
May 17, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Washington	64 min
May 17, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	48 min
May 17, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	43 min
May 17, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia	39 min
May 17, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington	68 min
May 17, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	44 min
May 17, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	46 min
May 17, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Bennington, Windham	48 min
May 17, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	39 min
May 17, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	44 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.