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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Albany, NY

May 17, 2025Saratoga County, Warren County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2025, 4:27 PM EDT for Saratoga County, Warren County, Washington County, New York; Bennington County, Vermont. It was in force for 63 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, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2025, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Saratoga County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 17, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 272 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 17, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 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, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, May 17, 3:49 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 17, 4:15 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton45 min
May 17, 8:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer28 min
May 17, 8:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton46 min
May 17, 8:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer43 min
May 17, 8:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton35 min
May 17, 9:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton32 min
May 17, 9:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton36 min
May 17, 11:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer28 min
May 17, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer48 min
May 17, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer45 min
May 17, 12:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady52 min
May 17, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington63 min
May 17, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton48 min
May 17, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton46 min
May 17, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer25 min
May 17, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga32 min
May 17, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren56 min
May 17, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington33 min
May 17, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren31 min
May 17, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer27 min
May 17, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Washington42 min
May 17, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer35 min
May 17, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington37 min
May 17, 3:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren3 hr
May 17, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Washington34 min
May 17, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington58 min
May 17, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga41 min
May 17, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington51 min
May 17, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer50 min
May 17, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery30 min
May 17, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton52 min
May 17, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery48 min
May 17, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady, Schoharie39 min
May 17, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga36 min
May 17, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington64 min
May 17, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia48 min
May 17, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer43 min
May 17, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia39 min
May 17, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington68 min
May 17, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster44 min
May 17, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess46 min
May 17, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington, Windham48 min
May 17, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham39 min
May 17, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire44 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.