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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Albany, NY

July 10, 2025Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2025, 7:25 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York. It was in force for 65 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, 2025, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2025, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 44 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: 192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 792 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 14 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 Jul 10, 2:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:03 PM EDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 5:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
523 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

NYZ038-102200-
Southern Herkimer NY-
523 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HERKIMER COUNTY
THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 523 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clayville, or near Utica, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Frankfort, Elizabethtown, Jersalem Hill, Days Corners, North
Winfield, West Frankfort, Corrado Corners, Cedar Lake, Harbor, North
Columbia, Gulph, Frankfort Hill, Parker Corners, Cranes Corners,
Kinne Corners, Norwich Corners, Goodiers Corners, Frankfort Center,
Stewart Corners, and Spinnerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4309 7518 4311 7510 4294 7503 4293 7521
      4305 7522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 250DEG 8KT 4301 7520

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Rathbun

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 6:59 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
659 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

NYZ041-043-083-084-102330-
Northern Washington NY-Southern Washington NY-Southeast Warren NY-
Northern Saratoga NY-
659 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hudson Falls, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Fort Edward, Granville, Hartford,
Comstock, Glens Falls North, West Glens Falls, Queensbury, Kingsbury,
South Glens Falls, Hampton, Fort Ann, Argyle, Middle Granville,
French Mountain, Dunham Basin, Smiths Basin, Goose Island, and
Adamsville.

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 19 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4353 7324 4352 7325 4333 7325 4318 7358
      4338 7372 4342 7363 4341 7362 4342 7361
      4357 7327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 239DEG 22KT 4335 7352

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

SND

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:04 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
704 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

NYZ041-050-084-102330-
Southern Washington NY-Southern Saratoga NY-Northern Saratoga NY-
704 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 703 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Saratoga Springs, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Saratoga Springs around 710 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Deans Corners, Center
White Creek, Grangerville, Kings Station, Northumberland, Wayville,
Middle Falls, North Cambridge, Halls Corner, and Mannings Cove.

People attending Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek
safe shelter immediately!

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 13S and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4294 7336 4296 7343 4294 7345 4294 7365
      4292 7368 4289 7368 4307 7392 4319 7374
      4301 7327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 315DEG 14KT 4308 7376

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

SND

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	42 min
Jul 10, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Oneida	37 min
Jul 10, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	31 min
Jul 10, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	26 min
Jul 10, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Washington	34 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.