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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY

April 14, 2026Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2026, 3:25 PM EDT for 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: Apr 14, 2026, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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
Apr 14, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 119 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: 827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 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 Apr 14, 1:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 1:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 12:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 14, 3:09 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
309 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

NYZ032-033-141945-
Northern Herkimer NY-Hamilton NY-
309 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HAMILTON AND
CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McKeever, or near Old Forge, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Speculator, Old Forge, Inlet, Eighth Lake Campground, Brown Tract
Pond Campground, Limekiln Lake Campground, Eagle Bay, McKeever, Nicks
Lake Campground, Raquette Lake, Golden Beach Campground, Alger Island
Public Campground, West Canada Lakes, Minnehaha, Thendara, Carter
Station, First Lake, Sled Harbor, Wolf Lake Landing, and Sagamore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern New York.

&&

LAT...LON 4388 7453 4353 7443 4354 7510 4373 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 257DEG 43KT 4363 7503

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

MEM

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 3:13 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
313 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

NYZ032-033-141945-
Northern Herkimer NY-Hamilton NY-
313 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON AND
CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Forestport, or 9 miles east of Boonville, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lake Pleasant, Caswell Lake, Mountain Home, Atwell, Wheelertown,
Piseco, Rudeston, North Wilmurt, Higgins Bay, Herkimer Landing, and
Hoffmeister.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern New York.

&&

LAT...LON 4355 7442 4341 7439 4339 7508 4350 7510
      4357 7510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 257DEG 43KT 4350 7515

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

MEM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	67 min
Apr 14, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	36 min
Apr 14, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	32 min
Apr 14, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	34 min
Apr 14, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	43 min
Apr 14, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Washington	62 min
Apr 14, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie	45 min
Apr 14, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie	67 min
Apr 14, 7:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Greene, Ulster	64 min
Apr 14, 7:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	55 min
Apr 14, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Bennington, Windham	61 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.