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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Albany, NY

July 1, 2026Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT for Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 31 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 1, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dutchess County, NY, Ulster County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 143 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: 312 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -174 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 891 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.3

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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 1, 3:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 3:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 12:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:20 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:52 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
352 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

NYZ064>066-012030-
Eastern Dutchess NY-Western Dutchess NY-Eastern Ulster NY-
352 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ULSTER AND
NORTHWESTERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Port Ewen, or over Kingston, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Kingston, Rhinebeck, Pleasant Valley, Hurley, Red Hook, Lake Katrine,
Stanfordville, Staatsburg, Port Ewen, Tillson, Esopus, Rosendale,
Milan, Rolling Meadows, Salt Point, Maple Hill, Norrie Heights, Sweet
Meadows, Linden Acres, and Hillside.

This includes Interstate 87 near exit 19.

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4185 7411 4204 7406 4200 7368 4172 7374
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 278DEG 22KT 4191 7396

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KSL

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:03 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
403 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

NYZ033-012030-
Hamilton NY-
403 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Blue Mountain Lake, or 11 miles northwest of Indian Lake, moving east
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Blue Mountain Lake, Lake Eaton Campground, Lake Durant Campground,
Long Lake, Eagle Nest, Catlin Lake, and Deerland.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 7426 4397 7425 4392 7434 4381 7422
      4382 7419 4383 7415 4381 7412 4381 7408
      4380 7405 4375 7406 4384 7451 4402 7447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 272DEG 16KT 4392 7440

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KSL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 12:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	40 min
Jul 1, 12:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	35 min
Jul 1, 12:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	50 min
Jul 1, 1:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	48 min
Jul 1, 2:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	65 min
Jul 1, 2:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	51 min
Jul 1, 3:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	57 min
Jul 1, 3:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	56 min
Jul 1, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	44 min
Jul 1, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	40 min
Jul 1, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer	40 min
Jul 1, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	38 min
Jul 1, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	27 min
Jul 1, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	33 min
Jul 1, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady	50 min
Jul 1, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	46 min
Jul 1, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	40 min
Jul 1, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	48 min
Jul 1, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	45 min
Jul 1, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery	51 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.