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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Albany, NY

July 1, 2026Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2026, 8:59 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 61 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, 8:59 PM EDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY

The radar

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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
Jul 1, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 6:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
654 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     Hail             1 S Clifton Park        42.84N 73.81W
07/01/2026  E0.88 Inch       Saratoga           NY   Public

            Public report of dime to nickel size hail at
            intersection of Grooms Rd and South Barney
            Rd.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 7:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 1, 8:15 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 1, 8:16 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albany NY
816 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0746 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SSW Frankfort         43.00N 75.09W
07/01/2026                   Herkimer           NY   Law Enforcement

            Report of tree down on Joslin Hill Rd in
            Frankfort, NY.

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:39 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie47 min
Jul 1, 8:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHerkimer2 hr
Jul 1, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton, Saratoga51 min
Jul 1, 9:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Schenectady, Schoharie41 min
Jul 1, 9:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady48 min
Jul 1, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer38 min
Jul 1, 10:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer44 min
Jul 1, 10:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer61 min
Jul 1, 10:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene64 min
Jul 1, 10:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington42 min
Jul 1, 11:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster21 min
Jul 2, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton27 min
Jul 2, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany23 min
Jul 2, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer29 min
Jul 2, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene34 min
Jul 1, 10:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington, Windham61 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.