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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2026, 9:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 48 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, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2026, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Albany County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 13 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1271 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 7:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
657 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
NYZ049-050-052-053-012345-
Eastern Albany NY-Western Rensselaer NY-Eastern Schenectady NY-
Southern Saratoga NY-
657 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL SCHENECTADY...
NORTHEASTERN ALBANY...SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA AND NORTHWESTERN
RENSSELAER COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Clifton Park, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Troy, Clifton Park, Cohoes, Mechanicville, Niskayuna, Waterford,
Alplaus, Country Knolls, Center Brunswick, East Glenville, Halfmoon,
Stillwater, Schaghticoke, Lansingburgh, Schaghticoke Hill, Groom
Corners, Melrose, Willow Glen, Coons, and Aqueduct.
This includes Interstate 87 between exits 8A and 10.
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.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
east central New York.
&&
LAT...LON 4275 7359 4278 7390 4288 7391 4296 7369
4294 7364 4294 7362 4286 7357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 262DEG 14KT 4285 7381
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
KSLSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 7:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
715 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
NYZ041-049-050-053-054-084-020000-
Western Rensselaer NY-Eastern Schenectady NY-Eastern Rensselaer NY-
Southern Washington NY-Southern Saratoga NY-Northern Saratoga NY-
715 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTIES THROUGH
800 PM EDT...
At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Country Knolls, or near Clifton Park, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Mechanicville, Cambridge, Round Lake, Country Knolls, Burnt Hills,
East Glenville, Malta, Lee, Easton, Stillwater, Schaghticoke, Valley
Falls, Schaghticoke Hill, Glenridge, Johnsonville, Willow Glen,
Coons, Wayville, Garrison Manor, and Elnora.
This includes Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 12.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
east central New York.
&&
LAT...LON 4286 7391 4297 7393 4306 7339 4287 7337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 263DEG 28KT 4293 7382
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
KSLLocal storm report, Jul 1, 8:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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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.
&&Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 8:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Saratoga | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 21 min |
| Jul 2, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 10:44 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.