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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT for Columbia County, Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 46 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
- Aug 6, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Otsego | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie | 55 min |
| Aug 6, 7:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie | 99 min |
| Aug 6, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 45 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.