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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Albany, NY

June 1, 1986Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 1986, 6:05 PM EDT for Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 1986, 6:05 PM EDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 1986, 7:05 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Whole counties

County Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 12:09 PM EDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
310 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1986

VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BLAST THE ADIRONDACKS.

A LINE OF NUMEROUS VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS AT 305 PM WAS FROM
CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTY INTO HAMILTON COUNTY AND THROUGH NORTHERN
WARREN COUNTY IN NEW YORK STATE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN..FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WAS
REPORTED WITH RHE STORMS. THE VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT
AROUND 40 MILES AND HOUR.

IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED SEEK A SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM
MOVES AWAY.

BOATERS ON THE LAKES IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS..AND
SEEK A SAFE HARBOR IF THE SKY DARKENS AND THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN.
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MONTE
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:05 PM EDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
400 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1986

LARGE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING CLOSER TO THE CAPITAL DISTRICT.

A LINE OF NUMEROUS VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AT 350 PM EDT  WAS
FROM UTICA TO GLENS FALLS.

TORRENTIAL RAIN..FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WAS
REPORTED WITH THE LARGE STORMS. THE VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COULD
CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MILES AND HOUR
BUT THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTH AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS WILL TAKE THE LARGE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN HERKIMER..
FULTON..MONTGOMERY..SARATOGA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES DURING THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

BOATERS ON THE LAKES IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS..AND
HEAD FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER.

MONTE
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
405 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1986

LARGE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING CLOSER TO THE CAPITAL DISTRICT.

A LINE OF NUMEROUS VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AT 400 PM EDT  WAS
FROM UTICA TO GLENS FALLS.

TORRENTIAL RAIN..FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WAS
REPORTED WITH THE LARGE STORMS. THE VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS COULD
CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MILES AND HOUR
BUT THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTH AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS WILL TAKE THE LARGE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN HERKIMER..
FULTON..MONTGOMERY..SARATOGA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES DURING THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
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BOATERS ON THE LAKES IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS..AND
HEAD FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN..CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEW YORK UNTIL 8 PM EDT TONIGHT.

MONTE
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 5:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
500 PM EDT SUN JUN 1 1986

CLUSTERS OF LARGE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THREATENING THE CAPITAL DISTRICT.

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS JUST
NORTHEAST OF SARATOGA SPRINGS AT 450 PM EDT.

THESE LARGE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THEY CONTAIN
PEA SIZE HAIL..FREQUENT LIGHTNINGG AND COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH
DAMAGING WINDS.

THE LARGE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SARATOGA COUNTY THIS
HOUR.

IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED..TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

BOATERS ON THE LAKES IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS..AND
HEAD FOR SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER.
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A SEVERE THUND ERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN..CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEW YORK UNTIL 8 PM EDT TONIGHT.

MONTE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess61 min
May 31, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster54 min
May 31, 10:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia75 min
Jun 1, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer44 min
Jun 1, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery35 min
Jun 1, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Schenectady49 min
Jun 1, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga33 min
Jun 1, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer57 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.