Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Albany, NY

July 28, 1989Rensselaer County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 1989, 1:38 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 67 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 1989, 1:38 PM EDT (17:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 1989, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Berkshire County, MA, Rensselaer County, NY

The radar

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 2:04 PM EDTHail 0.75Berkshire, MA

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 8:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer51 min
Jul 28, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer55 min
Jul 27, 9:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire55 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1989Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989

Sources

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