Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Oct 18, 1990, 8:13 PM EDT for Columbia County, Dutchess County, New York. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 1990, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 1990, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Atlantic City In, NJ (KACY), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 293 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
- 434 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
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 flash flood 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, Oct 18, 3:39 PM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
NYZ006>013-018>020-182230- BULLETIN- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 330 PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990 A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEW YORK THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MILES AN HOUR IN SOME WELL EXPOSED AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WILL BE COMMON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR OR MORE. ALSO...THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VIOLENT WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAMPERS AND TRACTOR-TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE HIGH WINDS. A BIG STORM NOW IN ONTARIO IS THE REASON FOR OUR POWERFUL WINDS. THE LEADING EDGE OF COLDER AIR...A COLD FRONT...ATTACHED TO THAT STORM IS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WINDS WILL SLOW!LY SUBSIDE. WILEY
Local storm report, Oct 18, 6:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0614PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990
CNWH WLSR APTS
01045 FILE 28 PD NORWICH NY0082400 OCT 18-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ROAD FLOODING
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPROPRIATE:
(X) - ROAD FLOODING
(X) - ROADSIDE CULVERTS FLOODING
(X) - STORM SEWERS BACKING UP CAUSING LOCAL URBAN FLOODING
( ) - WATER COLLECTING IN LOW LYING UNDERPASSES
( ) - OTHER
LOCATION: LOW STREET AREAS
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 10-18-90 505 PM
NEAREST TOWN/CITY: CITY NORWICH
REMARKS: HEAVY RAIN FALL HAS COLLECTED WATER IN STREETS SOMEPLACES
UP TO ONE FOOT DEEP - PRESSURE HAS LIFTED SOME MAN HOLE COVERS
ALSO HIGH WINGS HOWEVER NO DAMAGE AS A RESULT - ROADS PASSABLE
WITH CAUTION ADVISED
AUTH PHONE #: 607 334-2424
AUTH SGT ROBERT D MASON MASON 6-15 PMLocal storm report, Oct 18, 7:26 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
0726PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990
FCAT WLSR
01521 FILE 28 PD CATSKILL NY0192100 OCT 18-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): VILLAGE OF CATSKILL
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: OCT 18-90 7:00 P.M.
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO
HIGH WINDS IN AREA
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
( ) - NO HAIL REPORTED ( ) - LESS THAN 1/2" (PEA)
( ) - 1/2" (MARBLE) ( ) - 1/2" TO 3/4" (PENNY)
( ) - 3/4" TO 1" (DIME) ( ) - 1.25" (HALF DOLLAR)
( ) - 1.50" (WALNUT) ( ) - 1.75" (GOLFBALL)
( ) - 2.00" (HENS EGG) ( ) - 2.50" (TENNISBALL)
( ) - 2.75" (BASEBALL) ( ) - 3.00" (TEA CUP)
( ) - 4.00" (GRAPEFRUIT) ( ) - 4.50" (SOFTBALL)
NUMBER KILLED: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
LIGHTNING REPORTED AS ( ) - CLOUD TO CLOUD ( ) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO: ( ) - TREES
( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES ( ) - POWER/TELCO LINES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - CROPS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE ( ) - CROPS
( ) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS ( ) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES
(X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: 30 MPH OR KNOTS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
FLOODING (IF EXTENSIVE, SEND SEPARATE FLOOD MESSAGE FROM MENU)
( ) - STORM SEWER OVERFLOWS, UNDERPASSES, STREET FLOODING
( ) - LOCAL SMALL CREEKS OVERFLOWING
( ) - STREAMS AND LARGE CREEKS FLOODING (COMPLETE REMARKS W/DAMAGE
REMARKS:
AUTH PHONE #: 518 943-2244
AUTH SGT HARRY SACCO SACCO 7-25 PMLocal storm report, Oct 18, 7:45 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
0744PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990
FQRY WLSR APTS
02862 FILE 28 SP MIDDLETOWN NY1350100 OCT 18-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): TREES DOWN RT 97 T/DERPARK
AND RT 207 T/HAMPTONBURG - ORANGE CO NY
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 7-00 PM
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: NUMEROUS TREES & WIRES DOWN IN
ORANGE COUNTY
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
( ) - NO HAIL REPORTED ( ) - LESS THAN 1/2" (PEA)
( ) - 1/2" (MARBLE) ( ) - 1/2" TO 3/4" (PENNY)
( ) - 3/4" TO 1" (DIME) ( ) - 1.25" (HALF DOLLAR)
( ) - 1.50" (WALNUT) ( ) - 1.75" (GOLFBALL)
( ) - 2.00" (HENS EGG) ( ) - 2.50" (TENNISBALL)
( ) - 2.75" (BASEBALL) ( ) - 3.00" (TEA CUP)
( ) - 4.00" (GRAPEFRUIT) ( ) - 4.50" (SOFTBALL)
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
LIGHTNING REPORTED AS ( ) - CLOUD TO CLOUD ( ) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO: ( ) - TREES
( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES ( ) - POWER/TELCO LINES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - CROPS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE ( ) - CROPS
( ) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS ( ) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES
( ) - POWER/TELCO LINES
RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: MPH OR KNOTS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
FLOODING (IF EXTENSIVE, SEND SEPARATE FLOOD MESSAGE FROM MENU)
( ) - STORM SEWER OVERFLOWS, UNDERPASSES, STREET FLOODING
( ) - LOCAL SMALL CREEKS OVERFLOWING
( ) - STREAMS AND LARGE CREEKS FLOODING (COMPLETE REMARKS W/DAMAGE
REMARKS:
AUTH PHONE #: 914 344-5300
AUTH T/SGT CHARLES L HEADY M SISCO 7-45 PMLocal storm report, Oct 18, 8:04 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
0803PM EDT THU OCT 18 1990
FOSO WLSR APTS FCSD
12825 FILE 28 ORANGE COUNTY SO NY0350000 OCT 18-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WINDS/HEAVY RAIN
DETAILS CONCERNING EVENT: CLOSING OF WOODCOK MOUNTAIN ROAD TOWN OF BLOOMING
GROVE
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD):
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 7:00PM
DATE AND TIME CONDITION ENDED: STILL ACTIVE
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER:
NUMBER KILLED: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
REMARKS: NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN WASHINGTONVILLE TOWN OF BLOOMING GROVE
TOWN OF HAMPTONBURGH VILLAGE OF FLORIDA TOWN OF GOSHEN TOWN CRAWFORD PORT JERVIS
VALLEY CENTRAL AREAS PARTS OF TOWN OF NEWBURGH
AUTH PHONE #: 914 294-3303
AUTH SHERIFF ROGER G PHILLIPS/SGT KOHOL DEP GAMBUTIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 62 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.