Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 1990, 3:15 PM EDT for Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 60 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
- May 17, 1990, 3:15 PM EDT (19:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 1990, 4:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Herkimer, NY |
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 nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KALB 171917 SVRALB NYC043-172015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 315 PM EDT THU MAY 17 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK ...HERKIMER COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE HEADED FOR HERKIMER COUNTY. THEY/LL CROSS THE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN 330 AND 345 PM. ONE SEVERE STORM WILL CROSS INTO HERKIMER COUNTY NEAR MCKEEVER AND MOVE TO NEAR BIG MOOSE BY ABOUT 400 PM TO 410 PM. REMEMBER...TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED DAMAGING WINDS IN WESTERN NEW YORK. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CO)NDITIONS. KA
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, May 17, 2:42 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
NYZ006>013-018>020-171930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY ...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 235 PM EDT THU MAY 17 1990 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEW YORK FROM THE MOHAWK VALLEY SOUTH UNTIL 900 PM THIS THURSDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SOUTHERN ESSEX COUNTY IN THE ADIRONDACKS SOUTH TO NEAR ALBANY AND WEST TO ABOUT AMSTERDAM AT 230 PM. THE THUNDERSTORM STORM WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN AT 230 WAS NEAR AMSTERDAM AND WILL BE NEAR NEAR CORINTH BY ABOUT 315 PM. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 50 MPH. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE BREWING IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND WILL BE MOVING EAST BY ABOUT 400 OR 500 PM. > THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN NEW YORK AT THIS TIME CONTAIN SOME LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SOME STRONG WINDS. HOWEVER...THE THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN NEW YORK WILL LIKELY GROW AND THEY WILL BE MOVING EAST...SO STAY ALERT TO NOAA WETHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM. THIS MEANS THAT THE ATMOSPHERE HAS THE POTENTAL FOR TORNADOS. ....CORRECTIOM...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM. KANE
Local storm report, May 17, 2:49 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP K
0250PM EST THU MAY 17 1990
KPSO WLSR APTS
01884 FILE 28 PUTNAM COUNTY SO CARMEL NY0390000 MAY-17-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD):
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 17 MAY 1990 0900HRS
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: LOCAL FLOODING
RAIN AMOUNT SLOWLY INCREASING
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
(X) - 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 (X) - 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: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
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: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
FLOODING (IF EXTENSIVE, SEND SEPARATE FLOOD MESSAGE FROM MENU)
(X) - STORM SEWER OVERFLOWS, UNDERPASSES, STREET FLOODING
( ) - LOCAL SMALL CREEKS OVERFLOWING
( ) - STREAMS AND LARGE CREEKS FLOODING (COMPLETE REMARKS W/DAMAGE
REMARKS:
AUTH PHONE #: 914 225-4300
AUTH SHERIFF ROBERT D THOUBBORON YANNI 1448HRSLocal storm report, May 17, 2:52 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP E
0253PM EST THU MAY 17 1990
EOSS WLSR APTS
01357 FILE 28 STEUBEN CO SO NY0500000 MAY 17-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): T/WAYNE - STEUBEN CO
CO RT 97 - WEST WANETA LAKE RD
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 05/17/90 1345 PM
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER:
LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS CO RT 97 BLOCKING ROADWAY
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
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES
( ) - POWER/TELCO LINES
RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: MPH OR KNOTS
NUMBER KILLED: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
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: BATH VILLAGE POLICE REPORT TREE LIMBS DOWN V/BATH - NO
DAMAGE TO WIRES OR STRUCTURES
AUTH PHONE #: 607 776-7009
AUTH SHERIFF JERRY DARTT FOLEY 1445 PMLocal storm report, May 17, 2:55 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
0256PM EST THU MAY 17 1990
DADM WLSR APTS DSAP DPAP
00942 FILE 28 SP ONEIDA NY1260100 MAY 17-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): MATTYDALE - T/SALINA
ONONDAGA COUNTY
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 2-40 PM DATE
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: TREES UPROOTED - WIRES DOWN AND AR
CING - HIGH WINDS HEAVY RAINS - HEADED EAST - SMALL HAILSTONES
HAIL SIZE REPORTED (X) - LESS THAN 1/2" (PEA)
NO LIGHNING REPORTED
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME
NO FLOODING REPORTS
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE ( ) - CROPS
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS (X) - POWER/TELCO POLES
(X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
REMARKS: HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS HEADED EAST AT THIS TIME FROM THE
T/SALINA ONONDAGA COUNTY AREA
AUTH PHONE #: 315 699-9661
AUTH AUTH SGT ANTHONY J VANDITTO MORE 2-55 PMLocal storm report, May 17, 2:58 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP E
0259PM EST THU MAY 17 1990
EWSO WLSR APTS
03731 FILE 28 WAYNE CO SO NY0580000 5-17-90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): BROWN RD, CLYDE,NY
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 2-45 PM DATE
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: RG&E SUB STATION ON BROWN RD, CLYD
HAS TREE ON LINE AND HAS OUTED POWER FOR FOLLOWING TOWNS-CAYTO-VICTORY
RED CREEK-WOLCOTT
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
(X) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS (X) - POWER/TELCO POLES
( ) - POWER/TELCO LINES
RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: MPH OR KNOTS
NUMBER KILLED: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
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: REPORTED BY RG&E OFFICE FROM SODUS,NY - NO DAMAGE
POWER WILL BE OUT FOR AT LEASE ONE HOUR
AUTH PHONE #: 315 946-9711
AUTH AUTH SHERIFF PISCIOTTI SGT PULVER 2-59 PMLocal storm report, May 17, 3:07 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
0309PM EST THU MAY 17 1990
DJSO WLSR APTS
01069 FILE 28 JEFFERSON CO SO NY0220000 MAY 17 90
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD):
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 05-17-90 @ 15:00 HRS
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: HIGH WINDS THUNDERSTORMS AND
LIGHTNING
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
(X) - 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
(X) - 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 (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES
(X) - 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 #: 315 788-1441
AUTH SGT CLAUDE WILLIAMS OTTMAN 3:08The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 48 min |
| May 17, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery | 61 min |
| May 17, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 61 min |
| May 17, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 68 min |
| May 17, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 69 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.