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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Albany, NY

August 28, 1990Sullivan County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 1990, 10:04 PM EDT for Sullivan County, New York. It was in force for 56 min. 3 reports 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: Aug 28, 1990, 10:04 PM EDT (02:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 28, 1990, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Whole counties

County Sullivan 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
Aug 28, 10:10 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 0	Sullivan, NY
Aug 28, 10:15 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 0	Sullivan, NY
Aug 28, 10:25 PM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 0	Sullivan, 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 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 6.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KALB 290205
SVRALB
NYC105-290300-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1004 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY  HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
 
   ...SULLIVAN COUNTY
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER OF SULIIVAN COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH. THE WILL AFFECT MOST OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. PERSONS
IN THIS COUNTY SHOULD SEEK SHELTER.
 
THESE STROMS ALSO HAVE INTENSE VERY FEQUENT LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING
IS DANGEROUS...STAY AWAY FRON WINDOWS...DONT USE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
OR THE TELEPHONE.
 
 
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 CONDITIONS.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
 
SNYDER

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

Local storm report, Aug 28, 8:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP G
0850PM EDT TUE AUG 28 1990
GFON WLSR APTS
04437    FILE 28   SP FONDA NY1280100                AUG 28-90
TO           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

DETAILS CONCERNING EVENT: THUNDERSTORM HIT WESTERN MONTGOMERY CO 8-45PM
NUMEROUS LIGHTING STRIKES HEAVY RAIN IN THE ST JOHNSVILLE AREA

LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): ST JOHNSVILLE

DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 8-40PM
DATE AND TIME CONDITION ENDED: CURRENT
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: UNKNOWN

NUMBER KILLED: 0        NUMBER INJURED: 0
REMARKS: STORM 9IS WESTBOUND APPEARS TOBE MOVING SLOWLY

AUTH PHONE #: 518 853-3415

AUTH TPR RICHARD H MAXIAN          TOMLINSON            8-50PM

Local storm report, Aug 28, 8:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP E
0854PM EDT TUE AUG 28 1990
ESSO WLSR APTS
01772        FILE 28   SCHUYLER CO SO NY0480000      DATE  AUG 28-90
TO           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                   THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND

LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): COUNTY ROUTE 4 ST RT 227
TOWN OF HECTOR - SCHUYLER CO
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: AUGUST 28-90  1990
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: DAMAGE TO SEVERAL LARGE BARNS,
A NEARBY HOUSE

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)
(X) - 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  (X) - 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   (X) - CROPS
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS  (X) - LARGE TREES
(X) - COMM. BUILDINGS     (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
(X) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS  (X) - POWER/TELCO POLES
(X) - POWER/TELCO LINES

RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: 60  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:  INTERVIEWS PRESENTLY BEING CONDUCTED INTO THE POSSI@BILITY OF
A TORNADO STRIKE'S ON CR 4 AND IN THE REYNOLDSVILLE - MECKLENBURG AREAS

AUTH PHONE #: 607 535-2767

AUTH AND SENT LIEUTENANT PHILIP C BARNES          8 48 PM

Local storm report, Aug 28, 9:29 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP G
0932PM EDT TUE AUG 28 1990
GMSO WLSR APTS
05576        FILE 28   MONTGOMERY CO SO FONDA NY     AUG 28 90
TO           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                   THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND

LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): NELLISTON NY ROUTE 5

DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: APPROX 9 PM 08 27 90
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: WIRES DOWN FROM HIGH WINDS INTO
ROADWAY ROUTE 5 NELLISTON TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL WIRES CLEARED
USUAL STORM DEBRIS ALONG ROADWAY BETWEEN FONDA NY WEST TO NELLISTON

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  (X) - 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
(X) - 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:

AUTH PHONE #: 518 853-4435
AUTH LT DAVID H OWENS               LT OWENS      9-31 PM

Local storm report, Aug 28, 9:31 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
0935PM EDT TUE AUG 28 1990
DHQT WLSR DSAP DPAP QHQT DSTF
06997    FILE 28   SP ONEIDA NY1260100               AUG 28-90
TO       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                          TORNADO REPORT
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPROPRIATE:
( ) - REPORT BASED UPON DAMAGE
(X) - FUNNEL CLOUD ACTUALLY SIGHTED (SEND ADDED INFO MESSAGE)
( ) - WATER SPOUT ACTUALLY SIGHTED (SEND ADDED INFO MESSAGE)
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): NORTH COLUMBIA ROAD,
T/COLUMBIA, HERKIMER COUNTY
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON(S) REPORTING TORNADO(S):
JOE PLUNKET, KINGDOM ROAD, T/COLUMBIA

DATE AND TIME OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN: 9-45PM
PLACE OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN: NORTH COLUMBIA ROAD
DIRECTION OF TORNADO TRAVEL: SOUTHEAST TOWARD RICHFIELD SPRINGS
ESTIMATED WIDTH OF TORNADO AT GROUND: UNKNOWN
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TORNADO PATH: UNKNOWN
PLACE OF TORNADO LIFTOFF: UNKNOWN
DAMAGE REPORTED TO (CHECK): ( )-CROPS       (X)-FARM BLDGS
( )-POWER/TELCO LINES ( )-POWER/TELCO POLES ( )-SMALL TREES
( )-LARGE TREES       ( )-PRIVATE HOMES     ( )-COMM. BLDGS
( )-OTHER (SPECIFY)
NUMBER OF FATALITIES: 0          NUMBER OF INJURED: 0
REMARKS:

AUTH PHONE #: 315 363-4400
AUTH T/SGT DAVID L BERGSTROM        SMITH         9-34PM

Local storm report, Aug 28, 9:34 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0938PM EDT TUE AUG 28 1990
CHQT WLSR
05443        FILE 28   SP SIDNEY NY1120100           AUG 28-90
TO           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                   THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND

LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD):SOUTHERN OTSEGO,CHENANGO
AND NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTIES
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 9:05 PM AUG 28-90
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER:

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 (X) - CLOUD TO CLOUD  (X) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO:            (X) - TREES
( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES   (X) - 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
(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: SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES - HIGH WINDS - SEVERE LIGHTNING
         HEAVY RAINS

AUTH PHONE #: 607-563-9011
AUTH T/SGT WALTER A GOODRICH        GERG          9-35 PM

Local storm report, Aug 28, 9:48 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP A
0951PM EDT TUE AUG 28 1990
ALLE WLSR APTS
05078    FILE 28   SP OLEAN NY1040100                AUG 28-90
TO           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

DETAILS CONCERNING EVENT: HIGH WINDS, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED
    (BUT HAD NOT TOUCHED DOWN) - SLIGHT FLOODING OF ROADWAY
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): ROUTE 417, T/CARROLLTON (FUNNEL
  CLOUD) - ALSO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN CITY & T/OLEAN, T/HINSDALE, T/ALLEGANY
  RT 16 - SLIGHT FLOODING NEAR FIVE MILE RD, T/FRANKLINVILLE - UNKNOWN DEPTH
          NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO BLOCK TRAFFIC
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 7:15 PM ON 08-28-90
DATE AND TIME CONDITION ENDED: STILL EXPERIENCING LIGHTNING & RAIN AT 9-45 PM
                               8-28-90
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: NUMEROUS TREES & POWER LINES DOWN

NUMBER KILLED: 0        NUMBER INJURED: 1
REMARKS: 1 CHILD SLIGHTLY INJURED WHEN TREE LIMB FELL ON CAR IN WHICH HE WAS
A PASSENGER - RT 16, T/OLEAN NEAR GODFREY HOLLOW RD

AUTH PHONE #: 716 373-2550

AUTH SGT DONALD P GARDON                     ROSTAN/9-45 PM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 28, 8:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Montgomery	53 min
Aug 28, 8:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Herkimer	32 min
Aug 28, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Montgomery, Schenectady	60 min
Aug 28, 9:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga	53 min
Aug 28, 9:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Schoharie	55 min
Aug 28, 9:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany	56 min
Aug 28, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Washington	78 min
Aug 28, 10:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Ulster	60 min
Aug 28, 10:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Orange	67 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.