Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1994, 7:13 PM EDT for Warren County, New York. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Warren County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 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 272313 SVRALB NYC113-280000- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 713 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHERN NEW YORK ...NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY AT 705 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OF WARREN COUNTY. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY REPORTED TREES DOWNED IN FORT EDWARD. IT WAS MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. AT 720 PM...THIS STORM WILL BE 8 MILES EAST OF NORTH CREEK NEAR STARBUCKVILLE. AT 735 PM...IT'LL BE ABOUT 10 DMILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH CREEK. JC
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 27, 3:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
NYC039-111-VTC003-025-272200- SHORT TERM FORECAST AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 300 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CATSKILLS AND SOUTHERNMOST VERMONT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF GREENE AND ULSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM. ANOTHER CONCENTRATED AREA OF STORMS WILL CROSS THROUGH BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES OF VERMONT BY 345 PM. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:02 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
NYC039-111-VTC003-025-272200- SHORT TERM FORECAST AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 300 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CATSKILLS AND SOUTHERNMOST VERMONT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF GREENE AND ULSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM. ANOTHER CONCENTRATED AREA OF STORMS WILL CROSS THROUGH BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES OF VERMONT BY 345 PM. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOtURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
NYC093-272100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 400 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SCHENECTADY COUNTY BETWEEN 4 AND 5PM... A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS SCHENECTADY COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL WEST OF THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY IN ROTTERDAM...PRINCETOWN AND DUANESBURG. CULVERTS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS COULD FLOOD. IF YOUR DRIVING THIS EVENING DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. SNYDER
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
NYC093-272100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 400 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SCHENECTADY COUNTY BETWEEN 4 AND 5PM... A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS SCHENECTADY COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL WEST OF THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY IN ROTTERDAM...PRINCETOWN AND DUANESBURG. CULVERTS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS COULD FLOOD. IF YOUR DRIVING THIS EVENING DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. SNYDER
Local storm report, Jun 27, 4:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0429PM MON JUN 27 1994
CBSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
04248 FILE 28 BROOME CO SO BINGHAMTON NY0030000 JUN 27-94
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADDED INFO
ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER
REF 4248 FILE 28 6/27/94 RE: TORNADO REPORT
FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: BROOME
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON(S) REPORTING FUNNEL CLOUD(S):
AFFORDABLE PAVING CO
2213 NORTH ST
ENDWELL NY 13760
LOCATION OF FUNNEL CLOUD: R.R. TRACKS IN VICINITY OF WAYNE ST ENDWELL
MILITARY TIME AND DATE FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED: 16:20
DIRECTION OF FUNNEL CLOUD MOVEMENT: NONE
DESCRIPTION OF FUNNEL CLOUD:
DAMAGE REPORTED TO (CHECK): ( )-CROPS ( )-FARM BLDGS
( )-POWER/TELCO LINES ( )-POWER/TELCO POLES ( )-SMALL TREES
( )-LARGE TREES ( )-PRIVATE HOMES ( )-COMM. BLDGS
( )-OTHER (SPECIFY)
NUMBER OF FATALITIES: NUMBER OF INJURED:
REMARKS: NO DAMAGE REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE AS OF YET
REPORTED BY 911
AUTH PHONE #: 607 778-1911
AUTH MICHAEL F ASWAD BROOME COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER ROGERS/4-28 PMLocal storm report, Jun 27, 6:59 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP G
0700PM MON JUN 27 1994
GCOW WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
03452 FILE 28 WASHINGTON CO SO SALEM NY0570000 JUN 27-94
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: WASHINGTON CO
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): FT EDWARD CAPUTO AVE
KINGSBURY 7TH AVE
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 18:34
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: CAPUTO AVE TREE DOWN CRUSHED FRONT OF
A VEHICLE TOOK DOWN A POWER LINE LINE DOWN ON GROUND AND IS REPORTED HOT
TREE DOWN ON 7TH AVE ACROSS AVE NO DAMAGE REPORTED
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: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
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: 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: REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS FROM STORM MOVING THRU THE FT EDWARD/KINGSBURY
AREA
AUTH PHONE #: 518 854-7487
AUTH SGT GEORGE BELL GREENOUGH 6-59 PMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 40 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.