Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 19, 1996, 2:25 PM EST for Greene County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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
- Jan 19, 1996, 2:25 PM EST (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 1996, 3:15 PM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Greene County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:00 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide, NY | |
| Jan 19, 3:15 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Surprise, 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 518 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 588 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 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, Jan 19, 12:47 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP K
1248PM FRI JAN 19 1996
KDSO WLSR QHQT QTRF WAPT APTS
00380 FILE 28 DUTCHESS CO SO NY0130000 JAN 19-96
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER
(SPECIFY TYPE OF WEATHER OR EARTHQUAKE EVENT)
DETAILS CONCERNING EVENT: FLOODING CONDITIONS
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: DUTCHESS
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): COUNTY RD 89 (WATERBURY HILL RD)
CLOSED FROM RT 82 TO NORTH PARLIMAN RD T/LAGRANGE BECAUSE OF A WASHOUT
DC HIGHWAY DEPT ON SCENE
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 1100AM
DATE AND TIME CONDITION ENDED:
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER:
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
REMARKS:
AUTH PHONE #: 914 486-3800
AUTH FRED W SCORALICK SHERIFF DEPUTY WALT RITCH 1247P
OPER -P RITCH,WALTER A 1248Local storm report, Jan 19, 12:47 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP A 1248PM FRI JAN 19 1996 AWSO WLSR APTS 00189 FILE 28 WYOMING CO SO WARSAW NY0600000 JAN 19-96 TO DESTINATION(S) AGENCY TITLE WYOMING COUNTY HAS EXPERIENCED HEAVY DOWN POURS AND SLEET. HOMES ON MAIN ST IN THE VILLAGE OF PIKE, SHEARING RD IN THE TOWN OF GAINESVILLE, AND PROSPECT ST IN THE VILLAGE OF ATTICA HAVE BEEN EVACUTATED. MANY SECONDARY ROADS IN THE COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING CONDITIONS FROM SMALL STREAMS AND PLUGGED CULVERTS. MOST FIRE DEPARTMENTS THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY ARE BUSY PUMPING CELLARS. HIGHWAY CREWS ARE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECTN THE PROBLEMS WITH CULVERTS AND STREAMS. AUTH CAPTAIN JOHN COPELAND BUCHWALD 1247 OPER - BUCHWALD,JOAN L 1247
Local storm report, Jan 19, 1:02 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP F 0103PM FRI JAN 19 1996 FBLM WLSR APTS 00043 FILE 28 PD BLOOMING GROVE NY0357300 JAN 19-96 TO APB ATTN SP MONROE ,SP NEWBURGH AND TOWN OF CORNWALL PD ROAD CONDITION / CLOSING REPORT FOR DATE JAN 19-96 TIME:12:48 PM CLOVE ROAD COUNTY ROUTE 27 WILL BE CLOSED FROM STATE ROUTE 94 TO ORRS MILLS ROAD COUNTY ROUTE 20 FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS DUE TO A TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT AUTH/CHIEF CARL SCHUPP SENT/OFC ALFRED J SMITH 13:02PM OPER - SMITH,ALFRED J 1302
Local storm report, Jan 19, 1:08 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP K
0109PM FRI JAN 19 1996
KDSO WLSR QHQT QTRF WAPT APTS
00381 FILE 28 DUTCHESS CO SO NY0130000 JAN 19-96
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER
(SPECIFY TYPE OF WEATHER OR EARTHQUAKE EVENT)
DETAILS CONCERNING EVENT: FLOODING CONDITIONS
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: DUTCHESS
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): CR 89 WATERBURY HILL RD T/LAGRANGE
******** NOW REOPENED TO TRAFFIC *****
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 119P
DATE AND TIME CONDITION ENDED:
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER:
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
REMARKS:
AUTH PHONE #: 914 486-3800
AUTH FRED W SCORALICK SHERIFF DEPUTY WALT RITCH 108P
OPER - RITCH,WALTER A 1308Local storm report, Jan 19, 1:12 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP F 0112PM FRI JAN 19 1996 FHIG WLSR APTS 00373 FILE 28 SP HIGHLAND NY1550300 JAN 19-96 TO APB ROAD CONDITION REPORT FOR DATE 01/19/96 TIME: 1:00PM COUNTY AFFECTED: ULSTER HIGHWAY AFFECTED: ULSTER HEIGHTS ROAD CR 52 TOWN OF WAWARSING CONDITION: FLOODING, ROAD CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE SUGGESTED ALTERNATE R(OUTE : BRIGGS HIGHWAY TO MARCUS RD AUTH SGT/SC PATRICK REGAN SENT O'REILLY 1:12PM OPER - GALLAGHER,TERRI JO A 1312
Local storm report, Jan 19, 1:50 PM EST, 35 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0150PM FRI JAN 19 1996
CBSO WLSR QTRF QHQT APTS WAPT
00442 FILE 28 BROOME CO SO BING NY0030000 JAN 19-96
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER
ROAD FLOODING
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: BROOME
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPROPRIATE:
(X) - ROAD FLOODING
(X) - ROADSIDE CULVERTS FLOODING
(X) - STORM SEWERS BACKING UP CAUSING LOCAL URBAN FLOODING
(X) - WATER COLLECTING IN LOW LYING UNDERPASSES
(X) - OTHER EVACUATION TAKING PLACE
LOCATION: ALL BROOME COUNTY
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 10-00 AM 01/19/96
NEAREST TOWN/CITY: ALL BROOME COUNTY
REMARKS: EVACUATION TAKING PLACE DUE TO FLOODING VILLAGE OF WHITNEY POINT-
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED/WASHED OUT-HOUSE LOST DUE TO WASH OUT 1857 BRADLEY
CREEK ROAD TOWN OF UNION/SEVERAL UNDERPASSES FLOODED IN CITY OF BINGHAMTON
AUTH PHONE #: 607 778-1911
AUTH MICHAEL F ASWAD - BROOME CO EMERG. MANAGER ROGERS/1-47 PM
OPER - SPACEK,MICHAEL A 1350The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 62 min |
| Jan 19, 1:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 65 min |
| Jan 19, 2:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery | 69 min |
| Jan 19, 2:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 50 min |
| Jan 19, 2:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.