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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Albany, NY

July 9, 1996Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 1996, 6:12 PM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 1996, 6:12 PM EDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 1996, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Whole counties

County Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

000
TTAA00 KALB 092212
SVRALB
CTC005-092315-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
612 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 1996

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT

...LITCHFIELD COUNTY

AT 6:12 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT
13 MILES SOUTH OF CANAAN...NEAR WEST CORNWALL IN CENTRAL LITCHFIELD COUN
.
AT 6:25 PM...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OTORRINGTON...NEAR GOSHEN IN NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

AT 6:40 PM THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF
TORRINGTON...NEAR NEWFIELD IN CENTRAL LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

AT 6:55 PM THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TORRINGTON...NEAR PINE MEADOW IN EASTERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA - BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IN
A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM - AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAUSE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MILES AN HOUR...LARGE HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS STORM.
POORLY DRAINED LOW AREAS...SUCH AS UNDERPASSES...MAY FLOOD.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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, Jul 9, 12:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP W
1241PM     TUE JUL 09 1996
WDTC WLSR GENC WHQT QHQT QTRF
00013    FILE 28   DC DEPT OF EMERG RESPONSE NYSEM131H       JUL 09-96
TO       NYS DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - BUREAU OF OIL SPILLS
         COPY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGION: _________                                   SPILL NO. ________
REPORTER'S NAME: SPIERS, JAMES
REPORTING AGENCY: DUTCHESS CO. DEPT. OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PHONE NUMBER: 914-471-1414
   EXT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPILL DATE: 07/09/96  TIME: 10:02 A.M.
      PETROLEUM SPILLED                   MATERIAL CLASS
[ ]1-GASOLINE    [ ]7-WASTE OIL   | [X]1-PETROLEIM       []4-RAW SEWAGE
[ ]2-#2 FUEL     [ ]8-NON-PCB OIL | [ ]2-NONPETRO/NONHAZ []5-UNKNOWN
[ ]3-#4 FUEL     [ ]9-PCB OIL     | [ ]3-HAZ MATERIAL
[ ]4-#6 FUEL     [ ]10-KEROSENE   |
[X]5-DIESEL      [ ]11-UNKNOWN    |
[ ]6-JET FUEL                     |

OTHER MATERIAL SPILLED: 1/2 GAL. BRAKE FLUID
QUANTITY SPILLED: 15 GALLONS DIESEL
IS THIS A SARA TITLE III/CERCLA NOTIFICATION? [ ]-YES [ ]-NO
IF TANK FAILURE: TANK SIZE           GAL.   TEST METHOD
                         LEAK RATE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
         SPILL LOCATION                        SPILLER (IF DIFFERENT)
PLACE: JACKSON RD NEAR DC AIRPORT      |NAME: MAT ENTERPRISES
STREET/ROAD: JACKSON RD                |STREET: P.O. BOX 277
MUNICIPALITY: WAPPINGERS               |CITY/STATE/ZIP: GARNERVILLE,NY 10923
COUNTY: DUTCHESS                       |CONTACT PERSON:
CONTACT PERSON: ASST.CHIEF MIHANS      |PHONE:
PHONE: (914)297-3897
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                SPILL CAUSE
1. [ ] - HUMAN ERROR                    7. [ ] - DELIBERATE
2. [X] - TRAFFIC ACCIDENT               8. [ ] - ABAND. DRUMS
3. [ ] - EQUIP. FAILURE                 9. [ ] - TANK FAILURE
4. [ ] - VANDALISM                     10. [ ] - TANK OVERFILL
5. [ ] - TK TEST FAIL. (BULK STOR. PRO)11. [ ] - OTHER
6. [ ] - HOUSEKEEPING                  12. [ ] - UNKNOWN
                               SPILL SOURCE
1. [ ] - COMM./INDUST.                  7. [X] - COMM. VEHICLE
2. [ ] - NON COMM./INST.                8. [ ] - TANK TRUCK
3. [ ] - MAJ FAC 40,000 GAL             9. [ ] - PVT. DWELLING
4. [ ] - NON-MAJ FAC 1,100 GAL         10. [ ] - VESSEL
5. [ ] - GAS STATION                   11. [ ] - RAIL ROAD CAR
6. [ ] - PASS. VEHICLE                 12. [ ] - UNKNOWN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   RESOURCE AFFECTED              YOUR AGENCY TYPE
1. [X] - ON LAND                  3. [ ] - POLICE DEPARTMENT
2. [ ] - IN SEWER                10. [ ] - FEDERAL GOV'T.
3. [ ] - GROUND WATER            11. [X] - OTHER FIRE CONTROL CENTER
4. [ ] - SURFACE WATER
5. [ ] - AIR
WATERBODY AFFECTED:
REMARKS: FIRE DEPT. REPORTS THEY PICKED UP SPILLED PRODUCTS WITH SPEEDY DRY AND
BAGGED FOR DISPOSAL.  PLEASE CALL DUTCHESS FIRE CONTROL (914)471-1414 OR FAX
AT (914)486-3997 AT YOUR CONVENIENCE WITH SPILL NUMBER - REF. ALARM # 13830NK.

AUTH TRAVER, JUDIE
OPER - SPIERS,JAMJES                   1240

Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP W
0436PM     TUE JUL 09 1996
WDTC WLSR GENC WHQT QHQT QTRF GCWR
00014    FILE 28   DC DEPT OF EMERG RESPONSE NYSEM131H       JUL 09-96
TO       NYS DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - BUREAU OF OIL SPILLS
         COPY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGION: _________                                   SPILL NO. ________
REPORTER'S NAME: SPIERS, JAMES
REPORTING AGENCY: DC DEPT OF EMERG RESPONSE
PHONE NUMBER: 914-471-1414
   EXT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPILL DATE: 07/09/96  TIME: 10:02 A.M.
      PETROLEUM SPILLED                   MATERIAL CLASS
[ ]1-GASOLINE    [ ]7-WASTE OIL   | [X]1-PETROLEIM       []4-RAW SEWAGE
[ ]2-#2 FUEL     [ ]8-NON-PCB OIL | [ ]2-NONPETRO/NONHAZ []5-UNKNOWN
[ ]3-#4 FUEL     [ ]9-PCB OIL     | [ ]3-HAZ MATERIAL
[ ]4-#6 FUEL     [ ]10-KEROSENE   |
[X]5-DIESEL      [ ]11-UNKNOWN    |
[ ]6-JET FUEL                     |

OTHER MATERIAL SPILLED: 1/2 GALLON BRAKE FLUID
QUANTITY SPILLED: 15 GAL. DIESEL
IS THIS A SARA TITLE III/CERCLA NOTIFICATION? [ ]-YES [ ]-NO
IF TANK FAILURE: TANK SIZE           GAL.   TEST METHOD
                         LEAK RATE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
         SPILL LOCATION                        SPILLER (IF DIFFERENT)
PLACE: JACKSON RD NEAR DC AIRPORT      |NAME: MAT ENTERPRISES
STREET/ROAD: JACKSON RD                |STREET: P.O. BOX 277
MUNICIPALITY: WAPPINGERS               |CITY/STATE/ZIP: GARNERVILLE, NY  10923
COUNTY: DUTCHESS                       |CONTACT PERSON:
CONTACT PERSON: ASST.CHIEF MIHANS      |PHONE:
PHONE: (914)297-3897
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                SPILL CAUSE
1. [ ] - HUMAN ERROR                    7. [ ] - DELIBERATE
2. [X] - TRAFFIC ACCIDENT               8. [ ] - ABAND. DRUMS
3. [ ] - EQUIP. FAILURE                 9. [ ] - TANK FAILURE
4. [ ] - VANDALISM                     10. [ ] - TANK OVERFILL
5. [ ] - TK TEST FAIL. (BULK STOR. PRO)11. [ ] - OTHER
6. [ ] - HOUSEKEEPING                  12. [ ] - UNKNOWN
                               SPILL SOURCE
1. [ ] - COMM./INDUST.                  7. [X] - COMM. VEHICLE
2. [ ] - NON COMM./INST.                8. [ ] - TANK TRUCK
3. [ ] - MAJ FAC 40,000 GAL             9. [ ] - PVT. DWELLING
4. [ ] - NON-MAJ FAC 1,100 GAL         10. [ ] - VESSEL
5. [ ] - GAS STATION                   11. [ ] - RAIL ROAD CAR
6. [ ] - PASS. VEHICLE                 12. [ ] - UNKNOWN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   RESOURCE AFFECTED              YOUR AGENCY TYPE
1. [X] - ON LAND                  3. [ ] - POLICE DEPARTMENT
2. [ ] - IN SEWER                10. [ ] - FEDERAL GOV'T.
3. [ ] - GROUND WATER            11. [X] - OTHER :FIRE CONTROL CTR
4. [ ] - SURFACE WATER
5. [ ] - AIR
WATERBODY AFFECTED:
REMARKS: FIRE DEPT. REPORTS THEY PICKED UP SPILLED PRODUCTS WITH SPEEDY DLRY AND
BAGGED FOR DISPOSAL.  PLEASE CALL (914)471-1414 OR FAX (914)486-3997 AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE WITH SPILL NUMBER. - REF ALARM #13830NK.

AUTH TRAVER, JUDIE
OPER - SPIERS,JAMES                   1635

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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.