Alert archive / Massachusetts / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 1997, 8:12 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 2 hr. 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 7, 1997, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1997, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Berkshire County, MA
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KALB 080013 FFWALB MAC003-080215- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 812 PM EDT MON JUL 7 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST MASSACHUSETTS ...BERKSHIRE COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE TO AS MUCH AS THREE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. SEVERAL BROOKS AND STREAMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE NEAR BANKFULL AND ARE STILL RISING. LOCALIZED FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND SMALL STREAM AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN NORTH OF THE MASS TURNPIKE TO THE WEST OF LEE. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM. IN WEST STOCKBRIDGE THERE WAS A SPOTTER REPORT OF 1.9 INCHES OF RAIN AND THE CONE BROOK WAS RUNNING AT BANKFULL INTO THE WILLIAMS RIVER. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED@ QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MAC/GGG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 7, 7:17 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
717 PM EDT MON JUL 07 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0152 PM GOSHEN CT .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 LITCHFIELD DIME SIZE HAIL.
0211 PM MONTEREY MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0644 PM DALTON MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0650 PM DALTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0657 PM LENOX MA .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0705 PM STOCKBRIDGE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0706 PM WINDSOR MA 1 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUNDLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:18 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
717 PM EDT MON JUL 07 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0152 PM GOSHEN CT .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 LITCHFIELD DIME SIZE HAIL.
0211 PM MONTEREY MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0644 PM DALTON MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0650 PM DALTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0657 PM LENOX MA .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0705 PM STOCKBRIDGE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0706 PM WINDSOR MA 1 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 2 BERKSHIRE QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUNDLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:45 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
745 PM EDT MON JUL 07 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0152 PM GOSHEN CT .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 LITCHFIELD DIME SIZE HAIL.
0211 PM MONTEREY MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0644 PM DALTON MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0650 PM DALTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0655 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0657 PM LENOX MA .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0705 PM STOCKBRIDGE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0706 PM WINDSOR MA 1 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUNDLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:46 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
745 PM EDT MON JUL 07 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0152 PM GOSHEN CT .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 LITCHFIELD DIME SIZE HAIL.
0211 PM MONTEREY MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0644 PM DALTON MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0650 PM DALTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0655 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0657 PM LENOX MA .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0705 PM STOCKBRIDGE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0706 PM WINDSOR MA 1 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUNDLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:57 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
757 PM EDT MON JUL 07 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0152 PM GOSHEN CT .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 LITCHFIELD DIME SIZE HAIL.
0211 PM MONTEREY MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0644 PM DALTON MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0650 PM DALTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0655 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0655 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0657 PM LENOX MA .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0705 PM STOCKBRIDGE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0706 PM WINDSOR MA 1 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUNDLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:59 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
757 PM EDT MON JUL 07 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0152 PM GOSHEN CT .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 LITCHFIELD DIME SIZE HAIL.
0211 PM MONTEREY MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0644 PM DALTON MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL.
0650 PM DALTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0655 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0655 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0657 PM LENOX MA .88 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0705 PM STOCKBRIDGE MA .75 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
0706 PM WINDSOR MA 1 INCH HAIL
07/07/97 BERKSHIRE QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUNDNearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997
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.