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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Albany, NY

July 9, 1997Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 1997, 3:11 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 49 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, 1997, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 1997, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Whole counties

County Berkshire County, MA

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 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.

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: 1101 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.5

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KALB 091917 COR
FFWALB
MAC003-092000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED FOR TIME.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
311 PM EDT WED JUL 9 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY  HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  400 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN WEST MASSACHUSETTS

   ...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY


AT 310 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANAAN.

THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE NEAR -

5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANAAN AT  315 PM.
SANDISFIELD AT  325 PM.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE COUNTY BY 345 PM.

IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA...MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 RIhSING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.


KL/HTS

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 9, 1:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
0155PM     WED JUL 09 1997
FLPD WLSR APTS FULC FHIG
00878    FILE 28   TOWN OF LLOYD PD NY0555600                JUL 09-97
TO       ATTN SURROUNDING AGENCIES

         ************  R O A D        C L O S E D  **************

THE FOLLOWING ROAD WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO A TRACTOR-

TRAILER VS NUMEROUS POLES/WIRES.  NORTH ROAD WILL BE CLOSED AT INTERSECTION

OF MAIN & NORTH RD TO INTERSECTION OF NORTH RD & GRAND ST.

CENTRAL HUDSON ON SCENE AT THIS TIME / PLEASE ADVISE ALL PERSONS NECESSARY

AUTH SGT SARGENT,W                               THOMAS 1354 HRS
OPER - THOMAS,MICHAEL J               1355

Local storm report, Jul 9, 2:51 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0253PM     WED JUL 09 1997
CBSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
03884    FILE 28   BROOME CO EMERENCY SERVICES        JUL 09-97
TO       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
         COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
                   THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT

COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: BROOME

LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): TOWNS OF BARKER AND TRIANGLE
ROUTES 81, 11, 79, HYDE ST, ELDRIGE ST, MAPLE LN, ELLERSON/BARKER RDS
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 070997  1345HRS
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWNED/TREES 6-8 IN
DIAMETER TAKEN DOWN/WALLS BLOWN OFF ONE BARN

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 ( ) - 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   (X) - CROPS
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS  (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS     ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
(X) - 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: AREA APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE WIDE BETWEEN MM27 AND 28 ROUTE 81N FROM
WEST TO EAST CROSSING THREE MAIN ROADWAYS- ONE LARGE TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON
I-81N MM27
AUTH PHONE #: 607 778-1208

AUTH DIR MICHAEL ASWAD BC EMER SVCS            FULLER/2-45 PM
OPER - FULLER,REBECCA P               1452

Local storm report, Jul 9, 2:58 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
258 PM EDT WED JUL 09 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0230 PM    ANCRAM                    NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97   COLUMBIA                       TREES WIRES DOWN

0250 PM    POUGHKEEPSIE              NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97   DUTCHESS                       TREES DOWN IN POUGHKEEPSIE

0255 PM    HYDE PARK                 NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97   DUTCHESS                       TREES DOWN IN HYDE PARK

BLAES /NWSFO ALY

Local storm report, Jul 9, 3:00 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
258 PM EDT WED JUL 09 1997

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0230 PM    ANCRAM                    NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97   COLUMBIA                       TREES WIRES DOWN

0250 PM    POUGHKEEPSIE              NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97   DUTCHESS                       TREES DOWN IN POUGHKEEPSIE

0255 PM    HYDE PARK                 NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97   DUTCHESS                       TREES DOWN IN HYDE PARK

BLAES /NWSFO ALY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	52 min
Jul 9, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.