Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 1997, 4:24 PM EDT for Albany County, Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 51 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, 4:24 PM EDT (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 1997, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Albany County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KALB 092025 RRA SVRALB NYC001-083-092115- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 424 PM EDT WED JUL 9 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST NEW YORK ...ALBANY COUNTY...RENSSELAER COUNTY AT 420 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF CLARKSVILLE. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE NEAR - RAVENA AT 430 PM. CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON AT 435 PM. NASSAU AT 445 PM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER( IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. KL/HTS
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, 3:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
314 PM EDT WED JUL 09 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0240 PM LEE MA WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 BERKSHIRE TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN
LEE
0250 PM LEE MA WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 BERKSHIRE f TREE DOWN ON ROAD
BLAES /NWSFO ALYLocal storm report, Jul 9, 3:39 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
339 PM EDT WED JUL 09 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0315 PM FALLS VLG CT WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 LITCHFIELD TREES DOWN
0317 PM SALISBURY CT WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 LITCHFIELD TREES DOWN
0320 PM SALISBURY CT WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 LITCHFIELD TREE DOWN
BLAES /NWSFO ALYLocal storm report, Jul 9, 3:40 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
339 PM EDT WED JUL 09 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0315 PM FALLS VLG CT WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 LITCHFIELD TREES DOWN
0317 PM SALISBURY CT WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 LITCHFIELD TREES DOWN
0320 PM SALISBURY CT WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 LITCHFIELD TREE DOWN
BLAES /NWSFO ALYLocal storm report, Jul 9, 3:52 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
0354PM WED JUL 09 1997
FNWD WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
01923 FILE 28 PD TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR NY0356700 JUL 09-97
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: ORANGE
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): NEW WINDSOR NY
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 1458
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: MINIMAL
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
( ) - NO HAIL REPORTED (X) - 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 (X) - 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
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS ( ) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES
( ) - 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:
AUTH PHONE #: 914 565-7000
AUTH CHIEF W KOURY Z SCHEUERMANN 1552HRS
OPER - SCHEUERMANN,LISA A 1554Local storm report, Jul 9, 3:58 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
358 PM EDT WED JUL 09 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0305 PM GREAT BARRINGTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 BERKSHIRE TREE DOWN NEAR ALFORD
0310 PM GREAT BARRINGTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
BLAES /NWSFO ALYLocal storm report, Jul 9, 4:00 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
358 PM EDT WED JUL 09 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0305 PM GREAT BARRINGTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 BERKSHIRE TREE DOWN NEAR ALFORD
0310 PM GREAT BARRINGTON MA WIND DAMAGE
07/09/97 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
BLAES /NWSFO ALYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 58 min |
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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.