Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 1997, 3:39 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 96 min. 6 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
- Jul 18, 1997, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 1997, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 96 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Moose, NY | |
| Jul 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge, NY | |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Piseco, NY | |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Pleasant, NY | |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Wells, NY | |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Speculator, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 964 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 788 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 11:22 AM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
NYZ032-033-038-039-040-041-042-043-047-048-049-050-051-052-053- 054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013-014-MAZ001-CTZ001-182000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1124 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 1997 A RATHER STRONG COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WAS MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN NEW YORK. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARDLY AND SWEEP ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. A RATHER UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THIS HUMID AIR MASS...IT WILL LIFT THE MOISTURE INTO THE AIR IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON WILL ALSO CREATE MORE INSTABILITY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND LOCALLY UP TO AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL MOVE TO THE EAST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER FAST IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. REMEMBER NOT TO BE UNDER TREES OUTSIDE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. A COOLER DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL WORK INTO THE REGION BY THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL GREATLY MINIMIZE THE THREAT OF ANY MORE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER...THE OFFICIAL VOICE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. HWJIV R
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 11:24 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
NYZ032-033-038-039-040-041-042-043-047-048-049-050-051-052-053- 054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013-014-MAZ001-CTZ001-182000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1124 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 1997 A RATHER STRONG COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WAS MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN NEW YORK. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARDLY AND SWEEP ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BY TONIGHT. A RATHER UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THIS HUMID AIR MASS...IT WILL LIFT THE MOISTURE INTO THE AIR IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON WILL ALSO CREATE MORE INSTABILITY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND LOCALLY UP TO AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. THE STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL MOVE TO THE EAST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER FAST IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. REMEMBER NOT TO BE UNDER TREES OUTSIDE DURING A THUNDERSTORM. A COOLER DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL WORK INTO THE REGION BY THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL GREATLY MINIMIZE THE THREAT OF ANY MORE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER...THE OFFICIAL VOICE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. HWJIV
Local storm report, Jul 18, 3:18 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP A
0321PM FRI JUL 18 1997
ASOC WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
10380 FILE 28 CATTARAUGUS CO SO NY0040000 JUL 18-97
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: CATTARAUGUS
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): TOWN OF DAYTON, TOWN OF OTTO, TOWN
OF CARROLLTON RT 17 AREA, HINSDALE,ALLEGANY,OLEAN
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 1445
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: TREES DOWN IN THE ABOVE AREAS HIGH WIND
AND HAIL
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
( ) - NO HAIL REPORTED (X) - LESS THAN 1/2" (PEA)
(X) - 1/2" (MARBLE) (X) - 1/2" TO 3/4" (PENNY)
(X) - 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: (X) - 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 (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS (X) - 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: WIDE SPREAD DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
AUTH PHONE #: 716 938-9191
AUTH BUCHHARDT,LT MCVAUGH 1520
OPER - MCVAUGH, TIMOTHY 1520The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 67 min |
| Jul 18, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington | 67 min |
| Jul 18, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1997Every severe thunderstorm 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.