Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 1998, 4:15 PM EDT for Columbia County, New York. It was in force for 60 min. 2 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
- May 29, 1998, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 1998, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Columbia County, NY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:38 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Valatie, NY | |
| May 29, 4:41 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinderhook, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1241 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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
Local storm report, May 29, 3:50 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
350 PM EDT FRI MAY 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0240 PM DOLGEVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 HERKIMER TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
0258 PM PISECO NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 HAMILTON TREE DOWN 1 1/2 MILES
SOUTH PISECO LAKE. POWER
OUT PISECO LAKE.
0308 PM INDIAN LAKE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 HAMILTON BRANCHES DOWN. TREE TOPS
BLOWN OFF
0325 PM WARRENSBURG NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 WARREN TREES DOWN
0327 PM CENTRAL BRIDGE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 SCHOHARIE TREES DOWN
0330 PM DELANSON NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 SCHENECTADY NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0339 PM ROCK CITY FALLS NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 SARATOGA LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNLocal storm report, May 29, 3:50 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
350 PM EDT FRI MAY 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0240 PM DOLGEVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 HERKIMER TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
0258 PM PISECO NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 HAMILTON TREE DOWN 1 1/2 MILES
SOUTH PISECO LAKE. POWER
OUT PISECO LAKE.
0308 PM INDIAN LAKE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 HAMILTON BRANCHES DOWN. TREE TOPS
BLOWN OFF
0325 PM WARRENSBURG NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 WARREN TREES DOWN
0327 PM CENTRAL BRIDGE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 SCHOHARIE TREES DOWN
0330 PM DELANSON NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 SCHENECTADY NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0339 PM ROCK CITY FALLS NY WIND DAMAGE
05/29/98 SARATOGA LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNLocal storm report, May 29, 4:08 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0408PM FRI MAY 29 1998
CDSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
01048 FILE 28 DELAWARE CO SO DELHI NY0120000 MAY 29-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: DELAWARE COUNTY
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): T/DAVENPORT,V/DELHI,V/WALTON
T/MASONVILLE
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 3-55PM
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: TREES DOWN WIRES DOWN
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
( ) - 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: (X) - TREES
(X) - POWER/TELCO POLES (X) - 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 (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: NO INJURIES REPORTED AjT THIS TIME OR SERIOUS DAMAGE AT THIS TIME
AUTH PHONE #: 607 746-2000
AUTH DIR EMS N DELAMETER SGT AVERY 4-10 P
OPER - AVERY,THOMAS D 1607The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 74 min |
| May 29, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton | 60 min |
| May 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 70 min |
| May 29, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 65 min |
| May 29, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady | 60 min |
| May 29, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 65 min |
| May 29, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany | 65 min |
| May 29, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Rensselaer | 58 min |
| May 29, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 25 min |
| May 29, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 70 min |
| May 29, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 80 min |
| May 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 29 min |
| May 29, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington | 65 min |
| May 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 58 min |
| May 29, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 65 min |
| May 29, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 35 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.