Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 1998, 1:03 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 72 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
- May 31, 1998, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 1998, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY
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 31, 9:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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, May 31, 10:17 AM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
CTZ001-MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013- 014-312000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1017 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING... A TORNADO WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR HERKIMER...HAMILTON... WARREN...SARATOGA...FULTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED COVERING MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY IN A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADOES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKE STATES. HEAVY RAIN AND SOME HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT THE PRIMARY THREAT IS FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. AT MID MORNING A LINE OF VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALREADY MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE EASTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS BETWEEN 1200 AND 200 PM. THE LINE WILL THEN REACH THE CATSKILLS... HUDSON VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT AND LAKE GEORGE-SARATOGA REGION BETWEEN 100 AND 300 PM BEFORE MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER 200 PM. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY TODAY. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER INFORMATION. BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO OR NEWS STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE DETAILS. BLAES /NWSFO ALY
Special weather statement, May 31, 10:17 AM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
CTZ001-MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013- 014-312000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1017 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING... A TORNADO WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR HERKIMER...HAMILTON... WARREN...SARATOGA...FULTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED COVERING MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY IN A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADOES ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKE STATES. HEAVY RAIN AND SOME HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT THE PRIMARY THREAT IS FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. AT MID MORNING A LINE OF VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALREADY MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE EASTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS BETWEEN 1200 AND 200 PM. THE LINE WILL THEN REACH THE CATSKILLS... HUDSON VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT AND LAKE GEORGE-SARATOGA REGION BETWEEN 100 AND 300 PM BEFORE MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER 200 PM. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY TODAY. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER INFORMATION. BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO OR NEWS STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE DETAILS. BLAES /NWSFO ALY
Special weather statement, May 31, 12:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
CTZ001-MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013- 014-312000- BULLETIN SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1200 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR HERKIMER...HAMILTON... WARREN...WASHINGTON...SARATOGA...FULTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED COVERING MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY IN MANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADOES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GREAT LAKE STATES. HEAVY RAIN AND SOME HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT THE PRIMARY THREAT IS FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. AT MIDDAY...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALREADY MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK FROM WATERTOWN SOUTH TO NEAR SYRACUSE TO JUST NORTH OF ELMIRA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE EASTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS BETWEEN 100 AND 230 PM. THE LINE WILL THEN REACH THE CATSKILLS...HUDSON VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT AND LAKE GEORGE-SARATOGA REGION BETWEEN 130 AND 400 PM BEFORE MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER 230 PM. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN DURING THE EVENING. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY TODAY. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER INFORMATION. BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND NEWS STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE DETAILS. BLAES /NWSFO ALY
Special weather statement, May 31, 12:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
CTZ001-MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013- 014-312000- BULLETIN SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1200 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION... A TORNADO WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR HERKIMER...HAMILTON... WARREN...WASHINGTON...SARATOGA...FULTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED COVERING MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY IN MANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADOES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GREAT LAKE STATES. HEAVY RAIN AND SOME HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT THE PRIMARY THREAT IS FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. AT MIDDAY...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALREADY MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK FROM WATERTOWN SOUTH TO NEAR SYRACUSE TO JUST NORTH OF ELMIRA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE EASTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS BETWEEN 100 AND 230 PM. THE LINE WILL THEN REACH THE CATSKILLS...HUDSON VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT AND LAKE GEORGE-SARATOGA REGION BETWEEN 130 AND 400 PM BEFORE MOVING INTO EXTREME WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER 230 PM. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN DURING THE EVENING. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY TODAY. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER INFORMATION. BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND NEWS STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE DETAILS. BLAES /NWSFO ALY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 61 min |
| May 31, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 62 min |
| May 31, 3:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 61 min |
| May 31, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer | 61 min |
| May 31, 3:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 52 min |
| May 31, 3:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 62 min |
| May 31, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Washington | 74 min |
| May 31, 4:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 50 min |
| May 31, 4:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie | 55 min |
| May 31, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 32 min |
| May 31, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene | 78 min |
| May 31, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 74 min |
| May 31, 6:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 63 min |
| May 31, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 46 min |
| May 31, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 60 min |
| May 31, 7:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Greene | 57 min |
| May 31, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 59 min |
| May 31, 7:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Washington | 60 min |
| May 31, 7:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Albany, Schoharie | 55 min |
| May 31, 7:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Ulster | 56 min |
| May 31, 7:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Columbia | 73 min |
| May 31, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Greene | 45 min |
| May 31, 5:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Windham | 70 min |
| May 31, 7:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Windham | 67 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.