Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1998, 3:05 AM EDT for Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 26, 1998, 3:05 AM EDT (07:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1998, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Herkimer County, NY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 3:15 AM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Forge, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1105 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
449 WUUS1 KALB 260708 RRA SVRALB NYC043-260800- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 305 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... HERKIMER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK * UNTIL 400 AM EDT * AT 305 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS FAR NORTHWESTERN HERKIMER COUNTY...MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... THE STILLWATER RESERVOIR...BIG MOOSE AND OLD FORGE AT 335 AM AND EAGLE BAY AT 350 AM. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
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, Jun 25, 11:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1125 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM BLUE MTN NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 HAMILTON TREE DOWN.
0935 PM CHESTERTOWN NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN NORTH OF
CHESTERTOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1005 PM HAGUE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1005 PM GRANVILLE NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/98 WASHINGTON
1010 PM BRANT LAKE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN.
1015 PM GRANVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 22.
1042 PM WHITEHALL NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFOREMENT.
1114 PM HARTFORD NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON d TREES AND WIRES DOWN -
REPORT FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT.Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1155 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM BLUE MTN NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 HAMILTON TREE DOWN.
0935 PM CHESTERTOWN NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN NORTH OF
CHESTERTOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1005 PM HAGUE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1005 PM GRANVILLE NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/98 WASHINGTON
1010 PM BRANT LAKE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN.
1015 PM GRANVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 22.
1020 PM WHITEHALL NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFOREMENT.
1020 PM HARTFORD NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREES AND WIRES DOWN -
REPORT FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
1045 PM DORSET VT WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 BENNINGTON TREE DOWNLocal storm report, Jun 25, 11:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1155 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM BLUE MTN NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 HAMILTON TREE DOWN.
0935 PM CHESTERTOWN NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN NORTH OF
CHESTERTOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1005 PM HAGUE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT
1005 PM GRANVILLE NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/98 WASHINGTON
1010 PM BRANT LAKE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WARREN TREE DOWN.
1015 PM GRANVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 22.
1020 PM WHITEHALL NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN - REPORT FROM
LAW ENFOREMENT.
1020 PM HARTFORD NY WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 WASHINGTON TREES AND WIRES DOWN -
REPORT FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
1045 PM DORSET VT WIND DAMAGE
06/25/98 BENNINGTON TREE DOWNSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 12:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-VTZ013-014-260400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1200 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEW YORK / SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES HAS EXPIRED... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT TOWARD DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND AND HAIL DAMAGE MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE-SARATOGA REGION AND SOUTHERN VERMONT DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE MOST DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. BLAES /NWSFO ALY
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-VTZ013-014-260400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1200 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEW YORK / SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES HAS EXPIRED... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT TOWARD DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND AND HAIL DAMAGE MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE-SARATOGA REGION AND SOUTHERN VERMONT DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE MOST DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. BLAES /NWSFO ALY
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:25 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-MAZ001-VTZ013-014- CTZ001-261100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 225 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS / HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEW YORK IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND TOWARD DAYBREAK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. SKYWARN SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED IN HERKIMER...HAMILTON... FULTON... MONTGOMERY AND SCHOHARIE COUNTIES. ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TOWARD DAYBREAK IN THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS STORM...PLEASE TUNE TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 2:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga | 97 min |
| Jun 26, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 47 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.