Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 1998, 6:29 AM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 61 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
- Sep 7, 1998, 6:29 AM EDT (10:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 1998, 7:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1998 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 10.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KALB 071029 RRA SVRALB CTC005-071130- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 629 AM EDT MON SEP 7 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT * UNTIL 730 AM EDT * AT 630 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLINTON CORNERS DUTCHESS COUNTY... MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... NEAR NORTH KENT BY 640 AM EDT NEAR WOODVILLE AT 655 AM EDT NEAR THOMASTON AT 710 AM EDT DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWSj! RB
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, Sep 7, 2:43 AM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP W 0243AM MON SEP 07 1998 WORL WLSR APTS 00004 FILE 28 ORLEANS CO WARNING PT NYSEM360H SEP 07-98 TO MEDIA WESTERN NY ST WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN VILLAGE OF ALBION NIAGARA MOHAWK WILL BE HAVING CREWS COMING IN VILLAGE OF ALBION WILL BE HAVING POWER RESTORED MINIMUM OF 8 HOURS OTHER AREAS OF COUNTY FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS SEVERE STORM PASSED THROUGH COUNTY JUST PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT MANY TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS, POWER LINES DOWN. OTHER REPORTS OF HOUSES DAMAGED DUE TO STRONG WINDS. ONLY THE VILLAGE OF ALBION DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY WITH NO UNNECESSARY TRAFFIC IN THE VILLAGE AUTH RICHARD J CLARK EMERGENCY MGR LITCHFIELD 242 AM OPER - LITCHFIELD,WAYNE 0242
Local storm report, Sep 7, 3:26 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP E
0326AM MON SEP 07 1998
EASO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
02631 FILE 28 SENECA CO SO NY0490000 SEP 07-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: SENECA COUNTY
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY OF
SENECA
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 0051 HRS
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: N/A
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: 00 NUMBER INJURED: 00
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
LIGHTNING REPORTED AS ( ) - CLOUD TO CLOUD (X) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO: ( ) - TREES
(X) - POWER/TELCO POLES (X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
(X) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - CROPS
NUMBER KILLED: 00 NUMBER INJURED: 03
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE (X) - CROPS
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS (X) - LARGE TREES
(X) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
(X) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS (X) - POWER/TELCO POLES
(X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: 00 MPH OR 00 KNOTS
NUMBER KILLED: 00 NUMBER INJURED: 03
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: BY THE ORDER OF THE SHERIFF THOMAS H FOX EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED
WHEN TRAVELING NUMEROUS TREES, WIRES, SIGNS DOWN AND/OR ROADS CLOSED
AUTH PHONE #: 315 539-9241
AUTH SHERIFF THOMAS H FOX LEONARD
OPER - LEONARD,JAMES R 0325Local storm report, Sep 7, 3:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP G
0358AM MON SEP 07 1998
GDUA WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
02001 FILE 28 SP DUANESBURG NY1460101 SEP 07-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: FULTON/MONTGOMERY
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): NUMEROUS TOWNS AND ROADWAYS WITHIN
BOTH COUNTIES ESPECIALLY GLOVERSVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 09/07/98 @ 2:30 AM
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN, DAMAGE TO
HOUSES, ROADWAYS BLOCKED BY TREES AND WIRES, WATER DAMAGE
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 (X) - CLOUD TO CLOUD (X) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO: (X) - TREES
(X) - POWER/TELCO POLES (X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
(X) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
(X) - 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
(X) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - 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)
(X) - STORM SEWER OVERFLOWS, UNDERPASSES, STREET FLOODING
( ) - LOCAL SMALL CREEKS OVERFLOWING
( ) - STREAMS AND LARGE CREEKS FLOODING (COMPLETE REMARKS W/DAMAGE
REMARKS: ALL AREA DOT AND NIMO CREWS ACTIVATED AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON
REPAIRS
AUTH PHONE #: 518 895-5300
AUTH SGT SAMIE J LIZZIO J SP DUANESBURG 911 PSPAP
OPER - DICRISTOFARO,MARIO J 0357Local storm report, Sep 7, 4:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP G
0409AM MON SEP 07 1998
GFSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
05010 FILE 28 FULTON CO SHERIFF NY0170000 SEP 07-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED:FULTON
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): ENTIRE COUNTY
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 02:30 AM DATE
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: MAJOR DAMAGE TO HOUSES AND VEHICLES,
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES, NUMEROUS TREES 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: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
LIGHTNING REPORTED AS (X) - CLOUD TO CLOUD (X) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO: (X) - TREES
(X) - POWER/TELCO POLES (X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
(X) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - CROPS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE ( ) - CROPS
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
(X) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS (X) - POWER/TELCO POLES
(X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: MPH OR KNOTS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
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: COUNTY IS IN EXTREME EMERGENCY SITUATION WITH TREES AND WIRES DOWN
POSSIBLE TORNADO TYPE ACTIVITY IN BROADALBIN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DISTRESSED
BOATERS ON SACANDAGA REQUESTING RESTRICTED ACCESS TO ROAWAYS
AUTH PHONE #: 5180736-2100
AUTH S^GT GARTH W HILLER
OPER - HILLIER,GARTH W 0409Local storm report, Sep 7, 5:29 AM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
529 AM EDT MON SEP 07 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1248 AM OLD FORGE NY .88 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 HERKIMER NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0217 AM HERKIMER NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 HERKIMER SHERIFF REPORTED TREE
LIMBS AND POWERLINES DOWN.
POWER INTERUPT TO EOC.
0218 AM FAIRFIELD NY 78 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/98 HERKIMER SPOTTER REPORTED MEASURED
WIND GUST OF 78 MPH.
0220 AM LITTLE FALLS NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 HERKIMER SKYWARN EC REPORTS POWER
OUT AT LITTLE FALLS,
ILLION, FRANKFORT,
SCHUYLER WITH DIME SIZE
HAIL AND TREES DOWN OVER
MUCH OF SOUTHERN HERKIMER
COUNTY.
0220 AM MOHAWK NY .88 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 HERKIMER SPOTTER REPORT OF NICKEL
SIZE HAIL AND LARGE LIMBS
DOWN WITH HEAVY RAIN.
0240 AM GLOVERSVILLE NY 60 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/98 FULTON SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND
GUST OF 60 MPH. TREES AND
LIMBS DOWN.
0242 AM GLEN NY 80 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/98 MONTGOMERY SPOTTER REPORT OF MEASURED
WIND GUST OF 80 MPH.
0245 AM FT PLAIN NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 MONTGOMERY SPOTTER REPORT OF THREE
QUARTER INCH HAIL AND 60
MPH WIND GUST.
0250 AM ST JOHNSVILLE NY TORNADO
09/07/98 MONTGOMERY SHERIFF DEPUTY REPORTED
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
WITH TREES DOWN AND POWER
OUT TO A LARGE PART OF THE
COUNTY.
0305 AM JONESVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 SARATOGA POWER POLES AND POWER
LINES DOWN IN JONESVILLE,
BURNT HILLS, MARTA RIDGE,
AND BALLSTON SPA.
0315 AM SCHUYLERVILLE NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 SARATOGA SPOTTER REPORT OF DIME
SIZE HAIL AND 50 MPH WIND
0320 AM OPPENHEIM NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 FULTON SPOTTER REPORT OF NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN WITH POWER
OUTAGES.
0320 AM SCHAGHTICOKE NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 RENSSELAER TREES DOWN ON ROAD
REPORTED BY FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
0333 AM FT EDWARD NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 WASHINGTON SPOTTER REPORT OF DIME
SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WIND.
0350 AM PLEASANTDALE NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 RENSSELAER BOAT WITH MULTIPLE
PASSENGERS CAPSIZED ON THE
HUDSON RIVER.
0350 AM NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 SARATOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT OF
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH
ROADS BLOCKED IN NORTHWEST
SARATOGA COUNTY.
0400 AM WOODFORD VT WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 BENNINGTON VERMONT STATE POLICE
8 REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN.Local storm report, Sep 7, 5:29 AM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
529 AM EDT MON SEP 07 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1248 AM OLD FORGE NY .88 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 HERKIMER NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0217 AM HERKIMER NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 HERKIMER SHERIFF REPORTED TREE
LIMBS AND POWERLINES DOWN.
POWER INTERUPT TO EOC.
0218 AM FAIRFIELD NY 78 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/98 HERKIMER SPOTTER REPORTED MEASURED
WIND GUST OF 78 MPH.
0220 AM LITTLE FALLS NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 HERKIMER SKYWARN EC REPORTS POWER
OUT AT LITTLE FALLS,
ILLION, FRANKFORT,
SCHUYLER WITH DIME SIZE
HAIL AND TREES DOWN OVER
MUCH OF SOUTHERN HERKIMER
COUNTY.
0220 AM MOHAWK NY .88 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 HERKIMER SPOTTER REPORT OF NICKEL
SIZE HAIL AND LARGE LIMBS
DOWN WITH HEAVY RAIN.
0240 AM GLOVERSVILLE NY 60 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/98 FULTON SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND
GUST OF 60 MPH. TREES AND
LIMBS DOWN.
0242 AM GLEN NY 80 MPH TSTM GUST
09/07/98 MONTGOMERY SPOTTER REPORT OF MEASURED
WIND GUST OF 80 MPH.
0245 AM FT PLAIN NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 MONTGOMERY SPOTTER REPORT OF THREE
QUARTER INCH HAIL AND 60
MPH WIND GUST.
0250 AM ST JOHNSVILLE NY TORNADO
09/07/98 MONTGOMERY SHERIFF DEPUTY REPORTED
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
WITH TREES DOWN AND POWER
OUT TO A LARGE PART OF THE
COUNTY.
0305 AM JONESVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 SARATOGA POWER POLES AND POWER
LINES DOWN IN JONESVILLE,
BURNT HILLS, MARTA RIDGE,
AND BALLSTON SPA.
0315 AM SCHUYLERVILLE NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 SARATOGA SPOTTER REPORT OF DIME
SIZE HAIL AND 50 MPH WIND
0320 AM OPPENHEIM NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 FULTON SPOTTER REPORT OF NUMEROUS
TREES DOWN WITH POWER
OUTAGES.
0320 AM SCHAGHTICOKE NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 RENSSELAER TREES DOWN ON ROAD
REPORTED BY FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
0333 AM FT EDWARD NY .75 INCH HAIL
09/07/98 WASHINGTON SPOTTER REPORT OF DIME
SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WIND.
0350 AM PLEASANTDALE NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 RENSSELAER BOAT WITH MULTIPLE
PASSENGERS CAPSIZED ON THE
HUDSON RIVER.
0350 AM NY WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 SARATOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT OF
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH
ROADS BLOCKED IN NORTHWEST
SARATOGA COUNTY.
0400 AM WOODFORD VT WIND DAMAGE
09/07/98 BENNINGTON VERMONT STATE POLICE
8 REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN.Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Connecticut, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.