Alert archive / Massachusetts / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 26, 1998, 11:37 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Bennington County, Vermont. It was in force for 63 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 26, 1998, 11:37 PM EDT (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 1998, 12:40 AM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Bennington County, VT
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -240 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
728 WUUS1 KALB 270338 RRA SVRALB MAC003-VTC003-270440- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1137 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BENNINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS * UNTIL 1240 AM EDT * AT 1135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN SHUSHAN AND MELROSE ... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE... BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND POWNAL AT 1150 PM EDT BETWEEN SUNDERLAND AND NEW ASHFORD AT MIDNIGHT BETWEEN SEARSBURG AND ADAMS AT 1215 AM EDT THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WIND. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS JQ/EPA
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, Sep 26, 8:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-VTZ013-014-270700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 825 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN ADIRONDACKS...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS AND THE BERKSHIRES FOR OVERNIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH CAN LEAD TO FLOODING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 8:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-VTZ013-014-270700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 825 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN ADIRONDACKS...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS AND THE BERKSHIRES FOR OVERNIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH CAN LEAD TO FLOODING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 8:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-VTZ013-014-270700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 830 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998...CORRECTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS ...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS... BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN VERMONT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH CAN LEAD TO FLOODING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. CAROPOLO
Special weather statement, Sep 26, 8:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-VTZ013-014-270700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 830 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 1998...CORRECTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 300 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS ...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS... BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN VERMONT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH CAN LEAD TO FLOODING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. CAROPOLO
Local storm report, Sep 26, 10:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP D
1029PM SAT SEP 26 1998
DLOW WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT DWAT DHQT
01477 FILE 28 SP LOWVILLE NY1240100 SEP 26-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: LEWIS/JEFFERSON
LOCATION - MOST OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED:930P
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: TREES DOWN/POWER OUTAGES/STRUCTURE FIRESIN
SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
(X) - 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: O
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
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - CROPS
NUMBER KILLED: O NUMBER INJURED: O
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE ( ) - CROPS
( ) - 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
REMARRKS: VERY HIGH WINDS ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND MULTIPLE LIGHTENING
STRIKES
AUTH PHONE #: 315-376-6241
AUTH SGT ASA J HOLBROOK 10:30P
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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.