Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 1998, 9:04 PM EDT for Schoharie County, New York. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 2, 1998, 9:04 PM EDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1998, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Schoharie County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 2, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 462 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KALB 030106 TORALB NYC095-030145- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTION FOR LOCATION AT 920 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 904 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 945 PM EDT * AT 900 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF SCHENEVUS MOVING EAST ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. * THE TORNADO WILL BE BETWEEN... JEFFERSON AND SUMMIT AT 910 PM MIDDLEBURG AND NORTH BLENHEIM AT 920 PM IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. |42.481 74.793 |42.475 74.540 |42.468 74.286 |42.462 74.032 |42.456 73.779
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Jun 2, 6:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
NYZ032-033-038>040-047-058-059-063-064-030030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 632 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 ...GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF NEW YORK STATE THIS EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY AND CATSKILLS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD APPROACH ROUTE 10 BETWEEN 715 PM AND 730 PM. * THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD HIT THE AREA OF ROUTE 30 BETWEEN 730 PM AND 745 PM. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR ULSTER...GREENE...SCHOHARIE... MONTGOMERY...FULTON...HAMILTON AND HERKIMER COUNTIES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-030150- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 752 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 ...GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME HAIL AND DOWNPOURS ARE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK INTO EASTERN NEW YORK... THOSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE ALONG... * ROUTE 30 BETWEEN 8 PM AND 815 PM. * INTERSTATE 87 BETWEEN 830 PM AND 9 PM * THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 930 PM. STAY AWARE OF THE WEATHER SITUATION DURING THE EVENING...YOU CAN DO THAT BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES ACROSS HAMILTON...HERKIMER...FULTON... MONTGOMERY...SCHOHARIE...GREENE AND ULSTER COUNTIES.
Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0801PM TUE JUN 02 1998
CTSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
02866 FILE 28 TIOGA CO SO NY0530000 JUN 02-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: TIOGA COUNTY
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): RT 38 - TN OWEGO
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 06/02/98 1950 HRS
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND HEAVY RAINFALL
INCREASING HIGH WIND-NO REPORTED DAMAGE AT THIS TIME
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: 0
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
LIGHTNING REPORTED AS (X) - CLOUD TO CLOUD (X) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO: ( ) - TREES
( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES ( ) - 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 (X) - CROPS
( ) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS ( ) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES
( ) - 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: STORM IS MOVING WEST INTO THE TN OF OWEGO - TIOGA COUNTY
WATER RUNOFF IS WASHING STORM DEBRIS INTO THE ROADWAY RT 17C TN OWEGO
FREQUENT LIGHTING STRIKES INTERFERRING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AT THE TIOGA
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING - RT 38 - TN OWEGO
AUTH PHONE #: 607 687-1010
AUTH SGT M ENGELBERT 1958 HRS
OPER - ALLIS,TODD M 2001Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:42 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP A
0841PM TUE JUN 02 1998
ALSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
01378 FILE 28 ALLEGANY CO SO NY0020000 JUN 02-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: ALLEGANY
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): COUNTYWIDE
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 060298 1800APPROX
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
( ) - NO HAIL REPORTED ( ) - LESS THAN 1/2" (PEA)
(X) - 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 ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - CROPS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE (X) - CROPS
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - 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: 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:
AUTH PHONE #: 716 268-9460
AUTH TUCKER,J DIR OES/ GREEN,N
OPER - GREEN,NEAL 2041Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:56 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
CTZ001-MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013- 014-030225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 856 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 1998 ...LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND NEARBY NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG INTERSTATE 87 WILL MOVE TO THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 930 PM. ROUTE 7 IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN 930 PM AND 10 PM. THOSE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN...VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH ASSOCIATED LOCALIZED STREET AND UNDERPASS FLOODING...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LIGHTNING ARE ACCOMPANYING THEM.
Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:59 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP A
0859PM TUE JUN 02 1998
AWSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
01711 FILE 28 WYOMING CO SO WARSAW NY0600000 JUN 02-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER
TORNADO REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: WYOMING COUNTY
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPROPRIATE:
(X) - REPORT BASED UPON DAMAGE
(X) - FUNNEL CLOUD ACTUALLY SIGHTED (SEND ADDED INFO MESSAGE)
( ) - WATER SPOUT ACTUALLY SIGHTED (SEND ADDED INFO MESSAGE)
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): TOWNS OF ORANGEVILLE, WARSAW,
GAINESVILLE, CASTILE, PERRY
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON(S) REPORTING TORNADO(S): NUMEROUS
DATE AND TIME OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN: 1834 HRS 6/2/98
PLACE OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN: ORANGEVILLE
DIRECTION OF TORNADO TRAVEL: EAST
ESTIMATED WIDTH OF TORNADO AT GROUND: 1/2 MILE WIDE
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TORNADO PATH: 15 MILES
PLACE OF TORNADO LIFTOFF: PERRY
DAMAGE REPORTED TO (CHECK): ( )-CROPS (X)-FARM BLDGS
(X)-POWER/TELCO LINES (X)-POWER/TELCO POLES (X)-SMALL TREES
(X)-LARGE TREES (X)-PRIVATE HOMES (X)-COMM. BLDGS
( )-OTHER (SPECIFY)
NUMBER OF FATALITIES: 0 NUMBER OF INJURED: 0
REMARKS:
AUTH PHONE #: 716 786-2255
AUTH SHERIFF ALLEN CAPWELL
OPER - BUCHWALD,JOAN L 2059Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.