Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 29, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Sep 7, 1998, 3:32 AM EDT for Washington County, New York. It was in force for 33 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
- Sep 7, 1998, 3:32 AM EDT (07:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 1998, 4:05 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washington County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 3:33 AM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Ft Edward, 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 nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 77 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.
301 WFUS1 KALB 070733 RRA TORALB NYC115-070805- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 332 AM EDT MON SEP 7 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WASHINGTON COUNTY NEW YORK IN EASTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 405 AM EDT * AT 330 AM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR FORT MILLER... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... BETWEEN SOUTH ARGYLE GREENWICH AT 345 AM EDT BETWEEN SALEM AND SHUSHAN AT 355 AM EDT GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR GG
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
Local storm report, Sep 7, 1:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP E 0150AM MON SEP 07 1998 EHQT WLSR 06608 FILE 28 SP CANANDAIGUA NY1340100 SEP 07-98 TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROAD CONDITION REPORT FOR DATE: 9/7/98 TIME 1-15 AM COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: ENTIRE TROOP E 10 COUNTY AREA CONDITION(S) - SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGH WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES AND NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN - GETTING REPORTS OF SEVERE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND PROPERTIES AUTH SGT REGINALD WHITE OPER - BRUTON, TRACEY A 0150
Local storm report, Sep 7, 1:57 AM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP W
0157AM MON SEP 07 1998
WORL WLSR QHQT QTRF WAPT APTS
00003 FILE 28 ORLEANS COUNTY EMERGENCY 911 SEP 07-98
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER
SEVERE STORM POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
DETAILS CONCERNING EVENT: STARTING MIDNIGHT SEVERE WEATHER STRUCK ORLEANS CO
VILL LYNDONVILLE HEADED EASTERLY DIRECTION
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: ORLEANS
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): VILLAGES LYNDONVILLE,ALBION, HOLLEY
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 12 MIDNIGHT
DATE AND TIME CONDITION ENDED: 0130 AM
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: POWER POLES WIRES AND TREES DOWN BLOCKING
MAIN ROUTES RT104 RIDGE RD ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY KENDALL
NUMBER KILLED: 0 NUMBER INJURED: 0
REMARKS: LARGE HAIL STONES ALSO REPORT OF POSS TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON KENYONVILLE
RD 1209AM 2292 KENYONVILLE RD HOUSE ROOF RIPPED OFF 2271 OAK ORCH RIVER RD
ROOF AND TREES DOWN
VILL ALBION UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY VILL MAYOR SALVATORE 1AM
NO UNECESSARY TRAVEL DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO POLE AND WIRES DOWN
AUTH PHONE #: 716 589-5$527
AUTH SHERIFF DAVID GREEN LITCHFIELD 154 AM
OPER - LITCHFIELD,WAYNE 0157Local storm report, Sep 7, 2:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP E 0224AM MON SEP 07 1998 EHQT WLSR EADM 06609 FILE 28 SP CANANDAIGUA NY1340100 SEP 07-98 TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DUE TO THE SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WAYNE COUNTY AREA THERE WILL BE NO UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IN THE COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM THE SHERIFF AUTH TPR SUSAN ALLEN OPER - BRUTON, TRACEY A 0224
Local storm report, Sep 7, 2:43 AM EDT, 49 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, 6 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 0325The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 12:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 92 min |
| Sep 7, 1:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 93 min |
| Sep 7, 1:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 1:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 1:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 61 min |
| Sep 7, 2:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 118 min |
| Sep 7, 2:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene | 118 min |
| Sep 7, 2:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 118 min |
| Sep 7, 2:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 118 min |
| Sep 7, 3:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 63 min |
| Sep 7, 3:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 48 min |
| Sep 7, 5:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 60 min |
| Sep 7, 6:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 45 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in New York, 1998Every tornado warning in 1998Tornadoes 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.