Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Albany, NY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
345 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000

.DISC...VRY BUSY AFT WITH WDPSRD CNVCTN AND NMRS SVR TSTMS. MNY RPTS
OF LRG HAIL AND DAMAGING WNDS. WORST DAMAGE RPTD IN CAROGA LAKE.

.SHORT TERM...CMBTN OF STG CDFNT...H8 JET OF 40-45 KTS...HELICITIES
IN 150 TO 300 RNG...AND CAPES IN 2000-3000 J/KG. ACTVTY WL CONT
ANTHR SVRL HRS WITH FROPA XPCTD IN HUDSON VLY BTWN 22Z AND 23Z AND
ACRS XTRM SE PTN OF FA 00Z TO 01Z. LINGERING SHRA AND A FEW TSTMS
PSBL THRU LATE EVNG THEN CLRG OVRNGHT.

.LONG TERM...A DRY BUT COOL WEEKEND ACRS THE FA WITH MOR SHRA ERLY
NXT WEEK.

.ALY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 600 PM WESTERN HALF OF FA.
    0   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 900 OM EASTERN HALF OF FA.

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1042 AM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
MORE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...THOSE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 57
MILES AN HOUR...AND HAIL THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OR MORE IN
DIAMETER...ARE POSSIBLE.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE GREATEST FROM THE CAPITAL
DISTRICT SOUTH.  THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DURING
THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON...NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY.  TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST OF ALBANY THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM MID
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH.

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON...KEEP A WARY EYE ON THE
SKY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
BOATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT ONLY BE
VULNERABLE TO WIND AND HAIL...BUT TO LIGHTNING.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE RESULT OF A
INCREASINGLY WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS WHICH WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN
NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AN UNSEASONABLY
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RUSH EASTWARD INTO THIS MUGGY AIR MASS
TOUCHING OFF THE THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING THIS
WEATHER EVENT.



PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
328 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0315 PM    NEW SALEM                 NY   .88 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   ALBANY                         NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0319 PM    RICHMONDVILLE             NY   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   SCHOHARIE                      GOLF BALL TO HALF DOLLAR
                                          SIZE HAIL

0319 PM    CAROGA LAKE               NY   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00   FULTON                         BOATS BLOWN OUT OF LAKE
                                          ONTO ROAD.  TREES AND
                                          POWER POLES SNAPPED OFF.

0322 PM    DELMAR                    NY   .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/00   ALBANY                         DIME SIZE HAIL

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