Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Albany, NY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
230 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2002

.DISC...SVR TSTM BOX ISSUED UNTIL 8PM. RADAR SHOWING PCPN
DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION OF CWA.  SAT PIC SHOWING BREAKS
IN CLDS ACROSS THE CWA SINCE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH HEATING OF
SUN AND FRONTAL PASSAGE SVR TSTMS LOOK LIKELY.  12Z MORNING SOUNDING
CALCULATED A CAPE OF 1632 J/KG.  NEW ETA RUN GENERATING A GOOD
AMOUNT OF SFC BASED CAPE ACROSS THE CWA ALSO WITH LI IN SUPPORT OF
SVR WX. WILL WORD TONIGHT AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
LOOKS LIKE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE THROUGH FCA BETWEEN 02Z AND 06Z.
FRI LOOKS TO BE QUIET. FRONT IS THROUGH THE CWA AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA.

LONG TERM...THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST LOOKS QUIET ON
FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.  TEMPS LOOK TO BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.  LONG RANGE MODELS KEEPING THE MOISTURE IN
THE SOUTH EASTERN PORTION OF THE US FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TUESDAY AND ON
WEDNESDAY.

.HYDRO STATUS...WILL EXPECT SOME HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE CWA THIS
EVENING WITH THUNDERSTORMS.  WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON ANY
SLOW MOVING CELLS/TRAINING CELLS.

.ALY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8PM.
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NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
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05123    FILE 28   WESTCHESTER COUNTY DPS                    JUN 27-02
TO       ALL WESTCHESTER COUNTY PDS AND SURROUNDING AGENCIES

         THE SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY HAS BEEN RE-OPENED.

         THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1130 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK
AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS MORNING.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST...AND MORE WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE...AND
CONTAIN DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND HAIL.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO LIKELY IN THESE STORMS.

THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN VERY HUMID AND UNSTABLE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.  TOWARD MIDNIGHT...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH...
AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION...AND PULLS DRIER AIR INTO
EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND.

NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR PLANS...CONCERNING WHAT TO DO IN
THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER.  STAY ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS...AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS.

AMATEUR RADIO AND OTHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THIS SITUATION. SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER IN THE DAY.

BACH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
242 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2002

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

0225 PM    SARATOGA SPGS             NY   WIND DAMAGE
06/27/02   SARATOGA                       NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.