Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2005
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Nov 3, 2005, 3:59 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Nov 3, 2005, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 3, 2005, 3:59 AM EST (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 3, 2005, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2005, 3:40 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 1602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KALY 030859 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 359 AM EST THU NOV 3 2005 CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038-041-042-047-051-054-058-061-063- 082-VTZ013>015-031700- /O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0003.051103T1400Z-051104T0300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CHATHAM... SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON... NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 359 AM EST THU NOV 3 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SARATOGA REGION...EASTERN CATSKILLS...TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FORM ACROSS THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES TODAY AS A RESULT OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING AND DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS WHICH WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE WINDS ARE THOSE WHICH SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE HEAVY WET SNOW LAST WEEK AND AREAS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED. IN ADDITION THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED IN MANY AREAS FROM THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WHICH FELL DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER...SO SHALLOW ROOTED TREES MAY FALL EASILY. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD DOWNED LIMBS AND SOME POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KALY 031700 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1200 PM EST THU NOV 3 2005 CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038-041-042-047-051-054-058-061-063- 082-VTZ013>015-032300- /O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051104T0300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CHATHAM... SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON... NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 1200 PM EST THU NOV 3 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS... WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SARATOGA REGION...EASTERN CATSKILLS... TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS. THERE WILL BE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AS A RESULT OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING AND DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. AREAS MOST VULNERABLE TO WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE HIGHEST TERRAIN...AND AREAS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SOME DOWNED LIMBS AND SOME POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS71 KALY 032040 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 340 PM EST THU NOV 3 2005 CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038-041-042-047-051-054-058-061-063- 082-VTZ013>015-032145- /O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051104T0300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...ALTAMONT... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CHATHAM... SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON... NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 340 PM EST THU NOV 3 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY... SARATOGA REGION...EASTERN CATSKILLS... TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS. THE THREAT FOR WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER HAS DIMINISHED...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION AND LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN QUEBEC HAS WEAKENED. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO SUNSET FOR TERRAIN GREATER THAN 1500 FEET IN ELEVATION...BUT WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE THEREAFTER. $$ TAW
Nearby
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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.