Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 6, 2005, 4:05 PM EST for St. Lawrence County, New York. It was in force for 85 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2005, 4:05 PM EST (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2005, 5:30 PM EST
- In force
- 85 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County St. Lawrence County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | De Kalb, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Nov 6, 5:16 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Potsdam, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 43 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KBTV 062107
SVRBTV
NYC089-062230-
/O.NEW.KBTV.SV.W.0065.051106T2105Z-051106T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
405 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
* UNTIL 530 PM EST.
* AT 356 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 37 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MORRISTOWN NEW YORK TO AROUND 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHIPPEWA
BAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE...
NEAR MORRISTOWN...CHIPPEWA BAY AROUND 450 PM EST...
NEAR OGDENSBURG...HAMMOND...EDWARDSVILLE AROUND 5 PM EST...
NEAR GOUVERNEUR...FOWLER AROUND 510 PM EST...
NEAR RENSSELAER FALLS...WANAKENA...STAR LAKE AROUND 520 PM EST.
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL. SEEK INDOOR SHELTER...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE WARNING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO...
OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR WEATHER UPDATES.
LAT...LON 4460 7566 4479 7541 4478 7541 4484 7529
4499 7488 4499 7474 4496 7474 4494 7466
4447 7461 4412 7456 4406 7503 4413 7524
4431 7565 4439 7582
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS51 KBTV 062153
SVSBTV
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
452 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005
NYC089-062230-
/O.CON.KBTV.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-051106T2230Z/
ST. LAWRENCE NY-
452 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR
SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY...
AT 440 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...LOCATED FROM AROUND 20
MILES NORTHWEST OF OGDENSBURG TO NORTH HAMMOND TO AROUND 40 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FOWLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CARDINAL BY 455 PM EST...
HEUVELTON BY 5 PM EST...
LISBON...GOUVERNEUR AND DE PEYSTER BY 505 PM EST...
WADDINGTON...RICHVILLE AND FOWLER BY 510 PM EST.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4460 7566 4479 7541 4478 7541 4484 7529
4499 7488 4499 7474 4496 7474 4494 7466
4447 7461 4412 7456 4406 7503 4413 7524
4431 7565 4439 7582
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 6, 2:16 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 2:16 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
216 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)...
STG GRT LAKES LOW (989MB) ALG WITH STG NRN QUEBEC SFC HIGH (1034MB)
ACCNTG FOR STG WND FIELD ALOFT. MDLS SHW H8 JET OF 50-60 KTS AHD/ALG
SFC CD FNT. MEANWHILE...INVERSION LVLS REMAIN BLO THESE WNDS FOR THE
MOST PART (ESP VT) THUS NOT MIXING AND WL NEED SOME ASSISTANCE.
THIS ASSISTANCE WL LKLY BE FM CD FNT AND XPCTD SHRA/TSRA ALG CD FNT
WITH ANY CONVECTICE COLUMNS CAPABLE OF CAPTURING AND TRANSLATING
THESE STG WNDS TO SFC. ALBEIT WITH TIME AS HEATING/INSTABILITY IS
LOSS APPROACHING VT...THE THREAT BEGINS TO LESSEN AS WELL. (PLEASE
SEE MORE OF CONVECTIVE THREAT - SWODY1).
CD FROPA ACRS ST LWRNC VLY ARD 00Z...CHMPL VLY ARD 03Z AND INTO NH
BY 06Z. THERE WL BE SOME GUSTINESS AND REFRESHING OF WNDS JUST AFT
FROPA...FOLLOWED BY A 3-4 HR LAG...THEN XPCT A RESURGENCE AND VRY
GOOD MIXING TO TAKE PLACE AS MID-LVL S/W DELIVERS THE BRUNT OF CAA
INTO FA. THESE STG WNDS SHLD CONT IN HWW LOCALES OF NY THRU 12Z
THEN SLWLY DIMINISH BUT WND ADV CRITERIA PSBL THRU MIDDAY IN NRN
VT. IVE NOTICED THAT 50-60KT JET AFT FROPA IS MUCH LWR IN NRN NY
AND BLO INVERSION WHERE ITS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER AND AOA INVERSION
IN VT.
WESTERLY CYCLONIC FLOW WL KEEP MIN CHC OF SHRA IN UPSLOPE REGIONS
THRU MIDDAY MON WITH DOWNSLOPING SS.
A MORE ZONAL FLOW MON NGT BUT STL WNW AND AN EMBEDDED DISTURBANCE
WITH A WEAK SFC TROF AS WELL. THIS WL LKLY MEAN NRN VLY SPRINKLE/
FLURRY AND MTN -SHSN LATE MON NGT/ERLY TUES FOLLOWED BY WEAK RIDGING
AT ALL LVLS LATE TUES-ERLY TUES NGT BFR WAA PTRN FM NXT SYSTEM LATE
TUES NGT/WED.
WELL KEEP HEADLINES INTACT FM MODIFICATIONS WE MADE AT MIDDAY
UPDATE.
&&
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
DUE TO SHORTER-TERM WX CONCERNS...MADE MINIMAL EDITS TO THIS PORTION
OF THE FCST. CF STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE ACRS THE FA FROM THE WEST ON
WED THRU THU...THEN HI PRESS FOR MUCH OF FRI/SAT...WITH MAYBE
ANOTHER STORM SYS AFFECTING THE FA ON NEXT SUN. ADJUSTED POP/WX/SKY
GRIDS ACCORDINGLY. NO BIG CHANGES TO TEMP GRIDS. LOADED IN THE
LATEST HPC DEWPT/WIND DATA. FEW TWEAKS TO SOME TEMP/WIND GRIDS TO
TRY AND MESH BETTER WITH SURROUNDING WFOS.
&&
.AVIATION...
REMNANTS OF ANY CONVECTION TO MOVE ACRS THE FA FROM THE WEST INTO
TONITE. SFC WINDS EXPECTED TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE S-SW AND PICK UP
IN INTENSITY INTO EARLY TONITE. STRONG WESTERLY SFC FLOW EXPECTED
ACRS THE FA BY EARLY ON MON. DID NOT SPEND MUCH TIME ON FG CHCS FOR
TONITE...BUT WITH WINDS PICKING UP THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE CHC OF
THAT ANYWAYS.
&&
.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR VTZ016>018 FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM
MONDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR VTZ001>011-019 FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM
MONDAY.
NY...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NYZ026-027-029>031-034-087 UNTIL 7 AM
MONDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR NYZ028-035 FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM MONDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...SLW
LONG TERM...MURRAY
AVIATION...MURRAYHazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 6:21 AM EST, 9 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 621 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005 NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001-002-005-009-016>018-071130- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-GRAND ISLE- WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- 621 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF NORTHERN NEW YORK...EAST TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH... WINDS UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS IF THEY BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR ON MONDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME...BUT THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO REPORT STRONG WINDS OR DAMAGE LATER TODAY. VTZ003-004-006>008-010>012-019-071130- ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- 621 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT...AS WELL AS RUTLAND AND WINDSOR COUNTIES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH... WINDS UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS IF THEY BECOME SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR ON MONDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME...BUT THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO REPORT STRONG WINDS OR DAMAGE LATER TODAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 1:33 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 133 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005 NYZ026-087-061930- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- AT 122 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND 50 MILES WEST OF CHIPPEWA BAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CHIPPEWA BAY BY 210 PM...NEAR OGDENSBURG AND GOUVERNEUR BY 220 PM...AND NEAR RICHVILLE BY 230 PM. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE BEFORE THESE STORMS APPROACH. MURRAY
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 225 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005 NYZ026-027-029-030-087-062030- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN- AT 217 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF MORRISTOWN TO AROUND 45 MILES SOUTH OF FOWLER IN NEW YORK STATE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 55 MPH. THESE STRONG STORMS WILL BE NEAR RICHVILLE...OGDENSBURG BY 240 PM...NEAR SOUTH EDWARDS...RENSSELAER FALLS BY 250 PM...NEAR WADDINGTON...STAR LAKE BY 3 PM...NEAR HORSESHOE LAKE...WEST POTSDAM BY 310 PM...AND NEAR TUPPER LAKE AND PIERCEFIELD BY 320 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE BEFORE THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. MURRAY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:32 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BTV | Clinton, Essex | 25 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | St. Lawrence | 82 min |
| Nov 6, 5:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Franklin, St. Lawrence | 90 min |
| Nov 6, 6:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Essex | 87 min |
| Nov 6, 6:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Clinton | 77 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.