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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Albany, NY

December 1, 2006Columbia County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 1, 2006, 6:37 PM EST for Columbia County, New York. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2006, 6:37 PM EST (23:37 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2006, 7:30 PM EST
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Columbia County, NY

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 1, 3:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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 Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 1, 2:50 PM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:50 PM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 3:36 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
336 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040-047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013>015-
021200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
336 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK
EXCLUDING THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND
LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 876 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON
SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. PLEASE
REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE NOW ACTIVATED. SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SEND ALL
REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS...MEASURED WIND GUSTS OVER 40
MPH...BANKFULL OR NEAR BANKFULL STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND RAINFALL
MEASUREMENTS OF AN INCH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPOTTERS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO REPORT IF THEY OBSERVE LIGHTNING OR
HEAR THUNDER.

NYZ032-033-038-039-041>043-082>084-021200-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
336 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN MOHAWK
VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS AND LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION IN
EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 876 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON
SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING STATEMENT FOR
DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLE
MINOR RIVER FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT
FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. PLEASE
REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE NOW ACTIVATED. SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SEND ALL
REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS...MEASURED WIND GUSTS OVER 40
MPH...BANKFULL OR NEAR BANKFULL STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND RAINFALL
MEASUREMENTS OF AN INCH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPOTTERS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO REPORT IF THEY OBSERVE LIGHTNING OR
HEAR THUNDER.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 1, 5:07 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 1, 5:49 PM EST, 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 1, 6:06 PM EST, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
606 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

NYZ054-VTZ013>015-012330-
EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN WINDHAM VT-
WESTERN WINDHAM VT-
606 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN BENNINGTON...RENSSELAER AND WINDHAM
COUNTIES THROUGH 7 PM...

AT 601 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF DORSET TO 6 MILES
WEST OF ARLINGTON TO 8 MILES WEST OF BENNINGTON TO GRAFTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREE
LIMBS...AND PROPEL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WEST WARDSBORO...STRATTON...STAMFORD AND LONDONDERRY BY 620 PM EST
WILMINGTON...TOWNSHEND...HARMONYVILLE AND READSBORO BY 625 PM EST
SAXTONS RIVER BY 630 PM EST.
Local storm report, Dec 1, 6:12 PM EST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
612 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST BENNINGTON              42.87N 73.19W
12/01/2006  M58 MPH          BENNINGTON         VT   ASOS

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 2:16 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more19 hr
Dec 1, 4:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer55 min
Dec 1, 4:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Schoharie66 min
Dec 1, 5:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYGreene, Ulster55 min
Dec 1, 5:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Saratoga, Schenectady66 min
Dec 1, 6:01 PM ESTTornado WarningALYUlster44 min
Dec 1, 6:26 PM ESTTornado WarningALYDutchess53 min
Dec 1, 6:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer61 min
Dec 1, 6:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington63 min
Dec 1, 6:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham59 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.