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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY

December 22, 20074 states

NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Dec 22, 2007, 3:30 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 23, 2007, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 22, 2007, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 23, 2007, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 23, 2007, 10:27 PM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 23, 6:08 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 0Jefferson, NYMANY LARGE BRANCHES DOWN BETWEEN JEFFERSON TO BLENHEIM-GILBOA POWER PLANT PROJECT
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCohoes, NYESTIMATED 90 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCorinth, NYESTIMATED 104 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER BOTH IN CORINTH AND HADLEY.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFishkill, NYTREES REPORTED DOWN NOT ONLY IN FISHKILL BUT WAPPINGERS FALLS AND VARIOUS OTHER TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGIndian Lake, NYESTIMATED 240 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGJohnsburg, NYESTIMATED 9 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMiddleburgh, NYESTIMATED 10 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGRussia, NYESTIMATED 130 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGTroy, NYESTIMATED1500 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Dec 23, 7:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWhitehall, NYESTIMATED 42 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-12-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-12-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KALY 222030
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
330 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-231115-
/O.UPG.KALY.HW.A.0002.071223T1100Z-071224T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0003.071223T1200Z-071224T1100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-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-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...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...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
330 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF A
POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY
EVENING. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR...FIRST
WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY
MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...THEN WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE SUNDAY EVENING. 

WINDS WILL VARY FROM THE RIVER VALLEYS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE PEAKS OF THE
CATSKILLS...ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...BERKSHIRES
AND TACONICS.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS 60 TO
70 MPH. SOME HIGHER PEAKS COULD EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 85
MPH.

IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUCH AS THE MOHAWK...HUDSON AND HOUSATONIC
RIVER VALLEYS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WHEN OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD HELP MIX DOWN THE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME FUNNELING AND CHANNELING OF WINDS MAY
ENHANCE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE HUDSON VALLEY...AND SOUTH
FACING TERRAIN.

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. ANY LOOSE
DEBRIS...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...COULD BE BLOWN
SIGNIFICANT DISTANCES.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KALY 230947
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
447 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-231800-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0003.071223T1200Z-071224T1100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-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-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...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...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
447 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR
ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF A
POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING
STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR...FIRST WITH SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FROM LATER THIS MORNING
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING.

WINDS WILL VARY FROM THE RIVER VALLEYS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE PEAKS OF THE CATSKILLS...
ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...BERKSHIRES...TACONICS AND
LITCHFIELD HILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS 60
TO 75 MPH. SOME HIGHER PEAKS COULD EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 90
MPH.

IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WHEN OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD HELP MIX DOWN THE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME FUNNELING AND CHANNELING OF WINDS MAY
ENHANCE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS
SUCH AS THE HUDSON VALLEY...HOUSATONIC VALLEY...DEERFIELD VALLEY AND
CONNECTICUT VALLEY...AS WELL AS ACROSS ANY HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE
THE VALLEY FLOOR WHICH HAS A SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST ASPECT.

THE AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DAMAGING WINDS CAN EXPECT TO
HAVE DOWNED TREES...LARGE TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES AND EVEN
UTILITY POLES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE
WINDS AND SUBJECT TO FLIPPING OVER ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES
AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

TRAINED SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT DAMAGING WINDS INCLUDING DOWNED
TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
AND MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY
TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT WIND DAMAGE AND MEASURED
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

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. ANY LOOSE DEBRIS...
INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...COULD BE BLOWN SIGNIFICANT
DISTANCES.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KALY 231744
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1244 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-232200-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071224T1100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-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-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...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...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1244 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF A
POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION THIS
EVENING STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR...FIRST
WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING...THEN WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT LATE THIS EVENING.

WINDS WILL VARY FROM THE RIVER VALLEYS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE PEAKS OF THE CATSKILLS...
ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...BERKSHIRES...TACONICS
AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS
60 TO 75 MPH. SOME HIGHER PEAKS COULD EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO
90 MPH.

IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE
EVENING WHEN OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD HELP MIX DOWN THE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME FUNNELING AND CHANNELING OF WINDS MAY
ENHANCE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS
SUCH AS THE HUDSON VALLEY...HOUSATONIC VALLEY...DEERFIELD VALLEY
AND CONNECTICUT VALLEY...AS WELL AS ACROSS ANY HIGHER TERRAIN
ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR WHICH HAS A SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST ASPECT.

THE AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DAMAGING WINDS CAN EXPECT TO
HAVE DOWNED TREES...LARGE TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES AND EVEN
UTILITY POLES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE
WINDS AND SUBJECT TO FLIPPING OVER ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES
AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

TRAINED SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT DAMAGING WINDS INCLUDING DOWNED
TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE AND MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE
INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT WIND
DAMAGE AND MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

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. ANY LOOSE DEBRIS...
INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...COULD BE BLOWN SIGNIFICANT
DISTANCES.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KALY 232042
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
342 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-241000-
/O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071224T1100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-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-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...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...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
342 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF A
POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION THIS
EVENING. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR...FIRST
WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING...THEN WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT LATE THIS EVENING.

A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN NEW YORK IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS OUTSIDE OF
THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...THEN DURING THE HEAVY RAIN
WILL GUST AT TIMES OVER 55 MPH. THE HEAVY RAIN AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS SHOULD AFFECT THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY
AND ADIRONDACKS BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM...THE CAPITAL
DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE...SARATOGA REGIONS AND CATSKILLS BETWEEN 6
PM AND 10 PM...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES AND TACONICS
BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

WINDS WITHIN THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL VARY FROM THE RIVER
VALLEYS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
THE PEAKS OF THE CATSKILLS... ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN
MOUNTAINS...BERKSHIRES...TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH.
SOME HIGHER PEAKS COULD EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH.

IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WHEN OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN
COULD HELP MIX DOWN THE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SOME FUNNELING AND
CHANNELING OF WINDS MAY ENHANCE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN NORTH
SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS SUCH AS THE HUDSON VALLEY...HOUSATONIC
VALLEY...DEERFIELD VALLEY AND CONNECTICUT VALLEY...AS WELL AS
ACROSS ANY HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR WHICH HAS A SOUTH
OR SOUTHEAST ASPECT.

THE AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DAMAGING WINDS...PARTICULAR THE
HIGHER PEAKS...CAN EXPECT TO HAVE DOWNED TREES...LARGE TREE
LIMBS...POWER LINES AND EVEN UTILITY POLES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WINDS AND SUBJECT TO FLIPPING OVER
ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

TRAINED SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT DAMAGING WINDS INCLUDING DOWNED
TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE AND MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE
INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT WIND
DAMAGE AND MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

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. ANY LOOSE DEBRIS...
INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...COULD BE BLOWN SIGNIFICANT
DISTANCES.

$$
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WWUS71 KALY 240327
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1027 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-241100-
/O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071224T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0004.071224T0327Z-071224T1100Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-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-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...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...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
1027 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR
ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST INTO EASTERN CANADA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. STRONG
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND
AREAS WITHIN WEST EAST ORIENTED VALLEYS WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE TO
THE GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 3:48 AM ESTFlood WatchALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 7 more47 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New York, 2007High Wind Warnings in Vermont, 2007High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.