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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2008, 2:12 PM EDT for Dutchess County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 63 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
- Jul 27, 2008, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2008, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Dutchess County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 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 Jul 27, 1:40 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 1:40 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 12:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1204 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-281615- 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- 1204 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 760 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THERE IS ALSO CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 27, 1:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
106 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 PM TSTM WND DMG LEEDS 42.26N 73.90W
07/27/2008 GREENE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. HAIL SIZE UNKNOWN
0105 PM HAIL DELMAR 42.62N 73.83W
07/27/2008 M0.88 INCH ALBANY NY TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO 1.3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES
&&Local storm report, Jul 27, 1:16 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
116 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM HAIL GREENPORT CENTER 42.24N 73.76W
07/27/2008 E1.00 INCH COLUMBIA NY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NORTH END OF THE TOWN OF GREENPORT. NICKEL TO QUARTER
SIZE HAIL
&&Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:33 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:01 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 201 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 VTZ014-015-271845- EASTERN WINDHAM VT-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- 201 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WINDHAM COUNTY... AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GUILFORD CENTER...OR ABOUT OVER BRATTLEBORO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BRATTLEBORO...VERNON AND NORTH VERNON BY 210 PM EDT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PUTNEY BY 230 PM EDT RAINFALL RATES UP TO A HALF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. WASULA WASULA
Local storm report, Jul 27, 2:08 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
208 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM LIGHTNING KINGSTON 41.93N 74.00W
07/27/2008 ULSTER NY TRAINED SPOTTER
HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 61 min |
| Jul 26, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 10:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 12:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 1:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga and 3 more | 67 min |
| Jul 27, 3:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene | 53 min |
| Jul 27, 12:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Schoharie | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 12:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Ulster | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Ulster | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 63 min |
| Jul 27, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 1:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Ulster | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 67 min |
| Jul 26, 11:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 1:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.