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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Albany, NY

July 27, 2008Dutchess County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 27, 12:02 PM EDTSevere 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 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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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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Local storm report, Jul 27, 1:49 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 8:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington6 hr
Jul 26, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington57 min
Jul 26, 8:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer61 min
Jul 26, 9:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery65 min
Jul 26, 10:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington6 hr
Jul 27, 12:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchoharie60 min
Jul 27, 12:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Washington48 min
Jul 27, 12:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Schenectady56 min
Jul 27, 1:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga and 3 more67 min
Jul 27, 3:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster40 min
Jul 27, 11:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYGreene53 min
Jul 27, 12:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYGreene, Schoharie29 min
Jul 27, 12:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Ulster5 hr
Jul 27, 12:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene, Ulster47 min
Jul 27, 12:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer65 min
Jul 27, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster63 min
Jul 27, 1:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia57 min
Jul 27, 1:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Ulster6 hr
Jul 27, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia67 min
Jul 26, 11:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYBennington, Windham5 hr
Jul 27, 12:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington, Windham52 min
Jul 27, 1:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington57 min
Jul 27, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham34 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.