Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2011, 3:15 PM EST for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Greene County, Ulster County, New York; Windham County, Vermont. It took effect at Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2011, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2011, 4:05 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Greene County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 1669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 300 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
805 WWUS71 KALY 142015 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 315 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 MAZ001-025-NYZ058-063-VTZ014-151000- /O.UPG.KALY.WI.Y.0001.110214T2100Z-110215T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0001.110214T2100Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE- WESTERN ULSTER-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE 315 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND BERKSHIRES. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MID MORNING TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AS WELL AS TOPPLE SOME TREES AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-059>061-064>066-082>084- VTZ013-015-151000- /O.EXT.KALY.WI.Y.0001.110214T2100Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-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-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...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...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...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...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 315 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERS...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MID MORNING TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SCATTERED DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
031 WWUS71 KALY 150310 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1010 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 MAZ001-025-NYZ058-063-VTZ014-151100- /O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE- WESTERN ULSTER-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE 1010 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND THE BERKSHIRES. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AS WELL AS TOPPLE SOME TREES AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-059>061-064>066-082>084- VTZ013-015-151100- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-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-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...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...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...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...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 1010 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERS...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHWEST AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT...AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SCATTERED DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
364 WWUS71 KALY 150905 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 405 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 MAZ001-025-NYZ058-063-VTZ014-151015- /O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE- WESTERN ULSTER-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE 405 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND THE BERKSHIRES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON. $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-059>061-064>066-082>084- VTZ013-015-151015- /O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-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-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...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...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...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...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 405 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERS...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK AND GUSTY THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:35 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 13 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New York, 2011High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 2011High Wind Warnings in Vermont, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.