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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2012, 11:57 PM EST for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 6 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
- Jan 17, 2012, 11:57 PM EST (04:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 464 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 521 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
696 WWUS71 KALY 180457 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1157 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 NYZ032-033-038-182000- /O.UPG.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0001.120118T0500Z-120118T2000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE 1157 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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-MAZ001-025-NYZ039>043-047>054-058>061-063-082>084- VTZ013>015-182000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- 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-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...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...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1157 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...THE BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * TIMING...INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY && $$
2 follow-up statements
211 WWUS71 KALY 180815 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 315 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 NYZ032-033-038-182000- /O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE 315 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ CTZ013-NYZ064>066-182000- /O.EXA.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...TERRYVILLE... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON 315 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY. * TIMING...INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY && $$ CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ039>043-047>054-058>061-063-082>084- VTZ013>015-182000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE- 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-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...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...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 315 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...THE BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * TIMING...INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY && $$
020 WWUS71 KALY 181100 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 600 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 NYZ032-033-038-181900- /O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ /O.EXA.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE 600 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ039>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-181900- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T2000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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...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 600 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...THE BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * TIMING...INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 9:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 36 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New York, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
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.