Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2012, 4:35 PM EST for 11 counties in New York; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 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 24, 2012, 4:35 PM EST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2012, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 12:32 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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, 9.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
091 WWUS71 KALY 242135 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 435 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-063-082-VTZ013>015-251000- /O.UPG.KALY.WI.Y.0004.120225T0600Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0002.120225T0500Z-120226T0000Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-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-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...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...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 435 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK VALLEY...SACANDAGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH WILL 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. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-041>043-064>066-083-084-251000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0004.120225T0600Z-120226T0000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN HERKIMER- HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER... NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH 435 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
166 WWUS71 KALY 250939 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 439 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-063-082-VTZ013>015-260000- /O.CON.KALY.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-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-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...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...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 439 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK VALLEY...SACANDAGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED 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. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-041>043-064>066-083-084-260000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN HERKIMER- HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER... NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH 439 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
021 WWUS71 KALY 251732 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1232 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-063-082-VTZ013>015-260000- /O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-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-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...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...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1232 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED 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. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-041>043-064>066-083-084-260000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN HERKIMER- HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER... NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH 1232 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:03 AM EST | Wind Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 47 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New York, 2012High Wind Warnings in Vermont, 2012High Wind Warnings in Massachusetts, 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.