Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2013, 3:30 PM EST for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont. It took effect at Feb 27, 2013, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2013, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2013, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
938 WWUS71 KALY 262030 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 330 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 MAZ001-NYZ054-VTZ013-014-271000- /O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0002.130227T1000Z-130227T2000Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... HOOSICK FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 330 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT...NORTHERN BERKSHIRES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 30 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK....AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
973 WWUS71 KALY 270925 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 425 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 MAZ001-NYZ054-VTZ013-014-272000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0002.130227T1000Z-130227T2000Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... HOOSICK FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 425 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT...NORTHERN BERKSHIRES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST OR EAST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING....OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN... WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
128 WWUS71 KALY 271720 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1220 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 MAZ025-NYZ061-272000- /O.EXA.KALY.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T2000Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...CHATHAM 1220 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...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...THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS IN VERMONT...NORTHERN BERKSHIRES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST OR EAST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BEFORE SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN... WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MAZ001-NYZ054-VTZ013-014-272000- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T2000Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... HOOSICK FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 1220 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN... WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
905 WWUS71 KALY 272000 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 300 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-VTZ013-014-272100- /O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T2000Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HOOSICK FALLS... CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 300 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY...AS WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STILL OCCASIONALLY GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Berkshire | 12 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 36 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:04 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New York, 2013Wind Advisories in Vermont, 2013Wind Advisories in Massachusetts, 2013Every wind advisory in 2013
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.