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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2016, 11:14 PM EST for Columbia County, Rensselaer County, Washington County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont. It was in force for 5 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2016, 11:14 PM EST (04:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2016, 4:26 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Washington 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 04:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:39 PM EST | FLOOD | Fort Edward, NY | BASEMENT COLLAPSE FROM WATER/FLOODING |
| Feb 24, 11:45 PM EST | FLOOD | Greenwich, NY | COUNTY ROUTE 113 WASHED OUT. |
| Feb 24, 11:56 PM EST | FLOOD | Fort Edward, NY | ROAD WASHED OUT/FLOODED WING ST AND EAST ST. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 AM EST | FLOOD | Easton, NY | ROUTE 40 8-10 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROUTE. |
| Feb 25, 12:22 AM EST | FLOOD | Kingsbury, NY | ROUTE 149 AND COUNTY ROUTE 41 FLOODED |
| Feb 25, 12:28 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Meadowvale, MA | FENCE BLOWN THROUGH SECOND FLOOR HOUSE WINDOW. |
| Feb 25, 12:28 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Meadowvale, MA | TREES AMD WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 25, 12:29 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Blackinton, MA | TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON GALVIN ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 12:30 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Blackinton, MA | HOUSE DAMAGED AND TREE BRANCH DEBRIS ALONG MASSACHUSETTS AVE. |
| Feb 25, 12:30 AM EST | FLOOD | Kingsbury, NY | ROUTE 196 ST JAMES ROAD FLOODED AND CLOSED. |
| Feb 25, 12:40 AM EST | FLOOD | Kingsbury, NY | BURGOYNE AND MAYNARD STREETS FLOODED AND CLOSED. |
| Feb 25, 12:48 AM EST | FLOOD | Fort Edward, NY | BROADWAY ST FLOODED/WASHED OUT. |
| Feb 25, 4:30 AM EST | FLOOD | Rockingham, VT | REPORTS OF WATER IN BUILDINGS IN ROCKINGHAM AREA. TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 534 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 635 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
286 WWUS71 KALY 250414 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1114 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ043-054-061-084-VTZ013-014-251100- /O.NEW.KALY.HW.W.0002.160225T0414Z-160225T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...WHITEHALL... GRANVILLE...HOOSICK FALLS...CHATHAM...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE 1114 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN GREENS...BERKSHIRES...THE CENTRAL TACONICS AND NORTHERN TACONICS. * TIMING...THROUGH 600 AM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING UP 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...BRING DOWN TREES AND LIMBS WHICH COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ CTZ001-013-250900- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0900Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 1114 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATION...LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE ALONG WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO TREES SUCCUMBING TO THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
412 WWUS71 KALY 250926 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 426 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ043-054-061-084-VTZ013-014-251030- /O.CAN.KALY.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...WHITEHALL... GRANVILLE...HOOSICK FALLS...CHATHAM...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE 426 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...BERKSHIRES... CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TACONICS. THE STRONG LOW LEVEL JET HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. IT WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT WINDY AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY...BUT WIND GUSTS WILL BE WELL BELOW WIND WARNING OR EVEN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ CTZ001-013-251030- /O.EXP.KALY.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160225T0900Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 426 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED ACROSS LITCHFIELD COUNTY... THE STRONG LOW LEVEL JET HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. IT WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT WINDY AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY...BUT WIND GUSTS WILL BE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 8:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 49 min |
| Feb 24, 8:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 9:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 9:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 9:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Ulster | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 9:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Greene, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:07 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and 1 more | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 10:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 11:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 11:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Rensselaer | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 2:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 13 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 65 min |
| Feb 25, 2:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Greene, Schoharie | 9 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 61 min |
| Feb 25, 3:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 66 min |
| Feb 25, 4:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 49 min |
| Feb 25, 4:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Washington | 25 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 19 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Herkimer | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Herkimer | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 4:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Windham | 16 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.