Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2016, 2:17 PM EDT for Columbia County, Dutchess County, New York; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 46 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2016, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2016, 3:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2:26 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Hopewell Junction, NY | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED |
| Jul 25, 2:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Stormville, NY | COUNTY ROUTE 216 CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREE AND WIRES |
| Jul 25, 2:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pawling, NY | TREE DOWNED ONTO A BUILDING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KALY 251817
SVRALY
CTC005-MAC003-NYC021-027-251915-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0049.160725T1817Z-160725T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
217 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 217 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLAVERACK TO DOVER PLAINS TO NEAR BEACON...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRISTOL...TORRINGTON...POUGHKEEPSIE...NEW MILFORD...SOUTHBURY...
BEACON...GREAT BARRINGTON...HUDSON...SHERMAN...PAWLING...
BROOKFIELD...NEW FAIRFIELD...CANTON...PLEASANT VALLEY...
THOMASTON...NEW HARTFORD...CLAVERACK...WAPPINGERS FALLS...
AMENIA AND LIVINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV...
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSALBANY OR TWITTER @NWSALBANY
&&
LAT...LON 4225 7380 4217 7303 4209 7307 4204 7306
4204 7301 4197 7303 4197 7289 4181 7295
4180 7302 4164 7298 4156 7316 4151 7316
4149 7333 4147 7332 4151 7339 4149 7344
4167 7352 4153 7353 4149 7393 4145 7400
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 273DEG 40KT 4218 7369 4174 7361 4148 7394
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FRUGIS2 follow-up statements
624
WWUS51 KALY 251851
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
251 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
NYC021-027-251900-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160725T1915Z/
DUTCHESS NY-COLUMBIA NY-
251 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DUTCHESS AND SOUTHERN COLUMBIA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN NEW YORK, WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
LAT...LON 4221 7345 4217 7303 4209 7307 4204 7306
4204 7301 4197 7303 4197 7289 4181 7295
4180 7302 4164 7298 4156 7316 4151 7316
4149 7333 4147 7332 4151 7339 4149 7344
4166 7348
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 267DEG 24KT 4217 7333 4187 7333 4158 7340 4137
7357
$$
CTC005-MAC003-251915-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160725T1915Z/
LITCHFIELD CT-BERKSHIRE MA-
251 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTIES...
AT 250 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GREAT BARRINGTON TO NEAR CORNWALL BRIDGE TO NEW
MILFORD TO NEAR BREWSTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRISTOL...TORRINGTON...NEW MILFORD...SOUTHBURY...GREAT BARRINGTON...
BROOKFIELD...CANTON...THOMASTON...NEW HARTFORD...SHEFFIELD...
NORFOLK...LITCHFIELD...CANAAN...SANDISFIELD...TOLLAND...
NEW HARTFORD CENTER...NORTHWEST HARWINTON...FALLS VILLAGE...
NEW PRESTON AND CORNWALL BRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4221 7345 4217 7303 4209 7307 4204 7306
4204 7301 4197 7303 4197 7289 4181 7295
4180 7302 4164 7298 4156 7316 4151 7316
4149 7333 4147 7332 4151 7339 4149 7344
4166 7348
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 267DEG 24KT 4217 7333 4187 7333 4158 7340 4137
7357
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FRUGIS159
WWUS51 KALY 251903
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
303 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
CTC005-MAC003-251912-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160725T1915Z/
LITCHFIELD CT-BERKSHIRE MA-
303 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN
BERKSHIRE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN CONNECTICUT.
LAT...LON 4221 7345 4217 7303 4209 7307 4204 7306
4204 7301 4197 7303 4197 7289 4181 7295
4180 7302 4164 7298 4156 7316 4151 7316
4149 7333 4147 7332 4151 7339 4149 7344
4166 7348
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 273DEG 40KT 4216 7316 4186 7316 4157 7323 4136
7340
$$
FRUGISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 4:03 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 12 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Connecticut, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Massachusetts, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016
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.