Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2016, 3:29 PM EST for 7 counties in New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2016, 3:29 PM EST (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2016, 3:31 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Greene County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 12 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
- 1867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
802 WWUS71 KALY 192029 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 329 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ032-038-049-050-052>054-059>061-VTZ013-014-201100- /O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0006.160219T2029Z-160220T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 329 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF HERKIMER COUNTY...CAPITAL REGION...TACONICS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...BERKSHIRES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
900 WWUS71 KALY 200342 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1042 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ032-038-049-050-052>054-059>061-VTZ013-014-201100- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160220T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 1042 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF HERKIMER COUNTY...CAPITAL REGION...TACONICS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...BERKSHIRES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE ALONG WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO TREES SUCCUMBING TO THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HWJIV
139 WWUS71 KALY 200831 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 331 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ032-038-049-050-052>054-059>061-VTZ013-014-200945- /O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160220T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 331 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...HERKIMER COUNTY...THE TACONICS...THE BERKSHIRES AND FOR THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THEY WILL BE BELOW THE CRITERIA FOR A WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 86 min |
| Feb 19, 3:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Albany, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 54 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.