Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2016, 9:02 AM EST for 10 counties in New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2016, 9:02 AM EST (14:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 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
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 19 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
- 675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
521 WWUS71 KALY 021402 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 902 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-082-022100- /O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0008.160302T1402Z-160302T2100Z/ 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- NORTHERN FULTON- 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...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD 902 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...PARTS OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY..CENTRAL TACONICS AND BERKSHIRES. * WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREE LIMBS AND TREES DOWN AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
484 WWUS71 KALY 021751 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1251 PM EST WED MAR 2 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-082-022100- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160302T2100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD 1251 PM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...GREATER CAPITAL REGION INCLUDING THE HELDERBERGS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...THE BERKSHIRES...NORTHERN CATSKILLS...AND HUDSON VALLEY OF GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND TREES LIMBS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
230 WWUS71 KALY 022053 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 353 PM EST WED MAR 2 2016 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-082-022200- /O.EXP.KALY.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160302T2100Z/ 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- NORTHERN FULTON- 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...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD 353 PM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM FOR THE MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...CAPITAL REGION AND HELDERBERGS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...NORTHERN CATSKILLS...AND THE HUDSON VALLEY OF GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL STILL BE BREEZY WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES...WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS A RESULT...THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM. $$ FRUGIS
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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.