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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Albany, NY

January 22, 20174 states

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2017, 3:06 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 23, 2017, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2017, 3:06 PM EST (20:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 24, 2017, 4:16 AM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 52 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
704 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

449 
WWUS71 KALY 222006
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
306 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-066-VTZ013>015-231000-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0003.170123T1200Z-170124T1200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TORRINGTON, OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, 
NEW MILFORD, TERRYVILLE, THOMASTON, DALTON, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, 
FLORIDA, NORTH ADAMS, SANDISFIELD, GREAT BARRINGTON, 
SOUTH EGREMONT, BERLIN, EAGLE BRIDGE, HOOSICK FALLS, STEPHENTOWN,
NEW LEBANON, PAWLING, WINGDALE, DOVER PLAINS, MILLBROOK, 
STANFORDVILLE, PINE PLAINS, AMENIA, STAMFORD, BENNINGTON, 
WOODFORD STATE PARK, POWNAL, STRATTON, LONDONDERRY, BRATTLEBORO, 
GUILFORD CENTER, WEST BRATTLEBORO, AND BELLOWS FALLS
306 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...TACONICS OF NEW YORK...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF
  VERMONT...BERKSHIRES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY
  CONNECTICUT.  

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE NIGHT TIME PERIOD.

* IMPACTS....ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE
  DUE TO DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
  FURTHERMORE...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY
CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
540 
WWUS71 KALY 230925
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
425 AM EST MON JAN 23 2017

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-066-VTZ013>015-232200-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0003.170123T1200Z-170124T1200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TORRINGTON, OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, 
NEW MILFORD, TERRYVILLE, THOMASTON, DALTON, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, 
FLORIDA, NORTH ADAMS, SANDISFIELD, GREAT BARRINGTON, 
SOUTH EGREMONT, BERLIN, EAGLE BRIDGE, HOOSICK FALLS, STEPHENTOWN,
NEW LEBANON, PAWLING, WINGDALE, DOVER PLAINS, MILLBROOK, 
STANFORDVILLE, PINE PLAINS, AMENIA, STAMFORD, BENNINGTON, 
WOODFORD STATE PARK, POWNAL, STRATTON, LONDONDERRY, BRATTLEBORO, 
GUILFORD CENTER, WEST BRATTLEBORO, AND BELLOWS FALLS
425 AM EST MON JAN 23 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...TACONICS OF NEW YORK...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF 
  VERMONT...BERKSHIRES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY 
  CONNECTICUT.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY AND BE
  STRONGEST THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO
  DECREASE ON TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN AREAS WHERE THE WINDS FUNNELS ACROSS
  THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS....DOWNED TREES AND TREES LIMBS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED 
  TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY
CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
140 
WWUS71 KALY 232120
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
420 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-066-VTZ013>015-241000-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TORRINGTON, OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, 
NEW MILFORD, TERRYVILLE, THOMASTON, DALTON, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, 
FLORIDA, NORTH ADAMS, SANDISFIELD, GREAT BARRINGTON, 
SOUTH EGREMONT, BERLIN, EAGLE BRIDGE, HOOSICK FALLS, STEPHENTOWN,
NEW LEBANON, PAWLING, WINGDALE, DOVER PLAINS, MILLBROOK, 
STANFORDVILLE, PINE PLAINS, AMENIA, STAMFORD, BENNINGTON, 
WOODFORD STATE PARK, POWNAL, STRATTON, LONDONDERRY, BRATTLEBORO, 
GUILFORD CENTER, WEST BRATTLEBORO, AND BELLOWS FALLS
420 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...TACONICS OF NEW YORK...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF 
  VERMONT...BERKSHIRES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY 
  CONNECTICUT.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL START
  TO DECREASE TOMORROW TOWARDS DAYBREAK. THE WINDS WILL BE
  STRONGEST ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN AREAS WHERE THE
  WINDS CAN FUNNEL BETWEEN THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS....DOWNED TREES AND TREES LIMBS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED 
  TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...POSSIBLY
CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
522 
WWUS71 KALY 240916
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
416 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2017


CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-066-VTZ013>015-241030-
/O.CAN.KALY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170124T1200Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TORRINGTON, OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, 
NEW MILFORD, TERRYVILLE, THOMASTON, DALTON, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, 
FLORIDA, NORTH ADAMS, SANDISFIELD, GREAT BARRINGTON, 
SOUTH EGREMONT, BERLIN, EAGLE BRIDGE, HOOSICK FALLS, STEPHENTOWN,
NEW LEBANON, PAWLING, WINGDALE, DOVER PLAINS, MILLBROOK, 
STANFORDVILLE, PINE PLAINS, AMENIA, STAMFORD, BENNINGTON, 
WOODFORD STATE PARK, POWNAL, STRATTON, LONDONDERRY, BRATTLEBORO, 
GUILFORD CENTER, WEST BRATTLEBORO, AND BELLOWS FALLS
416 AM EST TUE JAN 24 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE BERKSHIRES, SOUTHERN VERMONT, NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT AND THE TACONICS OF NEW YORK. HOWEVER, WIND GUSTS UP 
TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 3:43 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryALYBennington, Windham57 hr

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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.