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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Albany, NY

March 9, 2017Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2017, 8:24 AM EST for Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2017, 8:24 AM EST (13:24 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2017, 5:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:23 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2017-03-09Temperature 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 2017-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1813 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
102 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
522 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

346 
WWUS71 KALY 091324
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
824 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-092200-
/O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0007.170309T1324Z-170309T2200Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Torrington, Oakville, Gaylordsville, 
New Milford, Terryville, Thomaston, Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, 
Florida, North Adams, Sandisfield, Great Barrington, 
and South Egremont
824 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM EST this afternoon.

* Location...Berkshire and Litchfield counties.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...Strongest winds this morning through mid afternoon,
  then decreasing.

* Impacts...A few downed trees and tree limbs and isolated to
  scattered power outages possible.

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
561 
WWUS71 KALY 091522
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
1022 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

VTZ013>015-092200-
/O.EXA.KALY.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170309T2200Z/
Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
Including the cities of Stamford, Bennington, 
Woodford State Park, Pownal, Stratton, Londonderry, Brattleboro, 
Guilford Center, West Brattleboro, and Bellows Falls
1022 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM EST this afternoon.

* Location...Bennington and Windham counties in southern Vermont.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...Strongest winds through mid afternoon, then decreasing.

* Impacts...A few downed trees and tree limbs and isolated to 
  scattered power outages possible.

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.

&&

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-092200-
/O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170309T2200Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Torrington, Oakville, Gaylordsville, 
New Milford, Terryville, Thomaston, Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, 
Florida, North Adams, Sandisfield, Great Barrington, 
and South Egremont
1022 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* Location...Berkshire and Litchfield counties.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...Strongest winds through mid afternoon, then decreasing.

* Impacts...A few downed trees and tree limbs and isolated to 
  scattered power outages possible.

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.

&&

$$
957 
WWUS71 KALY 092157
NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
457 PM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013>015-092300-
/O.EXP.KALY.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170309T2200Z/
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-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, Stamford, Bennington, Woodford State Park, 
Pownal, Stratton, Londonderry, Brattleboro, Guilford Center, 
West Brattleboro, and Bellows Falls
457 PM EST Thu Mar 9 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Westerly wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph will continue to diminish 
this evening.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 4:12 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.