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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2017, 10:15 AM EST for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Mar 11, 2017, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2017, 10:15 AM EST (15:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 11, 2017, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2017, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 1401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
128 WWUS71 KALY 111515 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albany NY 1015 AM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-120200- /O.NEW.KALY.WI.Y.0008.170311T1600Z-170312T0200Z/ 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 1015 AM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 9 PM EST this evening. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * Timing...Late this morning through this evening. * Impacts...A few downed branches and trees. Isolated power outages possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 46 to 57 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
1 follow-up statement
520 WWUS71 KALY 112058 NPWALY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albany NY 358 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-120200- /O.CON.KALY.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170312T0200Z/ Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire- Including the cities of Torrington, Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, Thomaston, Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida, North Adams, Sandisfield, Great Barrington, and South Egremont 358 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * Timing...Winds will remain gusty before diminishing late this evening. * Impacts...A few downed branches and trees. Isolated power outages possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 46 to 57 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 3:48 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 35 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 54 min |
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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.