1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 3, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 300 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001 .DISC... .BOTTOM LINE...DRIFTING FRONT LIKELY TO SPOIL FIRST PART OF WEEKEND FOR SOUTHERN ZONES. .PROBLEM OF THE DAY...SLOW MOVING THUNDER MAY CAUSE ISOLATED DRAINAGE FLOODING THIS EVENING. COLD FRONT NRN PA > NE VT DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH INTO 1.75 + PWA. LITTLE / NO WIND FIELD BELOW MID LEVELS WITH DECENT JET ~ 75 AT H250 LEVEL. WBZ IN 12K NEIGHBORHOOD. NOT MUCH THREAT OF SEVERE. ALTHOUGH FFG VALUES IN 4.5 / 6HR AND 6.0 / 12 HR VERY EFFICENT RAIN PRODUCING ATMOPHERE CAN PUT DOWN 2-3 INCH/HR AND CAUSE POOR DRIANAGE FLOODING. MODELS DIFFER IN HOW FAST FRONT SAGS SOUTH AND SEEMS TO SINK TO CXY > POU > PSM VICINITY BY 12Z SAT WITH MINOR SURFACE WAVES RUNNING UP FRONT. THINK AVN SOLUTION BEST WITH DRYING FROM NORTH AS RIDGE BUILDS SOUTH AND PUSHES PRECIP SOUTH CWA BY MID WEEKEND. .ALY...NONE. WILEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 215 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001 NYZ042-043-031930- WARREN NY-WASHINGTON NY- 215 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WARREN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN NEW YORK THROUGH 330 PM... AT 215 PM EDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARRENSBURG...OR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL...AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE NEAR... WARRENSBURG AT 225 PM EDT... BOLTON LANDING AT 230 PM EDT... LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE AT 245 PM EDT... SOUTH BAYy VILLAGE AT 305 PM EDT... GLENS FALLS AT 315 PM EDT...
NYZ042-043-032100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 322 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001 THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WARREN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 5 PM. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES...AND ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 PM. THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED WILL BE IN THE WARRENSBURG AND CHESTERTOWN VICINITY OF WARREN COUNTY...AND IN THE VICINITY OF FORT ANN...HUDSON FALLS...AND ARGYLE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. BE PREPARED FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD EXPERIENCE RAPID WITHIN BANK RISES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 440 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001 NYZ060-061-032115- COLUMBIA NY- 440 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY... AT 440 PM EDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KINDERHOOK TO ATHENS TO HIGH FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL...AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN... WILL BE NEAR... NIVERVILLE AT 445 PM EDT... CHATHAM AND CLAVERACK AT 455 PM EDT... LIVINGSTON AND PHILMONT AT 500 PM EDT... NEW LEBANON AND AUSTERLITZ AT 515 PM EDT... THIS STORMz HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
441 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 PM CATSKILL NY 62 MPH TSTM GUST
08/03/01 GREENE CARPORT BLOWN DOWN
NNNNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
515 PM EDT FRI AUG 03 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0255 PM ARGYLE NY WIND DAMAGE
08/03/01 WASHINGTON NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES
DOWN
0430 PM CATSKILL NY 62 MPH TSTM GUST =
08/03/01 GREENE CARPORT BLOWN DOWN
NNNNThe Albany radar (KENX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:47 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A cold front, moving into a very warm humid and unstable airmass, produced scattered thunderstorms across Berkshire County during the afternoon of August 3. One of the storms became severe, as wind gusts knocked trees down in the town of West Stockbridge.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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