New York, 2001High Wind in New York, June 20, 2001
June 20, 2001 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 11
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 1:45 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 1:45 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
245 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001
DISC...MAIN WEATHER PROBLEM FOR ERN NY AND WERN NEW ENGLAND LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BE STRONG CONVECTION FIRING AHEAD
OF IMPULSES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.LARGE SCALE OVERVIEW...
12Z RAOB ANALYSIS REVEALS A PERSISTENT RIDGE AT 500 HPA OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WEST COAST OF THE LOWER 48. A MID-LEVEL
TROUGH CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND DIG EAST OF THE ROCKIES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS (AS FAR SOUTH AS KTOP AND KIND) AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST EASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST. AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL JET AT 250
HPA EXCEEDING 100 KNOTS...WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE E/NE ACROSS
SOUTHERN MN AND WI...AS WELL AS NERN MI THIS AFTERNOON. DOWNSTREAM
OF KALY IN THE NORTHEAST A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
BLOCK THE CURRENT COLD FRONT FROM SWEEPING ACROSS NY AND NEW ENGLAND
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.SHORT TERM...
THE LAST FULL DAY OF SPRING DEFINITELY HAS A CHANCE OF GENERATING
SOME SEVERE WEATHER THIS PM AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS KALYS CWA.
AS OF 1630Z...IMPRESSIVE CELLS ARE STARTING TO FIRE IN CENTRAL PA.
ANTICIPATE THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT AND A SHORTWAVE MOVING
THROUGH WERN PA.
A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY SITUATED FROM KMPV TO KGFL TO KIPT
AT 1700Z. THIS FRONT WILL SLOW DOWN AND STALL ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TOMORROW. MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY HAS
BEEN BEHIND THE SFC FRONT. NOT A CLASSIC SPRING/SUMMER
KATAFRONT...MORE OR LESS ANAFRONTAL. CAPES FROM KALY SOUTH AND EAST
ARE RANGING FROM 1500 J/KG TO 2500 J/KG. LIS ARE FROM 0 TO -5 AND
DEWPOINTS FROM THE CAPITAL DISTRICT SOUTH AND EAST ARE IN THE MID TO
UPPER 60S. A THETA E RIDGE IS IN PLACE OVER THE HUDSON VALLEY
ACCORDING TO THE ETA MODEL WITH VALUES OF 340 TO 345K. THIS
CONTRASTS VALUES IN THE LOW 320S IN WERN NY. LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS
NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE...THOUGH SOUTHEASTERN NY IS SITTING IN THE
ANTICYLONIC ENTRANCE REGION OF THE MID-LEVEL JET...CONDUCIVE TO
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. LIFT...MOISTURE...INSTABILITY IN PLACE SO
SCATTERED SEVERE TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE. SPC AGREES ISSUING A SVR TSTM
WATCH AS I TYPE AT 1650Z. SVR TSTM BOX COVERS MOHAWK VALLEY
(INCLUDING KALY)SOUTH TO THE VT/MA/CT BORDER EXCLUDING NYCS CWA
TILL 22Z.
THE FRONT WILL MAKE IT AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NYC
OVERNIGHT. ETA/NGM/AVN ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THU...EXCEPT THE AVN
DRAGS THE FRONT THE FURTHEST SOUTH AND PRODUCES POPS IN THE 30S
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA. ALL AND ALL...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
A GOOD BET TOMORROW FROM KALY SOUTH AND EAST. WILL GO SCATTERED
SHWRS/TSTMS NORTH AND WEST. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO
FORM OVER THE MIDWEST IL/IN BORDER AND TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
THURSDAY NIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL COME BACK AS WARM FRONT WITH THE LOW
THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. ON AND OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS FOR THOSE PERIODS. WILL LEAN
TOWARD THE MAV NUMBERS FOR ALL TEMPERATURES.
.EXTENDED...
THE MRF HINTS AT A RIDGE BUILDING IN NICELY OVER THE NORTHEAST FOR
THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. IT APPEARS WE GO TO MORE OF A DRYING
TREND AFTER 2-3 DAYS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER. TEMPS WILL REBOUND TO
THE MID TO UPPERS 80S FOR MON THROUGH WED. HOWEVER THE 12Z AVN HANGS
ONTO TO THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND CUTS IT OFF OVER OH/PA SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. WILL STILL MENTION THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
SUNDAY ACROSS THE CWA SUNDAY. OVERALL...AT THIS POINT IN TIME
WILL LEAVE MONDAY DRY.
ALY...
SVR TSTM WATCH TILL 22Z
NYC001-021-035-039-057-083-091-093-095-
SVR TSTM WATCH TILL 01Z
VTC003-025-027-
WASULA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 20, 3:11 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
411 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0251 PM GREENVILLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0308 PM COXSACKIE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0325 PM COXSACKIE NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
0335 PM STOCKPORT NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA 1.5 INCH TO 2 INCH SIZE
HAIL
0345 PM CAIRO NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0346 PM CATSKILL NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
0355 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
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KOLECILocal storm report, Jun 20, 3:17 PM EST, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
417 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0251 PM GREENVILLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0308 PM COXSACKIE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0325 PM COXSACKIE NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
0335 PM STOCKPORT NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA 1.5 INCH TO 2 INCH SIZE
HAIL
0345 PM CAIRO NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0346 PM CATSKILL NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
0355 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0412 PM CLAVERACK NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL
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KOLECILocal storm report, Jun 20, 3:26 PM EST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
426 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0251 PM GREENVILLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0308 PM COXSACKIE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0325 PM COXSACKIE NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
0335 PM STOCKPORT NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA 1.5 INCH TO 2 INCH SIZE
HAIL
0345 PM CAIRO NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0346 PM CATSKILL NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
0355 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0412 PM CLAVERACK NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0418 PM CATSKILL NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
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KOLECILocal storm report, Jun 20, 3:31 PM EST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
431 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0251 PM GREENVILLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0308 PM COXSACKIE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0325 PM COXSACKIE NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
0335 PM STOCKPORT NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA 1.5 INCH TO 2 INCH SIZE
HAIL
0345 PM CAIRO NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0346 PM CATSKILL NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
0355 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0412 PM CLAVERACK NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0418 PM CATSKILL NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0426 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE 7/8 TO 1 INCH HAIL
0430 PM CATSKILL NY .88 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
NNNNLocal storm report, Jun 20, 3:56 PM EST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
456 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0251 PM GREENVILLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0308 PM COXSACKIE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0325 PM COXSACKIE NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
0335 PM STOCKPORT NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA 1.5 INCH TO 2 INCH SIZE
HAIL
0345 PM CAIRO NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0346 PM CATSKILL NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
0355 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0412 PM CLAVERACK NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0418 PM CATSKILL NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0426 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE 7/8 TO 1 INCH HAIL
0430 PM CATSKILL NY .88 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0456 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
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KOLECILocal storm report, Jun 20, 4:15 PM EST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
515 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0251 PM GREENVILLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0308 PM COXSACKIE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0325 PM COXSACKIE NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
0335 PM STOCKPORT NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA 1.5 INCH TO 2 INCH SIZE
HAIL
0345 PM CAIRO NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0346 PM CATSKILL NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
0355 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0412 PM CLAVERACK NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0418 PM CATSKILL NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE DIME SIZE HAIL
0426 PM CATSKILL NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE 7/8 TO 1 INCH HAIL
0426 PM AUSTERLITZ NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 COLUMBIA 1 3/8 INCH HAIL
0430 PM CATSKILL NY .88 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 GREENE NICKEL SIZE HAIL
0456 PM LEE MA .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/01 BERKSHIRE DIME SIZE HAIL
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KOLECIHigh Wind, Rensselaer
- When
- June 20, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Rensselaer County, Brunswick
- Injuries
- 11 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A cold front, moving across Renselaer County, late during the afternoon of June 20, produced wind gusts that while below warning criteria, nevertheless damaged a church under construction in the town of Brunswick. The building was only in the framing state and trusses were being placed on a roof. The precariously ballanced trusses were toppled into the church by wind speeds estimated between 30 and 50 mph . Eleven workers suffered injuries, one of which was severe.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 20, 20015 injured · $59 million · F0 · 15 events
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, June 20, 20011 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 20, 2001$30 million · F0 · 34 events
- Hail in Colorado, June 20 to 21, 2001$5.0 million · 4 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Maryland, June 20, 2001$2.0 million · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 20, 2001$635,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 20, 20011 injured · $615,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 20, 2001$500,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in New York, June 20, 2001$150,000 · 2 events
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Kansas, June 20, 2001$90,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 20 to 21, 2001$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 20, 2001$50,000 · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5252513.