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 Jul 18, 2:45 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 345 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2002 .DISC... WEST TO EAST COOL FRONT SPLITS CWA. FRONT HAS BEEN EXTRA SLOW TO SAG SOUTH WITH LITTLE UPPER PUSH THAT DIRECTION. HOWEVER MODELS PERSIST IN WEAK SURFACE WAVES HOLDING JUST SOUTH CWA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ADDITION OF S/WV ROTATING THROUGH FRIDAY SHOULD GENERATE BIT MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION WITH PRIMARY FOCUS FROM CAP DISTRICT ON SOUTH. FOR VOD (VIL OF DAY) FOLLOWERS...50 VIL HAS ALREADY YIELDED 3/4 HAIL. SEE LSR FOR LOCATION. .HYDROLOGICAL STATUS...NO PROBLEMS ANTICIPATED THRU FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THRU THE PERIOD... BUT BASIN WIDE AVERAGES WILL BE LIGHT. DRY WX DURG THE WEEKEND. .ALY...NONE. WILEY
NYZ041-043-181945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 300 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2002 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WASHINGTON AND SARATOGA COUNTIES... AT 300 PM EDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF SARATOGA LAKE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF SARATOGA SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE NEAR... SCHUYLERVILLE AT 305 PM EDT... NORTH EASTON AT 310 PM EDT... GREENWICH AT 315 PM EDT... SOUTH CAMBRIDGE AT 320 PM EDT... CAMBRIDGE AND EAGLE BRIDGE AT 330 PM EDT... WHITE CREEK AT 340 PM EDT...
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
328 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0325 PM EASTON NY .75 INCH HAIL
07/18/02 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY SPOTTER.SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 334 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2002 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY... AT 334 PM EDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAGLE BRIDGE...OR 5 MILES WEST OF HOOSICK FALLS... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE NEAR HOOSICK FALLS AT 350 PM EDT...
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
419 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0250 PM EDINBURG NY WIND DAMAGE
07/18/02 SARATOGA TREES DOWN ON WIRES AT
SPIERS FALLS DAM.
0320 PM STILLWATER NY WIND DAMAGE
07/18/02 SARATOGA TREES DOWN AT ROUTES 4 AND
32. ALSO TREES AND WIRES
DOWN IN QUAKER SPRINGS.
0325 PM EASTON NY .75 INCH HAIL
07/18/02 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY SPOTTER.NYZ054-061-182115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 440 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2002 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN RENSSELAER AND NORTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES... AT 440 PM EDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF BRAINARD...OR 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE NEAR... BRAINARD AND STEPHENTOWN AT 445 PM EDT... NEW LEBANON AT 455 PM EDT...
MAZ001-182145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 511 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2002 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL BERKSHIRE COUNTY... AT 511 PM EDT DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF NEW LEBANON...OR 7 MILES WEST OF PITTSFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE NEAR... LENOX AT 520 PM EDT... LEE AND DALTON AT 525 PM EDT... BECKET AT 540 PM EDT...
The Albany radar (KENX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An upper level disturbance produced scattered thunderstorms across Berkshire County on the evening of July 18. One storm became briefly severe as thunderstorm winds blew a tree and large branches down in the town of Monterey.
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