Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 9, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 9, 2004
Start: 2004-06-09T19:30
End: 2004-06-09T19:30
Location: Massachusetts

June 9, 2004 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 9, 2:16 PM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 2:16 PM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
316 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004

.DISC...CDFNT STL JST N OF ST LAWRENCE VLY ERLY THIS AFT. FNT WL
SLIDE SLOWLY S AND E RCHG MHWK VLY AND SRN VT AFT MIDNIGHT AND
SLIDING THRU FAR SE PTN OF FA ARND DAYBREAK AS A LTL WAV OF LOW PRES
DVLPS ALG FNT WHICH MAY KEEP PCPN GOING FOR AWHILE LONGER ON THU
ACRS SE PTN OF FA.

.SHORT TERM...MID LVL CAP HAS PROTECTED FA FOR MCH OF THE DAY WITH
RING OF FIRE NOW ALMOST SURROUNDING FA. MID LVL CAP APPEARS TO BRK
ACRS FA BSD ON BUFKIT MDL SNDGS BTWN 21Z ACRS WRN PTN OF FA AND 22Z
TO 00Z ACRS ERN PTN OF FA. MNY PARAMETERS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR A
VERY ACTIVE EVENING ACRS FA. FRST THETA E RDG AXIS ACCELERATES E FM
SW NY/NW PA TO SE NY AND SW NEW ENG BY 00Z...DIV Q AT H2 ACRS NRN
HLF OF FA...OMEGA FIELDS MAX BTWN H10-H5 ACRS CNTRL NY AT 00Z AND
THEN DECRS. WHILE NOT ALL KEY SVR PARAMETERS ARE LINED UP THIS EVNG
BRKG OF CAP AND ADVECTION OF STORMS FM W SHLD MAKE FOR AN
INTERESTING EVNG. MAIN SVR THREAT WL BE WNDS AS H8 25KTS...H5
40-50KTS WITH 100KT JET ACRS CNDN MARITIMES AND 125 KT JET AT H2
ACRS SRN CAN WHICH AS IT EXITS PUTS FA IN FVRBL RR QUAD.

.LONG TERM...ACTVTY SHLD DIMININISH LATE TNGHT AND OTHR THAN WAV ON
THE FNT CONTRIBUTING TO SOM LINGERING SHRA THU MRNG ACRS SRN PTN OF
FA WL XPCT DRY CNDTNS FM LATE THU INTO MON. LARGE RDG BUILDS ACRS NE
OVR THE WEEKEND AND SLIDES OFF E CST ERLY NXT WEEK. PCPN FM SYS ERLY
NXT WEEK MAY NOT RCH FA TIL LATE MON OR MON NGHT AS NOSE OF RDG
TRIES TO BUILD BACK W ON MON. TMPS GRNLY SEASONABLE...ALTHOUGH HIGHS
TOMORROW BLW NRML AND LOWS THU NGHT AND FRI NGHT 5 TO 10 DEGREES BLW
NRML.

.AVIATION...DUE TO A LACK OF TRANSMITTED OBSERVATIONS...THE KGFL TAF
WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.

GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 00Z WITH SCATTERED MVFR/IFR
CIGS/VSBYS DUE TO TSRA/SHRA. SCATTERED TSRA COULD PRODUCE STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.  BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z CONDITIONS WILL
LOWER TO GENERALLY MVFR IN -SHRA/BR AND PERSIST MOST OF THE NIGHT.
AFTER SUNRISE...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO GENERALLY VFR WITH CIGS
AROUND 3500-4000 FEET...BUT LOCALIZED MVFR CIGS/VSBYS STILL POSSIBLE
IN -SHRA.

.HYDROLOGY...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES TOP OUT BTWN 1.9 TO 2.0
INCHES THIS EVNG. TRAINING OF CELLS WLD BE MAIN CONCERN AND HAV
ADDED ENHANCED WRD TO FCST FOR FRST HLF OF TNGHT.  1 HR FFG VALUES
RANGE FROM 1.7 TO 2.9 INCHES. WHILE SHARP WITHIN-BANK RISES MAY
OCCUR ON SOME OF OUR SMALLER RIVERS THE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD
NOT HAVE MCH OF AN IMACT ON THE LARGER RIVERS SUCH AS THE
HUDSON...MOHAWK...OR HOUSATONIC AS MUCH SINCE WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR
HEAVY RAIN OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA. THAT BEING SAID LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING NOT OUT OF THE QSTN ESPCLY BTWN 22Z AND 06Z.

.ALY...PARTS OF NORTHERN PORTION OF FORECAST AREA IN A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 500 PM EDT.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 4:00 AM EST, 15 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
500 AM EDT WED JUN 9 2004

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-101100-

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CAPITAL DISTRICT NORTHWARD. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AND LARGE
HAIL.  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WHERE TRAINING OF STORMS
OCCURS.

.DAYS TWO THOUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:02 PM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
602 PM EDT WED JUN 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PERTH                   43.01N 74.19W
06/09/2004                   FULTON             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

0529 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JOHNSTOWN               43.01N 74.37W
06/09/2004                   FULTON             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

0529 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GLOVERSVILLE            43.05N 74.35W
06/09/2004                   FULTON             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE
            ON BLEEKER ST.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:10 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
610 PM EDT WED JUN 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLIFTON PARK            42.85N 73.81W
06/09/2004                   SARATOGA           NY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARMONY CORNERS         42.98N 73.96W
06/09/2004                   SARATOGA           NY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:29 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
629 PM EDT WED JUN 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     LIGHTNING        CLIFTON PARK            42.85N 73.81W
06/09/2004                   SARATOGA           NY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARMONY CORNERS         42.98N 73.96W
06/09/2004                   SARATOGA           NY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. CHIMNEY BLOWN OFF HOUSE.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:49 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
649 PM EDT WED JUN 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0632 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PRINCETOWN              42.78N 74.07W
06/09/2004                   SCHENECTADY        NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN.

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NISKAYUNA               42.82N 73.90W
06/09/2004                   SCHENECTADY        NY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:59 PM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
659 PM EDT WED JUN 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0604 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OLD FORGE               43.71N 74.97W
06/09/2004                   HERKIMER           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 9, 7:30 PM EST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
830 PM EDT WED JUN 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CATSKILL                42.21N 73.87W
06/09/2004                   GREENE             NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAIRO                   42.31N 74.01W
06/09/2004                   GREENE             NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            *** 1 INJ *** TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLIAMSTOWN            42.71N 73.20W
06/09/2004                   BERKSHIRE          MA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

&&

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkshire

When: June 9, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Berkshire County, New Marlborough
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 42.117, -73.233

Trees down on power lines.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Massachusetts in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Massachusetts, June 2004

Sources

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: 5409274.