1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jul 5, 2:00 PM EST, 5 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY, NY 300 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 WORKZONES AVAILABLE. (WILL ADD HEAVY RAINERS TO THE FINAL PRODUCT). .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT...OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ON ITS HEELS WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS FOR THE OVERNIGHT. A NEW SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM TO OUR EAST ON TUESDAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE...OVER THE GREAT LAKES...BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY. && SHORT TERM (THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... RADAR HAS BEEN INDICATING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE RADAR SCOPE BUT INCREASING. THUS FAR...SOME WEAK ROTATION WITH THESE CELLS...BUT THUS FAR...NO MORE THAN A 35 GRID VIL. LIGHTNING HAS THUS FAR NOT BEEN IMPRESSIVE EITHER. OUR VIL OF THE DAY IS 60...DUE TO A NEARLY TROPICAL AIR MASS IN PLACE. AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO FURTHER DESTABILIZE AS THE LOW CLOUDS HAVE PRETTY MUCH BURNED AWAY. THE WARM FRONT HAS LIFTED TO THE EAST AND MORE HEATING WILL TAKE PLACE. EARLIER...WE HAD GOOD LOW LEVEL DIRECTION WIND SHEAR...BUT WITH TIME...THAT IS BECOMING MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL. WE ARE STILL OUTLOOKED IN SLIGHT RISK BUT SO FAR (THROUGH 230 PM) NO MCD FROM SPC. THAT COULD CHANGE. THE FACT THAT CELLS ARE ALREADY POPPING INDICATES LITTLE OR NO CAP. MODIFIED KALY RAOB GAVE US A 2000 J/KG (BASED ON A 82/68 MAX). PWS ARE ALSO HIGH..APPROACHING NEARLY 2.00 INCHES...THUS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL BE INCLUDED THROUGH THIS EVENING. CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS COULD LINGER EVEN AS THE PROGRESSIVE COLD MOVES TO OUR EAST...DUE TO A SHORTWAVE WHICH WILL SERVE TO SLOW THE FRONT DOWN ALONG THE COAST AND EVENTUALLY CARVE A WEAK SURFACE CYCLONE ALONG THE FRONT. WILL LEAN WITH THE WEAKER ETA SOLUTION...BUT EVEN THE GFS KEEPS MOST OF ITS ASSOCIATED RAINS TO OUR EAST. BY TUESDAY...THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE...COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE PULLING OUT TO OUR EAST AS ANOTHER CANADIAN ANTICYCLONE BUILDS IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES. THIS SHOULD YIELD ANOTHER REFRESHING BREEZE AND COMFORTABLE AIR MASS. ITS RESIDENCE WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS A RATHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL WHISK IT OUT TO SEA AND ALLOW THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF NORTHERN BRANCH GENERATED CYCLONES...TO MOVE OUR WAY FOR WEDNESDAY. TIMING FROM THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE TOO A BIT TOO QUICK...HAVE TRIMMED BACK WHICH SHOULD MATCH BETTER WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES. THE 12Z ETA PRODUCES HUGE SURFACE BASED CAPES TO NEARLY 2000 J/KG (AGAIN)...DUE TO DEWPOINTS REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 60S. MIGHT BE A TAD OVERDONE BUT FOR NOW...WILL JUST CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/STORMS FOR NOW WED AFTERNOON INTO WED NIGHT. && .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT-MONDAY)... THE UPPER LEVEL PORTION OF THE SYSTEM THAT SHOULD AFFECT US LATE WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO CUT-OFF SOMEWHERE TO OUR NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST THINKING. NOT ONLY DOES THIS SYSTEM CUT-OFF BUT IS FORECAST TO RETROGRADE SLIGHTLY INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. AS LONG AS IT MOVES NO FURTHER WEST...WE CAN KEEP FRIDAY DRY. IT WILL BE ANOTHER REFRESHING MILD AND DRY DAY. LOOKS AS IF WE HAVE TO TRIM BACK TEMPS A TAD ON SATURDAY TOO WHICH LOOKS TO BE A CARBON COPY OF FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD OVER DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...BUT ONLY LAST UNTIL EARLY MONDAY. && .AVIATION...PREDOMINANT VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS AREA. ISOLD THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE CEILING AND VIS TO AS LOW AS LIFR. OVERNIGHT...COOL POOL DRIFTS ACROSS AREA WITH MVFR CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A FEW MORE SHOWERS. SOUTHERN AREAS VFR WITH OCNL CIG035. TOMORROW...VFR CONDITIONS ALL AREAS BY 15Z THEN CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. && HYDROLOGY...24-HOUR BASIN AVERAGE QPF LESS THAN 0.75 INCHES ACROSS CWA. MINOR CHANGES EXPECTED NEXT 48 HOURS ON MAIN STEM RIVERS. SOME SMALL CREEKS MAY SEE HALF TO 3/4 BANKFULL RISES THIS EVENING WITH HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. LOWEST 05/12Z 1-HOUR FFG WAS 1.7 INCHES. PW VALUES WITH THIS AIR MASS IS BETWEEN 1.75-2.00 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH UP TO HALF AN INCH OR BETTER POSSIBLE...BUT SO FAR...NO SIGN OF TRAINING. && ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...NONE. VT...NONE MA...NONE. CT...NONE. && HWJIV/SD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 348 AM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-061100- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN THE FORM OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE MID AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING IN EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE MAIN THREAT IS FROM DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION AND MORE DETAIL...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. FROM THERE YOU CAN CLICK ON THE AREA YOU ARE INTERESTED IN...AND VISIT THE LOCAL FORECAST OFFICE IN THAT AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 438 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 NYZ059>061-052115- ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN COLUMBIA AND GREENE COUNTIES... AT 435 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COXSACKIE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUDSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... KINDERHOOK BY 455 PM EDT VALATIE BY 500 PM EDT CHATHAM BY 505 PM EDT AUSTERLITZ BY 515 PM EDT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM COULD LOCALLY REACH UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH WOULD RESULT OF PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
538 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL POUGHKEEPSIE 41.70N 73.92W
07/05/2004 0.75 INCH DUTCHESS NY TRAINED SPOTTER
3/4 HAIL AND TREES/WIRES DOWN ON NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN.
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AWIPSUSRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
620 PM EDT MON JUL 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0604 PM TSTM WND DMG N BECKET 42.33N 73.08W
07/05/2004 BERKSHIRE MA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
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GJMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 750 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 NYZ060-064-065-060015- ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN ULSTER...DUTCHESS AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES... AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST HURLEY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAUGERTIES...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... 5 MILES SOUTH OF SAUGERTIES BY 755 PM EDT RED HOOK AND 6 MILES NORTH OF RHINEBECK BY 800 PM EDT CLERMONT BY 805 PM EDT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 753 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 MAZ025-NYZ059>061-060030- ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN GREENE...COLUMBIA AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES... AT 750 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH....FREQUENT LIGHTNING....AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CATSKILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CLAVERACK BY 800 PM EDT PHILMONT BY 805 PM EDT AUSTERLITZ BY 820 PM EDT HOUSATONIC...RISINGDALE AND 6 MILES NORTH OF GREAT BARRINGTON BY 825 PM EDT LEE AND LENOX BY 830 PM EDT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 757 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2004 MAZ025-060030- ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN COLUMBIA AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES... AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH....FREQUENT LIGHTNING....AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOUSATONIC...OR ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF GREAT BARRINGTON ...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GREAT BARRINGTON AND RISINGDALE BY 805 PM EDT 6 MILES SOUTH OF LEE BY 815 PM EDT OTIS AND 7 MILES NORTH OF SANDISFIELD BY 830 PM EDT
The Albany radar (KENX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
20 year old man struck by lightning. Hospital EKG confirmed the victim was struck with nearly 15,000 volts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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