Thunderstorm Wind, Berkshire
- When
- June 8, 6:58 PM EST
- Where
- Berkshire County, Williamstown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.717, -73.200
Trees were blown down.
Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, June 8, 2005
A stationary front lay east to west across eastern New York and centralNew England. In western New England, the front was in the vicinity of theBerkshires.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A stationary front lay east to west across eastern New York and centralNew England. In western New England, the front was in the vicinity of theBerkshires. At upper levels, a weak short wave trough moved across QuebecProvince, Canada. The southern periphery of this feature affected westernNew England during the afternoon. The air mass along, and to the south of thestationary front was unstable enough to encourage the formation of thunderstormsas the upper level trough impacted the region. One thunderstorm in the Berkshires,produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees, but no hail or flash flooding occurred.
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 8, 6:40 PM EST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 6:40 PM EST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 740 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 .UPDATE...UPDATED TO REMOVE HEAVY RAIN FROM EXTENDED...OTHERWISE NO CHANGES. ****** FOLLOWING IS AFD ISSUED AT 425 PM EDT TODAY ******** .SYNOPSIS...FRONT THAT DIPPED INTO THE REGION LAST NIGHT WILL BE STALLED NEAR THE MOHAWK VALLEY MUCH OF TODAY. 500 HPA LOW OVER NRN QUEBEC. REMAINS OF ONE MCS FROM THE MIDWEST JUST NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO WITH SECOND MCS ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL SYSTEM WEST OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .SHORT TERM (THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY)...ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALY CWA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HEAVIEST PRECIP POTENTIAL APPEARS TO BE DOWN THE MOHAWK VALLEY EAST INTO SOUTHERN VERMONT WITH MOST OF THE PRECIP THIS EVENING. THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIP ON THE NAM40 MODEL WAS FROM THE NORTHERN MOHAWK VALLEY EAST TO CENTRAL VERMONT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THIS BAND DROPS FARTHER SOUTH WITH AN AREAS OF 1.5 INCH AMOUNTS FROM ALBANY EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z...THEN DRIFTS ABOUT 20 TO 30 MILES FARTHER SOUTH BETWEEN 03Z AND 06Z. PRECIP AMOUNTS DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER 06Z...THEN APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY AIR MASS TYPE ACTIVITY FRIDAY AS THE WARM AIR RETURNS OVER OUR AREA. GFS QPF AMOUNTS ARE FAR MORE CONSERVATIVE WITH ONLY 0.10 TO 0.25 INCH AND MOSTLY NORTH OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY. STEERING WINDS THIS EVENING ARE GENERALLY WESTERLY 25 TO 30 KNOTS SO TRAINING OF HP CELLS ALONG THE FRONT COULD POSE A THREAT OF URBAN FLOODING SHOULD THEY OCCUR OVER AN AREA LIKE THE CAPITAL DISTRICT WHERE LARGE AREAS HAVE BEEN PAVED OVER. FOR FRIDAY IT APPEARS THE GFS SHOWS BETTER DEPICTION OF THE PRECIP ALTHOUGH THE PRECIP WILL BE AIR MASS TYPE CONVECTION...AND AMOUNTS LIKELY TO VARY A GREAT DEAL OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A ONE TWO EFFECT SHOULD THOSE CELLS MOVE SLOWLY OR BACK PROPAGATE OVER AN AREA THAT RECEIVES HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT. REGARDING TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT THE 12Z NAM A BIT WARMER THAN THE 06Z GFS...BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY SO. THE REAL DIFFERENCE IS FOR FRIDAY WHEN THE 12Z ETA MOS GIVES US A MAX OF 91 WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S...A REAL STEAMER. THE GFS GIVES US A MUCH MORE TOLERABLE 83...BUT FEEL WE WILL PROBABLY COME UP SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. A LOT WILL DEPEND ON CLOUD COVER...AND HIGH DEWPOINTS WILL HOPEFULLY FAVOR A LOT OF FAIR WEATHER CU TO FORM EARLY...REDUCING HEATING FROM THE SUN...AND THUS GIVING US A BIT COOLER MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. && .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...NEARLY CLASSIC BERMUDA HIGH FORMS OVER THE REGION AS SURFACE HIGH FORMS OFF CAPE HATTERAS ON FRIDAY AND IS SUPPORTED BY A 500 HPA HIGH ALOFT. THE BERMUDA HIGH HANGS TOUGH THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH TYPICAL THREAT OF AIR-MASS TYPE CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS...AND HAZE/FOG IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. LOOKS LIKE RELIEF COMES TUESDAY NIGHT WITH POSSIBLY AN INCREASED CONVECTION THREAT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH THE FRONT THROUGH ON WED...WILL EXPECT MUCH MORE PLEASANT WEATHER WITH COOLER TEMPS AND LOWER HUMIDITY. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND IN AREAS OF FOG BETWEEN ABOUT 08Z AND 13Z. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS HEATING TAKES HOLD. && .HYDROLOGY...RIVERS...STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS ARE BELOW NORMAL AND FLOWS ARE MORE TYPICAL OF MID JULY. WITH FAIRLY HIGH FFG VALUES THE MAIN HYDRO THREAT WILL BE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OVER SMALL AREAS...WITH TRAINING OF HP CELLS THE MAIN THREAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND SLOW MOVING OR BACK PROPAGATING AIR MASS TSTMS TOMORROW THRU NEXT TUESDAY WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF MARITIME TROPICAL AIR FROM THE GULF AND SOUTH ATLANTIC. MUCH OF THE PRECIP WILL GO INTO THE GROUND IN THE WOODS AND RURAL AREAS...BUT FLOODING OF STREETS AND PARKING AREAS MAY BE EXPECTED WHEN HEAVY PRECIP FALLS IN A SHORT TIME. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NY...NONE. VT...NONE. && SHORT TERM...LONG TERM...HYDRO...RCK AVIATION...GG
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:30 PM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 430 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-091100- BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY- EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN WINDHAM VT- HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN FULTON NY- NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY- NORTHERN WARREN NY-NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY- SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN FULTON NY- SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY- WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY- WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-WESTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- 430 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES. STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FROM THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY A WARM...HUMID AIRMASS WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY ...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SKYWARN SPOTTERS FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER...LIGHTING CAUSING INJURY OR DAMAGE...OR RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 INCHES OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 8, 3:42 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
442 PM EDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM TSTM WND DMG GRANVILLE 43.41N 73.26W
06/08/2005 WASHINGTON NY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0421 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITEHALL 43.56N 73.42W
06/08/2005 WASHINGTON NY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:04 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
604 PM EDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG NAPANOCH 41.75N 74.37W
06/08/2005 ULSTER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN. RTE 209 CLOSED.
0501 PM TSTM WND DMG ACCORD 41.79N 74.23W
06/08/2005 ULSTER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
0506 PM TSTM WND DMG STONE RIDGE 41.85N 74.14W
06/08/2005 ULSTER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG BINNEWATER 41.86N 74.09W
06/08/2005 ULSTER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
&&
ELHLocal storm report, Jun 8, 5:42 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
642 PM EDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG BRANT LAKE 43.68N 73.75W
06/08/2005 WARREN NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
&&
ELHLocal storm report, Jun 8, 6:50 PM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
750 PM EDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0736 PM TSTM WND DMG PITTSTOWN 42.84N 73.48W
06/08/2005 RENSSELAER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
&&
OKEEFEThe radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kansas, June 8 to 9, 2005
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- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 8, 2005
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 8, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 8, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 8, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 8 to 9, 2005
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 8, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, June 8, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, June 8, 2005
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 8, 2005
More
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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: 5459394.