On July 3, a nearly stationary frontal bounday was near the southern tier of New York. It extended eastward into southern New England.
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On July 3, a nearly stationary frontal bounday was near the southern tier of New York. It extended eastward into southern New England. A low pressure wave formed and touched off a few thunderstorms in southwestern New England. Damaging wind gusts in the vicinity of Litchfield brought down several trees .
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 3, 4:30 PM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 530 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 .SYNOPSIS... A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS DOMINATED THE REGION TODAY WITH EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES OF 330 TO 340 DEGREES KELVIN. THERE IS PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES. A BROAD 500 HPA TROF LAY OVER EASTERN CANADA WITH A RIDGE TO THE WEST. A COLD FRONT LAY FROM A SURFACE LOW NEAR JAMES BAY CANADA SOUTHWEST TO IOWA SEPARATING A COOL CANADIAN AIR MASS FROM THE WARM AND SULTRY ONE WHICH WAS DOMINATING MOST OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY. .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... HEAVY PRECIPITATION THUNDERSTORMS HAVE POPPED UP WITH MOST OF THEM EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LAKE ONTARIO TO THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY BORDER AND DIAGONALLY ACROSS CONNECTICUT. AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALSO GETTING ORGANIZED OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF ONTARIO PROVINCE. THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN AND THEN THEY ARE LIKELY TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR A REPLAY TOMORROW AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. AN INSTABILITY LINE IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHICH WILL FOCUS THE FIRST GROUP OF STORMS WHICH WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM OCURRING DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. THE MAGLENTA EQUATION ON THE GFS MODEL SOUNDING FOR ALB AT 18Z CAME UP WITH 1.45 WITH A MODEL SOUNDNG CAPE OF 3100 JOULES/KG. THE WRF HAS A MAXIMUM CAPE OF 1800 AT 18Z AND 21Z. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER AGAIN HAS US IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WITH A RISK OF BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR FORECAST AREA WILL ALSO TEND TO ENHANCE THE PROCESS. THE LATEST GFS RUN ALONG WITH POSITIONS FROM NCEP SUGGEST THE ACTUAL FRONT MAY TAKE ITS TIME GETTING THROUGH THE REGION AND NOT REACH THE MID HUDSON REGION OF NEW YORK OR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THEN STALLING JUST SOUTH OF OUR NEW YORK ZONES AS A WEAK WAVE DEVELOPS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE ASSOCIATED LOW MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BRINGING A SECOND SURGE OF RAIN BUT MOST OF IT SHOULD STAY SOUTH OF THE REGION. ONCE THAT LOW GOES PAST THE HIGH WILL BUILD IN AND PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE ATLANTIC. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THE TROF AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH SO THAT PRECIP SHOULD BE PRETTY MUCH CONFINED TO OUR CONNECTICUT ZONES AND EAST OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS HIGH SHOULD PRETTY MUCH DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD BRING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS ESPECIALLY TO OUR NORTHERN ZONES SO WE HAVE PUT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR OUR NORTHERMOST ZONES FOR THAT PERIOD. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/... MAINLY VFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL THRU THIS EVENING...BUT BRIEF MVFR CONDS POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY CONVECTIVE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED...SO CONFIDENCE THAT A T-STORM WILL HIT A TAF SITE IS LOW. THEREFORE KEPT MENTION OF CB IN CLOUD GROUP THRU 00Z...AND ANY IMMINENT CONVECTION WILL BE HANDLED WITH AMENDMENTS. SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...WITH TRANQUIL WEATHER OVERNIGHT. AS WINDS CALM AND BOUNDARY LAYER DECOUPLES...SOME MVFR VSBY IS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT ASSOC WITH LIGHT FOG. KGFL MAY EXPERIENCE IFR CONDS FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND SUNRISE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ENCROACHING ON THE AREA BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON TUE...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. SFC WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTHWEST THRU EARLY EVENING AROUND 5 TO 10 KTS...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCR TO AROUND 10 KTS BY MID MORNING ON TUE. && .HYDROLOGY... RIVERS CONTINUE TO RECEDE. REMAINING FLOOD WARNING ONLY FOR LAKE GEORGE AND SCHUYLERVILLE ON THE HUDSON...WHICH WILL PERSIST. MOST OF THE FLOW FOR SCHUYLERVILLE IS FROM SACANDAGA LAKE...AND LAKE GEORGE WILL JUST TAKE ITS TIME TO GO DOWN. AT THE MOMENT IT LOOKS LIKE THE THREAT TOMORROW WILL MORE BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN STREAKS FROM TRAINING CELLS RATHER THAN WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN NEEDED TO BRING THE RIVERS UP. HOWEVER IT DEFINITELY BEARS WATCHING ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE MOHAWK RIVER AND THE EAST CANADA CREEK DUE TO THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE FLOODS LAST WEEK...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES IN MOST OF THE SOUNDINGS OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. MA...NONE. NY...NONE. VT...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KILPATRICK LONG TERM...KILPATRICK AVIATION...VILLANI HYDROLOGY...VILLANI AND KILPATRICK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 222 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-047>054-058>061-063>066-082- 041100- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON- 222 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK FROM THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND SARATOGA REGION SOUTH. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 577 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TODAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM AHEAD OF AND ALONG A COLD FRONT...THAT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALBANY...COLUMBIA...DUTCHESS...FULTON...GREENE... HERKIMER...MONTGOMERY...RENSSELAER...SARATOGA...SCHENECTADY... SCHOHARIE...USTER...BERKSHIRE...AND LITCHFIELD. NYZ032-033-042-043-083-084-VTZ013>015-041100- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- 222 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADIRONDACKS AND THE LAKE GEORGE REGION OF NEW YORK AND FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR OR GREATER. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG A WEAK BOUNDARY...WHICH WILL BE MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM AHEAD OF AND ALONG A COLD FRONT...THAT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATER TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 601 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 NYZ038-040-032245- SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-MONTGOMERY NY- 601 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN MONTGOMERY AND HERKIMER COUNTIES... AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEST WINFIELD TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WEST WINFIELD TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMES...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ILION TO 11 MILES NORTH OF HARTWICK TO 13 MILES NORTH OF MARYLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... CEDARVILLE BY 620 PM EDT ILION AND JORDANVILLE BY 635 PM EDT MOHAWK AND HERKIMER BY 640 PM EDT AMES...CANAJOHARIE AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT PLAIN BY 645 PM EDT JPV/OKEEFE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 610 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 NYZ066-032300- EASTERN DUTCHESS NY- 610 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN DUTCHESS COUNTY... AT 606 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF WINGDALE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAWLING...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WINGDALE BY 640 PM EDT PAWLING BY 645 PM EDT JPV/OKEEFE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 738 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 NYZ051-052-040045- WESTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN ALBANY NY- 738 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN ALBANY COUNTY... AT 737 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BERNE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF COBLESKILL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BERNE BY 750 PM EDT ALTAMONT BY 815 PM EDT VOORHEESVILLE BY 825 PM EDT GUILDERLAND BY 840 PM EDT COLONIE AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBANY BY 845 PM EDT OKEEFE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
743 PM EDT MON JUL 03 2006
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0720 PM TSTM WND DMG MIDDLEBURGH 42.60N 74.33W
07/03/2006 SCHOHARIE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
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RKILPATRSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 750 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 CTZ001-MAZ025-040045- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- 750 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN BERKSHIRE AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES... AT 746 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...SMALL HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FALLS VILLAGE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF TORRINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CANAAN...EDDY FIELD AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF ASHLEY FALLS BY 800 PM EDT NORFOLK BY 820 PM EDT WINSTED BY 840 PM EDT OKEEFE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 829 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 NYZ041-050-084-040100- SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY- 829 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SARATOGA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 824 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BALLSTON SPA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SARATOGA SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTH OF ROUND LAKE BY 835 PM EDT SARATOGA SPRINGS BY 840 PM EDT
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:52 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported that trees were blown down, in Litchfield.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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