A cold front moved across east central New York during the afternoon hours of Thursday June 28th. Isolated severe thunderstorms accompanied and preceded this front.
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A cold front moved across east central New York during the afternoon hours of Thursday June 28th. Isolated severe thunderstorms accompanied and preceded this front.
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 28, 3:30 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 430 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 ...A FEW SEVERE STORMS STILL POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...FROM THE CATSKILLS EAST INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. .SYNOPSIS... A CANADIAN AIR MASS PUSHING AGAINST THE WARM AND HUMID AIR THAT DOMINATED THE REGION THE LAST FEW DAYS WAS GRADUALLY WORKING ITS WAY SOUTHWARD. THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE TWO WAS SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION AND SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD THE COAST. IT WILL SET OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE CATSKILLS EAST INTO NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR FRIDAY. THIS COOL AIR MASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH COOLER AND LESS HUMID WEATHER. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING/... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 462 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES IN NEW YORK AND BERKSHIRE AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES IN WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. AT 430 PM THE FRONT EXTENDED FROM AROUND THE DELWARE WATER GAP TO JUST NORTH OF THE CONNECTICUT MASSACHUSETTS LINE. IT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DROP SOUTHEAST AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE EAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE PRIMARY THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS BUT SOME OF THE STORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN HAIL. IT APPEARS THAT FROM THE CAPITAL DISTRICT AND MOHAWK VALLEY NORTH THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY. && .SHORT TERM /10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/... WILL KEEP A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN DUTCHESS AND MOST OF LITCHFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH THE CHANCE OF PRECIP OUT OF THE REGION BY 2AM. EXPECT SKIES TO CLEAR OUT BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 40 OVER THE ADIRONDACKS TO AROUND 60 IN DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES. FRIDAY WILL BE SUNNY AND PLEASANT...IN FACT A BIT COOL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH HIGHS FROM THE UPPER 60S TO THE UPPER 70S...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. IT WILL BE CLEAR FRIDAY NIGHT...SLIGHTLY COOLER NORTH AND MUCH COOLER SOUTH...WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S NORTH TO AROUND 50 SOUTH. IT WILL BE JUST A TAD WARMER SATURDAY...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 70S AND NEAR 80 SOUTH. ALL IN ALL A VERY PLEASANT START FOR THE WEEKEND ALTHOUGH MAYBE A BIT NIPPY FOR SWIMMING. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... ON SATURDAY NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN FROM CANADA INTO THE REGION WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES A BIT ON THE COOL SIDE SUNDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM NEAR 40 OVER THE ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS TO THE LOW 50S IN THE HUDSON VALLEY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY SHOULD BE SUNNY AND PLEASANT WITH HIGHS FROM THE MID 60S TO THE MID 70S. THE HIGH SLIDES OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST TUESDAY. A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF WARM MOIST AIR FROM OUT OF THE GULF STATES WILL BRING ABOUT AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...INCLUDING THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY...WITH FIRST OVERRUNNING AHEAD A WARM FRONT FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK LOW AND THEN A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY. THIS FAR AHEAD WE WILL JUST FORECAST A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAYTIME AND SHOWERS AT NIGHT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE SHOWERS THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 4. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A SURFACE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MAKE EASTWARD PROGRESS ACROSS UPSTATE NY AND NRN NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE W/SW FROM KALB NORTHWARD EARLY THIS PM. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL PRIOR TO 00Z WITH A FEW CUMULONIMBUS IN THE VICINITY AT ALB. WE DO NOT THINK A TSRA WILL IMPACT THE ALB AIRPORT AT THIS TIME. FURTHER SOUTH...ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IS IN PLACE FOR SCT TSRAS...IMPACTING KPOU AND THE MID AND LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. THE THREAT TIME LOOKS TO BE 19Z-23Z. WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME IFR CONDITIONS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY OCCUR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL BE S/SW AT 5-12 KTS AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. AFTER 23Z...W/NW AT 10-15 KTS WILL DOMINATE ACROSS ALL OF ERN NY. THE SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM NW TO SE WITH ONLY SOME SCT-BKN CIRRUS AROUND SOUTH AND EAST OF ALY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVERNIGHT...WITH N WINDS OF 5-10 KTS AND VFR CONDITIONS 06Z FRI TO 18Z FRI. OUTLOOK... FRIDAY THROUGH TUE PM...VFR. NO SIG WX. && .FIRE WEATHER... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 50 PERCENT IN THE HUDSON VALLEY TO 60 PERCENT OVER COOLER MOUNTAIN REGIONS. WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THUNDESTORMS. THE HUMIDITY TONIGHT WILL BE CLOSE TO 100 PERCENT AND FRIDAY IT WILL BE DRIER WITH HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM 30 TO 45 PERCENT. RAINFALL WILL BE VERY SPOTTY WITH SOME SITES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT GETTING WELL OVER AN INCH WITH OTHERS GETTING LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. LAL VALUES OF 4 TO 5 MAY BE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON DURING THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. && .HYDROLOGY... PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL REMAIN HIGH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH K-INDEX VALUES AROUND 35. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES FROM 12Z/THU SOUNDINGS: ALB 1.88 INCHES AND OKX 1.61 INCHES. SO LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...WHICH COULD LEAD TO URBAN AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WHERE STORMS TRAIN. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL END WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...WHICH SHOULD CLEAR THE FORECAST AREA BY 00Z/FRIDAY. ONLY MINOR RISES ARE EXPECTED ON LARGE STEM RIVERS. LOOKING AT A PERIOD OF MAINLY DRY WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. NY...NONE. MA...NONE. VT...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...RCK NEAR TERM...RCK SHORT TERM...RCK LONG TERM...RCK AVIATION...WASULA FIRE WEATHER...RCK HYDROLOGY...RCK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 319 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058-059-082>084-VTZ013>015-291930- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 319 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME WIND GUSTS LESS THAN 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT FROM A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ060-061-063>066-291930- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- 319 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 462 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN TACONICS...SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR ULSTER...DUTCHESS...COLUMBIA...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES PRIOR TO 10 PM. PLEASE CALL THE 1 800 SPOTTER NUMBER...NYSPIN OR USE THE INTERNET SPOTTER FORM TO REPORT HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE. TAW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 255 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 CTZ001-013-281930- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- 255 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY... AT 251 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TORRINGTON. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AROUND 20 MPH. KSL/VTK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 257 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 CTZ001-013-281930- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- 257 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL LITCHFIELD COUNTY... AT 255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON... AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... TORRINGTON BY 310 PM EDT 6 MILES NORTH OF THOMASTON BY 315 PM EDT 6 MILES NORTH OF TERRYVILLE BY 320 PM EDT KL/VK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 414 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 CTZ001-NYZ061-282100- EASTERN COLUMBIA NY-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- 414 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN COLUMBIA AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES... AT 413 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COPAKE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREAT BARRINGTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WANGUM VILLAGE AND CANAAN BY 435 PM EDT FALLS VILLAGE BY 445 PM EDT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORFOLK BY 500 PM EDT IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. BGM/VTK
The Albany radar (KENX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and wires were reported down in Millbrook due to strong thunderstorm winds. One tree was leaning on a house.
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