A developing low pressure system along a nearly stationary boundary intensified as it tracked northeast from western Pennsylvania into central New York from Wednesday morning on July 23rd, through early Thursday morning on July 24th. Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the region, some of which became locally severe.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A developing low pressure system along a nearly stationary boundary intensified as it tracked northeast from western Pennsylvania into central New York from Wednesday morning on July 23rd, through early Thursday morning on July 24th. Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the region, some of which became locally severe.
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 23, 8:50 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
950 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A STORM IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES PUSHING A COLD FRONT SLOWLY EAST...THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. MEANWHILE A RICH FLOW OF TROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL FEED INTO THE REGION ON SOUTHERLY WINDS. AS
DISTURBANCES RIPPLE NORTH ALONG THE COLD FRONT OUR REGION WILL SEE
ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS...BOUTS OF THUNDERSTORMS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...PARTICULARLY FROM THE CAPITAL
DISTRICT SOUTH AND EAST. THURSDAY NIGHT THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT
OF OUR REGION. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE
SATURDAY TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD SLOWLY FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHEAST TO START THE
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH ISSUED...BAND OF HEAVIEST RAIN AND
CONVECTION LOOKS TO BE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS
OVERNIGHT...BUT THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE RAIN WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST
LIKELY IN WESTERN AREAS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR SEVERE AND
FLOOD POTENTIAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT/...
BY LATE SAT AFTN AREA OF SHRA/TSTMS WILL SET UP ACROSS E CENTRAL
NY WITH AXIS JUST WEST OF HUDSON VALLEY. THIS WILL BE FOCUSED ON
THE CDFNT THAT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OVERNIGHT. FOCUS WILL SHIFT
FROM POTENTIAL SEVERE TO FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1-2
INCHES/HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE FLOODING
THREAT...THEREFORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS FOR THE ENTIRE CWA. THE
HIGHEST THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL ULTIMATELY BE WHERE THIS BAND
WAVERS A BIT...BEFORE DRIFTING E. THE MAJOR MODELS HAVE COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT THAN 00 OR 06 UTC RUNS. THE GFS SLOWS THE
EASTWARD PROGRESS BUT IS FASTER THAN THE NAM. THE NAM IS FASTER
THAN PVS RUN...SO THERE ARE APPROACHING AGREEMENT IN TIMING. NAM
IS STILL A BIT BALLISTIC WITH QPF.
CURRENT MODELS INDICATE THIS MAX AXIS SHOULD HAPPEN CLOSE TO...OR
IMMEDIATELY E OF THE HUDSON RIVER OVERNIGHT. WE CURRENTLY EXPECTED
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMTS OF 1-3 INCHES...WITH 3-5 INCHES POSSIBLE
WITHIN THIS AFOREMENTIONED BAND...AND WITHIN HIGHER...S/E FACING
PORTIONS OF THE CATSKILLS.
THURSDAY HEAVY RAIN SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT E DURING THE
MORNING...TAPERING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/STEMS DURING THE
AFTERNOON IN NY BUT CONTINUING INTO AFTN IN W NEW ENG. WILL SLOW
DEPARTURE OF RAIN FM PVS FCST. THUR NT CDFNT WILL PUSH THRU
RGN...PCPN SHOULD DIMINISH TO SCT SHRA. DRY SLOT AND PASSAGE OF
500HPA COLD POOL FURTHER W WILL KEEP THREAT OF TSTMS ACROSS THE
REGION.
FRIDAY 500HPA CUT OFF WILL LIFT OUT OF REGION...BUT COLD POOL WITH
INCR CLOUDS AND RAISE THREAT OF -SHRA IN FAR NW...BUT OTHERWISE A
DRY DAY AS WEAK SFC HIGH BUILDS INTO THE REGION FRI AND FRI NT.
SATURDAY WMFNT MOVES THRU FCA WITH WAA CLOUDS AND -SHRA POSSIBLE
IN MORNING. CDFNT WILL FOLLOW WITH MORE SHRA/TSTMS IN WARM SECTOR
LATE SAT AFTN AND NT.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL FEATURE A PERSISTENT TROF ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES/NORTHEAST/MID ATLANTIC...WITH A BROAD CUT-OFF LOW OVER
MUCH OF QUEBEC. GENERALLY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE THE RULE
FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH OCCASIONAL
DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH IN THE RELATIVELY FAST FLOW ALOFT.
DIFFICULT TO TIME INDIVIDUAL SHORT WAVES...BUT AT LEAST EARLY ON IN
THE PERIOD FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...A SHORT WAVE
TROF AND ASSOC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PASS THROUGH. WILL GO WITH
50-60 POPS WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH BOTH GFS/ECMWF SHOWING AT LEAST
LIGHT WIDESPREAD QPF. ECMWF SHOWING A MORE SUBSTANTIAL WAVE PASSING
BY TO OUR SOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT LOOKS TO BE A MISS
FOR OUR AREA. WILL MENTION GENERIC ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION
THROUGH THE REST OF PERIOD...WITH TEMPS CLOSE TO SEASONAL AVERAGES.
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MIDWEEK DRENCHING WILL BE
LIFTING AWAY FROM THE REGION ACROSS EASTERN CANADA ON FRIDAY...WITH
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH AT THE SURFACE. 12Z GFS MODEL
SOUNDINGS SHOW ENOUGH OF A CAP FOR MOST OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY TO
PREVENT ANY CONVECTION FROM OCCURRING...SO HAVE KEPT ENTIRE FA DRY
THROUGHOUT THE DRY. 850 MB TEMPS OF 13-16 DEGREES C GENERALLY
EQUATES TO HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 80S ACROSS THE VALLEYS...WITH UPPER
70S IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
ON SATURDAY...A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS ONTARIO INTO
QUEBEC. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT FROM THE GREAT LAKES
WHICH WILL MARCH EASTWARD TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND. CONVECTION WILL FIRE
ALONG THE BOTH THE PRE FRONTAL TROUGH AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY...SO HAVE
ALREADY INCLUDED HIGH CHC POPS FOR ENTIRE CWA...MAINLY IN THE AFTN
AND EVE HOURS. COULD POTENTIALLY EXPECT SOME STRONG ACTIVITY...WITH
MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING 40 KTS OF UNI-DIRECTIONAL DEEP LAYER SHEAR.
ACTIVITY WILL DIE OFF WITH PASSING OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DURING
SAT NITE...SO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TAPER THE POPS ACCORDINGLY.
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY PINWHEEL ACROSS EASTERN CANADA. HEIGHTS
WILL STAY SOMEWHAT LOW SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...SO HAVE CONTINUED
CHC POPS FOR THOSE DAYS WITH DIURNAL CONVECTION POSSIBLE. GFS ALSO
HINTS AT A WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE STALLED FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY AND MID ATLANTIC...SO THIS COULD BRING SOME ACTIVITY TO
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA FOR LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS
WELL. WITH THE LOWER HEIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER...TEMPS WILL
BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH
GENERALLY TEMPS RIGHT AROUND 80 IN THE VALLEYS...AND LOWER 70S IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A BROAD BAND OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO
TRAIN OVER THE REGION...AND WILL AFFECT GFL...ALB AND POU THROUGH
THE NIGHT...AND THROUGH AT LEAST PART OF TOMORROW. PREDOMINANT
CONDITIONS WILL BE MVFR...WITH PERIODS OF IFR VISIBILITIES AND
CEILINGS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT...WITH WINDS
AT 2000 FEET SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 35-40 KT...SO WIND SHEAR BEING
INCLUDED IN TAFS TONIGHT. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
AT LESS THAN 10 KT TOMORROW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR
VISIBILITIES BY 14Z-15Z...AND CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR AROUND
19Z-20Z.
OUTLOOK...
FRI...VFR...SLIGHT CHC OF A SHOWER.
SAT THROUGH MON...VFR/MVFR...CHC SHRA/TSRA.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WET FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
MODEL CONSENSUS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF THE AREA. CONSENSUS ALSO INDICATES THAT
HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY
MORNING. BASED ON FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE...THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN
SHOULD NOT CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING BUT MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
AREAS THAT SEE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS MAY SEE
MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION...AS THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF
HEAVIEST RAINFALL...WHICH COULD EXCEED 4 INCHES...IS STILL
SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY IS FOR IT TO OCCUR
SOMEWHERE NEAR...OR IMMEDIATELY E OF THE HUDSON RIVER...BUT THIS
AXIS COULD STILL OCCUR FURTHER W.
DUE TO THE EXTREME AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL FORECAST BY THE COMPUTER
MODELS...AND THE FACT THAT EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE EVENT...PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS SHOULD
KEEP ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING POSSIBLE FLOODING.
&&
.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR NYZ032-033-038>043-
047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084.
MA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR VTZ013>015.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NAS
NEAR TERM...NASHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1001 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 NYZ032-033-038>043-047>050-082>084-VTZ013>015-241100- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 1001 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE AS WELL AS REPORTS OF FLOODING OR NEAR BANKFULL BODIES WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ051>054-058>061-063>066-241100- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- 1001 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 742 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALBANY...RENSSELAR...GREENE...COLUMBIA... BERKSHIRE...ULSTER...DUTCHESS...LITCHFIELD. PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE AS WELL AS REPORTS OF FLOODING OR NEAR BANKFULL BODIES WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1024 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-240300- EASTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN DUTCHESS NY- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- 1024 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN ULSTER...DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES... AT 1022 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 41 MILES SOUTH OF BEACON TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEACON TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF BEACON TO GAYLORDSVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31 MILES SOUTH OF WEST POINT TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST POINT TO NEW WINDSOR TO SHERMAN...AND MOVING NORTH AT 23 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... GAYLORDSVILLE AND WINGDALE BY 1030 PM EDT HOPEWELL JUNCTION...FISHKILL AND BEACON BY 1035 PM EDT KENT BY 1040 PM EDT MYERS CORNER BY 1045 PM EDT WAPPINGERS FALLS...MARLBORO AND DOVER PLAINS BY 1050 PM EDT SNYDER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1039 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1036 PM FLASH FLOOD PRINCETOWN 42.78N 74.07W
07/23/2008 SCHENECTADY NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
BRIDGE WASHED OUT AT KELLY STATION ROAD AND ROUTE 7.
&&
ROKEEFEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1043 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0636 PM FLASH FLOOD FORT ANN 43.42N 73.49W
07/23/2008 WASHINGTON NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
PILOT KNOB RD CLOSED.
&&
ROKEEFESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1058 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ060-061-065-066-240345- EASTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY- EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- 1058 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN COLUMBIA...DUTCHESS...BERKSHIRE AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES... AT 1055 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHARON TO AMENIA TO MYERS CORNER TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FISHKILL TO 38 MILES SOUTH OF FISHKILL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES WEST OF TORRINGTON TO 16 MILES EAST OF RHINEBECK TO POUGHKEEPSIE TO WEST POINT TO 27 MILES SOUTH OF WEST POINT...AND MOVING NORTH AT 39 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... MILLERTON BY 1105 PM EDT FALLS VILLAGE BY 1110 PM EDT CANAAN AND EDDY FIELD BY 1115 PM EDT FISHKILL...ASHLEY FALLS AND STANFORDVILLE BY 1120 PM EDT SHEFFIELD BY 1125 PM EDT MYERS CORNER AND PINE PLAINS BY 1130 PM EDT SNYDER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1147 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 CTZ001-013-240430- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- 1147 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS LITCHFIELD COUNTY... AT 1146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORFOLK TO LITCHFIELD TO OAKVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF TORRINGTON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WATERBURY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... TORRINGTON...THOMASTON...TERRYVILLE AND NORFOLK BY 1155 PM EDT WINSTED BY 1205 AM EDT NEW HARTFORD BY 1210 AM 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 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1152 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 MAZ001-025-240430- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA- 1152 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL BERKSHIRE COUNTY... AT 1146 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 PITTSFIELD...AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CHESHIRE BY MIDNIGHT NEW ASHFORD...SOLDIERS MEMORIAL FIELD AND ADAMS BY 1205 AM WESTON FIELD...WILLIAMSTOWN AND NORTH ADAMS BY 1215 AM 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 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:05 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were reported down in and near Torrington due to strong thunderstorm winds.
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