A warm, humid and unstable airmass was in place as weakening cold front moved across the area Monday afternoon. In addition, a strong upper level disturbance moved over the region, helping to trigger thunderstorms across the Berkshires.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A warm, humid and unstable airmass was in place as weakening cold front moved across the area Monday afternoon. In addition, a strong upper level disturbance moved over the region, helping to trigger thunderstorms across the Berkshires.
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 27, 12:41 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 141 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES MUCH OF THIS WEEK. A SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS TROUGH WILL KEEP WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS FROM THE WEST. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 1255 PM...SOME STRONG STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY NEAR THE CAPITAL/SARATOGA REGIONS AS WELL AS SOUTHERN VERMONT. IT APPEARS SBCAPE VALUES EXCEEDING 2000 J/KG ARE BEING REALIZED DESPITE A MID LEVEL CAP THAT WAS IN PLACE THIS MORNING. STILL NOT SEEING ROBUST DEVELOPMENT JUST YET...BUT THERE IS ENOUGH CONCERN FOR SPC TO PLACE MUCH OF THE AREA /EXCEPT FOR HERKIMER CO/ IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS. WILL UPDATE THE HWO ACCORDINGLY TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS. WIND APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH FAIRLY STRONG DEEP LAYER WIND FIELD IN PLACE...ALTHOUGH HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN ANY TALLER UPDRAFTS THAT CAN FORM. PREVIOUS NEAR TERM DISCUSSION... AS OF 1131 AM...MONITORING POTENTIAL FOR STRONG CONVECTION DEVELOPING. A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED SURFACE TROF /WIND SHIFT AND DEWPOINT BOUNDARY/ IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...AND APPEARS TO MOVING THROUGH THE MOHAWK VALLEY. CONVECTIVE CELLS HAVE JUST STARTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE LAST HALF HOUR IN AND AROUND THE CAPITAL REGION. FROM THE HUDSON VALLEY EASTWARD...DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S...BUT DROP TO NEAR 60 ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK BEHIND THE TROF. ALSO...LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY SETTING UP WITH WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NY...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY EASTWARD. VIS SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LOT OF AGITATED CU ACROSS MUCH OF UPSTATE NY AND VERMONT. CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS ARE A BIT QUESTIONABLE IN TERMS OF GENERATING SEVERE STORMS. 12Z ALB SOUNDING REVEALED A DECENT MID LEVEL CAP AROUND 12-13 KFT...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT TALL UPDRAFTS. HOWEVER...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT MAGNITUDE OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR WITH 0-6 KM VALUES OF 35-40 KT. SO IF STORMS CAN BREAK THROUGH THE CAP...THEY WILL BECOME ORGANIZED RATHER QUICKLY. SINCE THE SEVERE THREAT IS STILL IN QUESTION...BUT SOME STRONGER STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WILL MENTION ENHANCED WORDING OF GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL FOR THE AFTERNOON MAINLY FROM THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS EASTWARD. STILL EXPECTING COVERAGE TO BE SCATTERED...WITH GENERALLY 40-50 POPS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... TONIGHT...OTHER THAN SOME LINGERING ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS...MAINLY ACROSS E AREAS...IT APPEARS THAT SKIES SHOULD BECOME MAINLY CLEAR. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT WINDS AND MOIST GROUND CONDITIONS SHOULD ALLOW AT LEAST PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP...WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF DENSE VALLEY FOG. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MIN TEMPS TO FALL INTO THE LOWER/MID 60S ACROSS MOST VALLEY AREAS...WARMEST TO THE SOUTH...WITH SOME MID/UPPER 50S EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE NORTH COUNTRY AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. TUE/TUE NT...AT THIS POINT...THIS PERIOD APPEARS TO HAVE THE LEAST THREAT FOR CONVECTION...AS WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN AHEAD OF AMPLIFYING MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE PLAINS. WE WILL RETAIN SLIGHT CHC POPS FOR AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWER/TSTM...BUT IT APPEARS THAT THIS THREAT MIGHT BE GREATEST FOR HIGHER TERRAIN...ESP ACROSS SOUTHERN VT...POSSIBLY LEAVING VALLEY REGIONS UNSCATHED. GIVEN EXPECTATION FOR MORE SUNSHINE THAN MONDAY...WILL INDICATED MAX TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN MONDAY/S MAXES...GENERALLY IN THE MID 80S IN THE VALLEYS...AND 75-80 ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FORECAST MAXES STILL RUN A BIT COOLER THAN THE MAV/MET MOS BLEND...OWING TO RECENT TRENDS. FOR TUE NT...EXPECT MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TOWARD WED MORNING...ESP ACROSS NW AREAS. A DEVELOPING SOUTH WIND SHOULD ALLOW FOR WARMER MINS THAN MON NT/TUE AM...WITH MAINLY 60S IN THE VALLEYS...AND UPPER 50S FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS/NORTH COUNTRY. WED...COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH FROM THE WEST. MODELS DEPICT DEEP MOISTURE INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY...WITH PWAT/S APPROACHING 1.75 INCHES. WE EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS TO DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...WITH GREATEST AREAL COVERAGE EXPECTED ACROSS NW/W AREAS. WED SHOULD ALSO BE QUITE WARM...WITH MAX TEMPS REACHING THE MID...TO PERHAPS UPPER 80S WITHIN VALLEY LOCALES...DEPENDENT ON TIMING ARRIVAL OF CLOUDS/SHOWERS. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH NEXT SHORT WAVE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL CANADA BRINGING AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PWATS REMAIN IN PLACE WHICH WILL BRING THE CONTINUED THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS. IT SEEMS IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM THAT WEAK SUBSIDENCE OCCURS AND WILL FLOW THIS IDEA FOR A DRY THURSDAY. BUT ANOTHER SHOWER ACROSS THE HILLTOPS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT WITH ABUNDANCE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE. SOMEWHAT DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY /THE FIRST OF AUGUST/ BEFORE ANOTHER SHORT WAVES DIVES SOUTHEAST AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER LOW FOR AN ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AIRFRAME. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL AVERAGE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH RECITATION AT NORMAL LEVELS OR HIGHER. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. CURRENT RADAR INDICATES THUNDERSTORMS FORMING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY AND MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM KALB/KGFL. WILL MENTION CB QUALIFIER AT KGFL/KALB SINCE A FEW CONVECTIVE CELLS ARE IN THE AREA BUT NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TAF SITES. FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...STORMS ARE FORMING IN NORTHEAST PA AND MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD KPOU. WILL MENTION TEMPO FOR TSRA UNTIL 20Z AT KPOU AND ASSOC BRIEF IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE BY EARLY EVENING AS DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. OVERNIGHT...MAIN ISSUE WILL BE RADIATION FOG FORMING AROUND 03Z-05Z AT ALL TERMINALS. KGFL HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF IFR CONDITIONS...WHILE AT LEAST MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT KALB/KPOU DUE TO REDUCED VSBYS BY 07Z-08Z. BY 12Z-13Z CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AT ALL TERMINALS TO VFR. WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THROUGH MID-LATE AFTERNOON AROUND 10 KT...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE TROUGH AND BECOME GUSTY AT KALB WHERE SOME CHANNELING DOWN THE MOHAWK VALLEY WILL BRIEFLY OCCUR. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER DARK...WITH NEAR CALM WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUE MORNING. OUTLOOK... TUES-FRI...MAINLY VFR...WITH CHANCE MVFR/IFR ASSOC WITH MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING -SHRA/TSRA. EARLY MORNING FOG/LOW STRATUS POSSIBLE EACH DAY AS WELL. && .FIRE WEATHER... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES MUCH OF THIS WEEK. A SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS TROUGH WILL KEEP WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS FROM THE WEST. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE 50-60 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RECOVER TO 90-100 PERCENT TONIGHT. THE RH WILL THEN FALL TO 45-55 PERCENT FOR TUE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDICES WILL REACH 3 TO 4 THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 5 FOR TUE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 5 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ON TUE...AT 10-15 MPH. && .HYDROLOGY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN TODAY...WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...ESP FOR SOUTHERN AREAS SHOULD ANY CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS TRAIN/BACKBUILD. A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALMOST EACH DAY...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT EXPECTED LATE WED INTO WED NT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE. FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING OBSERVED AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON OUR WEBSITE. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. NY...NONE. MA...NONE. VT...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KL NEAR TERM...JPV SHORT TERM...KL LONG TERM...BGM AVIATION...JAK/JPV FIRE WEATHER...KL HYDROLOGY...KL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ033-039>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-281100- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-HAMILTON-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-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 1247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL TRACK TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT FROM A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NYZ032-038-281100- NORTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- 1247 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR HERKIMER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERE...ALTHOUGH SOME COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL TRACK TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT FROM A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1239 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 VTZ013-271715- BENNINGTON VT- 1239 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN BENNINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT... AT 1238 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 45 MPH...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DORSET...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANCHESTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DORSET BY 1245 PM EDT 6 MILES NORTH OF MANCHESTER CENTER BY 1250 PM EDT JPV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 143 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 NYZ063>066-271815- EASTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN DUTCHESS NY- WESTERN ULSTER NY- 143 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE... SOUTHEASTERN ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW PALTZ... AT 141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...UP TO HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PLATTEKILL...OR ABOUT OVER WALDEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW PALTZ BY 200 PM EDT MARLBORO BY 205 PM EDT WAPPINGERS FALLS BY 210 PM EDT POUGHKEEPSIE...RED OAKS MILL...HIGHLAND AND MYERS CORNER BY 215 PM EDT GJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 147 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 MAZ001-025-NYZ059>061-271845- EASTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-EASTERN GREENE NY- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA- 147 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...CHATHAM... EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... WEST CENTRAL BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... AT 147 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 PHILMONT...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHATHAM...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CHATHAM BY 205 PM EDT AUSTERLITZ BY 230 PM EDT 7 MILES NORTH OF HOUSATONIC AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF NEW LEBANON BY 245 PM EDT JPV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 211 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 MAZ001-NYZ054-VTZ013>015-271900- EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-BENNINGTON VT-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA- EASTERN WINDHAM VT-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- 211 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EXTREME EAST CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHERN BENNINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT... SOUTHERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BRATTLEBORO... NORTHEASTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NORTH ADAMS... AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH ADAMS...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... STAMFORD BY 220 PM EDT FLORIDA BY 225 PM EDT READSBORO BY 230 PM EDT 9 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON BY 240 PM EDT GUILFORD CENTER AND 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRATTLEBORO BY 300 PM EDT JPV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 225 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 MAZ001-025-271915- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA- 225 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD... AT 225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LENOX...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PITTSFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LENOX BY 230 PM EDT LEE AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF PITTSFIELD BY 235 PM EDT BECKET BY 250 PM EDT EAST WINDSOR BY 305 PM EDT JPV
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
243 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2009
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0205 PM TSTM WND DMG PLATTEKILL 41.62N 74.08W
07/27/2009 ULSTER NY EMERGENCY MNGR
MANY TREES DOWN. FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SCENE.
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GJMThe Albany radar (KENX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:48 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A billboard was reported blown over and a picnic table was reported blown 100 feet in Pittsfield due to strong thunderstorm winds.
Two trees were reported down on wires in Richmond due to strong thunderstorm winds.
Numerous trees were reported down in Pittsfield on Holmes Road due to strong thunderstorm winds, causing the road to be closed.
Numerous roads were reported closed in Richmond due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall.
Numerous road were reported closed in Lenox due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall.
Numerous roads were reported closed in West Stockbridge due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Massachusetts in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, July 2009
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: 179140, 179141, 179142, 179148, 179151, 179155.