A warm and humid air mass was in place during the early morning hours on Wednesday, June 18th. A strong cold front moved across the region from west to east shortly after midnight during the early morning hours.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A warm and humid air mass was in place during the early morning hours on Wednesday, June 18th. A strong cold front moved across the region from west to east shortly after midnight during the early morning hours. Along and just ahead of this boundary, a line of severe thunderstorms in the form of a squall line raced from west to east across the area. These storms produced significant wind damage across eastern New York. The thunderstorms weakened somewhat as they reached the border with western New England as instability started to wane, but still caused damage to a tree, which fell on a house in Winsted. The threat for thunderstorms ended with the passage of the cold front by the late night hours, as drier and less humid air worked into the region.
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 17, 9:48 PM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1048 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY TOMORROW WITH A LINGERING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. LESS HUMID AIR WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES CONTINUING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 316 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE REGION...MOHAWK RIVER VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...CAPITAL REGION...AND NRN TACONICS... AS 1046 PM EDT...A QUICK UPDATE...AS A SQUALL LINE IS MOVING ACROSS CNTRL NY INTO THE SRN DACKS...AND WRN MOHAWK VALLEY WITH NUMEROUS WIND DAMAGE REPORTS COMING IN. THE REPORTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN FROM HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTY OF TREES...TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN. DESPITE THE LAPS SHOWING SFC BASED INSTABILITY WANING TO 500-1000 J/KG...THE SQUALL LINE SEEMS TO BE PROPAGATING WELL ALONG ITS COLD POOL. THE THREAT FOR BOWING SEGMENTS...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LTG STRIKES WILL CONTINUE TOO. THE EXPECTATION IS FOR THE LINE TO WEAKEN WITH THE INSTABILITY WANING...AS IT MOVES SOUTH INTO THE ERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...AND WRN NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE MAIN TIMING WOULD HAVE ACTIVITY REACHING OUR NE ZONES AROUND 03Z-05Z AND EXITING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE REGION BETWEEN 06Z-08Z. IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING/GUSTY WINDS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY CAUSE PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOOD CONCERNS. THE THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY...AND RAIN SHOULD ONLY LAST A FEW HOURS /AT MOST/ AT ANY ONE LOCATION. IT WILL REMAIN MUGGY AND WARM OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPS ONLY DROPPING INTO THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S WITH DEWPOINTS REMAINING QUITE HIGH. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA...THE COLD FRONT WILL BE CROSSING THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PORTION OF OUR CWA DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...AND CROSSING THE FAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE MAY BE A LINGERING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE SOUTH OF OUR AREA ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. THERE MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE ADIRONDACKS AS WELL...AS A VORT MAX SWINGING AROUND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER QUEBEC ALLOWS FOR SOME LIFT. IT WON/T BE QUITE AS WARM ON WEDNESDAY AS IT IS ON TUESDAY...WITH LOW TO MID 80S FOR VALLEY AREAS...BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOMEWHAT HUMID WITH DEWPOINTS NEAR 60...AS THE MOIST AIR WON/T BE COMPLETELY PUSHED OUT JUST YET. AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO SETTLE FURTHER SOUTH...A MUCH MORE DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA BUILDS INTO UPSTATE NY AND NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A LONG STRETCH FOR DRY AND COMFORTABLE WEATHER FOR WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE MIN TEMPS WON/T BE TOO COOL JUST YET FOR WED NIGHT /MID 50S TO LOW 60S/...MANY AREAS WILL SEE LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOW 50S ON THURSDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. MAX TEMPS LOOK TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 80S FOR THURSDAY...AND EVEN COOLER FOR FRIDAY...WITH MID TO UPPER 70S. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... THE EXTENDED FORECAST CONTINUES TO FAIR AND DRY AT THE START AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER JAMES/HUDSON BAY CONTINUES TO RIDGE SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. EXPECT MAINLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. EVEN THOUGH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL LOSE ITS GRIP ON THE REGION STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH INCREASING AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE FORECAST AREA...EXPECT MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. POPS ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE 50S. MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS DRIER SOLUTIONS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY SO POPS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT DURING THIS PERIOD. HIGHS SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT 50 TO 60. LOW PRESSURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL TRACK EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A HIGHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR TSTMS DURING THAT PERIOD. HIGHS MONDAY WILL BE IN THE 70S. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. FAIR WEATHER RETURNS ON TUESDAY AS ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TRIES TO BUILD IN FROM CANADA. HIGHS TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE 70S ONCE AGAIN. && .AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE MVFR/IFR FLYING CONDITIONS ACCOMPANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND LATER FOG/LOW STRATUS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VFR FLYING CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THE DAY WEDNESDAY. TONIGHT...AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE FEATURES...WITH EXPECTED ARRIVAL BETWEEN 02Z AND 06Z WHERE TEMPO GROUPS HAVE BEEN INDICATED AT THE TAF SITES FOR MVFR TSRA. HAVE ONLY MENTIONED -SHRA AT KPOU IN THE TEMPO GROUP AS ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN BY THE TIME IT REACHES THERE. HAVE INTRODUCED VCSH AT THE TAF SITES BEGINNING AT 02Z TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY SCATTERED CONVECTION THAT MAY PRECEDE THE MAIN LINE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS. THIS LINE OF CONVECTION SHOULD QUICKLY EXIT EAST OF THE REGION BY 08Z...LEAVING BEHIND PLENTY OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IN A STABLE NIGHTTIME BOUNDARY LAYER. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL LEAD TO MVFR LOW STRATUS AT KALB/KPOU...AND IFR FOG AT KGFL AND KPSF. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR TRENDS AT KALB FOR IFR FOG ESPECIALLY IF WINDS SUBSIDE TOWARDS DAYBREAK. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE TAF SITES AFTER 13Z WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH A BROKEN CUMULUS DECK AROUND 5 KFT. WINDS TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY VEER FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AT 4-8 KNOTS TO NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER AT 6-12 KNOTS. OUTLOOK... WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX. SUNDAY: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. CHANCE OF SHRA...TSRA. && .FIRE WEATHER... MOST AREAS WILL SEE A WETTING RAINFALL TONIGHT AS A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE STILL MAY BE A LINGERING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN A FEW SPOTS. RH VALUES WILL ONLY DROP TO 40 TO 60 PERCENT ON WED AFTN WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH. RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 100 PERCENT ON WED NIGHT WITH LIGHT TO CALM WINDS. WITH SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER IN PLACE...RH VALUES WILL DROP TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AFTN WITH NW WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. && .HYDROLOGY... AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE AN INITIAL LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL BEHIND IT. AT ONE LOCATION...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD ONLY LAST A FEW HOURS AT THE MOST. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL. ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD BE NO WIDESPREAD HYDROLOGIC ISSUES...LOCALIZED ISSUES...SUCH AS IN URBAN OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING AT THIS TIME. MAINLY DRY WEATHER LOOKS TO RETURN FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AS RELATIVELY COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. A WARM FRONT MAY RETURN THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. 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...WASULA/FRUGIS NEAR TERM...FRUGIS/BGM/WASULA SHORT TERM...FRUGIS/WASULA LONG TERM...GJM AVIATION...IRL FIRE WEATHER...FRUGIS HYDROLOGY...FRUGIS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 954 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-VTZ013>015-181200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 954 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN OTHER POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM ON WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY. NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-181200- 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- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- 954 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 316 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK THAT INCLUDES THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY...CAPITAL REGION...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. .DAY ONE...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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM ON WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
136 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 PM TSTM WND DMG SCHUYLER CORNERS 42.90N 75.00W
06/17/2014 HERKIMER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 STORY BARN BLOWN ACROSS ROAD AND DAMAGED HOUSE ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1400147
11PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
140 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG LENOX 42.36N 73.29W
06/18/2014 BERKSHIRE MA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1 TREE DOWN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1400148
11PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
157 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG GREENPORT CENTER 42.24N 73.76W
06/18/2014 COLUMBIA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1400149
11PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
158 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG HUDSON 42.25N 73.79W
06/18/2014 COLUMBIA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1400150
11SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
158 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
CTZ001-180630-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-
158 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN
LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
AT 153 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORFOLK...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF TORRINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROBERTSVILLE...RIVERTON...NELSONS CORNER AND GOOSE GREEN BY 205 AM
EDT
BARKHAMSTED...BARKHAMPSTED CENTER AND BEECH ROCK BY 210 AM EDT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY REACH A HALF AN INCH IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4191 7290 4189 7293 4190 7326 4204 7326
4204 7306 4204 7305 4204 7301 4204 7300
4197 7302 4198 7291 4197 7288
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 270DEG 44KT 4199 7313
TAWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
159 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG WEST GHENT 42.32N 73.70W
06/18/2014 COLUMBIA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1400151
11The Albany radar (KENX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:58 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reportedly downed due to thunderstorm winds in Winsted. The tree fell on a house and caused some minor damage.
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