A warm southerly flow allowed for temperatures to reach well into the 80s to near 90 on Wednesday, July 2nd. In addition, it was rather humid with dewpoints nearing 70 degrees.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A warm southerly flow allowed for temperatures to reach well into the 80s to near 90 on Wednesday, July 2nd. In addition, it was rather humid with dewpoints nearing 70 degrees. With the warm and humid conditions in place, the atmosphere became quite unstable during the afternoon and evening hours.
Well ahead of a cold front, a surface trough was in place across upstate New York. This caused thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon hours. Many of these storms became severe, producing wind damage to trees and power lines. A few storms also contained large hail. In addition, the very humid air mass in place gave the storms the capability of producing very heavy rainfall in a short period of time. This allowed for a few of the storms to produce flash flooding in urban areas, such as around the Capital Region.
In addition, these storms produced a significant amount of cloud to ground lightning. Several highway employees were struck by lightning in Rotterdam during a thunderstorm, but luckily escaped serious injury.
Although most of the storm ended by the late afternoon hours, a few additional severe storms during during the evening across the western Adirondacks and western Mohawk Valley. These storms ended by the late evening hours, as nocturnal influences helped wane the development of additional thunderstorms.
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 2, 12:05 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 105 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS... THIS AFTERNOON...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FOCUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HOT AND VERY HUMID AIR MASS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A COLD FRONT OVER THE GREAT LAKES SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD INTO OUR REGION WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE FROM CANADA WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #384 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL ERN NY AND WRN NEW ENGLAND UNTIL 7 PM EDT... AS OF 105 PM EDT...ATMOSPHERE IS PRIMED FOR SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF SFC BASED INSTABILITY WITH THE LATEST SPC MESOANALYSIS INDICATING 1500-3500+ J/KG OVER THE REGION. THE GREATER AMOUNTS ARE FROM THE CAPITAL REGION...UPPER HUDSON VALLEY...ERN CATSKILLS SOUTH AND EAST. THE 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES ARE RAMPING UP TO 35-50 KTS. THE MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES CONTINUES TO STEEPEN TO 6.5-7 C/KM AHEAD OF THE PREFRONTAL SFC TROUGH. WARM SEASON CSTAR WORK HAS SHOWN THE POTENTIAL INCREASES FOR SEVERE CONVECTION WITH A PREFRONTAL AND/OR LEE TROUGH IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION AND NORTHEAST IN THE RIGHT PRECONVECTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THIS LOOK LIKE A POTENTIAL CASE. DEEP ORGANIZED SEVERE CONVECTION WITH POTENTIAL BOWING SEGMENTS...AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. WILL ALSO MONITOR FOR ANY ROTATING UPDRAFTS WITH ANY SUPERCELLS THAT MAY FORM. THE 0-1 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES CONTINUE TO BE 10 KTS OR LESS. PWATS ARE RUNNING 1-2+ STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO A THREAT IF RAINFALL RATES APPROACH 1 -2+ INCHES IN A HOUR ESPECIALLY WITH TRAINING CONVECTION. WE WILL MONITOR FOR ANY ISOLD FLASH FLOODING. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS ARE FAIRLY DRY OVER THE AREA THE PAST 5 DAYS OR SO. A 1600 UTC SPECIAL KALY SOUNDING IS ALSO BEING DONE AT THIS TIME. THE BERMUDA HIGH ANCHORED OFFSHORE COMBINING WITH A STRONG JULY SUN WILL SEND TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE M80S ACROSS MOST OF HIGHER TERRAIN...AND AROUND 90 IN VALLEY LOCATIONS AGAIN. DEWPOINTS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S...ADDING DISCOMFORT TO THE HEAT. APPARENT TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE UPPER 90S FROM THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWARD. ONCE AGAIN...HEAT INDICES WILL NARROWLY FALL SHORT OF HEAT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS /HEAT ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN THE APPARENT TEMPERATURES REACH 100 TO 104 DEGREES FOR TWO OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS/. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... THERE STILL WILL BE PLENTY OF INSTABILITY TO FUEL THUNDERSTORMS WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS...SO THREAT OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL CONTINUE. WITH TIME...OVERNIGHT INSTABILITY WILL WANE AND SO WILL THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. WE WILL BE LEFT WITH ANOTHER MUGGY OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS 65 TO AROUND 70 WITH A VARIABLY CLOUDY SKY. THURSDAY...THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO PRESS INTO THE AIR MASS FROM THE NORTHWEST. AT THE SAME TIME THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT EVEN HIGHER PWATS PERHAPS PARTIALLY CONTRIBUTED BY TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WHICH WILL BEGIN MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST...MIGHT HELP CONTRIBUTE TO A PREDECESSOR RAIN EVENT (PRE). PER CSTAR STUDIES...IT LOOKS AS SOME OF THE KEY INGREDIENTS WILL COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT A PRE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT AS IT ADVANCES TOWARDS EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THERE WILL BE A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WITH MAX WINDS LIKELY OVER 100KTS (AND SLIGHTLY ANTICYCLONIC CURVED) TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. OUR REGION WILL BE UNDER THE MAXIMUM JET ENTRANCE REGION. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL BE IN CENTRAL NY MIDDAY THURSDAY...ONLY SLOWLY MOVING TO OUR EAST BY EARLY FRIDAY...ALLOWING FOR MOISTURE TO POOL ALONG IT. AT THIS POINT...THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR A WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL BY LATE THURSDAY. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS LOWER TOMORROW DUE TO LOWER CAPE VALUES (CLOSER TO 1500 J/KG) AND PERHAPS A LOT MORE CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT CERTAINLY CANNOT BE RULED OUT. FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY...WE WENT BETWEEN THE HIGHER MAV/LOWER MET GUIDANCE. THIS WOULD GIVE HIGHS IN THE MID 80S MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS...MID 70S TO LOWER 80S ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. DEWPOINTS WILL STILL BE VERY HIGH...CLOSE TO 70...EXCEPT 60S ACROSS THE ADIRONDACKS. THURSDAY NIGHT...THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN LOOKS TO ONLY SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH AND EAST...LAST TO EXIT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT MIGHT STILL BE PROCESS OF CLEARING OUR SOUTHEASTERN ZONES EVEN INTO EARLY FRIDAY. LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 60S. FRIDAY...INDEPENDENCE DAY...SIGNALS ARE GOOD THAT IT WILL BE MOSTLY DRY. THIS ASSUMES THE TROPICAL ARTHUR STORM TURNS MORE TO THE EAST WELL OFF SHORE...INDUCING SUBSIDENCE AND INSURING THAT THE COLD FRONT COMPLETELY CLEARS OUR ENTIRE REGION. HOWEVER...THERE STILL COULD BE SOME LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EARLY...ESPECIALLY FROM ALBANY SOUTH AND EAST...SO WE WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW POPS...MAINLY EARLY. DRIER AND SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR CANADA WILL INFILTRATE AS THE DAY WEARS ON. HIGHS WILL GENERALLY BE HELD TO THE 70S TO AROUND 80 ON INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH DEWPOINTS LOWERING INTO THE 50S. THE CHANGE IN THE AIR MASS WILL REALLY BE FELT BY FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH A CLEARING SKY AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TO OUR WEST...LOWS WILL GENERALLY DIP DOWN INTO THE 50S...WITH SOME UPPER 40S WELL NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY. FOR ALL THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER INTERNET SITE (WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV). && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A QUICK EXTENDED FORECAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE SEVERE WEATHER CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE FORECAST AREA. THE WPC GUIDANCE WAS FOLLOWED VERY CLOSELY EXCEPT FOR A FEW MINOR CHANGES NOTED BELOW. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND IS EXPECTED FOR ERN NY AND WRN NEW ENGLAND WITH LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS...AND HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. H850 TEMPS WILL BE IN THE +12C TO +13C RANGE ON SATURDAY WITH W/NW WINDS AND DEWPTS IN THE U40S TO M50S. MAX TEMPS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE U70S TO L80S IN THE VALLEYS...AND U60S TO M70S OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOWS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 50S WITH A COOL EVENING...AS THE SFC HIGH SLIDES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION. SUNDAY SHOULD STILL FEATURE QUITE A BIT OF SUNSHINE...AS THE SFC ANTICYCLONE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. TEMPS AND HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD BE FAIRLY NICE FOR THE CLOSING OF THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. HIGHS WILL STILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR EARLY JULY WITH U70S TO L80S OVER MOST OF THE FCST AREA...WITH LOWER TO M70S OVER THE MTNS. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...UNSETTLED WEATHER BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE FCST AREA WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DEWPOINTS RISING BACK INTO THE 60S. LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EAST ACROSS S-CNTRL ONTARIO INTO SW QUEBEC. A WARM FRONT MAY GRAZE THE NW ZONES WITH A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MONDAY MORNING. A SFC TROUGH MAY FOCUS SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A CHC OF SHOWERS WAS KEPT IN THE FCST ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE PEAK HEATING. LOWS IN THE 50S TO L60S...WITH HIGHS BACK IN THE MID AND POSSIBLY U80S IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS...AND WITH U70S TO L80S OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...A COLD FRONT AND ANOTHER SFC TROUGH WILL BE IMPACTING THE FORECAST AREA. THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE IS VARIABLE...AND WE FOLLOWED WPC WITH THE FROPA LIKELY LATE TUE AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WE DID NOT GO WITH LIKELY POPS YET ON TUE...AND WENT WITH CHC VALUES INSTEAD. SOME INDICATIONS OF INCREASED AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH THE GFS...AND GOOD LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE SO A CHC OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MAINTAINED FOR TUE. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MAY BRING ISOLD-SCT SHOWERS AND PERHAPS THUNDERSTORMS LATE WED. TEMPS LOOK SEASONABLE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL DURING THIS STRETCH. && .AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... THE TAF PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY MVFR/IFR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...POTENTIAL IFR FOG TONIGHT...AND A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS AFTER 12Z THURSDAY. THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE FLYING CONDITIONS WILL PREDOMINATELY BE VFR...HAVE INDICATED TEMPO GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS TO TRY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THUNDERSTORMS AT THE TAF SITES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO IFR CONDITIONS. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE TAF SITES BEGINNING AT THE ONSET OF THE TAF PERIOD AND PERSISTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AT 8-12 KNOTS...AND LOCALLY HIGHER WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE TEMPO GROUPS HAVE BEEN PLACED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD THROUGH 03/02Z...THE GREATEST THREAT LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN 18Z-00Z. TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...ANY LINGERING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. IN THEIR WAKE...PLENTY OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE AND WITH SKIES EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT WITH A TRENDING OF WINDS TOWARDS CALM...IFR FOG IS POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE 06Z-12Z TIMEFRAME. IFR FOG SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 12Z THURSDAY WITH A RETURN TO VFR FLYING CONDITIONS. SOME SHOWERS MAY REACH KPOU BY 15Z AND HAVE INDICATED A PROB30 GROUP THERE WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREAT FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS BEYOND THE TAF PERIOD THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. OUTLOOK... THURSDAY NIGHT: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. LIKELY SHRA. INDEPENDENCE DAY: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. CHANCE OF SHRA. FRIDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX. SATURDAY: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX. SATURDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX. SUNDAY: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX. SUNDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX. MONDAY: LOW OPERATIONAL IMPACT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHRA...TSRA. && .FIRE WEATHER... A VERY WARM...HUMID FLOW OF AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA INTO THURSDAY. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION MIDWEEK...AND RESULT IN SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL RESULT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING AVERAGE BASIN RAINFALLS WELL OVER A QUARTER OF AN INCH. RH VALUES WILL ELEVATED TODAY...50-70 PERCENT...HIGHEST OVER THE MOUNTAINS. RH VALUES WILL APPROACH 100 PERCENT TONIGHT AND ONLY DROP TO THE 60-75 PERCENT RANGE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL BE SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY...GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST BY INDEPENDENCE DAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. IT WILL TURN DRIER AND LESS HUMID FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. && .HYDROLOGY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME STORMS MIGHT BE SEVERE. THEY COULD ALSO CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL WITH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AS A FEW SPOTS COULD PICK UP TO AN INCH OR BETTER OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME...ALTHOUGH AVERAGE RAINFALL BASIN AVERAGES WILL GENERALLY BE CLOSER TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. TOMORROW AS A SLOW MOVING COLD MOVES TOWARD US...THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT A "PRE" WELL NORTHEAST OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR COULD BRING A BAND OF STEADY TO HEAVY RAINFALL (WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS). IF THIS DOES HAPPEN...WE COULD BE LOOKING AT AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO CONSIDER ANY FLASH FLOOD WATCHES BUT SOMETHING TO MONITOR. AVERAGE BASIN RAINFALLS COULD BE 1-2 INCHES ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY A LITTLE MORE. AT THE VERY LEAST...SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES ARE POSSIBLE ON OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS...POSSIBLY BRINGING A FEW TO ACTION STAGES. DRIER WEATHER SHOULD RETURN JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 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...HWJIV/JPV/WASULA NEAR TERM...HWJIV/JPV/WASULA SHORT TERM...HWJIV LONG TERM...WASULA AVIATION...VTK/IRL FIRE WEATHER...HWJIV HYDROLOGY...HWJIV
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1125 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-031100- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 1125 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .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. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. ALSO...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH AROUND 90 DEGREES IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS TODAY. DEWPOINTS WILL BE CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES. THIS WILL TRANSLATE TO APPARENT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. WHILE JUST FALLING BELOW HEAT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS...IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING AS WELL AS NEXT TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1207 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 NYZ051-052-058-059-021645- WESTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN GREENE NY- WESTERN GREENE NY- 1207 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 1205 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 8 MILES SOUTH OF WESTERLO...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUNTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WESTERLO BY 1220 PM EDT FEURA BUSH BY 1240 PM EDT SELKIRK AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF DELMAR BY 1245 PM EDT LAT...LON 4267 7386 4250 7379 4228 7412 4245 7421 TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 236DEG 21KT 4241 7407 JPV/IRL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1212 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
NYZ047-021645-
SCHOHARIE NY-
1212 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN
SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AT 1211 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 SUMMIT...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COBLESKILL...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
COBLESKILL BY 1225 PM EDT
MIDDLEBURGH BY 1235 PM EDT
SCHOHARIE AND CENTRAL BRIDGE BY 1240 PM EDT
LAT...LON 4262 7464 4265 7464 4266 7464 4275 7435
4263 7423 4248 7464 4256 7468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 246DEG 25KT 4260 7458
JPV/IRLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1225 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 NYZ063-064-021700- WESTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY- 1225 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 1222 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 WEST SHOKAN...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAHAMSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WEST SHOKAN BY 1235 PM EDT WOODLAND VALLEY CAMPGROUND AND OLIVEBRIDGE BY 1240 PM EDT MOUNT TREMPER AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHOENICIA BY 1255 PM EDT KENNETH L WILSON CAMPGROUND...6 MILES WEST OF WOODSTOCK AND 6 MILES WEST OF WEST HURLEY BY 100 PM EDT LAT...LON 4210 7431 4203 7405 4182 7433 4195 7450 TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 225DEG 12KT 4195 7433 JPV/IRL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1251 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
NYZ049-050-052-021730-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ALBANY NY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-
1251 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN
SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AT 1249 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 COLONIE...OR ABOUT OVER COLONIE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CLIFTON PARK BY 110 PM EDT
LAT...LON 4295 7375 4290 7370 4280 7369 4266 7394
4274 7402
TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 232DEG 20KT 4275 7387
JPV/IRLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
107 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
NYZ058>060-063-064-021730-
EASTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN ULSTER NY-
EASTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-
107 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN
GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AT 105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODSTOCK...
OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF SAUGERTIES...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SAUGERTIES BY 120 PM EDT
HIGH FALLS BY 125 PM EDT
CLERMONT AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF CATSKILL BY 130 PM EDT
LAT...LON 4207 7425 4226 7388 4207 7372 4204 7382
4208 7390 4208 7393 4207 7392 4206 7394
4201 7394 4195 7416
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 254DEG 25KT 4206 7408
JPV/IRLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 109 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 NYZ047>049-051-052-021745- SCHOHARIE NY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY- WESTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN ALBANY NY- 109 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 107 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 DELANSON...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF ROTTERDAM...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DUANESBURG BY 115 PM EDT ALTAMONT BY 125 PM EDT ROTTERDAM BY 135 PM EDT SCOTIA BY 140 PM EDT LAT...LON 4285 7398 4271 7385 4264 7426 4272 7430 TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 249DEG 23KT 4272 7418 JPV/IRL
The Albany radar (KENX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:11 UTC.
23 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 2 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Small trees were reportedly downed by thunderstorm winds two miles west-southwest of Niskayuna.
Multiple trees were reported to be downed due to thunderstorm winds in Hannacroix.
Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds near Napanoch.
An unoccupied barn at 251 Alcove Road in Coeymans Hollow was struck by lightning. The barn burned down as a result of the lightning strike.
Ping pong ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Schodack Landing.
Numerous tree limbs were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Ravena.
Wires were reported down in Krumville due to thunderstorm winds.
Trees and wires were downed and lying across a road due to thunderstorm winds in Atwood.
Multiple trees and wires were reported down along Columbia Turnpike (U.S. Routes 9 & 20) at the intersection with Spring Hurst Drive due to thunderstorm winds.
Three trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds 1 mile north-northwest of Denault Corners.
A tree was reported down in Summit due to thunderstorm winds.
Wires were reported down in New Paltz due to thunderstorm winds.
Three Rotterdam Highway Department employees were struck by lightning on Curry Road in Rotterdam. The employees were outdoors loading empty boxes onto a truck during the thunderstorm when they were struck and knocked over. All three only received minor injuries and escape serious injury. The employees were sent to a local hospital, but were shortly released.
Numerous trees and wires were reported down in Richmondville due to thunderstorm winds.
Trees and wires were reported down in the town of Thurman due to thunderstorm winds.
One tree was reported down in Craryville due to thunderstorm winds.
Multiple trees and power poles were reported down in Cleverdale due to thunderstorm winds.
A trained spotter recorded a wind gust of 74 MPH during a thunderstorm in the village of Schoharie. The wind downed one tree at this spotter's location as well.
A tree and wires were reported down in Schoharie due to thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in Schenectady. The two right hand eastbound lanes of Interstate 890 between Exits 5 and 6 had to be closed due to high water.
Trees were reported down in Ancram due to thunderstorm winds.
Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding in the town of Guilderland. A portion of U.S. Route 20 was closed between Fuller Station Road and Route 158 due to high water. Media reported that water remained on the roadway even into the next day.
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms led to flash flooding Schenectady. Amateur radio reported high water on Curry Road.
Trees and wires were reported down in Austerlitz due to thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in Niskayuna. Fire department crews rescued two people trapped in a vehicle surrounded by high water on Merlin Drive in Niskayuna.
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms led to flash flooding in the town of Clinton. A portion of Nine Partners Road was briefly closed due to high water.
Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in Colonie. The Lisha Kill Creek overflowed its banks and flooded Consaul Road.
A pond near British-American Boulevard in Colonie overflowed its banks due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. The water flowed into the roadway.
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms led to flash flooding in Rosendale. A portion of State Route 32 was closed between Kallop Road and Washington Avenue in Rosendale due to high water.
Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Poughkeepsie.
Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in Marlboro. A vehicle became stuck at the intersection of Route 9W and Old Post Road due to high water.
Flash flooding was reported in Guilderland. A portion of Route 20 between Route 146 (Carmen Road) and Willow Street was closed due to high water from thunderstorm heavy rainfall.
Trees were reported down in Poland due to thunderstorm winds.
Trees were reported down in Newport due to thunderstorm winds.
Trees and wires were reported down in Columbia Center due to thunderstorm winds.
Wires were reported down in Midenville due to thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, July 2014
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: 528174, 528175, 528182, 528285, 528184, 528186, 528188, 528206, 528191, 528209, 528217, 528218, 528265, 528220, 528222, 528224, 528257, 528225, 528228, 528233, 528235, 528243, 528244, 528247, 528254, 528255, 528266, 528267, 528268, 528269, 528270, 528272, 528273, 528274, 528276, 528277.