Thursday, July 31, 2008

Severe Weather Updates

I'm friggen out of it. The long days are beginning to catch up to me. Only two more weeks of hell left.

Anyway, I was rewarded by those awesome storms, and pics shall be posted soon. I'm about halfway through the only really good video, and I will work on it a bit tonight and Saturday (Saturday is my first day completely "off" in over two weeks). Here's some reports for you all:

July 27th: The system that brought severe weather into my area yesterday completely annihilated the lower Northeast and Mid Atlantic states. Tons of wind and hail reports all over the place, but no tornadoes. NYC took a good pounding from these storms:

07/27/08


July 28th: A few stray storms around the NYS perimeter brought in some non-spectacular reports:

07/28/08


That's all from the last few days...

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Stronger Than Expected Storms Impact NYS

New York State was riddled with wind and hail reports yesterday, including the Albany area. Most of the storms stayed too far to my north for good stuff, but around 1:00am on the 27th we got hit by this awesome thunderstorm. There were lightning flashes every second! I watched that storm from 12:30 until 2:00, and managed to get some good footage. I'll try going through it tomorrow if I'm not hung up on homework and I'll post pics hopefully by Wednesday.

07/26/08


More storms today, with TONS of reports... but I was at work today, and the storms formed JUST to my south and east, so I did not get any footage today (though I tried... a few strikes were pretty close). Details on those reports tomorrow.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Severe Report Catch-Day Day...Again

Reports all over the place! And with more severe weather tonight, we'll see plenty more.

Been busy with Job/Internship/Class this week. Here's some stuff:

07/20/08


07/21/08


07/22/08


07/23/08


07/24/08


It was an insane week for NYS. No tornadoes, though a warning or two was issued for them. Lots of cells had low-level rotation, but none of them made it to the ground.

And now for another exciting week with storms and severe weather!

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Severe Weather Outlook And Forecast

Today looks like our best chance for severe weather for this week...with a slight chance covering most of NYS:

07/20/08


There is a lot of disagreement between the models as what will develop this coming Wednesday. The general consensus is a pocket of heavy rain and storms will affect the eastern half of the state on Wednesday. However, large discrepancies occur as to when and where the upper-level trough develops in the Midwest, and where the cold front going through the region today will stall out as it moves off the coast. Tropical Storm Cristobal's path will also affect how all these weather patterns go down.

Lots of synoptic stuff going on this week. Be sure to keep a close eye on your short-term weather forecasts!

A Few More Reports For The Books

Albany got jipped out of thunderstorms yesterday... It was all around us, but for some reason the Albany area itself did not get much more than a few heavy downpours. A few areas did manage to get severe weather in NYS:

07/19/08


I was cooped up in the NWS from 3pm-8pm yesterday, and I get to do that again today. Still might be able to see a good storm or two today.

Also, many areas that saw a good inch of rain in Central and Northern NYS will be getting much more rain today. Flooding will be a major concern for those areas today.

Storms Continue To Rip Through NYS

The storms moved eastward as they cut paths of destruction through New York State:

07/18/08


We got a nice thunderstorm in Albany, but unfortunately I was at work and missed basically the whole thing.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Severe Weather Impacts Same Areas Again Today

Areas of Western and Southern NYS saw another round of severe storms today:

07/17/08


Looks like we'll have plenty of action for the next week, so updates will be frequent!

Surprisingly Strong Storms Impact NYS

Severe storms rolled through areas of Western, Southern, and Central NY as a surprise to most forecasters. Conditions looked too stable for severe weather, but this is a prime example of how Mother Nature can do whatever the heck she wants.

07/16/08

Monday, July 14, 2008

Pleasant And Warm Conditions For The Work Week

Expect to see warm and dry weather for most of the week. There's a slight chance of showers for Wednesday night and Thursday morning, but for the most part it look like temps 5-10 degrees above normal in most areas. Extreme northern NYS might be on the cooler side Thursday as a cold front drapes itself over the state. That will get replaced by a warm front Friday, then the low pressure system is expected to hit NYS Saturday as a cold front swings through the region.

Cold Front Creates Several Wind Reports

A cold front passed through most of the state yesterday, generating a few wind reports as it made its way through:

07/13/08


The front itself was mildly impressive, but unfortunately low and mid level lapse rates were abysmal, so there was not enough instability to have significant severe weather.

And now we must wait until Saturday.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Hazardous Weather Outlook Not Too Good

After getting extremely bored while reading up on Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts, I decided to go ahead and post my synopsis for the next seven days for the Albany NWS WFO. While the forecast area does not emcompass the entirety of NYS, I believe it will hold true for the entire state, so I will make the few necessary changes to cover NYS.

.SYNOPSIS..
A SERIES OF SHORT WEATHER PATTERNS WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE DURING THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTERED TO OUR NORTH AND WEST WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM TO OUR SOUTHWEST AND GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE FRIDAY. ALSO, A SHORT WAVE JUST TO OUR NORTH IN CANADA WILL PASS WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT, PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. FOLLOWING THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE STATE SATURDAY, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST TEMPS IN THE STATE FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL ENTER THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AFTER THIS SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST MONDAY MORNING, IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPS SEASONAL WITH DRY CONDITIONS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

So, it looks like that Sunday is looking like our only chance for severe weather for the next week. I'll try to keep posting during this next week to keep things up-to-date, but with my class starting and some work to be done at the NWS, I may only get one or two updates in the next week.

Here's hoping for severe weather Sunday!

Monday, July 7, 2008

Severe Report Catch Up Day

Just catching up on the severe weather reports... since I've been busy during all of last week, or was away from my computer. Figured I should catch up, since severe weather may be gracing us New Yorkers in the coming days.

06/29/08


Western and Central NY got the brunt of this day's storms, while the NYC area managed a few hits of their own.

07/01/08


Just one report for this day in Southern NY.

07/02/08


Another single-report day to tack onto the list.

That's it for reports in the last week or so.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Severe Weather in Staten Island! 6/28 AND 6/29!

Wow! Staten Island finally got some decent thunderstorms these past few days!

The first occurred on Saturday, and I was lucky enough to be home after work. I went down to Miller Field because the radar was looking quite nice. Sure enough, I saw a nice funnel cloud coming over Todt Hill, but then it went away :( Within minutes, the situation went from calm to FUBAR. The rainfall rate was so intense, my wipers on full speed did nothing. I had to pull over to the side of the road and wait for it to back off a bit. I then drove around for a bit in what seemed like a lake. Pictures of this storm can be found here

The second, even better storm system came through Sunday. It was associated with the unusually strong cold front. SPC had us in a nice "SLIGHT" risk area, and it sure did verify. I was at work and managed to go on break literally as the storms began. I noticed constant lightning (numerous bolts of CG), thunderclaps and rolling thunder, and rotation. Then, the rain came...flash flooding seemed to occur instantly, and sure enough we did get hail - NWS confirmed .75" diameter hail in the Annadale section of the island.



And there was an even better-looking funnel cloud, and I was able to snap a picture of this one :)

As you can see, this is a genuine funnel cloud, and the green is the sign of the hail that we had.

This is a group of pictures that I took from Sunday's storm.