June Was A Snoozefest... Will It Get Better?

It has been awhile since I posted... mainly due to working two jobs and figuring out the next step in my life... but who cares, time for some weather!

It certainly took awhile for June to get crankin' with the severe weather in NY. The first day was a clustered hail event from June 9th:

06/09/09:



It took another week to get severe weather to strike NY. Once again, it was a hailer, and it struck a good portion of the eastern half of the state. The lack of wind reports in June was mostly caused by having weak shear, which couldn't organize severe storms into a line. Albany got some nice hail this day, but of course I was out of town:

06/15/09:



And that's all we saw for the first 24 days of June.

Severe weather started to return to a regular summer schedule once the last week of June hit. A low pressure system came through with some decent forcing to go along with daytime heating, giving us two exciting days of severe weather:

06/25/09:


06/26/09:



Daytime heating and a weak cut-off gave us a couple of bouts of severe weather a week later, with reports coming in from eastern NY on June 30th and July 1st:

06/30/09:


07/01/09:



Up to this point, all of the storms in June that gave us severe weather were either cut-offs, or become cut-offs. A similar situation came up on July 7th, but moved out of the northeast a bit quicker than the previous storms:

07/07/09:



It looks like this trough which has been keeping us cool this summer will stick around for a bit longer. I'm hoping that it moves out before I move to NC in a month, but it does not look promising at this time.

Tomorrow is looking really good for severe weather for NY, especially western and central portions of the state. I believe the SPC has underestimated the eastward extent of the severe weather (which I have been saying for a couple of days now), and that eastern NY will get a good showing from this low pressure system as it slides into the region in the late afternoon and evening hours.

Boomers On The Way... Past Reports For Now

As NY prepares for another round of thunderstorms for the second half of the week, we need to take a look back at last weekend's severe weather reports...

The 23rd provided NY with a few severe reports from a cluster of cells in southern NY. General thunderstorms impacted a good portion of NY that day:

05/23/09:


The next day was a bit more active, with a cluster of reports in southern NY and southern New England. What was interesting was the SPC never issued a watch for southern New England, which surprised me and many others:


05/24/09:

Tornado In Tioga County During Yesterday's Severe Weather

Wind, hail, and a tornado report can be seen cluttering the SPC Storm Report map over NY. Yesterday, an advancing frontal system pushed through NY. The warm sector was conducive to single-cell severe storms, which meandered across portions of central and southern NY during the afternoon hours:

05/16/09:


Once again, the timing of the system gave the western 2/3 of NY the upper-hand in instability, compared to the eastern 1/3 of NY. I heard a rumble of thunder from IC lightning every now and then as the main line pushed through Albany, but was otherwise uneventful.

Storm Reports From This Weekend

A hail report squeaked its way into NY Friday ahead of the main day of storms, as a couple of isolated cells that night showed severe potential, with the one producing:

05/08/09:


Saturday was the big day across NY and the Northeast. The Capital District saw some thunderstorms, but I wasn't able to get any good pictures, save a video or two of some interesting cloud structures. MA and NH each saw weak tornadoes as the storm pushed east, which makes me extremely jealous:

05/09/09:


There is a new threat lining up for NY and the Northeast this upcoming Saturday. Unfortunately, this is my graduation weekend, and I will be occupied with other things for most of the day Saturday. Hopefully I get to see something interesting.

Oswego County Hit By Hail

An unexpected hail report came in from the north country as scattered showers and thunderstorms moved through the region on the 21st:

4/21/09:


More severe weather is expected throughout the next few days as a couple of fronts make their way through NY. Parts of NY saw thunderstorms overnight last night, and more are entering western NY and pushing east tonight.

I will be waiting patiently, camera at the ready.

Storm Creates One Last Day Of Havoc As It Moves Off The Coast

The most recent storm, which brought plenty of severe weather across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, still had a trick up its sleeve before moving off the coast yesterday. A very stacked and very strong low pressure center worked its way over PA and NY, which brought a great amount of energy into the region. This energy took the form of severe thunderstorms, which worked their way over the eastern half of PA, eventually coming into contact with NJ, southern NY and NYC/LI.

3/29/09:


Albany saw its first round of thunderstorm activity last night. Unfortunately, I was at work, and could not really watch it or take any video.

Welcome to Spring!

Staten Island Got Hail!

Yes, Staten Island managed to get hail with the line of storms that passed through tonight. The size was 0.88", or nickel-sized, which qualifies the thunderstorms as severe! Here is the verification from the SPC:

0015 88 8 SW TOMPKINSVILLE RICHMOND (STATEN NY 4055 7418 NICKEL SIZED HAIL (OKX)

And here is the image of all of the storm reports from the SPC:




Here is an image of the hailstones that my little brother took during the storm:

Severe Report Catch-Up Day... Last Time

It's been pretty hectic these last few weeks, and I had to neglect the site a bit. Now I'm back, and ready to keep this thing updated. Let's begin by throwing all the severe reports up:

08/18/08


08/16/08


08/15/08


08/14/08


08/11/08


08/10/08


08/09/08


08/08/08


08/07/08


08/06/08


08/05/08


08/02/08


08/01/08


07/28/08


As you can see, it was quite an active period. Tornado warnings were issued on a few days, including for areas in the Bronx, but no tornado reports came in.

Now we're under a nice high pressure which will keep the severe weather away for awhile.

We'll continue to watch Tropical Storm Fay as it works its way through the southeast, providing some much-needed rain to that area. There's also Typhoon Nuri, which is threatening southeast China as its outer bands push onto the coast. Luckily, it should stay well south of Beijing, so it will have a minimal impact on the Olympics.

Getting pictures up has been a bit of a hassle with the new camcorder, but I'm working my way through what I've got. I have been putting pictures up here and there, but I still have footage to go through. I'll let you know when I've gone through everything.

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...

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

Storms Hit Closer To Home, Still Nothing To See

Storms eluded me once again today, as seen here:

06/27/08


Still waiting for that sweet one!

Severe Weather Scrape NYS Borders

Storms along the SW and NW borders of NYS were hit by a few storms, bringing up several severe weather reports:

06/26/08


The good stuff stayed out of the state for the most part.

Hail Along The East Border

A couple of rather unexpected storms hit NYS, just north and east of Albany, dropping some hail reports:

06/24/08


The surprisingly-unstable air mass remained in New England for the majority of the day, yet was never given a watch box for some reason. The convective outlook was changed to a slight risk in the northeast when severe weather began breaking out in eastern Massachusetts, but that was it.

Severe Storms Hit NYS, Miss Bloggers

Scattered hail and wind reports came in yesterday, all of which missed myself and Mark M. We're still looking for bloggers to cover more of NYS, so if you're interested, drop us an e-mail!

06/23/08


Today, we have scattered showers and storms. Probably not going to have severe weather in Albany today, but there is a slim chance.