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.

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.

Update On Severe Weather In The South, And NYS Weather

NYS missed out on severe storms last night, with the exception of one lone wind report, as the main line that produced well over 300 wind reports in the Southeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states petered-out before entering NYS:

2/11/09


My prediction for a tornado outbreak on the 10th was confirmed by additional reports that came in yesterday after storm damage was analyzed in the southern Great Plains:



It just squeaked in as an outbreak, with the minimum of six tornado reports, but was an outbreak nonetheless. The wikipedia article on this event is a little contradictory, stating that there were seven tornadoes reported. Included is an EF4 wedge tornado, with unfortunately cut through the town of Lone Grove, Oklahoma, which has thus far killed at least 9 people, with about 50 others injured. A local news station, KOCO, has video footage of an EF2 tornado taken from their news helicopter. The severe potential is minimal through the rest of the week, which is good news for those involved in the cleanup from these storms.

As this storm moves off the coast, NYS is left with near-normal temps, with lows in the teens and highs in the low to mid 30s. Today will remain windy, with scattered rain and snow showers as temps fall throughout the day. Expect drier conditions to dominate our weather from tomorrow until around mid-week next week. The latest model runs indicate a mixed-precip nor'easter, which could greatly affect NYS weather around Wednesday. I will keep an eye on this system, and report on it later this week as I get a better look as to how this storm will track.

UPDATE:
As reports and assessments continue to come into the NWS, the tornado count for February 10-11 is up to 11, with two more tornadoes occurring the next day.

Also updated to include the new wind report that popped up.

The Report That Sneaked By

A narrow line of storms brought in one wind damage report in western NY last week, which was a little surprising, but not necessarily unexpected.

12/15/08



(click for a radar loop in larger resolution)

The radar and sounding closely match my findings for what causes severe wind reports in NYS. I shall elaborate on this more when I have worked on my research a bit more.

Speaking of my research, I am going to refine my paper to just include winter cases, and submit it to the 34th Annual Northeastern Storm Conference. Hopefully, I'll get a spot to present my original research to the scientific community. Because of this, I won't put my findings up here until after that, should my paper get accepted.

Strong Low Pressure System Brings Wind Damage

Rumbles of thunder could be heard over Western and Central NY on Sunday. A powerful cold front had plenty of lift, which helped trigger the storms. A couple storms became severe, and produced wind damage to Western NY:

10/26/08


This storm later produced small thunderstorms in Central NY, but nothing severe was reported. Here in Albany, we got nothing special from that front. However, that system set up a strong coastal storm, which had a huge impact on NYS. More on this later as I get more details.

Ike Remnants Impact NYS

The remnants of hurricane Ike moved through NYS, which helped induce a severe line of storms as it propagated north and east. This line had little lightning, and only produced wind damage reports.

09/14/08


It stayed too far north of Albany to make it a concern of mine (and it went by around 4am... wasn't gonna get up for it). Hopefully we'll see one more thunderstorm before fall hits and temps go down, down, down.

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!

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.

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.

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.

More Reports

A few more reports for today...

06/21/08


Looking for a more interesting day on Sunday.

NYS Gets Lit Up With Green

Many, MANY hail reports throughout NYS, along with some spotty wind reports. Two-inch hail was reported in the town over from me. I was working up in Latham, so unfortunately I did not get the best view for these storms. I did manage to grab a few shots from it, which can be seen in the pictures area.

06/16/08


There was even a confirmed tornado in Orange County! Sure, it was an EF0 that only lasted a short while, but it was there!

Now for a long cold stretch.

Western NY Gets Wind, Hail

Slow-moving storms lumbered across Western NY yesterday evening, producing about a dozen wind damage reports along with one hail report. A couple of these storms also produced localized flooding in isolated areas. At one point, the doppler radar observed a cell south of Rochester producing rainfall at a rate of 3.5 - 4 inches per hour!

06/13/2008


The weakening system is heading east today, which will hopefully give the rest of NYS some action before it moves on. Most of the storms will be garden variety, but a few might become severe. The main concern for today is localized flooding, as storms will likely move very slowly due to weak upper-level winds.

Skies are clear here in Albany, which was expected. The storms are supposed to hit us in the early evening, which is good because I have to work until 5:00pm, so hopefully I won't miss anything.

NYS Gets Butchered By Storms

NYS, as well as most of the New England and Mid Atlantic states, got ripped a new one by the frontal passage. It was quite an exciting day all over, and Albany finally took a direct hit by a thunderstorm! Wind damage was reported in the nearby town of Colonie. Mark M. also reports that NYC got hit hard as well, and he might have pictures for us soon (if he can find the memory card!).

06/10/08


Pictures are up from my footage, and I hope to append more photos to it from my actual camcorder, which seems to have difficulty with lightning in low light. I will have to fiddle around with it a bit. Luckily I was intelligent enough to also pull out my old camera to at least supply some photos for now.

The NYS Severe Weather Continues

Hail and wind again reported in NYS, narrowly missing Albany yet again. Although NYC did get scraped, I don't believe Mark M. was able to get much from it.

06/08/08