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.

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.

So... What Happened?

Though we did not get the outbreak I was hoping for, a few reports did arise:

11/15/08


A strong line of storms moved through NY and PA into the New England states, but it just wasn't strong enough to be a severe wind monster. Details will come soon, as I am trying to incorporate it into my research project.

Speaking of my research, the rough draft is completed. A final draft will be posted next week, and I might put up my powerpoint when it's finished this week.

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.

Isolated Severe Cell Moves Over Long Island

Strong winds brought down some wires in Suffolk County, bringing in the one and only severe report for the last week or so:

08/25/08


It looks like we have a chance for thunderstorms sometime this weekend. It would be nice to see a little action after having absolutely nothing for so long.

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

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.

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.