Overview
A broken line of thunderstorms moved through eastern New York and Western New England between 4 pm and 9 pm on June 26th. Several reports of wind damage occurred with the storms. The damage mainly consisted of downed trees and limbs. The worst damage occurred in Mechanicville, NY, where a microburst was confirmed with estimated winds up to 95 mph. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, and a baseball dugout was destroyed.Mechanicville Microburst
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1215 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2019 ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS MICROBURST IN MECHANICVILLE, NEW YORK... LOCATION...MECHANICVILLE, SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK DATE...JUNE 26, 2019 ESTIMATED TIME...705 PM MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...N/A ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...95 MPH ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...0.75 MILE PATH LENGTH...0.4 MILE NORTH BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.91/-73.70 SOUTH BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.90/-73.70 NORTH ENDING LAT/LON...42.91/-73.69 SOUTH ENDING LAT/LON...42.90/-73.69 * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED A MICROBURST IN MECHANICVILLE, NY. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN A CONCENTRATED AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF MECHANICVILLE. THE TEAM OBSERVED DOZENS OF HARDWOOD TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. A FEW OF THE TREES FELL ON HOMES AND CARS. SOME POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION, A LITTLE LEAGUE DUGOUT WAS DESTROYED BY THE WIND. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEAM THANKS THE SARATOGA COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, MECHANICVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND MECHANICVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE DURING THE SURVEY. FOR REFERENCE... A MICROBURST IS A THUNDERSTORM DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS OFTEN RESULT IN TREE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. MICROBURSTS PRODUCE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE ANY WINDS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION, USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. $$ OKEEFE/DIRIENZO $$
Radar
KENX radar loop from 3:00 to 10:00 pm, 26 June 2019
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1144 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0539 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW CRANBERRY CREEK 43.18N 74.25W 06/26/2019 FULTON NY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE DISTICT AREA OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALL IN THE SAME DIRECTION. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS ABOUT 0.4 MILES LONG. 0655 PM TSTM WND DMG WAWARSING 41.76N 74.36W 06/26/2019 ULSTER NY 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND WIRES DOWN. 0705 PM TSTM WND DMG MECHANICVILLE 42.90N 73.69W 06/26/2019 SARATOGA NY COUNTY OFFICIAL TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0705 PM TSTM WND DMG MECHANICVILLE 42.90N 73.69W 06/26/2019 SARATOGA NY COUNTY OFFICIAL TREE DOWN ON WIRES AND AUTOMOBILE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0705 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E HALFMOON 42.86N 73.70W 06/26/2019 SARATOGA NY COUNTY OFFICIAL TREES AND WIRES DOWN, TRANSFORMER EXPLODED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0706 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S MECHANICVILLE 42.89N 73.69W 06/26/2019 SARATOGA NY 911 CALL CENTER NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON SOUTH STREET BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND AVE. 0706 PM TSTM WND DMG MECHANICVILLE 42.90N 73.69W 06/26/2019 SARATOGA NY COUNTY OFFICIAL TWO TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0708 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E MECHANICVILLE 42.90N 73.68W 06/26/2019 RENSSELAER NY 911 CALL CENTER A TRAMPOLINE WAS BLOWN INTO WIRES. POLES ALSO DOWNED. 0714 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW SCHAGHTICOKE 42.88N 73.63W 06/26/2019 RENSSELAER NY METEOROLOGIST NWS METEOROLOGIST REPORTS LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS SLITER ROAD 0715 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW SCHAGHTICOKE 42.88N 73.62W 06/26/2019 RENSSELAER NY 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND WIRES DOWN 0715 PM TSTM WND DMG KINGSTON 41.93N 74.00W 06/26/2019 ULSTER NY 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND WIRES DOWN. 0716 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE ROSENDALE VILLAGE 41.87N 74.03W 06/26/2019 ULSTER NY SOCIAL MEDIA TREE DAMAGE REPORTED WITH LARGE LIMBS BROKEN 0720 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S WATERFORD 42.77N 73.68W 06/26/2019 RENSSELAER NY 911 CALL CENTER BRANCHES DOWN ON WIRES 0724 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE PITTSTOWN 42.83N 73.53W 06/26/2019 RENSSELAER NY 911 CALL CENTER TREES AND WIRES DOWN 0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N MILTON 43.08N 73.85W 06/26/2019 SARATOGA NY COUNTY OFFICIAL TREES DOWN ON WIRES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0732 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE BRUNSWICK 42.77N 73.52W 06/26/2019 RENSSELAER NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ALL LANES CLOSED DUE TO A DOWNED TREE ON RT 2E/W IN THE TOWN OF BRUNSWICK BETWEEN BRUNSWICK SPORTSMAN CLUB ROAD AND PALITSCH ROAD. 0738 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW KENT 41.76N 73.52W 06/26/2019 DUTCHESS NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS DOWNED TREE BLOCKING LANES ON HWY 9 SOUTHBOUND 0752 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE MARLBORO 41.65N 73.96W 06/26/2019 ULSTER NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS DOWNED TREE CLOSED US HWY 9W SOUTHBOUND 0800 PM TSTM WND DMG BENNINGTON 42.87N 73.19W 06/26/2019 BENNINGTON VT LAW ENFORCEMENT ROUTE 7 IN BENNINGTON WAS CLOSED DUE TO A DOWNED TREE && EVENT NUMBER ALY1902331 ALY1902347 ALY1902341 ALY1902342 ALY1902343 ALY1902335 ALY1902344 ALY1902337 ALY1902330 ALY1902338 ALY1902346 ALY1902329 ALY1902339 ALY1902340 ALY1902345 ALY1902334 ALY1902333 ALY1902332 ALY1902336 $$ TAW
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