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| event_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,306,062 |
| episode_id | 1,137,884 |
| begin_utc | 2002-06-05T23:20:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2002-06-05T23:20:00+00:00 |
| state | NEW YORK |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | HERKIMER |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 1K |
| wfo_source | NEWSPAPER |
| episode_narrative | Thunderstorms erupted during the evening hours of June 5 across eastern New York, along a pre-frontal trough of low pressure. The air mass was very humid, unstable and there were strong divergent winds aloft. The combination of all these elements led to the second signficant severe weather outbreak across the region. The storms first developed in Saratoga County, then propogated southwestward on the right flank of the line, spreading into the Schoharie and Mohawk Valleys. The storms then proceeded both south and east during the next hour. A macroburst developed from the storms in Saratoga County, beginning in Malta, and continuing through Ballston Spa and Stillwater. The macroburst then continued into the Schaghticoke region of Rensselaer County as well as extreme southern Washington County. The swath of damage included a fan-like pattern of many trees blown down, especially in Saratoga County, temporarily closing a few roads. A house in Ballston Spa had its roof blown off. Trees were blown down on a house in Round Lake. Some powerlines were blown down as well. Winds from this macroburst were estimated to be as high as 115 mph. Thunderstorm winds from a seperate storm also blew a roof of an apartment complex in Amsterdam, Montgomery County. Minor wind damage, resulting in downed trees and power lines, was also noted in a couple of places in Albany, Columbia, and Greene Counties. Lage hail was reported in a few localities. Quarter-size hail fell at Stillwater and Malta, Saratoga County. One inch hail was reported in Carlisle, Schoharie County and Voorheesville, Albany County. Lightning from a non-severe thunderstorm struck a home in the town of Herkimer. Luckily the house never caught fire, but the strike did burn a small section of the siding of the house. Another lightning strike did set a farm structure on fire in Brunswick, Rensselaer County causing significant damage. During the height of the storm up to 10,000 customers were without electrical power. Lightning struck a barn in Brunswick, causing significant damage to that structure. Due to a computer glitch, the first National Weather Serivice Warning issued for Saratoga and Washington Counties was striped of its UGC coding. A correction was quickly sent out and received by the Emergency Alert System via NOAA Weather Radio. However, the National Verification Database base did not accept the corrected coding. |
| year | 2,002 |
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