Severe Storms of June 5, 2002
The second major outbreak of severe weather in the past week struck eastern New York and western New England Wednesday evening June 5th. Damage was most widespread in Saratoga County near Round Lake and Maltaville with southern Vermont hard hit. The city of Amsterdam was also hit hard. In addition to wind damage there were reports of large hail and very heavy rainfall (up to 3 inches).
National Weather Service meteorologists will investigated a number of damage sites. the damage in Saratoga Counties was not tornadic while 2 tornadoes were identified in southern Vermont.
Report on Saratoga County Storms.
Preliminary local storm report (sent Wednesday evening).
Damages Photos (click to enlarge)
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...TWO TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED TWO DISTINCT
TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS...ONE IN BENNINGTON AND ONE IN WINDHAM COUNTY.
AN F1 RANKED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE NORTH OF WOODFORD HOLLOW IN
BENNINGTON COUNTY AROUND 900 PM EDT ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 80 AND 100 MPH. THE TORNADO CUT A SWATH
150 YARDS WIDE AND THE LENGTH WAS 1/2 OF A MILE. THIS TORNADO
PRODUCE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE INCLUDING KNOCKING AND RIPPING OUT MANY
TREES AS LARGE AS A FOOT IN DIAMETER. TWO HOUSES HAD TREES FALL ON
THEM. THREE AUTOMOBILES ALSO HAD TREES FALL DOWN ON THEM.
A STRONGER F2 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED IN WINDHAM COUNTY. THE TOUCHDOWN
TOOK PLACE ON HAYNES ROAD, OFF HIGLEY HILL ROAD, 4 MILES NORTHEAST
FROM THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON, AND TOOK PLACE AROUND 940 PM ON
WEDNESDAY. THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WAS RECORDED BY A GPS UNIT AT 42
DEGREES 53.834 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 72 DEGREES 48.971 MINUTES
LONGITUDE. THE SWATH OF THIS TORNADO WAS 50 YARDS WIDE AND 1/2 MILE
IN LENGTH. A HOUSE WAS PARTIALLY DESTROYED AT THIS LOCATION, AS A
PORTION OF IT WAS REMOVED. THE GARAGE OF THE HOUSE WAS BLOWN OFF THE
FOUNDATION, AND ONE DOOR WAS REMOVED, NEARLY KILLING THE OWNER.
LUCKILY THE OWNER ESCAPED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. IN THE
HOME...ANTIQUES IN THE ATTIC WERE SPREAD OUT FOR MILES DOWNWIND AND
A PROPANE TANK WAS MISSING...PRESUMED BLOWN DOWNSTREAM. THE WINDS
WITH THIS TORNADO WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 125 AND 150 MPH.
...THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT A TORNADO OCCURRED LAST NIGHT ACROSS
SARATOGA, NORTHERN RENSSELAER OR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
340 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2002
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ALBANY SENT OUT A STORM SURVEY TEAM
TO INVESTIGATE STORM DAMAGE FROM WEDNESDAY JUNE 5, 2002.
THE TEAM FOUND A PATH OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WHICH BEGAN NEAR
MALTAVILLE IN SARATOGA COUNTY, AND CONTINUED INTO THE STILLWATER
AREA. THE DAMAGE WAS IN A FAN LIKE PATTERN UP TO A HALF MILE WIDE,
WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CAUSED BY A
THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST.
SCATTERED DAMAGE FROM THE STORM CONTINUED EASTWARD INTO RENSSELAER
AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES WITHIN ABOUT ONE MILE EITHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTY LINE. THE DAMAGE IN THIS AREA WAS MUCH LESS WIDESPREAD THAN
IN SARATOGA COUNTY, AND ALSO CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1121 PM EDT WED JUN 05 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0730 PM MALTA NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 SARATOGA TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0745 PM MALTA RIDGE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 SARATOGA TREE BLOWN ON HOUSE
0759 PM CARLISLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/05/02 SCHOHARIE
0800 PM MALTA NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/02 SARATOGA
0800 PM ROUND LAKE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 SARATOGA TREES DOWN
0800 PM SCHENECTADY NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 SCHENECTADY TREES DOWN
0800 PM AMSTERDAM NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 MONTGOMERY ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE.
0810 PM ROUND LAKE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 SARATOGA TREES DOWN
0810 PM ROUND LAKE NY Possible TORNADO
06/05/02 SARATOGA POSSIBLE TORNADO ROUND
LAKE TO STILLWATER BETWEEN
810 AND 815 PM. WILL BE
INVESTIGATED THURSDAY BY
NWS.
0815 PM COLONIE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 ALBANY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0815 PM CAMBRIDGE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN
0815 PM STILLWATER NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/02 SARATOGA
0830 PM CHARLOTTEVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 SCHOHARIE TRESS AND POWER LINES DOWN
0835 PM VOORHEESVILLE NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/05/02 ALBANY
0845 PM EASTON NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 WASHINGTON WIRES DOWN
0845 PM COBLESKILL NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 SCHOHARIE TREES DOWN
0904 PM HOOSICK NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 RENSSELAER TREES DOWN - ALSO NORTH
HOOSICK
0910 PM NORTH BENNINGTON VT WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 BENNINGTON TREES DOWN
0920 PM NORTH ADAMS MA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 BERKSHIRE TREES DOWN
0920 PM ALTAMONT NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 ALBANY TREES DOWN
0930 PM POWNAL VT WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 BENNINGTON TREES DOWN
0940 PM STOCKPORT NY 2 INCH HAIL
06/05/02 COLUMBIA
1000 PM KINDERHOOK NY WIND DAMAGE
06/05/02 COLUMBIA TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
- ALSO IN STOCKPORT