National Weather Service Storm Survey May 22 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
234 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...STORM SURVEY COMPLETED IN COLUMBIA...DUTCHESS...BERKSHIRE AND
LITCHFIELD COUNTIES...

LOCATION...COPAKE NEW YORK...BOSTON CORNERS NEW YORK...FALLS
VILLAGE AND CANAAN CONNECTICUT...GREAT BARRINGTON AND SHEFFIELD
MASSACHUSETTS.

DATE...21 MAY 2013

ESTIMATED TIME...3 PM TO 6 PM EDT

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...50-60 MPH

* 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 TEAM TODAY VISITED THE AREA WHERE
TORNADO WARNINGS WERE ISSUED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. NO EVIDENCE OF
A TORNADO WAS FOUND. THERE WAS HAIL DAMAGE TO TREES AND CARS AND
STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE TO TREES. SOME MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING
WAS NOTED DUE TO LOCALLY 3 AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN.


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