Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 1994, 8:02 PM EDT for Columbia County, Dutchess County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 1994, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 1994, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 77 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KALB 140003 FFWALB NYC021-027-140300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 802 PM EDT WED JUL 13 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST NEW YORK ...SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK ...DUTCHESS COUNTY THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES HAVE SHOWN LITTLE OR NO MOVEMENT SINCE 700 PM. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HAS SHOWN RAINFALL ESTIMATES IN THESE AREAS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES SINCE 700 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2.5 INCHES IN AN HOUR OR 3.5 TO 4 INCHES IN 3 HOURS WOULD BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING OF STREAMS IN THESE AREAS. DUE TO THE LACK OF MOVEMENT WITH THESE STORMS RAINFALL TOTALS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES. PUNCH BROOK AND WAPPINGER CREEK MAY RISE OVER BANKFULL. THE AREA BETWEEN ELIZAVILLE AND ANCRAMDALE IN SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY AND RED HOOK AND MILLERTON IN NORTHERN DUTCHESS COUNTY WILL LIKELY RECEIVE THE MOST RAINFALL. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:36 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
NYZ060-061-140030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 7375 PM EDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER... A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER BETWEEN ANCRAM AND MILLERTON IN DUTCHESS COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 715 PM EDT. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING VERY SLOWLY...AND HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINEDb AREAS. IF YOU/RE DRIVING DON/T DRIVE OVER ROADS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE WATER. THEY MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS WASHOUTS. HEMMERICH
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:37 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
NYZ060-061-140030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 737 PM EDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER... A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER BETWEEN ANCRAM AND MILLERTON IN DUTCHESS COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 715 PM EDT. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING VERY SLOWLY...AND HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS. IF YOU/RE DRIVING DON/T DRIVE OVER ROADS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE WATER. THEY MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS WASHOUTS. HEMMERICH
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:37 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
NYZ060-061-140030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 737 PM EDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER... A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER BETWEEN ANCRAM AND MILLERTON IN DUTCHESS COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 715 PM EDT. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING VERY SLOWLY...AND HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS. IF YOU/RE DRIVING DON/T DRIVE OVER ROADS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE WATER. THEY MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS WASHOUTS. HEMMERICH
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:49 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
NYZ060-061-140030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 750 PM EDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER... A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER BETWEEN ANCRAM AND MILLERTON IN DUTCHESS COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 830 PM EDT. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING VERY SLOWLY...AND HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS. IF YOU/RE DRIVING DON/T DRIVE OVER ROADS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE WATER. THEY MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS WASHOUTS. HEMMERICH
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:50 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
NYZ060-061-140030 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 750 PM EDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER... A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY BORDER BETWEEN ANCRAM AND MILLERTON IN DUTCHESS COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 830 PM EDT. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING VERY SLOWLY...AND HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS. IF YOU/RE DRIVING DON/T DRIVE OVER ROADS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE WATER. THEY MAY CONTAIN DANGEROUS WASHOUTS. HEMMERICH
Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:58 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0759PM WED JUL 13 1994
CBSO WLSR QHQT QTRF APTS WAPT
04551 FILE 28 BROOME CO SO BINGHAMTON NY0030000 JUL 13-94
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
COPY SEMO DUTY OFFICER
THUNDERSTORM/HIGH WIND REPORT
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: BROOME
LOCATION (INCLUDING TOWN AND NEAREST ROAD): TOWN OF WINDSOR AND COLESVILLE-
MOUTAIN RD,DUTCHTOWN RD,OUAQUAGA RD,NYS RTE 79, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BANK AREA
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: JUL 13-94 AT 6-30 PM
EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR AREAS IN DANGER: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON ROADWAYS, HOUSES,
VEHICLES IN AREA- WIRES DOWN CAUSING SOME POWER OUTAGE IN OUAQUAGA AND WINDSOR
NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME.
CHECK ONE:
HAIL SIZE REPORTED
( ) - NO HAIL REPORTED (X) - LESS THAN 1/2" (PEA)
( ) - 1/2" (MARBLE) ( ) - 1/2" TO 3/4" (PENNY)
( ) - 3/4" TO 1" (DIME) ( ) - 1.25" (HALF DOLLAR)
( ) - 1.50" (WALNUT) ( ) - 1.75" (GOLFBALL)
( ) - 2.00" (HENS EGG) ( ) - 2.50" (TENNISBALL)
( ) - 2.75" (BASEBALL) ( ) - 3.00" (TEA CUP)
( ) - 4.00" (GRAPEFRUIT) ( ) - 4.50" (SOFTBALL)
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
LIGHTNING REPORTED AS ( ) - CLOUD TO CLOUD (X) - CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO: ( ) - TREES
( ) - POWER/TELCO POLES ( ) - POWER/TELCO LINES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS ( ) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS ( ) - CROPS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPLICABLE:
HIGH WIND/T'STORM WIND DAMAGE ( ) - CROPS
(X) - SMALL TREES/SHRUBS (X) - LARGE TREES
( ) - COMM. BUILDINGS (X) - PRIVATE HOMES
( ) - OUT/FARM BUILDINGS (X) - POWER/TELCO POLES
(X) - POWER/TELCO LINES
RELIABLE WIND SPEED REPORTS: MPH OR KNOTS
NUMBER KILLED: NUMBER INJURED:
FLOODING (IF EXTENSIVE, SEND SEPARATE FLOOD MESSAGE FROM MENU)
( ) - STORM SEWER OVERFLOWS, UNDERPASSES, STREET FLOODING
( ) - LOCAL SMALL CREEKS OVERFLOWING
( ) - STREAMS AND LARGE CREEKS FLOODING (COMPLETE REMARKS W/DAMAGE
REMARKS: FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF DEPT PERSONNEL ON SCENE WITH UTILITY
COMPANIES AND HIGHWAY DEPTS
AUTH PHONE #: 607 778-1911
AUTH EMER MGR MICHAEL F ASWAD CHELLIS 7-43 PMNearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.