Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Albany, NY

Issued

Sep 16, 1999, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)

Expired

Sep 17, 1999, 4:00 AM EDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Albany, NY

Area

Whole counties

County Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

The Albany radar (KENX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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TTAA00 KALB 162149
FFWALB
CTC005-MAC003-NYC001-083-170755-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
549 PM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
ALBANY...RENSSELAER...LITCHFIELD AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE
THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION.
TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE AREA THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS AS THE RESULT OF FLOYD.

AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE LIKELY TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS DUE TO PONDING OF WATER IS
ALSO LIKELY.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.


...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
ALBANY...RENSSELAER...LITCHFIELD AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE
THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION.
TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE AREA THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS AS THE RESULT OF FLOYD.

AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE LIKELY TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS DUE TO PONDING OF WATER IS
ALSO LIKELY.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATER OzF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

MAC

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 16, 1:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
200 PM THU SEPT 16 1999

.DISC...
NGM/ETA FURTHR W WITH FLOYD ON 12Z RUNS. SFC OBS SHW OLD FNT WELL
DEFINED N OF CNTR WITH 70-75 DP TROPICAL AIR TO ITS E ACRS CNTRL/SRN
DE AND SE HLF NJ. THIS MAY BE INDICATIVE OF TRACK NR OR EVEN JUST W
OF MORE WWD MODEL FCSTS IN SHORT TERM (3-6 HRS). FNT BENDS EWD S OF
LONG ISLAND SO A MORE ENE TO NE TURN IS LKLY EVENTLY. FRTHR W TRACK
THRU 00Z WL KEEP HVY RA THREAT GOING. NO CHNGS IN FFA ANTICIPATED.
WHILE FFG GUIDNC LOOKS HI...5-7 IN RA NEEDED FOR FLOODG...GIVEN DRY
CONDS THIS SUMMER WE SHUD BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOT. HRCN GLORIA PRODUCED
5+ IN RA WHEN IT PASSED W/O MUCH OF ANY FLOODG.

WITH FURTHR W TRACK LKLY...CONCERN GROWS FOR WIND PROBLEMS. LOW LVL
INVERSION WL KEEP MUCH OF STG WINDS FM MIXING DOWN TO VLY AREAS.
NGM/ETA FCSTG 40-50 KT WIND IN 925-900 MB LYR ACRS CTSKLS. WITH
SATURATED GROUND WINDS BLO HW CRITERIA CUD BRNG DOWN TREES. LTG
DETECTION SYS ALSO SHOWG CONVECTIVE ACTVTY SE NY WHICH CUD SERVE AS A
MECHANISM FOR MIXING DOWN STG WINDS. OPTIONS ARE MULTIPLE. CUD
JUSTIFY HWW WATCH/WARNING OR EVEN AN ADVSRY. WL OPT FOR HW WATCH AND
RESTRICT WATCH TO SRN CTSKLS...HI TRRN OF ERN COL AND DUT CTY AND
LITCHFIELD CTY.

STAFF HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE 88D PRECIP PRODUCT
ACCURACY. WE ARE IN TROPICAL Z-R MODE...BUT HAV NOTICED BRIGHT BAND
CONTAMINATION BLO 12 K FT FREEZG LVL. BOTTOM LINE IS INCONSISTENCY.
LOOKS LIKE OVERESTIMATG ON OUTER EDGES WHR BRGT BAND PROBLEMS....GOOD
NEAR RADAR AND UNDERESTIMATING IN BETWEEN.

.ALY...FLOOD WATCH...UNTIL NOON FRIDAY...FOR ALL AREAS
EXCEPT...EXCEPT...EXCEPT...NYZ032-033-038-039-040-042.

HI WIND WATCH THRU TONIGHT...NYZ058-063-061-066-MAZ001-CTZ001-

In the hours before

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
0355PM     THU SEP 16 1999
FULS WLSR
02236    FILE 28   ULSTER POLICE DEPT NY0559500              SEP 16-99
TO       ATTN ULSTER COUNTY AGENCIES

     ALL AGENCIES BE ADVISED THAT ULSTERLANDING RD IN BETWEEN CASTAWAY LN AND
THE ULSTER COUNTY PARK IS CLOSED DUE TO A TREE ACROSS THE ROADWAY.  EAST
KINGSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE SCENE AT THIS TIME AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF
CENTRAL HUDSON

REFER TO UPD BE# UL-011275-99

AUTH SGT MATTHEW A TAGGARD                       1554HRS
OPER - GRAMOGLIA,JAMES P              1554

NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
0407PM     THU SEP 16 1999
FLEE WLSR
03997    FILE 28   SP CATSKILL NY119010                      SEP 16-99
TO       APB - ATTN GREENE CO AGENCIES

         CR16 T/HUNTER GREENE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO ROADWAY FLOODING
AND WASHOUT.

AUTH SGT TIMOTHY CAUFIELD           QUINN 4-09P
OPER - QUINN,CHRISTIAN N              1607

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