Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2004, 8:45 AM EDT for Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York. It was in force for 11 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2004, 8:45 AM EDT (12:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2004, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Warren County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:18 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ilion, NY | ACME ROAD BETWEEN ILLION AND FRANKFORD. |
| May 24, 4:18 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ilion, NY | ACME ROAD BETWEEN ILLION AND FRANKFORD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 318 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -444 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KALY 241245
FFWALY
NYC041-043-113-250000-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
845 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPECULATOR...INDIAN LAKE
HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OLD FORGE...LITTLE FALLS...ILION...
HERKIMER
WARREN COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GLENS FALLS...WARRENSBURG...LAKE
GEORGE VILLAGE
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 845 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MORE THUNDERSTOMRS HEADING TOWARD THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS WHICH
WILL ADD TO THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE AREA.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
PLEASANT...INLET...CHESTERTOWN...WELLS...RAQUETTE LAKE...POLAND...
OHIO...NORTH CREEK...NEWPORT...MOHAWK...MIDDLEVILLE...
JORDANVILLE...JOHNSBURG...FRANKFORT...EAGLE BAY...COLD BROOK...
BOLTON LANDING...BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE AND BIG MOOSE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST STONY CREEK...SOUTH
BROOK...ROARING BRANCH...HALFWAY BROOK...HILL CREEK...MILL
CREEK...EAST BRANCH SACANDAGA RIVER...CRYSTAL BROOK...SHANTY
BROOK...COOK BROOK...KIBBY CREEK...SEYMOUR BROOK...PATTERSON BROOK
...PINE RIDGE BROOK...COLD BROOK...WILDER BROOK...DUGWAY
CREEK...FOURMILE BROOK...NINEMILE CREEK...JESSUP RIVER...SILVER LAKE
OUTLET...ELBOW CREEK...COBBLESTONE CREEK...JIMMY CREEK...BRAYHOUSE
BROOK...MOOSE CREEK...BLACK CREEK...LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE WEST
CANADA CREEK...MOUNTS CREEK...ASH CREEK...LITTLE YORK...MULTANNER
CREEK...SPRUCE CREEK...KRESKERN BROOK...WOODHULL CREEK...YALE
BROOK...BIG BROOK...CANACHAGALA BROOK...BEAR CREEK AND GULL LAKE
OUTLET.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
ALBANY.
LAT...LON 4406 7514 4361 7510 4330 7505 4307 7516
4291 7517 4289 7493 4292 7479 4311 7479
4322 7473 4330 7474 4326 7452 4325 7427
4327 7417 4339 7418 4341 7390 4328 7378
4334 7363 4351 7366 4367 7355 4378 7354
4372 7402 4379 7412 4383 7428 4394 7437
4401 7429 4410 7430
$$3 follow-up statements
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WGUS71 KALY 242034
FFSALY
NYC043-242130-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
435 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004
IN EASTERN NEW YORK
SOUTHERN HERKIMER
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
DOLGEVILLE...FRANKFORT...HERKIMER...ILION...LITTLE FALLS...
MIDDLEVILLE...MOHAWK AND CEDARVILLE
AT 431 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN SOUTHERN
HERKIMER COUNTY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
LAT...LON 4309 7522 4285 7518 4324 7448 4328 7474
$$000
WGUS71 KALY 242141
FFSALY
NYC041-043-242230-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
542 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004
IN EASTERN NEW YORK
SOUTHERN HAMILTON AND CENTRAL HERKIMER
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
COLD BROOK...NEWPORT...NORTHWOOD...OHIO...POLAND...SPECULATOR...
WELLS AND LAKE PLEASANT
AT 533 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
RAIN. HOURLY RATES WERE LOCALLY IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE IN AREAS
WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND WHERE THERE IS ALREADY
FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
LAT...LON 4346 7509 4313 7505 4329 7471 4327 7416
4378 7429
$$000
WGUS71 KALY 250016
FFSALY
NYC041-043-113-250100-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
817 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004
IN EASTERN NEW YORK
HAMILTON...HERKIMER AND WARREN
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT
THERE WAS A LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL RANGING FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE WARNED COUNTIES. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALLER AREA BETWEEN
POLAND...OHIO...AND THE BLACK CREEK RESERVOIR RANGING FROM 5 TO 9
INCHES.
THERE WERE REPORTS OF MANY CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS RUNNING OUT OF
THEIR BANKS AND NUMEROUS ROAD WASHOUTS.
LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME
FOR THE FLOODING TO ABATE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4377 7351 4343 7369 4337 7418 4334 7450
4294 7505 4402 7502
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 59 min |
| May 23, 10:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 25 min |
| May 23, 11:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 56 min |
| May 23, 11:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton | 28 min |
| May 23, 11:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 65 min |
| May 24, 12:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery | 51 min |
| May 24, 2:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 6 hr |
| May 24, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 6 hr |
| May 24, 4:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Warren | 6 hr |
| May 24, 5:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schenectady | 39 min |
| May 24, 6:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 32 min |
| May 24, 10:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 59 min |
| May 24, 10:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Greene, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster | 64 min |
| May 24, 11:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 62 min |
| May 24, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 28 min |
| May 24, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 66 min |
| May 24, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 62 min |
| May 24, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Schoharie | 57 min |
| May 24, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 61 min |
| May 24, 4:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton | 23 min |
| May 24, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany | 56 min |
| May 24, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 65 min |
| May 24, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 62 min |
| May 24, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 60 min |
| May 24, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 49 min |
| May 24, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 56 min |
| May 24, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 60 min |
| May 24, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 66 min |
| May 24, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 62 min |
| May 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany | 57 min |
| May 24, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady | 52 min |
| May 24, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 64 min |
| May 24, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene | 53 min |
| May 24, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 66 min |
| May 24, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 46 min |
| May 24, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 62 min |
| May 24, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 59 min |
| May 24, 7:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 105 min |
| May 24, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 65 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.