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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Albany, NY

May 24, 2004Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Warren County, New York

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 24, 4:18 PM EDTFLASH FLOODIlion, NYACME ROAD BETWEEN ILLION AND FRANKFORD.
May 24, 4:18 PM EDTFLASH FLOODIlion, NYACME 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2004-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2004-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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
000 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 10:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer59 min
May 23, 10:50 PM EDTTornado WarningALYHerkimer25 min
May 23, 11:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton56 min
May 23, 11:17 PM EDTTornado WarningALYFulton28 min
May 23, 11:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer65 min
May 24, 12:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery51 min
May 24, 2:48 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHerkimer6 hr
May 24, 3:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHamilton6 hr
May 24, 4:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYWarren6 hr
May 24, 5:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchenectady39 min
May 24, 6:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer32 min
May 24, 10:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchoharie59 min
May 24, 10:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Greene, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster64 min
May 24, 11:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess, Ulster62 min
May 24, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer28 min
May 24, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess66 min
May 24, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery62 min
May 24, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYGreene, Schoharie57 min
May 24, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYUlster61 min
May 24, 4:37 PM EDTTornado WarningALYFulton23 min
May 24, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany56 min
May 24, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess65 min
May 24, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer62 min
May 24, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia60 min
May 24, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga49 min
May 24, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer56 min
May 24, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYUlster60 min
May 24, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchoharie66 min
May 24, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren62 min
May 24, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany57 min
May 24, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery, Schenectady52 min
May 24, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington64 min
May 24, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYGreene53 min
May 24, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer66 min
May 24, 6:44 PM EDTTornado WarningALYRensselaer46 min
May 24, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchoharie62 min
May 24, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene59 min
May 24, 7:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYSaratoga, Washington105 min
May 24, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington65 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004

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.