Alert archive / Connecticut / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Nov 28, 2004, 11:53 AM EST for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2004, 11:53 AM EST (16:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2004, 5:45 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KALY 281653
FFWALY
CTC005-282245-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1153 AM EST SUN NOV 28 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...NEW MILFORD
* UNTIL 545 PM EST
* AT 1141 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS LITCHFIELD COUNTY WITH AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVING ALREADY FALLEN. THE RAIN WAS CONTINUING
TO ADVANCE NORTH AND EAST.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WINSTED...THOMASTON...TERRYVILLE...NORFOLK...NEW HARTFORD...
LITCHFIELD...KENT...FALLS VILLAGE...CORNWALL BRIDGE AND CANAAN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SECTIONS OF THE
SPRUCE SWAMP CREEK...HATCH BROOK...PINE SWAMP BROOK...HOLLENBECK
RIVER...BONNEY BROOK...BROWN BROOK...MUDGE POND BROOK...LEDGY
BROOK...SWAMP BROOK...KENT FALLS BROOK...FURNACE BROOK AND THE
WEBATUCK CREEK. IN ADDITION OTHER SECTIONS OF OTHER STREAMS AND
CREEKS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HILLY TERRAIN WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
FLOODING.
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.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
ALBANY.
LAT...LON 4167 7350 4153 7344 4151 7337 4152 7329
4155 7317 4162 7304 4169 7301 4180 7303
4183 7295 4188 7298 4196 7291 4197 7304
4203 7303 4203 7346
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS71 KALY 282133
FFSALY
CTC005-282230-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
433 PM EST SUN NOV 28 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY NEW YORK HAS CANCELLED THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT
LITCHFIELD
RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND CREEKS AND STREAMS HAVE BEGUN
TO RECEDE.
$$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.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 28, 11:30 AM EST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 11:30 AM EST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1130 AM EST SUN NOV 28 2004
.SYNOPSIS...COMPLEX STROM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND HEAVY RAINS END THIS EVENING.
.SHORT TERM (TODAY INTO THIS EVENING)...EXPANDED FLOOD WATCH FOR
ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA AS HEAVY RAINS MOVES ACROSS. RAINS FROM
LAST WED AND THU HAVE LEFT GROUND WET/SATURATED. SOUTHEAST SLOPES
OF MOUNTAINS ARE GETTING UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT.
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY
WARNING AREA UNTIL 7 PM.
TWEAKED GRIDS AND TOOK OUT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE NO REPORTS TO
WEST...OTHERWISE FORECAST ON TARGET.
&&
.LONG TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.
&&
.AVIATION...MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS WITH RAINS. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR
UNTIL COLD FRONT PASSAGE. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN...1000 FEET AND ABOVE. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...HEAVY RAINS AND UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT. FLOOD WATCH
ACROSS ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA. NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNING OUT.
&&
.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM...CTZ001-013.
MA...FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM...MAZ001-025.
NY...FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM...
NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084.
VT...FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM...VTZ013>015. &&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 4:45 AM EST, 7 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 445 AM EST SUN NOV 28 2004 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-291100- BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY- EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN WINDHAM VT- HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN FULTON NY- NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY- NORTHERN WARREN NY-NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY- SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN FULTON NY- SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY- WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY- WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-WESTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- 445 AM EST SUN NOV 28 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. .DAY ONE... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL ZONES THROUGH 8 PM TODAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN GREENE AND WESTERN ULSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 7 PM TODAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HERKIMER COUNTY FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPORTS OF ANY FLOODING OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY TELEPHONE OR USING THE SPOTTER REPORT PAGE THAT MAY BE ACCESSED FROM WFO ALBANYS WEBSITE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 28, 8:10 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP C
0811AM SUN NOV 28 2004
#2 0000002 000
CBSO WLSR QTRF QHQT APTS WAPT
05124 FILE 28 BROOME COUNTY SHERIFF NY0030000 NOV 28-04
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ATTENTION SEMO DUTY OFFICER
ROAD FLOODING
COUNTY(S) AFFECTED: BROOME
CHECK ONE OR MORE AS APPROPRIATE:
(X) - ROAD FLOODING
(X) - ROADSIDE CULVERTS FLOODING
(X) - STORM SEWERS BACKING UP CAUSING LOCAL URBAN FLOODING
(X) - WATER COLLECTING IN LOW LYING UNDERPASSES
( ) - OTHER
LOCATION: TOWNS OF FENTON, VESTAL, BINGHAMTON, VILLAGE OF ENDICOTT, CITY
OF BINGHAMTON
DATE AND TIME CONDITION STARTED: 11/28/04 0800
NEAREST TOWN/CITY: BROOME COUNTY
REMARKS: ROADWAYS COVERED ON ROUTE 26 IN SOUTH VESTAL, PINE ST TWN OF FENTON,
VESTAL AVE CITY OF BINGHAMTON, NANTICOKE AVE VILLAGE OF ENDICOTT
AUTH PHONE #: 607 778-1911
AUTH MICHAEL F ASWAD BROOME CNTY EMERG MANAGER ROGERS/8-10 AM
OPER - ROGERS,CHARLES M 0810Nearby
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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.