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River Flood Warning 78, NWS Albany, NY

October 26, 2008Rensselaer County, Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Oct 26, 2008, 6:40 AM EDT for Rensselaer County, Washington County, New York. It took effect at Oct 26, 2008, 6:56 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 26, 2008, 6:40 AM EDT (10:40 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 26, 2008, 6:56 AM EDT
Expired: Oct 26, 2008, 2:06 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge (EAGN6). The gauge peaked at 11.43 ft at Oct 26, 2008, 9:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01334500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Oct 26, 4:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 4:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 25, 8:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Herkimer	2 hr
Oct 25, 8:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington	4 hr
Oct 25, 9:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Bennington, Windham	4 hr
Oct 26, 12:10 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Bennington	5 hr
Oct 26, 1:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Bennington	6 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.