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River Flood Warning 79, NWS Albany, NY

December 10, 2008Bennington County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Dec 10, 2008, 1:08 PM EST for Bennington County, Vermont. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 10, 2008, 1:08 PM EST (18:08 UTC)
Expired: Dec 11, 2008, 9:27 AM EST
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Flood severity: Minor

County Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Battenkill at Arlington (ARLV1).

Action stage: 5 ft
Minor stage: 6 ft
Moderate stage: 7 ft
Major stage: 9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Dec 10, 11:40 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 11:40 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 4:47 AM EST, 8 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
447 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ043-047>054-058>061-063>066-084-VTZ013>015-
111200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
447 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...CAPITAL
REGION...TACONICS AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTRY MIXTURE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THAT MAY REQUIRE A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION. STAY TUNED FOR
FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ032-033-038>042-082-083-111200-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-
447 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK
VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 10, 4:47 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren	11 hr
Dec 10, 3:21 PM EST	Flood Watch	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	46 hr
Dec 10, 3:52 PM EST	Ice Storm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	45 hr
Dec 10, 3:52 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	ALY	Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Rensselaer and 5 more	45 hr

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