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River Flood Warning 89, NWS Albany, NY

December 12, 2008Dutchess County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Dec 12, 2008, 11:57 AM EST for Dutchess County, New York. It took effect at Dec 12, 2008, 1:20 PM EST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 12, 2008, 11:57 AM EST (16:57 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 12, 2008, 1:20 PM EST
Expired: Dec 13, 2008, 1:57 PM EST
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Flood severity: Minor

County Dutchess County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Wappingers Creek at Wappinger Falls (WAPN6).

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01372500, 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 12, 8:11 AM EST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 8:11 AM EST, 3 hours 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 5:49 AM EST, 6 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
549 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

NYZ032-033-038-042-082-131200-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN FULTON-
549 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ADIRONDACKS AND ALL OF
HERKIMER COUNTY.

.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 STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PLEASE ALSO
SEND IN SNOW OR SLEET AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OR GREATER...
OR ICE ACCRETION OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR GREATER.

NYZ039>041-043-047>054-083-084-VTZ013>015-131200-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
549 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CAPITAL REGION...CENTRAL
MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...TACONICS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
REGION AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.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 STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PLEASE ALSO
SEND IN SNOW OR SLEET AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OR
GREATER...OR ICE ACCRETION OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR GREATER.

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-131200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
549 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LITCHFIELD HILLS...WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN CATSKILLS.

.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.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   ICE STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PLEASE ALSO
SEND IN SNOW OR SLEET AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OR
GREATER...ICE ACCRETION OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR GREATER...OR
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES AND OR REPORTS OF FLOODING.

CTZ013-131200-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
549 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

.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.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PLEASE ALSO
SEND IN SNOW OR SLEET AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES...ICE
ACCRETION OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR GREATER...OR ANY REPORTS OF
FLOODING OR RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 12, 6:43 AM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 12, 6:49 AM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 12, 7:19 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 12, 9:01 AM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 12, 10:28 AM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 12, 10:32 AM EST, 1 hour 25 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
Dec 12, 12:00 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Dutchess	12 hr
Dec 12, 12:56 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 1 more	10 hr
Dec 12, 2:19 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Greene, Ulster	12 hr
Dec 12, 4:14 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Columbia	10 hr
Dec 12, 4:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ALY	Ulster	4 hr
Dec 12, 8:28 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Washington	6 hr
Dec 12, 9:06 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Washington	17 hr
Dec 12, 2:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ALY	Bennington	28 hr
Dec 12, 5:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ALY	Bennington	13 hr
Dec 12, 6:35 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Windham	6 hr
Dec 12, 9:06 AM EST	River Flood Warning	ALY	Bennington	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in New York, 2008 Every river flood warning in 2008

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.