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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Albany, NY

August 11, 2008Albany County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2008, 1:43 PM EDT for Albany County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, New York. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2008, 1:43 PM EDT (17:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2008, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Albany County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY

The radar

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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 11, 1:39 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 1:39 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 1:03 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
103 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ059>061-064>066-121100-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
103 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID HUDSON
VALLEY...TACONICS...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH PENNY SIZE HAIL OR LARGER THE MAIN THREAT.
THERE ALSO IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED
MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN LOCATIONS...MAINLY FOR
AREAS THAT RECEIVE REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL
TRACK TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
RESULT FROM AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED...NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE
UPPER HUDSON RIVER VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY...THEN AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

NYZ032-033-041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-121100-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
103 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
MOST OF THE STORMS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERE. SOME STORMS
COULD PRODUCE HAIL AROUND ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...AND THERE
IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO TO PRODUCE PENNY
SIZE HAIL. THERE ALSO IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN
LOCATIONS...MAINLY FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVE REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS.
INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL TRACK TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT FROM AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ISOLATED...NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE
UPPER HUDSON RIVER VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY...THEN AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

MAZ001-NYZ038>040-047>054-058-063-082-121100-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-
103 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE
VALLEYS...THE CAPITAL DISTRICT AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE STORMS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERE.
SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL AROUND ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...
AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO TO
PRODUCE PENNY SIZE HAIL. THERE ALSO IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN
LOCATIONS...MAINLY FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVE REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS.
INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL TRACK TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT FROM AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ISOLATED...NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE
UPPER HUDSON RIVER VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY...THEN AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 11, 12:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 12:44 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1244 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

NYZ052-053-059-060-111730-
WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-
EASTERN ALBANY NY-
1244 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN ALBANY...COLUMBIA...GREENE AND RENSSELAER
COUNTIES...

AT 1242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH
HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RENSSELAER TO RAVENA TO ATHENS
TO CATSKILL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RENSSELAER TO 7 MILES
WEST OF NASSAU TO HUDSON TO CATSKILL...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10
MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEW BALTIMORE BY 1250 PM EDT
ALBANY AND RAVENA BY 100 PM EDT
SELKIRK AND DELMAR BY 105 PM EDT
DELMAR BY 110 PM EDT
FEURA BUSH AND GUILDERLAND BY 130 PM EDT

RAINFALL RATES OF CLOSE TO ONE INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM. THIS WILL LEAD TO PONDING OF
WATER OF ROADS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS.

JPV
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 12:47 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 1:09 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 11, 1:34 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 1:34 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 11:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYMontgomery6 hr
Aug 11, 12:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster56 min
Aug 11, 12:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess, Ulster113 min
Aug 11, 12:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton3 hr
Aug 11, 12:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYDutchess81 min
Aug 11, 12:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 6 more6 hr
Aug 11, 12:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady3 hr
Aug 11, 1:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYDutchess2 hr
Aug 11, 1:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer6 hr
Aug 11, 2:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess3 hr
Aug 11, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia42 min
Aug 11, 2:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington3 hr
Aug 11, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady63 min
Aug 11, 3:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady4 hr
Aug 11, 3:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Rensselaer3 hr
Aug 11, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Washington3 hr
Aug 11, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington30 min
Aug 11, 4:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYRensselaer3 hr
Aug 11, 7:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHerkimer2 hr
Aug 11, 2:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYBerkshire3 hr
Aug 11, 4:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYBerkshire3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2008Every severe thunderstorm 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.