Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2008, 12:08 PM EST for Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 22, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2008, 12:08 PM EST (17:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2008, 11:09 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Dutchess County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 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 nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KALY 211708 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1208 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-221200- /O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0004.080222T1200Z-080223T1200Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 1208 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY SOUTH OF KINGSTON...AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. A STORM IN EASTERN TEXAS...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET...TO THE WARNING AREAS. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY. SNOW...FALLING AT RATES OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. AS WARMER AIR TRIES TO MOVE IN ALOFT...SOME SLEET WILL MIX IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL CUTBACK ON ACCUMULATION RATES DURING THE NIGHT...BUT KEEP UNTREATED SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY. FIVE TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ONCE THE SNOW AND SLEET WINDS DOWN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS MIGHT LOCALLY PICK UP A FOOT OR MORE. A LITTLE MORE SNOW MIGHT LINGER ON SATURDAY...BUT IT WILL BE LIGHT AND NOT ADD MUCH MORE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-VTZ013>015-221200- /O.NEW.KALY.SN.Y.0005.080222T1200Z-080223T1200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1208 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON FROM KINGSTON NORTH...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. A STORM IN EASTERN TEXAS...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A SWATH OF SNOW TO THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND OR A LITTLE AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY...JUST TIME FOR THE MORNING DRIVE. SNOW WILL FALL MUCH OF THE DAY...ACCUMULATING ABOUT HALF AN INCH PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL BECOME OCCASIONAL FRIDAY NIGHT BUT COULD ADD A LITTLE MORE ACCUMULATION. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KALY 220111 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 811 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-221100- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.080222T1200Z-080223T1200Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 811 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ULSTER...DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE MORNING. SNOW...FALLING AT RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT...SOME SLEET WILL MIX IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATION RATES DURING THE NIGHT...BUT WILL KEEP UNTREATED SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT FROM A STORM SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...TO A POSITION OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-VTZ013>015-221100- /O.CON.KALY.SN.Y.0005.080222T1200Z-080223T1200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 811 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL REGION... TACONICS...GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM GREENE COUNTY EASTWARD THROUGH COLUMBIA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WHICH WILL AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN INTENSITY. SNOW...FALLING AT RATES OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL RESULT FROM A STORM SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEY REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS STORM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...TO A POSITION OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 221001 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 501 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-222200- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.080222T1200Z-080223T1200Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 501 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ULSTER...DUTCHESS...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CATSKILLS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL FALL AT RATES CLOSE TO AN INCH AN HOUR. AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT...SOME SLEET WILL MIX IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATION RATES...BUT WILL KEEP UNTREATED SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT FROM A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST FRIDAY EVENING. THE STORM WILL QUICKLY ACCELERATE EAST OF CAPE COD SATURDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-VTZ013>015-222200- /O.CON.KALY.SN.Y.0005.080222T1200Z-080223T1200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 501 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL REGION... TACONICS...GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM GREENE COUNTY...EASTWARD THROUGH COLUMBIA COUNTY AND THE BERKSHIRES. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN INTENSITY. SNOW...FALLING AT RATES OF A HALF AN INCH TO OCCASIONALLY AN INCH PER HOUR WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL RESULT FROM A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING. THIS STORM WILL REACH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST FRIDAY EVENING. THE STORM WILL QUICKLY ACCELERATE EAST OF CAPE COD SATURDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 221638 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1138 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-222300- /O.EXT.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 1138 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ULSTER...DUTCHESS...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW RATES CLOSE TO AN INCH AN HOUR. AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT...SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT FROM A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON WHILE AS A COASTAL LOW STRENGTHENS AND HEADS NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-VTZ013>015-222300- /O.EXT.KALY.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1138 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...TACONICS...GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING...EXCEPT FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM GREENE COUNTY...EASTWARD THROUGH COLUMBIA COUNTY AND THE BERKSHIRES. THE SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF AN INCH AN INCH PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL RESULT FROM A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON WHILE AS A COASTAL LOW STRENGTHEN AND HEADS NORTHEAST PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 222201 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 501 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-230600- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 501 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ULSTER...DUTCHESS...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER WITH WARMER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT SLEET WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS THE RESULT OF A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...WHILE A COASTAL LOW ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST HEADS NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHENS PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-VTZ013>015-230600- /O.CON.KALY.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 501 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...TACONICS...GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING...EXCEPT FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM GREENE COUNTY...EASTWARD THROUGH COLUMBIA COUNTY AND THE BERKSHIRES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND MAY BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN INTENSITY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF AN INCH AN INCH PER HOUR PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE TACONICS AND BERKSHIRES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS THE RESULT OF A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...WHILE A COASTAL LOW ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST HEADS NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHENS PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 230137 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 837 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 NYZ047>054-VTZ013>015-230245- /O.CAN.KALY.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY- SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 837 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. THE STORM THAT BROUGHT A GENERAL 3 TO 6 INCH SNOWFALL TO THIS REGION...IS TRACKING OUT TO SEA. THE SWATH OF SNOW HAS SLIPPED SOUTH OF THE REGION. A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF THE NIGHT...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION WILL TAKE PLACE. $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-230600- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 837 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE SCHOHARIE COUNTY...MID HUDSON VALLEY SOUTH OF KINGSTON...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER WITH WARMER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT SLEET WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. AS 830 PM...THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN DUTCHESS COUNTY...AND 7 INCHES IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. THE SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WAS STILL FALLING IN BOTH THESE PLACES AS WELL AS ULSTER COUNTY. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS THE RESULT OF A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...WHILE A COASTAL LOW ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST HEADS NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHENS PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-230600- /O.CON.KALY.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM 837 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON FROM KINGSTON NORTH AS WELL AS THE BERKSHIRES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND MAY BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN INTENSITY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF BETWEEN HALF AN INCH TO AS MUCH AS AN INCH PER HOUR...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE TACONICS AND BERKSHIRES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS THE RESULT OF A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT...WHILE A COASTAL LOW ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST HEADS NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHENS PASSING SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. TRAINED SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORT FORM ON THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY $$
000 WWUS41 KALY 230409 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1109 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-230515- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 1109 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON SOUTH OF KINGSTON AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. THE STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW TO THIS REGION...HAS MOVED NORTHEAST AND THE SNOW SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH IT...HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. ONLY FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN BEHIND WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IF TRAVELING OVERNIGHT...WATCH FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-230515- /O.CAN.KALY.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080223T0600Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM 1109 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN CATSKILLS...THE MID HUDSON VALLEY FROM KINGSTON NORTH AND THE BERKSHIRES. HE STORM THAT BROUGHT THE HEAVY SNOW TO THIS REGION...HAS MOVED NORTHEAST AND THE SHIELD OF SNOW...ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM...HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. ONLY FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN BEHIND WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IF TRAVELING OVERNIGHT...WATCH FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 21, 9:42 AM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 9:42 AM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 942 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY FRIDAY MORNING...TO EAST OF THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY SEABOARD FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE US FOR THE SECOND PART OF THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... WILL DO A QUICK UPDATE TO ADJUST THE HOURLY TEMPERATURES THIS AM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. WITH FULL SUN...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND NICELY TO OUR PROJECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... TONIGHT...THE SFC HIGH MOVES OFF THE SRN LONG ISLAND COAST...AS A STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZES NEAR THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY. THE SKIES SHOULD BE CLEAR EARLY ON WITH A QUICK SHOT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING...WE WENT CLOSE TO COLDEST GUIDANCE VALUES...WHICH WERE THE NGMMOS. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AHEAD OF AN INVERTED THERMAL TROUGH NORTH OF THE LOW...AS IT MOVES INTO THE TN VALLEY. WE BROUGHT SOME LOW CHANCE OR SLIGHT CHANCES POPS UP TO THE CAPITAL REGION BTWN 09Z-12Z...AS SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY BREAK OUT DUE TO THE THERMAL ADVECTION. THE GFS...AND CAN REGIONAL WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH OUR ONSET OF LIGHT SNOW. THE NAM/WRF IS A BIT SLOWER. FRIDAY...A COMPLICATED SCENARIO ARISES WITH A POTENTIAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EVENT IMPACTING THE FCST AREA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE PRIMARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE SFC LOW ENTERS AN AREA OF UPPER LEVEL CONFLUENCE...WHERE A TROUGH IS MOVING EQUATORWARD FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST AND ONTARIO...WHILE THE SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGH OVER THE SRN PLAINS IS LIFTING NORTHEAST. THE SUBTROPICAL AND POLAR JET STREAM TRY TO PHASE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...BUT ACTUALLY IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAPPENS A LITTLE TOO LATE...WITH AN H300 JET STREAK OVER PA/NY AND NEW ENGLAND LIFTING OUT 18Z-00Z...WHILE A SECONDARY JET STREAK MOVING THROUGH THE APPALACHIAN PLAIN THEREAFTER. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF ERN NY WILL GET INTO THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE SFC WAVE WILL BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THAT ENOUGH OVER RUNNING PCPN IN THE ZONAL FLOW WILL KEEP SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DOWN FROM BEING A BIG EVENT. NONETHELESS...WE BELIEVE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE LIKELY FROM THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTH...WHERE THE BEST BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL BE. OUR CONFIDENCE IS NOT GREAT ENOUGH FOR A WATCH FOR 7 OR MORE IN 12 HOURS OR...9 OR MORE IN 24 HOURS /12Z FRI TO 12Z SAT/. WE ARE FORECASTING QPF AMOUNTS FOR THE 24-HR PERIOD OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OVER THE NRN ZONES...AROUND A THIRD OF AN INCH OVER THE CAPITAL REGION...SRN VT...AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY...WITH AROUND A HALF AN INCH TO MAYBE UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVER THE ERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SRN TACONICS...LITCHFIELD HILLS AND SRN BERKSHIRES. THE BEST QG OMEGA GENERATED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL THICKNESS ADVECTION OCCURS SOUTH AND EAST OF ALBANY BTWN 18Z AND 00Z. THE BEST 850-700 MB DEFORMATION ZONE ENVELOPS THE ENTIRE FCST AREA IN THIS TIME FRAME. THE 850 MB 2D PETTERSON FRONTOGENESIS IS STRONGEST OVER SRN NEW ENGLAND...AND ACTUALLY THE GFS SHOWS TWO DISTINCT LOW TO MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL RIBBONS BTWN 18Z AND 00Z. OF COURSE...THE NAM/WRF IS FURTHER NORTH...WHICH IS WHY IT PAINTS HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE CNTRL-SRN PORTIONS OF THE FCST AREA. WE THANK THE NEIGHBORING COLLABORATING OFFICES TONIGHT TOO /OKX...BGM...BOX...BUF AND BTV/. WE WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH OUR SRN AND ERN NEIGHBORS TO HOLD ON A POSSIBLE LATE THIRD OR 4TH PERIOD WATCH. OUR THINKING LINES UP FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE HPC GUIDANCE ON SNOW AMOUNTS. WE THINK THE ECMWF...GFS...AND GEFS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR 3-6 OF SNOWFALL FOR THE ERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...LITCHFIELD COUNTY...SRN BERKS...AND SRN TACONICS BY 00Z SAT. FOR THE REST OF THE AREA 1-4. FOR RIGHT HERE IN THE TRI CITIES...AROUND 3 BY 00Z. THERE SHOULD BE A FINE GRADIENT ON THE SNOWFALL. NO SNOW ADVISORIES ARE BEING ISSUED YET...SINCE THIS FALLS IN THE LATTER PORTION OF THE THIRD PERIOD. THE 00Z MREF PLUME DIAGRAM FOR ALB SHOWED CONTINUAL DISPARITY WITH 3 DISTINCT CLUSTERS. TWO MEMBERS YIELD AROUND 0.75 OF QPF...THEN A CLUSTER OF 6 YIELDS A RANGE OF 0.3 TO 0.6....WHILE THE VAST MAJORITY /AROUND 10 MEMBERS/ STILL PRODUCE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PTYPE IS SNOW. THE 850 MB MEAN U-COMPONENT EASTERLY LOW LEVEL WIND ANOMALIES FROM THE GFS ENSEMBLES NEVER EXCEED 1-2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL. WE ARE DEALING WITH A FAST MOVING WAVE...THAT MAY TAP CLOSE TO A HALF AN INCH OF QPF....WHICH WILL INVOLVE SNOW RATIOS AND MESOSCALE/OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS GETTING POSSIBLE SNOW AMOUNTS TO WATCH/WARNING CRITERIA. THE 00Z ECMWF SIDES WITH OUR THINKING...WITH HEAVIEST QPF FALLING EAST OF THE BERKSHIRES. STAY TUNED TO SEE IF THE GUIDANCE AGREES FOR HEAVIER QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS FOR ANY FLAGS. FRI NIGHT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE EVENING ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE ADIRONDACK PARK...AS THE UPSTREAM NRN STREAM UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES...AND ITS ASSOCIATED SFC REFLECTION MOVES ACROSS WV/VA/MD. AN ADDITIONAL 1-3 OF SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ON TOP OF THE PREVIOUS TOTALS MENTIONED. THE AREAS VULNERABLE FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL REGION. AGAIN...THIS LOOKS LIKE A 18-24 HOUR EVENT. SATURDAY...A BROAD H850-700 DEFORMATION ZONE LINGERS THROUGH THE MORNING WITH LIGHT SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING. WE COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF SNOW WITH VORTICITY ADVECTION WRINGING OUT ADDITIONAL QPF IN A FAIRLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE. SATURDAY NIGHT...SFC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES IN FROM THE MIDWEST WITH THE 500 MB TROUGH AXIS TRAVERSING NY AND NEW ENGLAND EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEASONABLY COLD AND DRY WEATHER RETURN WITH H850 TEMPS FALLING TO -10C TO -12C BY 12Z SUN. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO NOSE INTO REGION ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES MODERATING TO NEAR NORMAL. ON MONDAY WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS AND WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AS AN ARCTIC FRONT ATTEMPTS TO DROP SOUTH FROM CANADA TOWARD THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY. A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MONDAY MORNING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE TRACK AND FEATURES OF SYSTEM BEYOND EARLY TUESDAY BECOMING VERY UNCERTAIN AS IT MOVES IN OUR DIRECTION. THE HIRES ECMWF AND GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BUT THEN HAVE VERY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS AS THE ECMWF IS MORE PROGRESSIVE AND WOULD TRACK THE LOW FARTHER NORTH THROUGH UPSTATE NY TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF MAINE ON WEDNESDAY WITH VERY LITTLE DEEPENING OF THE SURFACE SYSTEM WHILE THE GFS DEEPENS THE LOW MUCH MORE RAPIDLY AND CREATES A DOUBLE BARREL CONFIGURATION AS DEEPENING H5 TROF TRIES TO CAPTURE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM AND LIFT IT NORTHEAST TO MID ATLANTIC COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THEN INTO EASTERN NEW ENGLAND LATE WEDNESDAY...WHILE ECMWF LEAVES THIS AS AN OPEN WAVE PASSING WELL SOUTH OF FA. THESE DIFFERENCES WOULD PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PTYPE AS WELL AS QPF WITH ECMWF MUCH LIGHTER IN THE QPF DEPARTMENT AND FAVORING A SNOW TO RAIN BACK TO SNOW EVENT...WHILE THE GFS WOULD FAVOR MORE SNOW ACROSS NORTHWEST PORTION OF FA...MORE RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTION OF FA...HEAVIER QPF AND A VERY LONG DURATION EVENT. FOR NOW HAVE GONE CLOSE TO GFSMOS AND LEFT BULK OF PCPN SNOW USING GFS PTYPE BASED ON PARTIAL THICKNESS VALUES. 00Z MREF PLUME DIAGRAM FOR KALB SHOWS TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCES AMONGST ENSEMBLE MEMBERS WITH QPF RANGING FROM 0.25 INCH TO 1.5 INCHES AND PTYPE INDICATING EVERYTHING BUT SLEET. AFTER SYSTEM LIFTS INTO CANADIAN MARITIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT VERY COLD AIR WILL FILTER BACK INTO REGION WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING AS A STRONG VORT AXIS CROSSES REGION ON THURSDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT...THE H500 UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE MIDWEST WITH FAIR AND DRY WEATHER. && .AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... NO WEATHER RELATED ISSUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. GENERALLY P6SM SKC-FEW035-045 THROUGH THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY P6SM OVC100-200 THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS MID AND HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING EAST NORTHEAST FROM TENNESSEE VALLEY OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 8-10KTS WITH GUSTS 15-18KTS AFTER 14Z AND THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 23Z. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY SINCE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD TODAY. OUTLOOK... FRI....VFR TO LIFR SOUTH WITH SN DEVELOPING/VFR TO IFR NORTH WITH -SN POSSIBLE BY DARK. FRI NIGHT...MVFR/IFR...-SN LIKELY. SAT...VFR...ISOLD/WDLY SCT -SHSN. SUN/MON...VFR...NO SIG WX. && .HYDROLOGY... THE FLOODING ALONG THE HOUSATONIC IS EXPECTED TO END TODAY WITH GAYLORDSVILLE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND FALLS VILLAGE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL BELOW NORMAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY IN THE FORM OF SNOW...SO RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE. RIVER ICE WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE HSA...SO THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS DURING THE NEXT THAW WHICH DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL OCCUR THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE MONTH. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE RIVERS...REFER TO THE ADVANCED HYDRO PREDICTION SERIES (AHPS) PAGES ON OUR WEBPAGE. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. NY...NONE. MA...NONE. VT...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...VTK/WASULA NEAR TERM...VTK/WASULA SHORT TERM...WASULA LONG TERM...11 AVIATION...11 HYDROLOGY...11
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 4:28 AM EST, 7 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 428 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-221200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- 428 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TO SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE GULF OF THE MAINE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. IF CONFIDENCE INCREASES ON THE TRACK AND SNOW AMOUNTS...THEN A WATCH...ADVISORY AND OR WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NYZ038>041-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-221200- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 428 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT...NORTHERN TACONICS...SOUTHERN REACHES OF LAKE GEORGE AND THE NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...AND THE NORTHERN CATSKILLS... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TO SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE GULF OF THE MAINE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. IF CONFIDENCE INCREASES ON THE TRACK AND SNOW AMOUNTS...THEN A WATCH...ADVISORY AND OR WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NYZ032-033-042-043-221200- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 428 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LAKE GEORGE REGION. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TAW
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 12:08 PM EST | Snow Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 1 more | 35 hr |
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