Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT for Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2011, 6:44 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 3:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Wsw Olivebridge, NY | UPPER SAMSONVILLE ROAD CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 940 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
033
WGUS51 KALY 191845
FFWALY
NYC111-200045-
/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0022.110819T1845Z-110820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
245 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
* AT 240 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODLAND
VALLEY CAMPGROUND...MOUNT TREMPER...KENNETH L WILSON CAMPGROUND...
WOODSTOCK...WEST SHOKAN...WEST HURLEY AND PHOENICIA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 4217 7445 4212 7431 4211 7424 4206 7403
4179 7422 4202 7477
$$
BEW3 follow-up statements
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WGUS71 KALY 191953
FFSALY
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
353 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
NYC111-200045-
/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ULSTER NY-
353 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN ULSTER COUNTY...
AT 344 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED UPPER
SAMSONVILLE ROAD IN OLIVE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF HALF AN
INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR IN ADDITION TO THE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER NORTHERN ULSTER COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODLAND
VALLEY CAMPGROUND...MOUNT TREMPER...KENNETH L WILSON CAMPGROUND...
WOODSTOCK...WEST SHOKAN...WEST HURLEY AND PHOENICIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
EASTERN NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4217 7445 4212 7431 4211 7424 4206 7403
4179 7422 4202 7477
$$
BEW243
WGUS71 KALY 192058
FFSALY
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
458 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
NYC111-200045-
/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ULSTER NY-
458 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN ULSTER COUNTY...
AT 445 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED UPPER
SAMSONVILLE ROAD IN OLIVE REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
RAINFALL RATES HAVE DROPPED OFF CONSIDERABLY OVER THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE 2 TO 4 AND
A HALF INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER NORTHERN ULSTER
COUNTY WILL PERPETUATE ONGOING FLOODING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODLAND
VALLEY CAMPGROUND...MOUNT TREMPER...KENNETH L WILSON CAMPGROUND...
WOODSTOCK...WEST SHOKAN...WEST HURLEY AND PHOENICIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
EASTERN NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4217 7445 4212 7431 4211 7424 4206 7403
4179 7422 4202 7477
$$
BEW691
WGUS71 KALY 192244
FFSALY
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
NYC111-192254-
/O.CAN.KALY.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110820T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ULSTER NY-
644 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN ULSTER
COUNTY...
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND
EASTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4217 7445 4212 7431 4211 7424 4206 7403
4179 7422 4202 7477
$$
BEWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 8:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 85 min |
| Aug 19, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Warren | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 66 min |
| Aug 19, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 62 min |
| Aug 19, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 2:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 3:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Schoharie | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 5:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess | 113 min |
| Aug 19, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 41 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.