Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at May 19, 2011, 7:33 PM EDT for Dutchess County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 5 hr. 4 reports 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
- May 19, 2011, 7:33 PM EDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2011, 12:32 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dutchess County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lagrangeville, NY | FLASH FLOODING REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF FIREMENS WAY AND NOXON RD. |
| May 19, 7:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wappingers Falls, NY | FLASH FLOODING REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF DEGARMO HILLS RD AND MYERS CORNERS RD. |
| May 19, 9:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pleasant Valley, NY | FLASH FLOODING REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SALT POINT TURNPIKE AND NORTH AVE. |
| May 19, 10:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Washington Hollow, NY | FLASH FLOODING ON ROUTE 44. |
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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
687
WGUS51 KALY 192333
FFWALY
NYC027-111-200530-
/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0003.110519T2333Z-110520T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
733 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RHINEBECK...POUGHKEEPSIE...PAWLING...
BEACON...
ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAUGERTIES...NEW PALTZ...KINGSTON...
ELLENVILLE...
* UNTIL 130 AM EDT
* AT 730 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODLAND
VALLEY CAMPGROUND...OLIVEBRIDGE...MOUNT TREMPER...MODENA...KENNETH
L WILSON CAMPGROUND...WOODSTOCK...WEST SHOKAN...WEST HURLEY...
TILLSON...STANFORDVILLE...STAATSBURG...RED HOOK...PORT EWEN...
PLEASANT VALLEY...PINE PLAINS...PHOENICIA...NAPANOCH...MILLBROOK...
LAKE KATRINE...KERHONKSON...HYDE PARK...HURLEY...HIGHLAND...
FAIRVIEW...DOVER PLAINS AND AMENIA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 4144 7399 4152 7401 4158 7396 4161 7412
4158 7412 4159 7419 4162 7426 4163 7440
4174 7457 4187 7445 4202 7475 4216 7446
4212 7436 4209 7407 4215 7399 4207 7392
4200 7372 4197 7351 4153 7353 4149 7392
$$2 follow-up statements
417
WGUS71 KALY 200136
FFSALY
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
936 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011
NYC111-200145-
/O.CAN.KALY.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110520T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ULSTER NY-
936 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ULSTER COUNTY...
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 4144 7399 4152 7401 4159 7395 4207 7392
4200 7372 4197 7351 4153 7353 4149 7392
$$
NYC027-200530-
/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110520T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DUTCHESS NY-
936 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
DUTCHESS COUNTY...
AT 933 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN
DUTCHESS COUNTY. IN ADDITION...FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS
EVENING IN THE TOWNS OF WAPPINGERS...LAGRANGE AND PLEASANT VALLEY.
RUNOFF FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY
MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STANFORDVILLE...STAATSBURG...RHINEBECK...RED HOOK...PINE PLAINS AND
AMENIA
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 4144 7399 4152 7401 4159 7395 4207 7392
4200 7372 4197 7351 4153 7353 4149 7392
$$318
WGUS71 KALY 200432
FFSALY
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1232 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2011
NYC027-200441-
/O.CAN.KALY.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110520T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DUTCHESS NY-
1232 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR DUTCHESS COUNTY...
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE MOVED OUT OF DUTCHESS COUNTY...
AND LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF
TONIGHT.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 4144 7399 4152 7401 4159 7395 4207 7392
4200 7372 4197 7351 4153 7353 4149 7392
$$
GJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 4 hr |
| May 19, 5:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| May 19, 10:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 41 hr |
| May 19, 4:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer, Oneida | 20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.