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Lake Effect Snow Advisory 3, NWS Albany, NY

January 21, 2011Fulton County, Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this lake effect snow advisory at Jan 21, 2011, 8:35 PM EST for Fulton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 7 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2011, 8:35 PM EST (01:35 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2011, 3:59 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Fulton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory 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 lake effect snow advisory went out at Jan 21, 7:02 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 7:02 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:20 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 21, 3:28 PM EST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
328 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038-039-041-042-050-053-054-082>084-VTZ013>015-
212130-
HAMILTON NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-
NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-
NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-BENNINGTON VT-NORTHERN WARREN NY-
SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-
NORTHERN FULTON NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-EASTERN WINDHAM VT-
WESTERN WINDHAM VT-
328 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE NORTHERN SARATOGA
REGION...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

AT 318 PM EST...SNOW SQUALLS WERE DETECTED BY RADAR.  THESE SNOW
SQUALLS WERE LOCATED NEAR LAKE PLEASANT...OR ABOUT 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SPECULATOR...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE NEAR...
NORTHVILLE BY 330 PM EST
EDINBURG AND DAY CENTER BY 335 PM EST
CORINTH BY 340 PM EST
SARATOGA SPRINGS BY 345 PM EST
GREENWICH BY 355 PM EST
CAMBRIDGE BY 400 PM EST

SNOW SQUALLS PRODUCING A 15 TO 30 MINUTE PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS
OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE...BUT THE SEVERITY OF THE SNOW SQUALLS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4272 7258 4273 7301 4271 7301 4270 7294
      4267 7297 4266 7294 4261 7295 4261 7296
      4337 7504 4374 7467 4286 7255 4280 7252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 300DEG 25KT 4337 7431

TAW
Special weather statement, Jan 21, 3:32 PM EST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
332 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ051>054-059>061-212130-
WESTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-
EASTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-
EASTERN ALBANY NY-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-
332 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS MOVING INTO THE MID
HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN CAPITAL DISTRICT...SOUTHERN
TACONICS...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT...

AT 324 PM EST...SNOW SQUALLS AND SNOW SHOWERS WERE DETECTED BY
RADAR.  THESE SNOW SQUALLS WERE LOCATED NEAR FEURA BUSH...OR ABOUT 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DELMAR...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE NEAR...
VALATIE...NASSAU AND KINDERHOOK BY 335 PM EST
CHATHAM BY 340 PM EST
AUSTERLITZ BY 345 PM EST
LEE...LENOX AND HOUSATONIC BY 350 PM EST
OTIS BY 355 PM EST

SNOW SQUALLS PRODUCING A 15 TO 30 MINUTE PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS
OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE...BUT THE SEVERITY OF THE SNOW SQUALLS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4215 7302 4215 7306 4210 7306 4205 7304
      4204 7301 4203 7300 4199 7301 4186 7312
      4241 7403 4243 7403 4243 7405 4244 7407
      4264 7383 4230 7299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 300DEG 30KT 4251 7377

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Special weather statement, Jan 21, 4:48 PM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 21, 5:33 PM EST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 4:04 PM ESTWind Chill WatchALYFulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Saratoga, Ulster and 1 more24 hr

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Advisories in New York, 2011Every lake effect snow advisory in 2011

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.