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River Flood Warning 113, NWS Albany, NY

August 28, 2011Saratoga County, Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Aug 28, 2011, 8:34 PM EDT for Saratoga County, Washington County, New York. It took effect at Aug 29, 2011, 4:33 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 28, 2011, 8:34 PM EDT (00:34 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 29, 2011, 4:33 AM EDT
Expired: Aug 29, 2011, 7:29 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Hudson River at Fort Edward (FTEN6). The gauge peaked at 25.34 ft at Aug 29, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 24 ft
Minor stage: 26 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01327750, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

247 
WGUS41 KALY 290035
FLWALY
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 
834 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

NYC091-115-291234-
/O.NEW.KALY.FL.W.0113.110829T0833Z-110830T2000Z/
/FTEN6.2.ER.110829T0833Z.110830T0000Z.110830T1400Z.NO/
834 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE HUDSON RIVER AT FORT EDWARD.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  7 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS...24.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE BY  4 AM 
  MONDAY AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.3 FEET AROUND  8
  PM MONDAY. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER 10
  AM TUESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 27.0 FEET...WATER FLOODS RIVER ROAD IN NORTHUMBERLAND 
  AND REACHES CAMPS IN LAKE LUZERNE. IT MAY ALSO RESULT IN FLOODING 
  IN STILLWATER.

&& 
 
                  FLD   OBSERVED              FORECAST
                                       2 AM  8 AM  2 PM  8 PM  2 AM
LOCATION         STG   STG  DAY TIME   MON   MON   MON   MON   TUE

HUDSON RIVER
  FORT EDWARD   26.0   24.5 SUN 08 PM  25.7  26.4  27.2  27.3  26.8

$$

1 follow-up statement

210 
WGUS81 KALY 291129
FLSALY
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 
729 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011

NYC091-115-291159-
/O.CAN.KALY.FL.W.0113.000000T0000Z-110830T2000Z/
/FTEN6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
729 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE HUDSON RIVER AT FORT EDWARD.
* AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26 FEET. 
* IMPACT...AT 25 FEET...THE RIVER GETS CLOSE TO BANKFULL.

&& 
 
                  FLD   OBSERVED              FORECAST
                                       8 AM  2 PM  8 PM  2 AM  8 AM
LOCATION         STG   STG  DAY TIME   MON   MON   MON   TUE   TUE

HUDSON RIVER
  FORT EDWARD   26.0   25.0 MON 07 AM  24.9  24.7  24.4  24.0  23.7

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 28, 8:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Hamilton	7 hr
Aug 28, 9:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington	12 hr
Aug 28, 9:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Montgomery, Schoharie	12 hr
Aug 28, 9:54 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington	58 hr
Aug 28, 10:23 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga	45 hr
Aug 28, 10:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Washington	18 hr
Aug 29, 7:34 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga	13 hr
Aug 29, 8:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Schoharie	6 hr
Aug 29, 12:51 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Herkimer, Oneida	18 hr
Aug 29, 4:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Washington	18 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in New York, 2011 Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.