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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 1, 2011

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2011, 12:32 PM EDT. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2011, 12:32 PM EDT (16:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2011, 1:15 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

The radar

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 1, 10:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 10:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 10:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1051 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-021500-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
1051 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
FROM WEST NORTHWEST TO EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 10:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1000 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

NYZ058>060-063>065-011500-
EASTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN ULSTER NY-
EASTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-
1000 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

AT 958 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PHOENICIA...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROXBURY...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
PHOENICIA BY 1020 AM EDT
LANESVILLE AND HUNTER BY 1025 AM EDT
WOODSTOCK BY 1045 AM EDT
6 MILES NORTH OF WEST HURLEY BY 1050 AM EDT
SAUGERTIES AND 6 MILES NORTH OF LAKE KATRINE BY 1100 AM EDT

LAT...LON 4212 7456 4215 7453 4215 7451 4217 7446
      4219 7453 4220 7454 4229 7448 4215 7376
      4190 7388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 289DEG 21KT 4218 7444
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 12:23 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1223 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

NYZ040-047>049-051-052-011730-
MONTGOMERY NY-SCHOHARIE NY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-WESTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN ALBANY NY-
1223 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

AT 1222 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AMES...OR
ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANAJOHARIE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CENTRAL BRIDGE BY 100 PM EDT
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SCHOHARIE BY 110 PM EDT
DELANSON BY 120 PM EDT
DUANESBURG BY 125 PM EDT
BERNE AND 6 MILES WEST OF ALTAMONT BY 130 PM EDT

LAT...LON 4279 7395 4254 7409 4277 7466 4294 7457
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 293DEG 15KT 4282 7450
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 12:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1232 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

CTZ001-013-011715-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-
1232 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...

AT 1231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW
MILFORD...OR ABOUT OVER NEW MILFORD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
WOODBURY CENTER BY 1250 PM EDT
8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAKVILLE BY 105 PM EDT

LAT...LON 4148 7337 4151 7339 4149 7343 4150 7345
      4153 7345 4159 7348 4177 7346 4160 7305
      4159 7305 4156 7310 4155 7316 4151 7316
      4150 7331 4146 7331
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 298DEG 15KT 4156 7333

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 10:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster60 min
Aug 1, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery67 min
Aug 1, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany56 min
Aug 1, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia59 min
Aug 1, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene59 min
Aug 1, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene26 min
Aug 1, 3:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Greene2 hr
Aug 1, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene, Ulster52 min
Aug 1, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster65 min
Aug 1, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess21 min
Aug 1, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster34 min
Aug 1, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYUlster23 min
Aug 1, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess31 min
Aug 1, 5:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess3 hr
Aug 1, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY37 min
Aug 1, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY61 min
Aug 1, 5:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region3 hr
Aug 1, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region19 min
Aug 1, 6:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region83 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.