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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2011, 9:47 PM EDT. It was in force for 28 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 18, 2011, 9:47 PM EDT (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2011, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1443 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 18, 9:36 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 9:36 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 439 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013>015-191100- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 439 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...THE CAPITAL REGION...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER OF WIND GUSTS 58 MPH OR GREATER. ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAINFALL...WITH SOME POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY NON SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NYZ032-033-038>043-082>084-191100- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- 439 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK REGION...WEST CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...AND THE LAKE GEORGE REGION. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
649 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
NYZ064>066-182315-
EASTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-
649 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN
ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS UP TO
50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MODENA...OR
ABOUT OVER NEW PALTZ...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES NORTH OF MARLBORO BY 700 PM EDT
HIGHLAND BY 705 PM EDT
6 MILES SOUTH OF HYDE PARK AND 7 MILES NORTH OF WAPPINGERS FALLS BY
710 PM EDT
POUGHKEEPSIE...FAIRVIEW...RED OAKS MILL AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PLEASANT VALLEY BY 715 PM EDT
LAT...LON 4160 7409 4161 7412 4160 7413 4160 7414
4181 7418 4184 7375 4159 7374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 268DEG 12KT 4169 7403
HWJIVSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 7:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 740 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 CTZ001-NYZ066-190015- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-EASTERN DUTCHESS NY- 740 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DOVER PLAINS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF PAWLING...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... KENT BY 800 PM EDT CORNWALL BRIDGE BY 815 PM EDT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THESE STORMS COULD EXCEED HALF AN INCH THROUGH 800 PM...PRODUCING PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. LAT...LON 4185 7326 4176 7325 4166 7371 4184 7371 TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 271DEG 16KT 4175 7359 HWJIV
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
743 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
CTZ001-013-NYZ066-190015-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-
743 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN
LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AROUND HALF INCH
HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW MILFORD...OR ABOUT OVER NEW
MILFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEW PRESTON BY 750 PM EDT
WOODBURY CENTER...7 MILES WEST OF OAKVILLE AND 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
THOMASTON BY 815 PM EDT
RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS COULD EXCEED HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL
THROUGH 815 PM...PRODUCING PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF
POOR DRAINAGE.
LAT...LON 4153 7346 4163 7350 4165 7349 4166 7351
4154 7352 4154 7353 4172 7353 4175 7300
4164 7298 4161 7302 4161 7304 4156 7310
4155 7315 4151 7316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 271DEG 16KT 4163 7341
HWJIVSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 8:58 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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</html>The 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, 2:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 4 hr |
| 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 |
| Aug 19, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 1:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Bennington | 93 min |
| Aug 19, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 66 min |
| Aug 19, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 34 min |
| Aug 18, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 32 min | |
| Aug 18, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 30 min | |
| Aug 19, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 43 min |
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