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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 18, 2011

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1443 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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 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, Aug 18, 4:39 PM EDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
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

HWJIV
Special 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

HWJIV
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 8:58 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 9:00 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 9:47 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 8:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess3 hr
Aug 18, 9:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYDutchess85 min
Aug 19, 12:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery26 min
Aug 19, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren65 min
Aug 19, 12:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren32 min
Aug 19, 12:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren3 hr
Aug 19, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren66 min
Aug 19, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington54 min
Aug 19, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Schenectady, Schoharie54 min
Aug 19, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYUlster62 min
Aug 19, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington29 min
Aug 19, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington53 min
Aug 19, 2:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYUlster3 hr
Aug 19, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery29 min
Aug 19, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene28 min
Aug 19, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany25 min
Aug 19, 2:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYUlster4 hr
Aug 19, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster43 min
Aug 19, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery45 min
Aug 19, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie55 min
Aug 19, 3:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Schoharie2 hr
Aug 19, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYUlster60 min
Aug 19, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster36 min
Aug 19, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer28 min
Aug 19, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie50 min
Aug 19, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess32 min
Aug 19, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer30 min
Aug 19, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess32 min
Aug 19, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster50 min
Aug 19, 5:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess113 min
Aug 19, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess41 min
Aug 19, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham31 min
Aug 19, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington51 min
Aug 19, 1:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYBennington93 min
Aug 19, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham27 min
Aug 19, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham53 min
Aug 19, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham26 min
Aug 19, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington57 min
Aug 19, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington, Windham60 min
Aug 19, 4:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYBennington, Windham3 hr
Aug 19, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington46 min
Aug 19, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham63 min
Aug 19, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire28 min
Aug 19, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire44 min
Aug 19, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire26 min
Aug 19, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire34 min
Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire33 min
Aug 19, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire66 min
Aug 19, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire37 min
Aug 19, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire34 min
Aug 18, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY32 min
Aug 18, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY30 min
Aug 19, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY43 min

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