Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Warnings in 2011

Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

January 23, 20114 states

NWS Albany, NY issued this wind chill warning at Jan 23, 2011, 4:14 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 23, 2011, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2011, 4:14 PM EST (21:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 24, 2011, 9:00 AM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 17 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -88 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
753 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

833 
WWUS41 KALY 232114
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
414 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041-042-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-
240400-
/O.UPG.KALY.WC.A.0001.110124T0600Z-110124T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WC.W.0001.110124T0300Z-110124T1400Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
414 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MONDAY.
THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE SARATOGA SPRINGS AND 
  GLENS FALLS AREAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN 
  VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. 

* HAZARDS: LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE
  EASTERN CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH 30
  TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
  ADIRONDACKS...GLENS FALLS AND SARATOGA SPRINGS AREAS...AND
  SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...AND 20
  TO 35 BELOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE SARATOGA
  SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS... AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* TIMING: THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

CTZ013-NYZ038>040-043-047>054-059>061-064>066-084-240400-
/O.NEW.KALY.WC.Y.0002.110124T0300Z-110124T1400Z/
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...TERRYVILLE...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
414 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: CAPITAL DISTRICT...WASHINGTON COUNTY...MOHAWK
  VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...TACONICS...MID HUDSON
  VALLEY AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY

* HAZARDS: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH COLDER READINGS
  ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* TIMING: THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
598 
WWUS41 KALY 232123 CCA
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
421 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041-042-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-
240430-
/O.UPG.KALY.WC.A.0001.110124T0600Z-110124T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WC.W.0001.110124T0300Z-110124T1400Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
421 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MONDAY.
THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE SARATOGA SPRINGS AND 
  GLENS FALLS AREAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN 
  VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. 

* HAZARDS: LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE
  EASTERN CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH 30
  TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
  ADIRONDACKS...GLENS FALLS AND SARATOGA SPRINGS AREAS...AND
  SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...AND 20
  TO 35 BELOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE SARATOGA
  SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS... AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* TIMING: THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

CTZ013-NYZ038>040-043-047>054-059>061-064>066-084-240430-
/O.COR.KALY.WC.Y.0002.110124T0300Z-110124T1400Z/
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...TERRYVILLE...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
421 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: CAPITAL DISTRICT...WASHINGTON COUNTY...MOHAWK
  VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...TACONICS...MID HUDSON
  VALLEY AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH COLDER READINGS
  ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY.

* TIMING: THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

...CORRECTED TYPO...
769 
WWUS41 KALY 232254
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
554 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041-042-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-
240415-
/O.EXT.KALY.WC.W.0001.110123T2300Z-110124T1400Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
554 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE SARATOGA SPRINGS AND 
  GLENS FALLS AREAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...
  SOUTHERN VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. 

* HAZARDS: LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE 
  EASTERN CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH 
  30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN 
  ADIRONDACKS...GLENS FALLS AND SARATOGA SPRINGS AREAS...AND 
  SOUTHERN VERMONT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS... 
  AND 20 TO 35 BELOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE 
  SARATOGA SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS... AND SOUTHERN 
  VERMONT. 

* TIMING: THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

CTZ013-NYZ038>040-043-047>054-059>061-064>066-084-240415-
/O.EXT.KALY.WC.Y.0002.110123T2300Z-110124T1400Z/
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...TERRYVILLE...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
554 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: CAPITAL DISTRICT...WASHINGTON COUNTY...MOHAWK 
  VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...TACONICS...MID 
  HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. 

* HAZARDS: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH COLDER READINGS 
  ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

* TIMING: THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
639 
WWUS41 KALY 240258
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
958 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041-042-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-
241400-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110124T1400Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
958 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE SARATOGA SPRINGS AND 
  GLENS FALLS AREAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS... 
  SOUTHERN VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. 

* HAZARDS: LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE 
  EASTERN CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH 
  30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN 
  ADIRONDACKS...GLENS FALLS AND SARATOGA SPRINGS AREAS...AND 
  SOUTHERN VERMONT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS... 
  AND 20 TO 35 BELOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE 
  SARATOGA SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS... AND SOUTHERN 
  VERMONT. 

* TIMING: OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

CTZ013-NYZ038>040-043-047>054-059>061-064>066-084-241400-
/O.CON.KALY.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110124T1400Z/
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...TERRYVILLE...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
958 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: CAPITAL DISTRICT...WASHINGTON COUNTY...MOHAWK 
  VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...TACONICS...MID 
  HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY. 

* HAZARDS: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES: 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH COLDER READINGS 
  ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

* TIMING: OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
129 
WWUS41 KALY 241410
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
910 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011


CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041-042-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-
241515-
/O.EXP.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110124T1400Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...
BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...
OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
910 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND CHILL
EQUIVALENTS HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE WARNING CRITERIA AND 
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO AROUND MINUS 5 BY 
NOONTIME. 


$$

CTZ013-NYZ038>040-043-047>054-059>061-064>066-084-241515-
/O.EXP.KALY.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110124T1400Z/
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...TERRYVILLE...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...HUDSON FALLS...
FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH
910 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

UNDER SUNNY SKIES TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL RISE TO
NEAR ZERO BY MIDDAY. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 23, 4:07 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 4:07 PM EST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
407 PM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION TONIGHT
AND MONDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THE HIGH WILL MOVE
EASTWARD SHIFTING OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM GREAT LAKES REGION TUESDAY WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW
TO THE AREA. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
...BITTERLY COLD AIR FILTERING IN...

MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT
AT -20 TO -26 CELSIUS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS EVENING. AT THE
SURFACE...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT. WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURES SO COLD THE LIGHT WINDS WILL HAVE
AN IMPACT.

UPGRADING THE WIND CHILL WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...THE SARATOGA SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS...CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND
LITCHFIELD HILLS. ISSUING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF
THE FORECAST AREA. STARTING THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AT 23Z/SUNDAY
AND KEEPING THEM IN EFFECT UNTIL 14Z/MONDAY. REFER TO CLIMATE
SECTION FOR RECORD LOW INFORMATION.

ALSO..NEW SNOWFALL OF 0.9 INCHES HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE ALBANY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT OF 1 PM TODAY. THIS BRINGS THE MONTHLY
TOTAL TO 32.7 INCHES. REFER TO THE CLIMATE SECTION FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE LOCAL AROUND MIDDAY AND SHIFT
GRADUALLY EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON EVENTUALLY OFFSHORE DURING
THE EVENING. NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY DIVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT AND A WEAK SURFACE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
THIS SYSTEM AND ENERGY APPROACH BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. EXPECTING A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION TUESDAY
EVENING/NIGHT AS COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS AND BEGINS TO HEAD NORTHEAST
ALONG THE EAST COAST.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE AN INTRIGUING DISPARITY BETWEEN THE
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONAL MODEL GUIDANCE AND THE NCEP MODEL SUITE IN
THE EVOLUTION...AND TRACK OF THE MIDWEEK MILLER TYPE-A WINTER
COASTAL STORM.  WE ARE GOING TO BE FOLLOWING THE 00Z AND 12Z
ECMWF...LATEST GLOBAL ENSEMBLE MEAN...AND HPC FOR THE TRACK OF THIS
POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...WHICH THE ALY FORECAST AREA MAY GET A
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CAPITAL
REGION...NRN CATSKILLS...AND SRN VT SOUTH.  WE ARE NOT READY TO
HOIST ANY KIND OF WATCH...AND WILL KEEP THE SNOWSTORM IN THE
HWO...SINCE THE IMPACT PERIOD WILL NOT LIKELY BE UNTIL LATE WED THRU
THU MORNING.

THE 12Z GFS AND NAM INDICATE THE WAVE WILL MOVE ALONG THE MID
ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND SHIFT E/NE OUT TO SEA WITH A RATHER STRONG
H500 NRN STREAM LONGWAVE TROUGH MOVING THE CYCLONE OUT TO SEA.
HOWEVER...SEVERAL GLOBAL ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...AND THE GEFS MEAN ARE
WEST OF THE OPERATIONAL RUN...CLOSER TO COASTLINE...AND INSIDE THE
40N/70W BENCHMARK WED NIGHT.  THE CANADIAN GGEM FAVORS AN INLAND
RUNNER TRACK THAT HAS THE SFC WAVE INITIALLY MOVE WEST OF THE
APPALACHIAN MTNS FROM ALABAMA...BUT THE ENERGY SHIFTS EAST OF THE
MTNS WED PM...BUT HUGS THE COAST CLOSER WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF QPF
LATE WED INTO THU.  THIS LOOKS A LITTLE OVERDONE...SINCE ITS 00Z RUN
WAS REALLY CLOSE TO THE ECMWF.  THIS STORM BEARS WATCHING...AND HERE
ARE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

WEDNESDAY...A STRONG NEGATIVELY TILTED 500 HPA UPPER TROUGH MOVES
OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE.  LOW PRESSURE EJECTS
FROM THE NRN GULF/DEEP SOUTHEAST TO THE SC COAST IN THE MORNING.
SFC HIGH PRESSURE RETREATS EASTWARD OVER NOVA SCOTIA.  AN AREA OF
UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE SETS UP OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...AND
THE NORTHEAST.  THE SFC WAVE CHUGS NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE DELMARVA
REGION BY NIGHTFALL.  OVER RUNNING PCPN RAPIDLY DEVELOPS OVER THE
FCST AREA IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DUE TO
THE STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT.  WE INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY VALUES FROM
THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTH AND EAST IN THE PM WITH A STEADIER SNOWFALL
MOVING IN.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE ECMWF CLOSES THE H500 TROUGH OFF NEAR THE
DELMARVA EARLY IN THE EVENING.  RAPID CYCLOGENESIS OCCURS SOUTHEAST
OF KACY...AS THE CYCLONE DEEPENS TO 980 HPA.  STRONG QG LIFT OCCURS
IN THE NW QUADRANT OF THE CYCLONE ACROSS MOST THE FCST AREA.  THE ECMWF
INDICATES POTENTIAL MESOSCALE BANDING DUE TO STRONG MID LEVEL 2D
PETERRSON FRONTOGENESIS ALONG A SRN VT...CAPITAL REGION...NRN
CATSKILLS AXIS.  IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN SEVERAL INCHES OF THE
WHITE STUFF IN A HOUR COULD BE POSSIBLE...AS DOCUMENTED IN CSTAR
RESEARCH BY NOVAK AT ALL.  THE BOTTOM LINE...PORTIONS OF THE FCST
AREA...MAY NEED THERE YARD STICKS.  THERE COULD BE A TREMENDOUS
GRADIENT ON SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.  WE ARE NOT EXPECTING ANY MIX AT
THIS TIME...AS THE SFC WAVE JUST SOUTH OF KACK.  LOW LEVEL EASTERLY
WIND ANOMALIES ARE 2 TO 3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS GREATER THAN NORMAL
ADVECTING IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE.

THURSDAY...THE STORM STEADILY MOVES TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA WITH
DEFORMATION ZONE SNOWFALL.  ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE NORTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA.  SFC HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE CNTRL MS RIVER VALLEY...AND THE MIDWEST.  THERE
MAY BE SOME SCT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER
VALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH
ANOTHER SHOT OF POLAR AIR...AND DRY WEATHER.  THIS WILL NOT BE AS
FRIGID AS THE CURRENT AIR MASS.  MAX AND MIN TEMPS WILL ONLY BE
RUNNING 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

SATURDAY TO SATURDAY NIGHT...A CLIPPER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE
W-CNTRL GREAT LAKES REGION.  TIMING VARIES WITH THE MEDIUM RANGE
GUIDANCE.  WE INCREASED THE POPS TO CHC VALUES FOR SNOW SHOWERS OR
LIGHT SNOW DURING THE EVENING PERIOD.

SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT BLASTS THROUGH WITH ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC
AIR.  SCT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.

OVERALL...TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL...WITH PCPN ABOVE
NORMAL...DEPENDING ON THE MID WEEK STORM.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...KEEPING VCSH AND VFR CLOUDS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY. FEW
-SHSN WILL HAVE MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS...BUT WILL NOT LAST LONG. HAVE
INCLUDED TEMPO AT KALB FOR -SHSN THROUGH 20Z. BY THEN...NW-NNW FLOW
WILL SET UP AT 8-15 KTS FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

AS THE TROUGH MOVES OUT OF EAST CENTRAL NY AND HIGH PRESSURE AT
THE SFC WILL BUILD IN...CRESTING OVER THE REGION MONDAY MORNING.
CLOUDS AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH CLEAR SKIES
OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING AND EXTREMELY COLD
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. HIGH TO MID LEVEL
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE GREAT LAKES
REGION.

OUTLOOK...
MON-MON NIGHT..VFR...NO SIG WX.
TUE...MVFR-IFR. AT KALB AND KGFL...LIGHT SNOW LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN
THE MORNING. AT KPOU...CHC LIGHT SNOW.
TUE NIGHT...VFR...NO SIG WX.
WED...LOWERING TO MVFR-IFR WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW.
WED NIGHT...MVFR/IFR. SNOW LIKELY.
THU...MVFR-VFR. CHC SNOW.
THU NIGHT...VFR...NO SIG WX.
FRI...VFR...NO SIG WX.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
OUR SECOND WINTER/SPRING FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NEW
YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WAS ISSUED AT AROUND NOON THIS PAST
FRIDAY. REFER TO IT (ALBESFALY) FOR DETAILS.

ICE WILL CONTINUE TO THICKNESS WITH THE BITTER COLD. EXPECTING SOME
LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT
LAKES. ANOTHER COASTAL LOW EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION MID WEEK.
AS ALWAYS THE STORM TRACK PLAYS A HUGE ROLE ON IMPACTS. AT THIS TIME
SIGNS ARE FOR A SNOW EVENT. HOWEVER...HOW MUCH QPF ARE WE DEALING
WITH REMAINS HIGHLY VARIABLE AND UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING OBSERVED
AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON OUR WEBSITE.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES...

ALBANY NY... (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1874)
JAN 24... -17 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1948
JAN 25... -12 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1963

RECORD LO MAX JANUARY 24TH... -1 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1882

COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE AT ALBANY NY OCCURRED ON JANUARY 19,
1971 WITH -28 DEGREES.

LAST TIME TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO -20 DEGREES OR LOWER WAS
BACK ON JANUARY 27, 1994 WITH -23 DEGREES.

GLENS FALLS NY... (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1945)
JAN 24... -25 DEGREES SET BACK IN 2005
JAN 25... -23 DEGREES SET BACK IN 2004

POUGHKEEPSIE NY... (RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1949)
JAN 24... -15 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1961
JAN 25... -10 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1961

SNOWFALL...

JANUARY 2011 SNOWFALL NOW STANDS AT 32.7 INCHES THROUGH 1 PM TODAY
THE 23RD. THIS BRINGS JANUARY 2011 INTO 6TH PLACE IN THE TOP 10
SNOWIEST JANUARIES ON RECORD FOR ALBANY. SNOWFALL RECORDS DATE BACK
TO 1885. THE 1971-2000 NORMAL JANUARY SNOWFALL: 18.0 INCHES.

47.8 INCHES 1987
42.0 INCHES 1994
40.8 INCHES 1978
35.4 INCHES 1945
34.6 INCHES 1923
32.2 INCHES 2003
31.8 INCHES 2005
31.0 INCHES 2000
30.6 INCHES 1891
28.8 INCHES 1954 AND 1966

THE 2010-11 SEASONAL SNOWFALL FOR ALBANY IS AT 44.8 INCHES WHICH IS
14.4 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

RECENT SEASONAL SNOWFALL FOR ALBANY NY:
2009-10:  45.4 INCHES
2008-09:  52.6 INCHES
2007-08:  61.1 INCHES
2006-07:  45.9 INCHES
2005-06:  30.2 INCHES
2004-05:  75.9 INCHES
2003-04:  65.1 INCHES
2002-03: 105.4 INCHES
2001-02:  47.4 INCHES
2000-01:  77.1 INCHES

1971-2000 NORMAL SEASONAL SNOWFALL FOR ALBANY IS 62.7 INCHES.

SNOWIEST SEASON: 112.5 INCHES 1970-71
LEAST SEASONAL SNOWFALL: 13.8 INCHES 1912-13

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR CTZ001.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR CTZ013.
NY...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR NYZ032-033-041-042-058-063-082-083.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR NYZ038>040-043-047>054-059>061-064>066-084.
MA...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR VTZ013>015.

&&

SYNOPSIS...IAA
NEAR TERM...IAA
SHORT TERM...IAA
LONG TERM...WASULA
AVIATION...KGM
HYDROLOGY...IAA
CLIMATE...IAA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 4:41 AM EST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
441 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

CTZ001-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041-042-058-063-082-083-VTZ013>015-
241200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
441 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY
IN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS...GLENS FALLS SARATOGA REGION AND CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WATCH.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE
REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THERE IS STILL
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THIS
STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ013-NYZ038>040-043-047>054-059>061-064>066-084-241200-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
441 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY
IN CONNECTICUT AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE
VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...TACONICS...MID
HUDSON VALLEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR TONIGHT...AS BITTERLY
COLD AIR SETTLES INTO THE REGION. EVEN IF WIND CHILL ADVISORIES
ARE NOT ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE
BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR MONDAY MORNING...AS
BITTERLY COLD AIR SETTLES INTO THE REGION. EVEN IF WIND CHILL
ADVISORIES ARE NOT ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MAY BE ISSUED
FOR THE BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE
REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THERE IS STILL
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THIS
STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 4:14 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 7 more17 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in New York, 2011Wind Chill Warnings in Vermont, 2011Wind Chill Warnings in Massachusetts, 2011Every wind chill 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.