Alert archive / New York / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 2, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this river flood warning at Mar 1, 2011, 4:44 AM EST for Orange County, Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2011, 4:44 AM EST (09:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2011, 2:57 AM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Orange County, NY, Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 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 river
Written for the forecast point Wallkill at Gardiner (GRDN6). The gauge peaked at 15.13 ft at Mar 1, 2011, 9:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01371500, 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.
707 WGUS41 KOKX 010944 FLWOKX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 444 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER... AN ICE JAM AT THE BRIDGE ALONG ROUTE 55 IN GARDINER HAS CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO SPIKE ABOVE THE RIVERS FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FT. HIGH WATER LEVELS AND FLUCTUATIONS IN STAGE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP ALLOWING THE RIVER FLOW TO RETURN TO NORMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. && NYC071-111-012144- /O.NEW.KOKX.FL.W.0002.110301T0944Z-110302T0000Z/ /GRDN6.1.IJ.110301T0804Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 444 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON, NY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING * AT 04AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS...14.6 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET * AT 14.0 FEET...THE "BLACK DIRT" FARMLANDS, FAR UPRIVER IN THE HEART OF ORANGE COUNTY, BEGIN TO FLOOD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.8 FEET ON DEC 31 1948. $$
3 follow-up statements
165 WGUS81 KOKX 011729 FLSOKX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1229 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY CONTINUES THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER... LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRM THE CONTINUATION OF ICE JAMS AFFECTING THE STAGE LEVEL AT THE GARDINER GAGE ON THE WALLKILL RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS AND FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RIVER STAGE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER FROM WALDEN TO GARDINER, NY...UNTIL THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP ALLOWING THE RIVER FLOW TO RETURN TO NORMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. && NYC071-111-020529- /O.EXT.KOKX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GRDN6.1.IJ.110301T0804Z.110301T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1229 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 11AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET $$
582 WGUS81 KOKX 011958 FLSOKX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 258 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY CONTINUES THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER... LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRM THE CONTINUATION OF ICE JAMS AFFECTING THE STAGE LEVEL AT THE GARDINER GAGE ON THE WALLKILL RIVER. ALTHOUGH THE RIVER IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME...HIGH WATER LEVELS AND FLUCTUATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE AND BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. INTERMITTENT MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER FROM WALDEN TO GARDINER NY ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE ICE IS ABLE TO BREAK UP ALLOWING THE RIVER FLOW TO RETURN TO NORMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. && NYC071-111-020758- /O.CON.KOKX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /GRDN6.1.IJ.110301T0804Z.110301T1345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 258 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER * FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 02PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING...BUT MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET $$ JM
505 WGUS81 KOKX 020757 FLSOKX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 257 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY CANCELLED THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER... FLOODING THAT RESULTED FROM AN ICE JAM ON TUESDAY HAS GIVEN WAY AND WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN STEADILY FALLING THE LAST TWELVE HOURS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL ICE ON THE RIVER...THERE IS NO IMMINENT THREAT OF FLOODING AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO. && NYC071-111-020827- /O.CAN.KOKX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110302T0757Z/ /GRDN6.1.IJ.110301T0804Z.110301T1345Z.110301T1645Z.NO/ 257 AM EST WED MAR 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER * AT 2 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:11 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 28 hr |
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.