Alert archive / New York / Flood Watches in 2012
Flood Watch 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flood watch at Oct 27, 2012, 4:22 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2012, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 3:35 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Greene County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
368 WGUS61 KALY 272022 FFAALY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 422 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-280430- /O.NEW.KALY.FA.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 422 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD. IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE. IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EASTERN ALBANY...EASTERN COLUMBIA... EASTERN DUTCHESS...EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN RENSSELAER... EASTERN SCHENECTADY...EASTERN ULSTER...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN SARATOGA...NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE... SOUTHEAST WARREN...SOUTHERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... WESTERN ALBANY...WESTERN COLUMBIA...WESTERN DUTCHESS...WESTERN GREENE...WESTERN RENSSELAER...WESTERN SCHENECTADY AND WESTERN ULSTER. IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...BENNINGTON...EASTERN WINDHAM AND WESTERN WINDHAM. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * A POWERFUL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY COMBINING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW...WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MAINLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER FROM POUGHKEEPSIE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. LEAVES MAY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
9 follow-up statements
430 WGUS61 KALY 280146 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 946 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-281000- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 946 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD. IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE. IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EASTERN ALBANY...EASTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN DUTCHESS... EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN RENSSELAER...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... EASTERN ULSTER...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN SARATOGA...NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE... SOUTHEAST WARREN... SOUTHERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... WESTERN ALBANY... WESTERN COLUMBIA...WESTERN DUTCHESS... WESTERN GREENE...WESTERN RENSSELAER...WESTERN SCHENECTADY AND WESTERN ULSTER. IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...BENNINGTON...EASTERN WINDHAM AND WESTERN WINDHAM. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * A POWERFUL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY COMBINING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW...WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MAINLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS... WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER FROM POUGHKEEPSIE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. LEAVES MAY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
124 WGUS61 KALY 280825 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 425 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-281630- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 425 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD. IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE. IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EASTERN ALBANY...EASTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN DUTCHESS... EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN RENSSELAER...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... EASTERN ULSTER...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN SARATOGA...NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE... SOUTHEAST WARREN... SOUTHERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... WESTERN ALBANY... WESTERN COLUMBIA...WESTERN DUTCHESS... WESTERN GREENE...WESTERN RENSSELAER...WESTERN SCHENECTADY AND WESTERN ULSTER. IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...BENNINGTON...EASTERN WINDHAM AND WESTERN WINDHAM. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER FROM POUGHKEEPSIE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. LEAVES MAY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
019 WGUS61 KALY 281748 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 148 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-290200- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 148 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD. IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE. IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EASTERN ALBANY...EASTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN DUTCHESS... EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN RENSSELAER...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... EASTERN ULSTER...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN SARATOGA...NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE... SOUTHEAST WARREN... SOUTHERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... WESTERN ALBANY... WESTERN COLUMBIA...WESTERN DUTCHESS... WESTERN GREENE...WESTERN RENSSELAER...WESTERN SCHENECTADY AND WESTERN ULSTER. IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...BENNINGTON...EASTERN WINDHAM AND WESTERN WINDHAM. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT... BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER FROM POUGHKEEPSIE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. LEAVES MAY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
808 WGUS61 KALY 290145 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 945 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-291000- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 945 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD. IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE. IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EASTERN ALBANY...EASTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN DUTCHESS... EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN RENSSELAER...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... EASTERN ULSTER...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN SARATOGA...NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE... SOUTHEAST WARREN... SOUTHERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... WESTERN ALBANY... WESTERN COLUMBIA...WESTERN DUTCHESS... WESTERN GREENE...WESTERN RENSSELAER...WESTERN SCHENECTADY AND WESTERN ULSTER. IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...BENNINGTON...EASTERN WINDHAM AND WESTERN WINDHAM. * FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT... BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER FROM POUGHKEEPSIE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. LEAVES MAY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
741 WGUS61 KALY 290910 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 510 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-292200- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 510 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD. IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE. IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EASTERN ALBANY...EASTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN DUTCHESS... EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN RENSSELAER...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... EASTERN ULSTER...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN SARATOGA...NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE... SOUTHEAST WARREN... SOUTHERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON... WESTERN ALBANY... WESTERN COLUMBIA...WESTERN DUTCHESS... WESTERN GREENE...WESTERN RENSSELAER...WESTERN SCHENECTADY AND WESTERN ULSTER. IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...BENNINGTON...EASTERN WINDHAM AND WESTERN WINDHAM. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT... BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER FROM POUGHKEEPSIE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS MAY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
307 WGUS61 KALY 291410 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1010 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-292200- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1010 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS... LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...BERKSHIRES...NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT... BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS WILL LIKELY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. * TIDAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER AT POUGHKEEPSIE WITH TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
778 WGUS61 KALY 292136 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 536 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-300600- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 536 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS... LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...BERKSHIRES...NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * A POWERFUL COASTAL STORM RESULTING FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH HEAVY RAINFALL INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS WILL LIKELY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. * TIDAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER AT POUGHKEEPSIE WITH TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NORTHWARD TO ALBANY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
321 WGUS61 KALY 300238 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1038 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-301500- /O.CON.KALY.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1038 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS... LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...BERKSHIRES...NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * A POWERFUL STORM RESULTING FROM POST TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH RAINFALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHEAST ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT...BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS. VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOHAWK AND HUDSON VALLEYS CAN EXPECT AROUND 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS WILL LIKELY CLOG STORM DRAINS...WHICH WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOOD PROBLEMS. IF HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME...THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
075 WGUS61 KALY 300735 FFAALY FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 335 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ040>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084- VTZ013>015-300845- /O.CAN.KALY.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-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- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 335 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT... WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE SOME MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID WEEK PERIOD...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING. HOWEVER...SOME FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE HUDSON RIVER TODAY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TIDE DUE TO A STRONG TIDAL SURGE UP THE HUDSON RIVER. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Oct 27, 1:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 1:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 134 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN WEST OF OUR REGION TODAY. IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY MILD AND DRY. THE FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW...ALLOWING FOR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE POWERFUL STORM...ONCE HURRICANE SANDY WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 1245 PM...CLOUDS CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE FLOW WILL GENERATE SOME LIFT OVER THE ADIRONDACKS AND COULD PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY. THE SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY. THIS FRONT WON/T BE ABLE TO MAKE MUCH PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR AREA THANKS TO A STRONG RIDGE OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE SFC BOUNDARY. ITS POSSIBLE THAT SOME ISOLD TO SCT LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MAKE IT INTO OUR NORTHWESTERN AREAS BY AFTERNOON...SO HAVE POSTED LOW POPS FOR THOSE AREAS...OTHERWISE IT SHOULD REMAIN DRY ACROSS THE CWA WITH LIGHT WINDS. EVEN WITH THE CLOUDS...RATHER WARM TEMPS ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR A MILD DAY...WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE 60S...ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE MUCH WARMER IF THERE WERE GOING TO BE MORE BREAKS OF SUNSHINE. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... HYBRID STORM DEVELOPING FROM TC SANDY TO IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING ON MONDAY... TROPICAL STORM SANDY IS CURRENTLY OFF THE FLORIDA COASTLINE AND MOVING NORTHWARD. THE LATEST SATELLITE/WV IMAGERY ALREADY SHOWS SANDY UNDERGOING A TRANSITION EARLY THIS SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE THE STORM/S CENTER REMAINS WARM CORE...SIGNIFICANT DRY AIR HAS BEEN PULLED AROUND AND INTO THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE OF THE STORM. IN ADDITION...FRONTAL FEATURES ARE ALREADY STARTING TO APPEAR. SANDY IS BECOMING A HYBRID SYSTEM...AND AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO...IT WILL BE UNDERGOING A WARM SECLUSION...BECOMING A VERY RARE TYPE OF SYSTEM FOR THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE TRACK GUIDANCE IS SPLIT INTO TWO CAMPS REGARDING THE LANDFALL POSITION OF SANDY. THE LATEST 00 UTC NAM/GFS/GGEM/UKMET ALL FAVOR A CENTRAL NJ SHORE LANDFALL...SOMEWHERE BETWEEN POINT PLEASANT AND SANDY HOOK. THERE IS REMARKABLE PLACEMENT/TIMING AGREEMENT WITH THE NAM/GFS/GGEM ALL SHOWING LANDFALL SHORTLY AFTER 00 UTC TUESDAY...WITH THE UKMET A LITTLE SLOWER. THE 00 UTC GEFS AND NEW 06 UTC NAM SUPPORT THESE SOLUTIONS AS WELL. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE 00 UTC ECMWF HAS BEEN PERSISTENT IN SHOWING A MORE SOUTHERN LANDFALL...WITH A LANDFALL AROUND MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY NIGHT IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE. THIS ALSO FITS A LITTLE CLOSER WITH THE LATEST NHC TRACK. EITHER SCENARIO WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR REGION DUE TO THE STORM/S LARGE WIND FIELD...ALTHOUGH THE NORTHERN LANDFALL MAY ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY MORE WIND/RAIN. THE MODEL GUIDANCE IS STILL SHOWING A VERY DEEP STORM. THE 00 UTC GEFS SHOWS THE MEAN MSLP TO BE 6 STD BELOW NORMAL. HPC BELIEVES THIS IS OVERDONE...AND THE MODELS ARE HAVING TROUBLE SINCE THIS IS SUCH A RARE AND UNUSUAL SYSTEM. EVEN IF IT DOESN/T DEEPEN AS MUCH AS SHOWN BY THE DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE...A 950-970 MB SYSTEM WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF HAVING A VERY LARGE WIND FIELD...AND ALONG WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE /PWATS WILL BE AROUND 2-3 STD ABOVE NORMAL/...HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION. ANOTHER VERY UNUSUAL SITUATION WILL BE THAT OUR REGION WILL BE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS STORM...WHICH WILL BE UNLIKE IRENE /2011/ OR FLOYD /1999/...WHEN WE WERE ON THE HIGHER RAIN PRODUCING LEFT SIDE. WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION BEING ALONG OR JUST LEFT OF THE STORM/S TRACK ACROSS SOUTH JERSEY/PA/DE...THIS COULD LIMIT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL OUR REGION SEES. HOWEVER...WITH E-SE 850 HPA WINDS OF 70-100 KTS /ACCORDING TO THE 00 UTC GFS/...THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE FLOW...WHICH CAN HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE MORE RAINFALL THAN THE MODELS ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATING. SEE THE HYDRO SECTION FOR DETAILS ON THE RAINFALL POTENTIAL. THE 00 UTC GEFS SHOWS THE AFOREMENTIONED 850 HPA WINDS TO BE AN UNPRECEDENTED 6 STD BELOW NORMAL IN THE U DIRECTION ACROSS OUR AREA. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BE MIXED DOWN AT TIMES...ESP DURING HEAVIEST RAINFALL...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION WILL SEE THE MORE FREQUENT AND HIGHER GUSTS...AND GUSTS APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 70 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT FOR THESE HIGH TERRAIN AREAS SUCH AS THE EASTERN CATSKILLS AND BERKSHIRES. THE EXACT WIND SPEEDS WILL DEPEND ON THE LANDFALL POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE STORM...SO ANY OF THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR OUR AREA...IT WILL REMAIN RATHER QUIET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS TO OUR WEST. THIS FRONT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE MUCH EASTERN PROGRESS TO THE STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...AND THE APPROACHING HYBRID STORM. SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATER ON SUNDAY AS MOISTURE INCREASES WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM...MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN AREAS. TEMPS WILL BE COOLER ON SUNDAY WITH ONLY 50S TO NEAR 60 AND CONTINUED CLOUDY CONDITIONS. A NORTHERLY WIND ON SUNDAY NIGHT MAY ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO COOL DOWN WITH 40S ACROSS THE AREA. CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO APPROACH...AND MOST AREAS SHOULD SEE RAIN BY MONDAY MORNING. DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BOUTS OF RAINFALL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HEAVY...AND THE WIND WILL PICK UP NOTICEABLY BY AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO OCCUR ON MONDAY NIGHT. WITH THE CLOUDS IN PLACE...TEMPS WILL ONLY BE IN THE 50S FOR MONDAY...WITH UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S FOR MON NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... ATTENTION AND FOCUS WILL REMAIN ON WHAT IS LEFT OF SANDY AS ITS IMPACTS THAT WILL LINGER FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. LATEST LONG TERM GLOBAL FORECAST GUIDANCE AND ASSOCIATED ENSEMBLE MEMBERS TAKE SANDY ACROSS PA VICINITY AS IT BEGINS TO FILL RATHER QUICKLY. PWATS WILL REMAIN ANOMALOUSLY HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS DOES REMAIN A POSSIBILITY INTO THURSDAY. HOWEVER...IT DOES SEEM THE BEST THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE RIVER RESPONSES VERY CLOSELY. IN ADDITION...AS THIS SYSTEM DOES FILL...SO DOES THE CONTINENTAL DRIER AIR INTRUSION WHICH WILL COMPLICATE RAINFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE MID WEEK PERIOD. PRESSURE GRADIENT DOES REMAIN SOMEWHAT TIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN BRISK CONDITIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. THE HIGHER MOMENTUM WIND MAGNITUDES WILL LIKELY IMPACT LOCATIONS AT OR ABOVE 1000 FEET WITH EFFECTIVE MIXING SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...STRONGER SHOWERS COULD EASILY TRANSPORT THOSE WINDS TO THE SURFACE. TIMING FOR THE DEPARTURE OF THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING FRIDAY. THIS IS WHEN THOSE 850MB TEMPS DROP BACK TO 0C OR SLIGHTLY LOWER WHICH WOULD INTRODUCE THE CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW...MAINLY ACROSS THE TERRAIN. NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS BUT A GENTLE REMINDER THAT WE WILL BE IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATED THAT AT LEAST BRIEFLY...THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MIGHT BREAK. HOWEVER...HIGH CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF SANDY HAVE ALREADY STARTED MOVING WELL NORTH OF SANDY'S CENTER. WE ARE LOOKING AT MVFR...OCCASIONALLY VFR CIGS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. AFTER DARK...ONCE AGAIN...STRATUS MIGHT REFORM BUT AT THIS POINT...WE BELIEVE IT WILL STAY MVFR RANGE (LOW MVFR AT KPSF AND KGFL). ON SUNDAY...THE CLOUDS LOOK TO JUST LIFT INTO THE VFR RANGE. ANY RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY. EVEN IF LIGHT SHOWERS WERE TO TAKE PLACE...THEY WOULD HAVE VERY LITTLE IMPACT ON VFR CONDITIONS. THE WIND LOOKS LIGHT TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WELL UNDER 10KTS...BECOMING LIGHT TO NORTHEAST AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY. THE IMPACTS OF SANDY OR A HYBRID THEREOF LOOK TO BEGIN TO IMPACT OUR REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. OUTLOOK... SUN-SUN NT...SUB-VFR. CHC -SHRA. MON-TUE NT...SUB-VFR. WINDY WITH RA/+RA FROM IMPACTS OF SANDY. LLWS POTENTIAL INCR. WED/THU...VFR...CHANCE SUB-VFR WITH SHOWERS. BREEZY. && .FIRE WEATHER... FIRE WEATHER RELATED CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO LIGHT WINDS FOR SAT/SUN AND PERSISTENT HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LOW FOR EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK. REFER TO LATEST FWFALY FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. && .HYDROLOGY... THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR SOME FLOODING FOR EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK...BUT THE EXTENT OF THIS IS STILL UNKNOWN. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR SOME SHOWERS FOR TODAY INTO TOMORROW...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN AREAS. RAINFALL THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE LIGHT AND HAVE LITTLE HYDROLOGIC IMPACT. A HYBRID COASTAL STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA BEGINNING ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL QPF IS STILL UNCERTAIN...AS THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK/STRENGTH OF THE STORM...WHICH MODEL GUIDANCE IS STILL NOT YET IN AGREEMENT ABOUT. ONE THING THAT MODEL GUIDANCE DOES SEEM TO AGREE IS THAT OUR AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN /RIGHT/ SIDE OF THIS STORM...WHICH LOOKS TO BE THE MORE DRIER SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. STILL...UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN WILL ALLOW FOR ENHANCED RAINFALL FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES...AND GREEN MTNS. AT THE SAME TIME...THIS COULD ALLOW FOR DOWNSLOPE FLOW FOR VALLEY AREAS...WHICH COULD LIMIT RAINFALL FOR AREAS TO THE WEST OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND TACONICS. EXACT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNKNOWN...BUT FLOODING ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE...ESP FOR AREAS OF THE SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION. THE EXPERIMENTAL MMEFS SHOWS SEVERAL POINTS TO THE SOUTH OF CAPITAL REGION HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACH AT LEAST ACTION STAGE. IN ADDITION...TIDAL FLOODING UP THE HUDSON RIVER WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT SURGE MOVING UP THE NEW YORK BIGHT AND INTO THE HUDSON RIVER. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES REGARDING THE HYDROLOGIC ASPECTS OF THIS STORM. 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. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE. NY...NONE. MA...NONE. VT...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...FRUGIS NEAR TERM...FRUGIS/HWJIV SHORT TERM...FRUGIS LONG TERM...BGM AVIATION...HWJIV FIRE WEATHER...FRUGIS HYDROLOGY...FRUGIS
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 5:02 AM EDT, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 502 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-281100- 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- 502 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY RAIN...ALTHOUGH THE EXACT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IS STILL UNKNOWN. FLOODING MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM. IN ADDITION...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES FOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR SANDY...AND MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND PRODUCTS DURING THE WEEKEND. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 4:23 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 12 hr |
Nearby
Flood Watches in New York, 2012Flood Watches in Vermont, 2012Flood Watches in Connecticut, 2012Every flood watch in 2012
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.