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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

May 29, 2012Warren County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2012, 8:02 AM EDT for Warren County, New York. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2012, 8:02 AM EDT (12:02 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2012, 8:30 AM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

County Warren County, NY

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2012-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1908 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1908 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1026 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 29, 7:02 AM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 7:02 AM EDT, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:33 AM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
333 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-301100-
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-
333 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
ALSO POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM WEST
SOUTHWEST TO EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH AND MAY FORM INTO
LINES AND BOWING SEGMENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING MAINLY FROM THE GREATER CAPITAL
DISTRICT AND SCHOHARIE VALLEY SOUTH AND EAST ALONG AND AHEAD OF A
SECONDARY COLD FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY STARTING LATER THIS
MORNING. INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES WHERE THE ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED
WILL BE LISTED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 6:52 AM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 7:07 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 29, 7:23 AM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
723 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NYZ032-033-291215-
HAMILTON NY-NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-
723 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...

AT 722 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS
AROUND 50 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MCKEEVER...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF OLD FORGE...AND MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPECULATOR...MOFFITT BEACH CAMPGROUND...LAKE PLEASANT AND 8 MILES
SOUTH OF LEWEY LAKE CAMPGROUND BY 755 AM EDT

LAT...LON 4388 7428 4382 7421 4383 7416 4379 7404
      4373 7422 4346 7419 4344 7509 4376 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 1123Z 270DEG 51KT 4354 7501
Local storm report, May 29, 7:35 AM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
735 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0544 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LIMEKILN LAKE CAMPGROUN 43.72N  74.81W
05/29/2012                   HAMILTON           NY   FOREST SERVICE

            1 TREE DOWN ACROSS RD.

0612 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW LEWEY LAKE CAMPGR 43.69N  74.41W
05/29/2012                   HAMILTON           NY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            1 TREE DOWN ON WIRES KNOCKING OUT POWER.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ALY1200019
EVENT NUMBER ALY1200020

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Special weather statement, May 29, 7:42 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
742 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NYZ042-043-291215-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-NORTHERN WARREN NY-
742 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

AT 741 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR HAGUE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF WHITEHALL...AND MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
PUTNAM STATION...PUTNAM AND WRIGHT BY 750 AM EDT

LAT...LON 4380 7337 4379 7335 4377 7334 4375 7336
      4372 7337 4369 7340 4364 7342 4363 7343
      4362 7357 4379 7361 4381 7338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 261DEG 30KT 4373 7346

FRUGIS
Special weather statement, May 29, 8:02 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
802 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NYZ042-043-291230-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-NORTHERN WARREN NY-
802 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

AT 759 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHESTERTOWN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF WARRENSBURG...AND MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BOLTON LANDING BY 810 AM EDT
HULETTS LANDING AND 9 MILES SOUTH OF HAGUE BY 820 AM EDT
WHITEHALL BY 825 AM EDT

LAT...LON 4381 7337 4377 7334 4369 7340 4359 7342
      4358 7340 4363 7337 4363 7332 4353 7323
      4347 7387 4376 7393 4381 7345 4381 7338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 267DEG 37KT 4360 7375

FRUGIS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton56 min
May 28, 8:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer47 min
May 28, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton56 min
May 28, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton60 min
May 29, 3:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton46 min
May 29, 4:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer39 min
May 29, 4:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton46 min
May 29, 5:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton26 min
May 29, 5:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer60 min
May 29, 6:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer38 min
May 29, 7:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren38 min
May 29, 7:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer52 min
May 29, 7:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren33 min
May 29, 12:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton34 min
May 29, 12:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer54 min
May 29, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton44 min
May 29, 1:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren59 min
May 29, 1:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington57 min
May 29, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer37 min
May 29, 1:43 PM EDTTornado WarningALYWarren, Washington27 min
May 29, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer59 min
May 29, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer43 min
May 29, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer57 min
May 29, 2:16 PM EDTTornado WarningALYFulton, Hamilton29 min
May 29, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer42 min
May 29, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer42 min
May 29, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington23 min
May 29, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington50 min
May 29, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster61 min
May 29, 2:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer55 min
May 29, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren60 min
May 29, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer58 min
May 29, 3:25 PM EDTTornado WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer35 min
May 29, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster63 min
May 29, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYGreene, Ulster32 min
May 29, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington61 min
May 29, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren57 min
May 29, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga55 min
May 29, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia66 min
May 29, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia62 min
May 29, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Schenectady, Schoharie42 min
May 29, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington43 min
May 29, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington55 min
May 29, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady and 2 more2 hr
May 29, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington51 min
May 29, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess30 min
May 29, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Saratoga119 min
May 29, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington28 min
May 29, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer41 min
May 29, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene, Ulster24 min
May 29, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia61 min
May 29, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer60 min
May 29, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster37 min
May 29, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene, Ulster23 min
May 29, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess44 min
May 29, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess61 min
May 29, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia, Dutchess36 min
May 29, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess54 min
May 29, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham29 min
May 29, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham41 min
May 29, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham30 min
May 29, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham31 min
May 29, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham39 min
May 29, 4:37 PM EDTTornado WarningALYWindham23 min
May 29, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham34 min
May 29, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham19 min
May 29, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham47 min
May 29, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham38 min
May 29, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire61 min
May 29, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY65 min
May 29, 7:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.