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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
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.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 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
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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 7501Local 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
11Special 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
FRUGISSpecial 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
FRUGISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 56 min |
| May 28, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer | 47 min |
| May 28, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 56 min |
| May 28, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 60 min |
| May 29, 3:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 46 min |
| May 29, 4:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 39 min |
| May 29, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 46 min |
| May 29, 5:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 26 min |
| May 29, 5:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 60 min |
| May 29, 6:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 38 min |
| May 29, 7:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 38 min |
| May 29, 7:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 52 min |
| May 29, 7:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 33 min |
| May 29, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 34 min |
| May 29, 12:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 54 min |
| May 29, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 44 min |
| May 29, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren | 59 min |
| May 29, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 57 min |
| May 29, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 37 min |
| May 29, 1:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 27 min |
| May 29, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 59 min |
| May 29, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 43 min |
| May 29, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 57 min |
| May 29, 2:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton | 29 min |
| May 29, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 42 min |
| May 29, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 23 min |
| May 29, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 50 min |
| May 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 61 min |
| May 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Warren | 60 min |
| May 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 58 min |
| May 29, 3:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 35 min |
| May 29, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 63 min |
| May 29, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 32 min |
| May 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 61 min |
| May 29, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 57 min |
| May 29, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga | 55 min |
| May 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 66 min |
| May 29, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 62 min |
| May 29, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie | 42 min |
| May 29, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 43 min |
| May 29, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 55 min |
| May 29, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady and 2 more | 2 hr |
| May 29, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 51 min |
| May 29, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 30 min |
| May 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Saratoga | 119 min |
| May 29, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 28 min |
| May 29, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 41 min |
| May 29, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 24 min |
| May 29, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 61 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 60 min |
| May 29, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 37 min |
| May 29, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 23 min |
| May 29, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 44 min |
| May 29, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 61 min |
| May 29, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 36 min |
| May 29, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 54 min |
| May 29, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 29 min |
| May 29, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 41 min |
| May 29, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 30 min |
| May 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 31 min |
| May 29, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 39 min |
| May 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Windham | 23 min |
| May 29, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 19 min |
| May 29, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 47 min |
| May 29, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 38 min |
| May 29, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 61 min |
| May 29, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 65 min | |
| May 29, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 3 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.