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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Albany, NY

July 3, 2014Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Columbia County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 3, 2014, 7:15 PM EDT for Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Columbia County, New York. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2014, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2014, 1:15 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 2014-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 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 2014-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-251 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1010 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

216 
WGUS51 KALY 032315
FFWALY
CTC005-MAC003-NYC021-040515-
/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0021.140703T2315Z-140704T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
715 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTHWESTERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREAT BARRINGTON...

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT

* AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL         
  REPEATEDLY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SHEFFIELD...SANDISFIELD AND OTIS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV...ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV OR TWITTER
@NWSALBANY.

&&

LAT...LON 4215 7303 4214 7307 4204 7305 4193 7336
      4189 7350 4205 7349 4205 7352 4198 7353
      4200 7370 4205 7382 4214 7371 4226 7300

$$

JPV
1 follow-up statement
656 
WGUS71 KALY 040333 RRA
FFSALY

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1133 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

CTC005-MAC003-NYC021-040343-
/O.CAN.KALY.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140704T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LITCHFIELD CT-BERKSHIRE MA-COLUMBIA NY-
1133 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN
COLUMBIA...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE AND NORTHWESTERN LITCHFIELD COUNTIES...

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV...ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV OR TWITTER
@NWSALBANY.

LAT...LON 4215 7303 4214 7307 4204 7305 4193 7336
      4189 7350 4205 7349 4205 7352 4198 7353
      4200 7370 4205 7382 4214 7371 4226 7300

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 4:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchALYBerkshire19 hr
Jul 3, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire63 min
Jul 3, 6:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYBerkshire3 hr
Jul 3, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire62 min
Jul 3, 7:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region3 hr
Jul 3, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region57 min
Jul 2, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton66 min
Jul 2, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer29 min
Jul 2, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren54 min
Jul 2, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton58 min
Jul 2, 9:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery65 min
Jul 2, 10:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie29 min
Jul 2, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady67 min
Jul 2, 11:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Schenectady62 min
Jul 2, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie33 min
Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer66 min
Jul 3, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer65 min
Jul 3, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga30 min
Jul 3, 4:10 PM EDTTornado WarningALYHerkimer50 min
Jul 3, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Saratoga, Warren54 min
Jul 3, 4:27 PM EDTTornado WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery48 min
Jul 3, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton36 min
Jul 3, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren28 min
Jul 3, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren66 min
Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Saratoga3 hr
Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster44 min
Jul 3, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie26 min
Jul 3, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington56 min
Jul 3, 5:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHamilton3 hr
Jul 3, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia37 min
Jul 3, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster55 min
Jul 3, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie33 min
Jul 3, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Ulster49 min
Jul 3, 6:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYUlster3 hr
Jul 3, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess22 min
Jul 3, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster30 min
Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga28 min
Jul 3, 6:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady3 hr
Jul 3, 6:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington3 hr
Jul 3, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess23 min
Jul 3, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington44 min
Jul 3, 6:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess3 hr
Jul 3, 6:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYDutchess, Ulster6 hr
Jul 3, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess34 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Massachusetts, 2014Flash Flood Warnings in Connecticut, 2014Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 2014Every flash flood warning in 2014

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.