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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

July 2, 2014Saratoga County, Schenectady County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2014, 11:13 PM EDT for Saratoga County, Schenectady County, New York. It was in force for 62 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
Jul 2, 2014, 11:13 PM EDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2014, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 38 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 171 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
171 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Jul 2, 10:30 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 10:30 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 9:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
950 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-040200-
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-
950 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

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

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 30 MPH AND
WILL CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AND LARGE HAIL
GREATER THAN 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SOME VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THERE IS ALSO THE THREAT OF
ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IF THE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER
THE SAME AREA.

IF THE THREAT OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING
INCREASES...THEN A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE NEEDED.

THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
947 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

NYZ033-039-041-042-082-083-030245-
HAMILTON NY-NORTHERN WARREN NY-SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-
NORTHERN FULTON NY-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-
947 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  FULTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

AT 945 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAROGA
LAKE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLOVERSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CRANBERRY CREEK BY 1015 PM EDT
NORTHVILLE AND NORTHAMPTON BEACH PUBLIC CAMPGROUND BY 1020 PM EDT
EDINBURG BY 1030 PM EDT
DAY CENTER BY 1040 PM EDT
6 MILES WEST OF CORINTH AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE LUZERNE-HADLEY
BY 1045 PM EDT

LAT...LON 4352 7368 4317 7364 4307 7471 4340 7466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 259DEG 24KT 4318 7448
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
955 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

NYZ038>040-047-082-030300-
MONTGOMERY NY-SCHOHARIE NY-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-NORTHERN FULTON NY-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-
955 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  FULTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...

AT 955 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST
WINFIELD...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ILION...AND MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CEDARVILLE BY 1005 PM EDT
JORDANVILLE BY 1020 PM EDT
FORT PLAIN...AMES...7 MILES NORTH OF SHARON SPRINGS AND 7 MILES SOUTH
OF ST. JOHNSVILLE BY 1045 PM EDT
CANAJOHARIE BY 1050 PM EDT
7 MILES SOUTH OF EPHRATAH BY 1055 PM EDT

LAT...LON 4309 7446 4275 7443 4274 7467 4283 7466
      4289 7486 4289 7488 4284 7488 4282 7490
      4290 7509 4285 7514 4286 7522 4289 7521
      4303 7522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 264DEG 30KT 4286 7519
Local storm report, Jul 2, 10:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1001 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2014

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

0315 PM     LIGHTNING        GUILFORD                42.82N  72.58W
07/02/2014                   WINDHAM            VT   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            SEVEN FIREMEN WERE STRUCK ATTENDING TO A STRUCTURAL
            FIRE. ALL WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ALY1400234

HWJIV
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 10:53 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 2, 11:06 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 11:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie33 min
Jul 3, 4:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more19 hr
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, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess63 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, 6:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia3 hr
Jul 3, 6:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYDutchess, Ulster6 hr
Jul 3, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess34 min
Jul 3, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess62 min
Jul 3, 7:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYColumbia6 hr
Jul 3, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington, Windham41 min
Jul 3, 7:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWindham3 hr
Jul 3, 7:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region3 hr
Jul 3, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region57 min

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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.