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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

July 23, 2014Bennington County, Vermont

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2014, 5:15 PM EDT for Bennington County, Vermont. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2014, 5:15 PM EDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

County Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -149 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 23, 5:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 5:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 2:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
254 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-241100-
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-
254 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW
YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL GENERALLY MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS MIGHT ALSO CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL...ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CONTINUE CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 10 PM
THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN ACTIVATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR ALL OF OUR COUNTIES
THROUGH 1000 PM. PLEASE SEND ANY AND ALL REPORTS OF ANY
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE OR HAIL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ALBANY
VIA NYSPIN...TELEPHONE...EMAIL OR FACEBOOK.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
219 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

NYZ033-231845-
HAMILTON NY-
219 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...

AT 217 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS
AROUND 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 13 MILES WEST OF MOFFITT BEACH CAMPGROUND...OR ABOUT 14 MILES
WEST OF SPECULATOR...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPECULATOR...MOFFITT BEACH CAMPGROUND...LAKE PLEASANT AND 7 MILES
SOUTH OF LEWEY LAKE CAMPGROUND BY 240 PM EDT

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4364 7476 4365 7420 4350 7418 4349 7417
      4343 7417 4346 7477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 271DEG 28KT 4355 7463

LFM/SND

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
312 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

NYZ032-033-038>040-082-231945-
HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-NORTHERN FULTON NY-
NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-
312 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  FULTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...

AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH
HAIL...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OHIO TO
MIDDLEVILLE TO ILION...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES EAST
OF HINCKLEY TO 9 MILES NORTH OF LITTLE FALLS TO ILION...AND MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LITTLE FALLS BY 320 PM EDT
STRATFORD AND DOLGEVILLE BY 325 PM EDT
ST. JOHNSVILLE BY 335 PM EDT
CAROGA LAKE PUBLIC CAMPGROUND...FORT PLAIN...EPHRATAH AND CAROGA LAKE
BY 340 PM EDT
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WELLS BY 345 PM EDT

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4341 7426 4317 7431 4293 7449 4292 7518
      4316 7501 4340 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 269DEG 37KT 4331 7485 4317 7488
          4300 7500

LFM/SND

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
345 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

NYZ038-040-232015-
MONTGOMERY NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-
345 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
  HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...

AT 344 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS
AROUND 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR WEST WINFIELD...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ILION...
AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CEDARVILLE BY 350 PM EDT
MOHAWK AND ILION BY 400 PM EDT
JORDANVILLE AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF HERKIMER BY 405 PM EDT

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4302 7522 4304 7474 4303 7471 4285 7471
      4289 7487 4284 7488 4283 7490 4283 7493
      4290 7509 4285 7514 4286 7522 4289 7521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 269DEG 27KT 4293 7517

LFM

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
351 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

NYZ033-039>041-050-082-232015-
HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-NORTHERN FULTON NY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-
351 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN

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

AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM SACANDAGA CAMPGROUND TO MAYFIELD TO ST.
JOHNSVILLE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NORTHAMPTON BEACH PUBLIC CAMPGROUND...NORTHVILLE AND CRANBERRY CREEK
BY 400 PM EDT
MAYFIELD...FORT PLAIN AND EPHRATAH BY 405 PM EDT
DAY CENTER...GLOVERSVILLE AND EDINBURG BY 410 PM EDT
JOHNSTOWN BY 415 PM EDT

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4317 7442 4343 7425 4341 7417 4337 7416
      4339 7403 4336 7387 4333 7386 4330 7383
      4325 7383 4309 7394 4288 7448 4293 7475
      4298 7474 4305 7475
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 284DEG 19KT 4332 7418 4315 7429
          4299 7473

LFM

Local storm report, Jul 23, 5:11 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
511 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014

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

0506 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VALATIE                 42.41N  73.68W
07/23/2014                   COLUMBIA           NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER ALY1400405

IAA

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 5:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	32 min
Jul 23, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	26 min
Jul 23, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	33 min
Jul 23, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Otsego	30 min
Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery	24 min
Jul 23, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington	32 min
Jul 23, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	23 min
Jul 23, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington	52 min
Jul 23, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	32 min
Jul 23, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	23 min
Jul 23, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	32 min
Jul 23, 5:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington	3 hr
Jul 23, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	35 min
Jul 23, 6:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Rensselaer	3 hr
Jul 23, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	64 min
Jul 23, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	64 min
Jul 23, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	32 min
Jul 23, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	35 min
Jul 23, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	45 min
Jul 23, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	24 min
Jul 23, 7:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	3 hr

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