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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

July 7, 2015

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2015, 5:13 PM EDT. It was in force for 32 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 7, 2015, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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-p

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: 637 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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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 7, 1:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 1:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 4:26 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
426 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-081100-
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-
426 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN
A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WHICH COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF
URBAN OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...BUT MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME...WHICH COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:20 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
420 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

MAZ001-025-072100-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
420 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BERKSHIRE COUNTY...

AT 419 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LENOX...OR 8 MILES
SOUTH OF PITTSFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ADAMS...LEE...LENOX...CHESHIRE...BECKET...
FLORIDA...SAVOY...PLAINFIELD...MIDDLEFIELD...HAWLEY...BERKSHIRE...
DALTON...LANESBOROUGH...HINSDALE...STOCKBRIDGE...RICHMOND...WEST
STOCKBRIDGE AND WINDSOR.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4239 7301 4238 7302 4239 7307 4233 7306
      4221 7323 4233 7342 4273 7305 4270 7302
      4268 7298 4268 7299 4267 7300 4266 7298
      4266 7296 4264 7295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 220DEG 25KT 4233 7327

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:41 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
441 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

NYZ033-038-082-072115-
HAMILTON-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
441 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL HERKIMER...
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON AND NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES...

AT 441 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR OHIO...OR 13 MILES
NORTH OF LITTLE FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORWAY...SHAKER PLACE...BULL HILL...MOUNTAIN HOME...HIGGINS BAY...
GRAY...CLOCKMILL CORNERS...AVERYS PLACE...CURTIS...OREGON...POWLEY
PLACE...BLACK CREEK RESERVOIR...HURRICANE...PAPER MILL CORNERS...
MOREHOUSEVILLE...PISECO...HOFFMEISTER...KNAPPVILLE AND FAIRVIEW
CORNERS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4334 7494 4334 7487 4343 7481 4355 7464
      4333 7441 4312 7489 4327 7504
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 232DEG 28KT 4325 7489

IAA

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
513 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-072145-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN DUTCHESS-WESTERN
DUTCHESS-
513 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN
LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES...

AT 512 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR AMENIA TO NEAR WINGDALE TO NEAR
PEEKSKILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TORRINGTON...NEW MILFORD...SHERMAN...PAWLING...BROOKFIELD...NEW
FAIRFIELD...AMENIA...KENT...SHARON...MILLBROOK...WINGDALE...NEW
PRESTON...DOVER PLAINS...GAYLORDSVILLE...CORNWALL BRIDGE...HOPEWELL
JUNCTION...EAST FISHKILL...BEEKMAN...WASHINGTON AND GOSHEN.

LAT...LON 4149 7344 4163 7350 4165 7349 4167 7352
      4153 7353 4150 7388 4161 7382 4185 7362
      4195 7312 4176 7320 4151 7339
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 248DEG 27KT 4180 7356 4163 7367 4135 7386

IAA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	38 min
Jul 7, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	24 min
Jul 7, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	34 min
Jul 7, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	27 min
Jul 7, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga, Warren	27 min
Jul 7, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	36 min
Jul 7, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	40 min
Jul 7, 4:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	119 min
Jul 7, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		27 min
Jul 7, 6:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	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.