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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 3, 2015Rensselaer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2015, 11:15 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 45 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
Aug 3, 2015, 11:15 PM EDT (03:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

County Rensselaer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 2015-08-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 456 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 2015-08-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 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
456 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1286 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

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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 Aug 3, 10:57 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 10:57 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 6:55 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
655 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-041100-
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-
655 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED MAINLY NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL TRACK TO THE EAST NORTHEAST
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN PONDING
ON AREA ROADWAYS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT WITH THE LOSS
OF SUNSHINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 9:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
957 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

NYZ039-040-047-048-051-040230-
MONTGOMERY-SOUTHERN FULTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN
ALBANY-
957 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MONTGOMERY...
NORTHWESTERN ALBANY...SCHOHARIE...SOUTHWESTERN SCHENECTADY AND
SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES...

AT 956 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FORT PLAIN TO NEAR RICHMONDVILLE TO NEAR JEFFERSON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  EPHRATAH AROUND 1000 PM EDT.
  COBLESKILL AROUND 1005 PM EDT.
  FONDA...MIDDLEBURGH...SCHOHARIE...CENTRAL BRIDGE...NORTH BLENHEIM
AND BREAKABEEN AROUND 1010 PM EDT.
  JOHNSTOWN AND TRIBES HILL AROUND 1015 PM EDT.
  AMSTERDAM...FORT JOHNSON...DELANSON...LIVINGSTONVILLE AND
PRESTON-POTTER HOLLOW AROUND 1020 PM EDT.
  DUANESBURG AND HAGAMAN AROUND 1025 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE GLEN...MILLER
CORNERS...EAST JEFFERSON...HUNTERSLAND...SCOTCH BUSH...KILMARTIN
CORNERS...STONE ARABIA...DUANE MANSION...AURIESVILLE AND BRAMAN
CORNERS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4299 7474 4302 7415 4274 7412 4245 7423
      4242 7460 4252 7471 4262 7463 4264 7463
      4274 7467 4279 7467 4283 7465 4285 7471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 264DEG 45KT 4293 7463 4267 7458 4248 7466

HWJIV
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 10:18 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1018 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

VTZ013>015-040245-
BENNINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM-WESTERN WINDHAM-
1018 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL BENNINGTON AND
NORTHERN WINDHAM COUNTIES...

AT 1016 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER STRATTON...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELLOWS FALLS...TOWNSHEND...STRATTON...CHARLESTOWN...SAXTONS RIVER...
WEST WARDSBORO...WINDHAM...ROCKINGHAM...JAMAICA...WARDSBORO...
GRAFTON...ATHENS...NORTH WESTMINSTER...WEST JAMAICA...BARTONSVILLE...
SOUTH LONDONDERRY...RAWSONVILLE...LAWRENCE FOUR CORNERS...PODUNK AND
STRATTON MOUNTAIN.

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

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4310 7244 4292 7295 4308 7309 4324 7277
      4322 7269 4324 7257 4323 7243 4315 7246
      4312 7243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 260DEG 31KT 4304 7297

WASULA
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 10:32 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1032 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

NYZ039-041-050-082-040300-
NORTHERN FULTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-SOUTHERN FULTON-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
1032 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND
EASTERN FULTON COUNTIES...

AT 1030 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MAYFIELD...OR NEAR
GLOVERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...BROADALBIN...EDINBURG...NORTHVILLE...
MAYFIELD...NORTHAMPTON BEACH PUBLIC CAMPGROUND...CRANBERRY CREEK...
KINGS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENFIELD...BERKSHIRE...BLEECKER...SMITHS
CORNERS...FAIRCHILDS CORNERS...KINGSBORO...SKY RANCH...JACKSON
SUMMIT...MUNSONVILLE AND SOUTH GREENFIELD.

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

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4323 7433 4322 7432 4322 7422 4325 7422
      4325 7414 4326 7414 4331 7389 4309 7383
      4303 7439 4321 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 260DEG 30KT 4314 7430

WASULA
Local storm report, Aug 3, 10:47 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 10:51 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady46 min
Aug 3, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga51 min
Aug 3, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery, Schoharie33 min
Aug 3, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga28 min
Aug 3, 10:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer39 min
Aug 4, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer32 min
Aug 4, 12:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer25 min
Aug 4, 12:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer46 min
Aug 4, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia27 min
Aug 4, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer35 min
Aug 4, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia51 min
Aug 4, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer24 min
Aug 4, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia26 min
Aug 4, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia42 min
Aug 4, 6:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia3 hr
Aug 3, 10:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham27 min
Aug 4, 3:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire31 min
Aug 4, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire19 min
Aug 4, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire29 min
Aug 4, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire26 min
Aug 4, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire49 min
Aug 4, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY46 min

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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.