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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 15, 2015Warren County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT for Warren County, New York. It was in force for 50 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 15, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2015, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

County Warren County, NY

The radar

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The text

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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 15, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 5:09 AM EDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
509 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2015

CTZ001-013-NYZ049-050-052-053-059-060-064>066-160915-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
509 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND
HUDSON VALLEY EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK INCLUDING THE MID HUDSON
VALLEY AND GREATER CAPITAL REGION...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST
CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY RIGHT IN THE CAPITAL REGION. ANY
THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES FORM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST AT ONLY ABOUT 15 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE...WHICH COMBINES THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE
ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COULD APPROACH OR EVEN EXCEED
100 DEGREES IN THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
AND EVEN GREATER CAPITAL REGION ON MONDAY. IF CONFIDENCE INCREASES
THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN...HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047-048-051-054-058-061-063-082>084-
VTZ013>015-160915-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
509 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST
CENTRAL NEW YORK...EXCLUDING THE MID HUDSON VALLEY AND CAPITAL
REGION AS WELL AS SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES FORM WILL MOVE FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AT ONLY ABOUT 15 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 1:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
127 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2015

NYZ049-050-052-053-151815-
EASTERN ALBANY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN
SCHENECTADY-
127 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ALBANY...
SOUTHEASTERN SCHENECTADY...NORTHWESTERN RENSSELAER AND SOUTHEASTERN
SARATOGA COUNTIES...

AT 126 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL WAS OVER NISKAYUNA...OR OVER SCHENECTADY...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBANY...SCHENECTADY...TROY...CLIFTON PARK...ROTTERDAM...COHOES...
WATERVLIET...COLONIE...MECHANICVILLE...LATHAM...NISKAYUNA...GREEN
ISLAND...WATERFORD...ALPLAUS...EAST GLENVILLE...HALFMOON...VERDOY...
STANFORD HEIGHTS...CRESCENT AND STOODLEY CORNERS.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 890 NEAR MILE MARKER 7.
 INTERSTATE 87 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 8-8A...NEAR MILE MARKER
4...NEAR MILE MARKER 9-10...NEAR MILE MARKER 8A ...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 8-9 AND 9.
 INTERSTATE 787 MILE MARKER 9W AND NEAR MILE MARKER 8-7.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. 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.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4270 7393 4288 7395 4291 7366 4272 7365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 264DEG 12KT 4280 7387

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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 2:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
324 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2015

NYZ040-047-048-152015-
MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
324 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...
NORTHERN SCHOHARIE AND SOUTHWESTERN SCHENECTADY COUNTIES...

AT 323 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER SHARON
SPRINGS...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANAJOHARIE...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COBLESKILL...CANAJOHARIE...FONDA...SCHOHARIE...RICHMONDVILLE...SHARON
SPRINGS...DELANSON...AMES...CENTRAL BRIDGE...GLEN...CARLISLE...
SHARON...SEWARD...CHARLESTON...FULTONVILLE...PALATINE BRIDGE...
ESPERANCE...SLOANSVILLE...WEST RICHMONDVILLE AND KILMARTIN 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 4298 7435 4275 7418 4249 7452 4271 7466
      4271 7465 4274 7467 4279 7467 4283 7465
      4286 7475 4287 7476
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 250DEG 22KT 4281 7465

KL
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:25 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 15, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady48 min
Aug 15, 1:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Saratoga, Schenectady112 min
Aug 15, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer43 min
Aug 15, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery, Schoharie51 min
Aug 15, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer47 min
Aug 15, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady67 min
Aug 15, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington62 min
Aug 15, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren25 min
Aug 15, 4:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington3 hr
Aug 15, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton55 min
Aug 15, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer47 min
Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren3 hr
Aug 15, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene59 min
Aug 15, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington33 min
Aug 15, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren25 min
Aug 15, 5:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington3 hr
Aug 15, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia29 min
Aug 15, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Greene51 min
Aug 15, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess40 min
Aug 15, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham45 min
Aug 15, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire34 min
Aug 15, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire16 min
Aug 15, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.