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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2016, 3:01 PM EDT for Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 44 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 9, 2016, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
County Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 123 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 9, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 444 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ041>043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-083- 084-VTZ013>015-101100- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE- WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 444 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...THE CAPITAL REGION...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...TACONICS...AND MID HUDSON VALLEY OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST AT 3O TO 35 MPH. ANY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NYZ032-033-038>040-047-048-051-058-063-082-101100- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN ALBANY- WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON- 444 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS AND HELDERBERGS OF EASTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AND OR LARGE HAIL STONES OF 1 INCH DIAMETER OR GREATER. THE STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. ADDITIONALLY LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHICH MAY PRODUCE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY.
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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 12:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 109 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 NYZ054-084-VTZ013>015-091800- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN RENSSELAER-BENNINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM-WESTERN WINDHAM- 109 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RENSSELAER... CENTRAL BENNINGTON AND NORTHERN WINDHAM COUNTIES... AT 108 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BENNINGTON...HOOSICK FALLS...ARLINGTON...TOWNSHEND...STRATTON... SHAFTSBURY...NEWFANE...WEST WARDSBORO...WHITE CREEK... NORTH BENNINGTON...DOVER...JAMAICA...WARDSBORO...WOODFORD...PERU... OLD BENNINGTON...SEARSBURG...GLASTENBURY...SOMERSET AND EAST HOOSICK. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 4280 7327 4295 7339 4323 7290 4296 7252 TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 240DEG 35KT 4290 7324 O'KEEFE
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 2:10 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
210 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
VTZ014-015-091845-
EASTERN WINDHAM-WESTERN WINDHAM-
210 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN WINDHAM COUNTY...
AT 210 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER TOWNSHEND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELLOWS FALLS...TOWNSHEND...CHARLESTOWN...PUTNEY...WESTMORELAND...
SAXTONS RIVER...WESTMINSTER...ROCKINGHAM...GRAFTON...BROOKLINE...
ATHENS...NORTH WESTMINSTER...BARTONSVILLE...DUMMERSTON CENTER...
CAMBRIDGEPORT...HARMONYVILLE...SIMPSONVILLE...TOWNSHEND DAM...
EAST PUTNEY AND WESTMINSTER WEST.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4311 7244 4308 7244 4305 7247 4302 7246
4300 7244 4300 7246 4298 7246 4297 7247
4296 7252 4295 7253 4294 7253 4293 7259
4306 7272 4324 7254 4323 7243 4315 7246
4312 7243
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 240DEG 34KT 4303 7262
O'KEEFESpecial weather statement, Jul 9, 3:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
301 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
NYZ032-038-091945-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
301 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTY...
AT 301 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTHWOOD...OR
12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OHIO...NORTHWOOD...WHEELERTOWN...WILMURT...GRANT...WILMURT CORNERS...
NOBLEBORO...ATWELL...NORTH WILMURT...PARDEEVILLE CORNERS...
WOODIN CORNERS AND FIRST LAKE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4330 7515 4330 7512 4332 7510 4333 7508
4351 7510 4361 7494 4343 7481 4334 7487
4332 7483 4326 7516
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 247DEG 17KT 4341 7511
O'KEEFEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 63 min |
| Jul 8, 9:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 117 min |
| Jul 8, 10:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 61 min |
| Jul 9, 11:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Schoharie | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 55 min |
| Jul 9, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Lewis | 55 min |
| Jul 9, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Otsego | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery, Schoharie | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Schenectady | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 48 min |
| Jul 9, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 56 min |
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