Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT for Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 4 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2017, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newport, NY | MUDSLIDE NEAR NEWPORT... NY IN WESTERN HERKIMER COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 28. |
| Jul 1, 4:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nne Countryman, NY | ROUTE 28 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wsw East Schuyler, NY | PERSON TRAPPED IN HOUSE DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Frankfort, NY | WEST MAIN STREET... ROUTE 171...AND ROUTE 5S CLOSED IN FRANKFORT DUE TO FLOODING. STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS IN EFFECT FOR TOWN OF FRANKFORT. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Herkimer, NY | ROUTE 5 CLOSED FROM TOWN OF SCHUYLER TO LITTLE FALLS DUE TO FLOODING. WALMART EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING CONCERNS. TIME ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
966
WGUS51 KALY 011630
FFWALY
NYC043-012030-
/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0002.170701T1630Z-170701T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
1230 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Herkimer County in eastern New York...
* Until 430 PM EDT
* At 1229 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen and up to an additional inch is expected over the
next hour. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ilion, Herkimer, Little Falls, Mohawk, Frankfort, Ohio, West
Winfield, Newport, Middleville, Poland, Cold Brook, Jordanville,
Northwood, Cedarville, Russia, Fairfield, Elizabethtown, Norway,
Spinnerville and Cedar Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to the National Weather Service by email at
ALB.stormreport@noaa.gov...
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany.
&&
LAT...LON 4322 7507 4324 7507 4323 7510 4326 7516
4330 7515 4330 7512 4333 7508 4339 7508
4329 7471 4323 7471 4285 7496 4291 7510
4286 7514 4286 7521 4292 7520 4305 7522
$$
Frugis1 follow-up statement
706
WGUS71 KALY 011917
FFSALY
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
317 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
NYC043-012030-
/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170701T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Herkimer NY-
317 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY...
At 100 PM EDT, emergency management reported a mudslide near Newport
along Route 28 due to heavy rain. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen and additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding
is already occurring or expected to begin shortly.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ilion, Herkimer, Little Falls, Mohawk, Frankfort, Ohio, West
Winfield, Newport, Middleville, Poland, Cold Brook, Jordanville,
Northwood, Cedarville, Russia, Fairfield, Elizabethtown, Norway,
Spinnerville and Cedar Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 4322 7507 4324 7507 4323 7510 4326 7516
4330 7515 4330 7512 4333 7508 4339 7508
4329 7471 4323 7471 4285 7496 4291 7510
4286 7514 4286 7521 4292 7520 4305 7522
$$
JVMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 7:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 8:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 8:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 9:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 11:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 2:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Warren, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 17 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 4:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 12 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 11 min |
| Jul 1, 5:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 5:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 5:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 5:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Oneida | 50 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida | 22 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 6:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 7 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:39 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Washington | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.