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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY

July 1, 2017Herkimer County, New York

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 1, 1:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNewport, NYMUDSLIDE NEAR NEWPORT... NY IN WESTERN HERKIMER COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 28.
Jul 1, 4:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Nne Countryman, NYROUTE 28 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wsw East Schuyler, NYPERSON TRAPPED IN HOUSE DUE TO FLOODING
Jul 1, 4:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOODFrankfort, NYWEST 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 EDTFLASH FLOODHerkimer, NYROUTE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 285 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Frugis
1 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

$$

JVM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 6:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOneida64 min
Jul 1, 7:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery49 min
Jul 1, 8:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington33 min
Jul 1, 8:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington52 min
Jul 1, 9:38 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington2 hr
Jul 1, 10:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer43 min
Jul 1, 11:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHamilton, Herkimer3 hr
Jul 1, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton31 min
Jul 1, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren66 min
Jul 1, 2:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren, Washington3 hr
Jul 1, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington61 min
Jul 1, 3:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Warren3 hr
Jul 1, 3:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington6 hr
Jul 1, 3:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYHerkimer17 hr
Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery61 min
Jul 1, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington26 min
Jul 1, 4:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWashington3 hr
Jul 1, 4:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningALYHerkimer12 hr
Jul 1, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton46 min
Jul 1, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington36 min
Jul 1, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster34 min
Jul 1, 5:17 PM EDTTornado WarningALYWarren, Washington11 min
Jul 1, 5:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Washington3 hr
Jul 1, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga34 min
Jul 1, 5:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Saratoga, Schenectady3 hr
Jul 1, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington39 min
Jul 1, 5:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYWashington3 hr
Jul 1, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer23 min
Jul 1, 5:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYOneida50 hr
Jul 1, 5:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYHerkimer, Montgomery, Oneida22 hr
Jul 1, 6:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYAlbany, Saratoga, Schenectady58 min
Jul 1, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Washington66 min
Jul 1, 6:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer3 hr
Jul 1, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYRensselaer, Saratoga3 hr
Jul 1, 7:07 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYHamilton7 hr
Jul 1, 7:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYWashington17 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.