Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2017, 5:42 PM EDT for Washington County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2017, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Washington County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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, 6:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Adamsville, NY | ROAD CLOSED AND WASHED OUT |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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.
790
WGUS51 KALY 012142
FFWALY
NYC115-020045-
/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0004.170701T2142Z-170702T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
542 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Washington County in east central New York...
* Until 845 PM EDT
* At 542 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Fort Edward, Granville, Hartford, Comstock, Porter, Fort Ann,
Argyle, Middle Granville, Braymer School, Goose Island, Adamsville,
North Granville, East Hebron, South Granville, Truthville, Tiplady,
West Granville, Slateville, West Hebron and East Hartford.
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 4324 7326 4322 7338 4318 7353 4321 7358
4322 7358 4324 7360 4326 7359 4327 7360
4334 7344 4344 7359 4347 7335 4346 7325
$$
JVM1 follow-up statement
393
WGUS71 KALY 020001
FFSALY
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
801 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
NYC115-020011-
/O.CAN.KALY.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170702T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Washington NY-
801 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4324 7326 4322 7338 4318 7353 4321 7358
4322 7358 4324 7360 4326 7359 4327 7360
4334 7344 4344 7359 4347 7335 4346 7325
$$
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, 12:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 4 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, 5:52 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.