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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY

July 1, 2017Washington County, New York

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 1, 6:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ne Adamsville, NYROAD 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.

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

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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

$$

JVM
1 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

$$

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, 12:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYHerkimer4 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, 5:52 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.