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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 4, 2017Fulton County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2017, 4:12 PM EDT for Fulton County, New York. It was in force for 48 min. 4 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: Aug 4, 2017, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2017, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

County Fulton County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Aug 4, 4:12 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Fairfield, NY	TREE DOWN.
Aug 4, 4:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Ives Hollow, NY	TREE DOWN.
Aug 4, 4:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Fairfield, NY	TREE DOWN.
Aug 4, 4:28 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Stratford, NY	WIRES DOWN ON BARNES ROAD.

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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

162 
WWUS81 KALY 042012
SPSALY

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
412 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

NYZ038-039-082-042100-
Southern Fulton-Southern Herkimer-Northern Fulton-
412 PM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND SOUTHERN
HERKIMER COUNTIES...

At 411 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Middleville, or
near Little Falls, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Winds of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm.

This storm will be near...
  Little Falls around 415 PM EDT. 
  Dolgeville around 430 PM EDT. 
  Stratford around 445 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this storm include Oregon, Ingham Mills,
Garlock Corners, Curtis, Countryman, Lotville, Rasbach Corner,
Doxtater Corner, Knappville and Burrell Corners.

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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4333 7484 4329 7474 4329 7471 4325 7461
      4318 7452 4296 7494 4313 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 228DEG 22KT 4310 7493 

$$

TAW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	45 min
Aug 3, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	46 min
Aug 4, 10:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	37 min
Aug 4, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	42 min
Aug 4, 1:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	41 min
Aug 4, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Saratoga	39 min
Aug 4, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	55 min
Aug 4, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Saratoga	67 min
Aug 4, 3:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Saratoga	116 min
Aug 4, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Saratoga, Warren	56 min
Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	48 min
Aug 4, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	35 min
Aug 4, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer	56 min
Aug 4, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	52 min
Aug 4, 4:46 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Fulton, Saratoga	119 min
Aug 4, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	41 min
Aug 4, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	55 min
Aug 4, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	46 min
Aug 4, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	57 min
Aug 4, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	47 min
Aug 4, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	44 min
Aug 4, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton	38 min
Aug 4, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery	51 min
Aug 4, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	38 min
Aug 4, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	43 min
Aug 4, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	58 min
Aug 4, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren	53 min
Aug 3, 8:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Windham	3 hr
Aug 3, 8:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Bennington, Windham	3 hr
Aug 4, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	30 min
Aug 4, 11:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		47 min
Aug 4, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		29 min
Aug 4, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		24 min
Aug 4, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		64 min
Aug 4, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		43 min

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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.