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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this areal flood warning at Jan 13, 2018, 10:01 AM EST for Warren County, New York. It was in force for 11 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2018, 10:01 AM EST (15:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 11 days
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Warren County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:06 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 829 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Jan 13, 9:30 AM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 9:30 AM EST, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 432 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2018 NYZ032-033-038-042-082-141200- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-Northern Warren- Northern Fulton- 432 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the southern Adirondacks and western Mohawk Valley of east central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Storm Warning. Wind chill values of 20 to 30 below zero are possible Saturday night into Sunday morning. Wind chill headlines will likely need to be issued. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NYZ039>041-043-047>054-083-084-VTZ013>015-141200- Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-Northern Washington- Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer- Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham- Eastern Windham- 432 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the greater Capital District, Lake George Saratoga Region, the eastern Mohawk Valley, Schoharie Valley, Helderbergs, and northern Taconics of east central New York, and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. Wind chill values of 15 to 20 below zero are possible tonight into Sunday morning. Wind chill headlines will likely need to be issued. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-141200- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia- Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess- Eastern Dutchess- 432 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the central and southeastern Catskills, mid Hudson Valley, the central and southern Taconics of east central New York, the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, and northwestern Connecticut. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winter Weather Advisory. In addition, rapidly falling temperatures on Saturday will lead to a flash freeze, causing any standing water to freeze in place. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 13, 5:39 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 828 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2018 CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063>066-131715- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Southern Berkshire- Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia- Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- Including the cities of Torrington, Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, Thomaston, Sandisfield, Great Barrington, South Egremont, Hunter, Tannersville, Windham, Prattsville, Catskill, Coxsackie, Athens, Cairo, Jefferson Heights, Hudson, New Lebanon, Ellenville, Woodstock, West Hurley, West Shokan, Kerhonkson, Napanoch, Sundown, Kingston, New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Arlington, Pawling, Wingdale, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Stanfordville, Pine Plains, and Amenia 828 AM EST Sat Jan 13 2018 ...Strong Wind Gusts and Rapid Icing of Ground Surfaces Likely through Noontime... Northwest winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph, with some gusts of 40 to 45 mph through noontime across the southeast Catskills, mid Hudson Valley region, southern Taconics, southern Berkshires, and Litchfield County. These strong winds may be strong enough to down some trees or tree limbs, and make driving difficult. In addition, temperatures will continue to fall rapidly through noon, into the lower 20s. Any wet, untreated ground surfaces will likely freeze up over the next few hours. Motorists and pedestrians should use extreme caution through noontime, and be prepared to encounter hazardous driving conditions.
Local storm report, Jan 13, 9:51 AM EST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
951 AM EST SAT JAN 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM SNOW INDIAN LAKE 43.71N 74.24W
01/13/2018 M1.0 INCH HAMILTON NY WEATHERNET6
WEATHERNET6
0616 AM SNOW AMSTERDAM 42.96N 74.21W
01/13/2018 M1.0 INCH MONTGOMERY NY WEATHERNET6
WEATHERNET6
0700 AM SNOW DUANESBURG 42.77N 74.18W
01/13/2018 M1.0 INCH SCHENECTADY NY WEATHERNET6
WEATHERNET6
0700 AM SNOW FORT PLAIN 42.93N 74.63W
01/13/2018 M1.9 INCH MONTGOMERY NY COCORAHS
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0700 AM SNOW DELANSON 42.73N 74.19W
01/13/2018 M1.0 INCH SCHENECTADY NY CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
0707 AM SNOW WELLS 43.44N 74.32W
01/13/2018 M1.5 INCH HAMILTON NY WEATHERNET6
WEATHERNET6
0750 AM SNOW LAKE DESOLATION 43.14N 73.98W
01/13/2018 M1.4 INCH SARATOGA NY WEATHERNET6
WEATHERNET6
0825 AM SNOW 2 ESE BALLSTON SPA 42.99N 73.80W
01/13/2018 M1.0 INCH SARATOGA NY COCORAHS
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
0825 AM SNOW 2 SW INDIAN LAKE 43.76N 74.28W
01/13/2018 M3.0 INCH HAMILTON NY CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
0826 AM SNOW JEFFERSON 42.46N 74.58W
01/13/2018 M1.0 INCH SCHOHARIE NY WEATHERNET6
WEATHERNET6
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800341
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800342
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800343
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800344
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800345
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800346
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800347
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800348
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800349
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800350
KSLLocal storm report, Jan 13, 9:53 AM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
953 AM EST SAT JAN 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 AM FLOOD 3 SW WARRENSBURG 43.48N 73.82W
01/13/2018 WARREN NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROUTE 418 CLOSED BETWEEN THURMAN AND WARRENSBURG DUE TO
FLOODING FROM AN ICE JAM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800351
11Local storm report, Jan 13, 9:55 AM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
955 AM EST SAT JAN 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 AM FLOOD 2 W WARRENSBURG 43.50N 73.81W
01/13/2018 WARREN NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
RIVER ROAD IN THURMAN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM AN
ICE JAM ON THE HUDSON RIVER.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1800352
11The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 10:29 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton | 12 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:31 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 19 hr |
| Jan 13, 7:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie | 53 min |
| Jan 13, 1:16 PM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 22 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:29 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Windham | 27 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:49 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ALY | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 31 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 9 days |
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Areal Flood Warnings in New York, 2018Every areal flood warning in 2018
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.