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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 2, 2018

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2018, 3:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 2, 2018, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 1:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 3:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:01 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
301 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

CTZ001-013-021930-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-
301 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LITCHFIELD COUNTY...

At 300 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Kent, or 10
miles north of New Milford, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

This storm will be near...
  Cornwall Bridge around 310 PM EDT.
  Litchfield around 315 PM EDT.
  Torrington, New Hartford, Winsted and Northwest Harwinton around
  330 PM EDT.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4159 7343 4172 7352 4180 7351 4204 7309
      4204 7301 4197 7303 4197 7289 4190 7291
      4189 7294 4185 7295 4184 7294 4183 7294
      4181 7295 4180 7302 4174 7301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 236DEG 32KT 4174 7340

JEC

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:13 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:17 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:32 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
332 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

CTZ001-013-022000-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-
332 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LITCHFIELD
COUNTY...

At 332 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Torrington,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

This storm will be near...
  Canton, New Hartford and New Hartford Center around 345 PM EDT.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4183 7329 4204 7307 4204 7301 4197 7303
      4197 7289 4190 7291 4189 7294 4185 7295
      4184 7294 4183 7294 4181 7295 4180 7302
      4174 7301 4167 7320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 240DEG 38KT 4183 7310

JEC

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:46 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 3:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	46 min
Aug 2, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	23 min
Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	33 min
Aug 2, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	28 min
Aug 2, 3:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 8 more	44 hr
Aug 2, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	29 min
Aug 2, 4:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	75 min
Aug 2, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	37 min
Aug 2, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	38 min
Aug 1, 10:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	67 min
Aug 2, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		29 min
Aug 2, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		32 min
Aug 2, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		28 min
Aug 2, 3:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	3 hr
Aug 2, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		26 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.