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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2018, 9:14 AM EDT for Rensselaer County, New York; Windham County, Vermont. It was in force for 61 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 3, 2018, 9:14 AM EDT (13:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2018, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 3, 6:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 6:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 500 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 CTZ001-013-NYZ032-033-042-064>066-082-041100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton- Northern Warren-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- Northern Fulton- 500 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The southern Adirondacks, mid Hudson Valley and northwestern Connecticut. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into Saturday morning. The main threat will be for locally heavy downpours. Urban and small stream flooding is possible and isolated flash flooding cannot be ruled out. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms, so some isolated storms could also produce damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Heat indices may reach the mid-90s for portions of the Hudson Valley Sunday through Tuesday. If confidence increases in reaching these values, a Heat Advisory may be needed. Finally, there is a chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063-083-084-VTZ013>015- 041100- Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-Southern Herkimer- Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-Northern Washington- Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer- Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia- Western Ulster-Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington- Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 500 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts, southern Vermont, and the eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, Mohawk Valley, Lake George Saratoga Region, Capital District, northern and central Taconics, eastern Greene and western Columbia Counties in eastern 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. Flash Flood Watch. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms, so some isolated storms could also produce damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Heat indices may reach the mid-90s for portions of the Hudson Valley Sunday through Tuesday. If confidence increases in reaching these values, a Heat Advisory may be needed. Finally, there is a chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 9:14 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 914 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018 MAZ001-NYZ053-054-VTZ013>015-031415- Northern Berkshire-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-Eastern Windham-Western Windham-Bennington- 914 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL BERKSHIRE... NORTHEASTERN RENSSELAER...SOUTHERN BENNINGTON AND SOUTHERN WINDHAM COUNTIES... At 913 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Grafton, or 11 miles east of Troy, moving northeast at 40 mph. This storm will be near... Williamstown and Pownal around 930 AM EDT. North Adams around 935 AM EDT. Bennington and Stamford around 940 AM EDT. Wilmington around 1000 AM EDT. West Wardsboro around 1010 AM EDT. Townshend and Newfane around 1015 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Wardsboro Center, Paper Mill Village, Goose City, Petersburg Junction, Readsboro Falls, Taborton, Williamsville, Whitingham, Center Berlin and Tamarack. 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 4261 7348 4278 7360 4312 7271 4288 7256 TIME...MOT...LOC 1313Z 245DEG 34KT 4273 7345 JSQ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 1 more | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 12:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 64 min |
| Aug 3, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 1:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 82 min |
| Aug 3, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 70 min |
| Aug 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 93 min |
| Aug 3, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Columbia | 68 min |
| Aug 3, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Bennington | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 38 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.