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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2018, 1:45 PM EDT for Windham County, Vermont. It was in force for 60 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 4, 2018, 1:45 PM EDT (17:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2018, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
County Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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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 4, 12:46 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 12:46 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 1205 PM EDT Sat Aug 4 2018 NYZ041-043-049-050-052>054-059>061-064>066-083-084-VTZ013>015-051100- Northern Saratoga-Northern Washington-Eastern Schenectady- Southern Saratoga-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer- Eastern Rensselaer-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia- Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Southeast Warren- Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 1205 PM EDT Sat Aug 4 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake George Saratoga Region, Greater Capital Region, Taconics and mid Hudson Valley of east central New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Isolated non severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. High temperatures will climb into the 80s to lower 90s Sunday through Tuesday with dew points nearing 70. This will result heat indices in the 80s to upper 90s and heat advisories may be required for areas mainly from the Capital District south into the Mid-Hudson Valley. There is a chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some thunderstorms on Tuesday will have heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on both days will have gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NYZ032-033-038>040-042-047-048-051-058-063-082-051100- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton- Montgomery-Northern Warren-Schoharie-Western Schenectady- Western Albany-Western Greene-Western Ulster-Northern Fulton- 1205 PM EDT Sat Aug 4 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Adirondacks, eastern Catskills, Schoharie Valley, Helderbergs and central and western Mohawk Valley. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Isolated non severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some thunderstorms on Tuesday will have heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on both days will have gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-051100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire- 1205 PM EDT Sat Aug 4 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and western Massachusetts. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Isolated non severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. High temperatures will climb into the 80s to low 90s Sunday through Tuesday with dew points nearing 70. This will result heat indices in the 80s to upper 90s and heat advisories may be required on Monday and Tuesday. There is a chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some thunderstorms on Tuesday will have heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on both days will have gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 4, 11:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 4, 12:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1224 PM EDT SAT AUG 04 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1217 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 E NORTH EASTON 43.01N 73.47W
08/04/2018 M3.10 INCH WASHINGTON NY TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER ALY1800462
11Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:37 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 137 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018 NYZ032-041830- Northern Herkimer- 137 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTY... At 137 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near McKeever, or 9 miles west of Old Forge, moving east at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. This storm will be near... McKeever around 155 PM EDT. Old Forge and Nicks Lake Campground around 210 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Atwell, Wolf Lake Landing, Minnehaha, Thendara, Mountain Lodge, First Lake and Herkimer Landing. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 4378 7513 4371 7480 4344 7481 4351 7510 TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 291DEG 14KT 4369 7517 JSQ
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:45 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
145 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018
VTZ014-015-041845-
Eastern Windham-Western Windham-
145 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WINDHAM COUNTY...
At 144 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Guilford
Center, or near Brattleboro, moving east at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.
This storm will be near...
Guilford Center around 155 PM EDT.
Brattleboro around 200 PM EDT.
Vernon around 220 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include North Vernon,
Whitneyville, Marlboro, Fairview Village, Grove, Harrisville,
Halifax, West Brattleboro, Guilford and Packer Corner.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4273 7273 4275 7279 4292 7270 4289 7254
4288 7255 4285 7256 4284 7255 4281 7254
4278 7251 4277 7252 4276 7251 4277 7249
4274 7246 4273 7246
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 291DEG 10KT 4281 7266
JSQThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 8:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Greene, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 113 min |
| Aug 4, 3:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:53 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 8 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 53 min |
| Aug 4, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 3:17 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 30 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 67 min |
| Aug 4, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 66 min |
| Aug 4, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Warren, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Warren, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 50 min |
| Aug 4, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene, Schoharie | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rutland | 54 min |
| Aug 4, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 6:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.