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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 4, 2018Hamilton County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2018, 3:29 PM EDT for Hamilton County, New York. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 4, 2018, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

County Hamilton County, 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 3, 7:57 PM EDT, 19 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 7:57 PM EDT, 19 hours 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:04 PM EDT, 22 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
504 PM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084-
VTZ013>015-041100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-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-Eastern Ulster-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
504 PM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, east central New York excluding the southern
Adirondacks, and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...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.

.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.

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 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 may be requested this evening through Saturday
morning. Spotters are requested to send reports of severe weather
including damaging wing gusts to the National Weather Service. In
addition spotters are requested to send reports of flash flooding and
rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service.

NYZ032-033-042-082-041100-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Warren-Northern Fulton-
504 PM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the southern Adirondacks of
east central New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Heavy rain is possible but flooding is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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 are requested to send rainfall reports to the National
Weather Service.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 8:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYUlster3 hr
Aug 3, 9:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Greene, Ulster3 hr
Aug 3, 10:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Rensselaer113 min
Aug 4, 3:32 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington3 hr
Aug 4, 3:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYSchoharie8 hr
Aug 4, 5:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Washington3 hr
Aug 4, 12:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga4 hr
Aug 4, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer53 min
Aug 4, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer62 min
Aug 4, 3:17 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster30 hr
Aug 4, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington56 min
Aug 4, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren67 min
Aug 4, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren66 min
Aug 4, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington62 min
Aug 4, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren, Washington3 hr
Aug 4, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington38 min
Aug 4, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga46 min
Aug 4, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWarren, Washington3 hr
Aug 4, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Warren44 min
Aug 4, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga28 min
Aug 4, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Washington50 min
Aug 4, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Schenectady26 min
Aug 4, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer55 min
Aug 4, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene, Schoharie56 min
Aug 4, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia51 min
Aug 4, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham60 min
Aug 4, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRutland54 min
Aug 4, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington68 min
Aug 4, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington36 min
Aug 4, 6:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region3 hr
Aug 4, 7:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.