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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2018, 6:49 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2018, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2018, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
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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 14, 6:35 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 6:35 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 356 PM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 NYZ038>041-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-151100- Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga- 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- Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren-Southern Washington- 356 PM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Lake George Saratoga Region, Mohawk Valley, Sacandaga Region, Schoharie Valley, Greater Capital District, Eastern Catskills, Mid Hudson Valley, and the Taconics of east central New York. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Isolated to widely scattered non-severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening. Also, there is a chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon through Friday evening. More heavy rain is possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should send any reports of heavy rainfall or flash flooding to the National Weather Service. NYZ032-033-042-043-151100- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Warren-Northern Washington- 356 PM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Southern Adirondacks of east central New York. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Occasional showers with scattered thunderstorms will continue through this evening. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible with minor flooding of poor drainage locations and low lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening. Some of the storms may produce strong gusty winds. Also, there is a chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon through Friday evening. More heavy rain is possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should send any reports of heavy rainfall or flash flooding to the National Weather Service. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-VTZ013>015-151100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 356 PM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Occasional showers with scattered thunderstorms will continue through this evening. Locally heavy rainfall is likely, with the potential for some flash flooding. If conditions become more certain, a Flash Flood Watch would be issued. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Isolated to widely scattered non-severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening. Also, there is a chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon through Friday evening. More heavy rain is possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should send any reports of heavy rainfall or flash flooding to the National Weather Service.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 9:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Greene | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 12:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:47 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Schoharie | 11 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 5:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Herkimer | 70 min |
| Aug 14, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 26 min |
| Aug 14, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 50 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 47 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 67 min |
| Aug 14, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Berkshire | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Franklin | 50 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.