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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 14, 2018

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.

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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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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 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, Aug 14, 3:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:03 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:25 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:41 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 9:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYGreene3 hr
Aug 13, 11:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie3 hr
Aug 14, 12:11 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady2 hr
Aug 14, 2:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYSchoharie11 hr
Aug 14, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton41 min
Aug 14, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton50 min
Aug 14, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton38 min
Aug 14, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia, Dutchess46 min
Aug 14, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady43 min
Aug 14, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady44 min
Aug 14, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga35 min
Aug 14, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady42 min
Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren32 min
Aug 14, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery27 min
Aug 14, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington38 min
Aug 14, 5:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYHerkimer70 min
Aug 14, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington34 min
Aug 14, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington28 min
Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington26 min
Aug 14, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY50 min
Aug 14, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY47 min
Aug 14, 5:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region67 min
Aug 14, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire30 min
Aug 14, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire27 min
Aug 14, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFranklin50 min

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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.