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River Flood Warning 47, NWS Albany, NY

November 1, 2019Saratoga County, Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Nov 1, 2019, 4:31 AM EDT for Saratoga County, Washington County, New York. It took effect at Nov 1, 2019, 11:28 AM EDT. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 1, 2019, 4:31 AM EDT (08:31 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 1, 2019, 11:28 AM EDT
Expired: Nov 3, 2019, 3:33 AM EST
In force: 41 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Hudson River at Fort Edward (FTEN6). The gauge peaked at 27.93 ft at Nov 1, 2019, 11:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 24 ft
Minor stage: 26 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01327750, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Nov 1, 4:24 AM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 4:24 AM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 1, 2:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 1, 1:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 1, 1:23 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 1, 1:31 AM EDT, 3 hours before

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Special weather statement, Nov 1, 1:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 31, 8:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	55 min
Oct 31, 8:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	3 hr
Oct 31, 8:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren	3 hr
Oct 31, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer	47 min
Oct 31, 8:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga	3 hr
Oct 31, 8:55 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Hamilton	50 hr
Oct 31, 9:01 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Oneida	49 hr
Oct 31, 9:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton	3 hr
Oct 31, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Oneida	47 min
Oct 31, 9:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie	45 min
Oct 31, 9:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie	3 hr
Oct 31, 9:55 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida	63 hr
Oct 31, 10:01 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Herkimer, Oneida	70 hr
Oct 31, 10:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery	46 min
Oct 31, 10:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	26 min
Oct 31, 11:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster	3 hr
Oct 31, 11:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	ALY	Herkimer	7 hr
Oct 31, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	40 min
Oct 31, 11:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 1 more	3 hr
Oct 31, 11:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer	36 min
Nov 1, 12:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	3 hr
Nov 1, 12:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Warren	6 days
Nov 1, 12:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	3 hr
Nov 1, 12:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga, Schenectady	42 min
Nov 1, 12:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie	115 min
Nov 1, 1:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	43 min
Nov 1, 1:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	23 min
Nov 1, 1:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	37 min
Nov 1, 1:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Warren	35 hr
Nov 1, 2:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady	6 hr
Nov 1, 2:45 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Ulster	3 hr
Nov 1, 3:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Hamilton	30 hr
Nov 1, 4:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Warren	42 hr
Nov 1, 4:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga	56 hr
Nov 1, 6:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Herkimer	24 hr
Nov 1, 8:25 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Washington	9 hr
Nov 1, 8:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ALY	Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery	3 days
Nov 1, 8:31 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	ALY	Herkimer	6 hr
Nov 1, 8:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ALY	Montgomery	12 hr
Nov 1, 10:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Warren	6 hr
Nov 1, 11:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	11 hr
Nov 1, 1:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington, Windham	40 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.