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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 3, 2019Dutchess County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2019, 3:08 PM EDT for Dutchess County, New York. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 3, 2019, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

County Dutchess County, NY

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:37 AM EDT, 9 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
537 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-041100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-
Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren-
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-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
537 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected today for most locations except
the southern Adirondacks.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 3, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 2:21 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 2:28 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:55 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 3, 2:56 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
256 PM EDT SAT AUG 03 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0148 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW SELKIRK           42.54N  73.81W
08/03/2019                   ALBANY             NY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            POLES AND WIRES DOWN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ALY1902580

SND

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:08 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
308 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

NYZ064-065-032000-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Ulster-
308 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ULSTER AND
NORTHWESTERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES...

At 307 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lake Katrine,
or over Kingston, moving east at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kingston, Rhinebeck, Hurley, Red Hook, Lake Katrine, Port Ewen,
Milan, Ellerslie, Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Sweet Meadows,
Sawkill, Rhinecliff, Hillside, Ulster Landing, Fraleighs, Red Hook
Mills, Eighmyville, Lincoln Park, Jockey Hill and Halihan Hill.

This includes Interstate 87 near exit 19.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4190 7404 4201 7406 4201 7376 4186 7373
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 268DEG 11KT 4197 7400

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 3:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	49 min
Aug 3, 4:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Herkimer	3 hr
Aug 3, 4:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery	46 min
Aug 3, 4:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady	38 min
Aug 3, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	45 min
Aug 3, 12:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	38 min
Aug 3, 12:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster	3 hr
Aug 3, 12:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer	58 min
Aug 3, 12:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	57 min
Aug 3, 12:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster	67 min
Aug 3, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	29 min
Aug 3, 12:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	27 min
Aug 3, 12:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster	3 hr
Aug 3, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	37 min
Aug 3, 12:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer	63 min
Aug 3, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	40 min
Aug 3, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	34 min
Aug 3, 1:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	3 hr
Aug 3, 1:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer	3 hr
Aug 3, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	42 min
Aug 3, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	24 min
Aug 3, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	37 min
Aug 3, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer	58 min
Aug 3, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	41 min
Aug 3, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	39 min
Aug 3, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	23 min
Aug 3, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer	65 min
Aug 3, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	38 min
Aug 3, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	65 min
Aug 3, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene	27 min
Aug 3, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Greene, Schoharie	58 min
Aug 3, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	44 min
Aug 3, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	28 min
Aug 3, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene	58 min
Aug 3, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Ulster	56 min
Aug 3, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	49 min
Aug 3, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	54 min
Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	32 min
Aug 3, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	26 min
Aug 3, 6:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	3 hr
Aug 3, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Berkshire	35 min
Aug 3, 1:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	41 min
Aug 3, 3:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Berkshire	3 hr
Aug 3, 12:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		33 min
Aug 3, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		47 min
Aug 3, 5:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	58 min
Aug 3, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	57 min
Aug 3, 6:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	3 hr

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