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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 7, 2019Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2019, 7:23 PM EDT for Washington 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.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2019, 7:23 PM EDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2019, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

County Washington County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 7, 7:08 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 7:08 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
451 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ039>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-
VTZ013>015-081100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-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-
451 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 561 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for all of northwestern
Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York and eastern
New York except for Herkimer and Hamilton Counties 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.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Thunderstorms will also produce heavy rainfall, which may cause
flooding of urban, low lying and poor drainage areas. An isolated
flash flood cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms on Thursday, mainly during the
afternoon and evening hours. Any thunderstorm will be capable of
producing locally gusty winds and heavy downpours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to pass along any reports of thunderstorm
wind damage, hail or flooding to the National Weather Service via
phone, email or social media.

NYZ032-033-038-081100-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-
451 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Herkimer and Hamilton Counties
in eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms will continue through the late evening
hours. Any thunderstorm will be capable of producing gusty winds and
heavy rainfall, which may lead to minor flooding of urban, low lying
and poor drainage areas. An isolated flash flood cannot be ruled
out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms on Thursday, mainly during the
afternoon and evening hours. Any thunderstorm will be capable of
producing locally gusty winds and heavy downpours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to pass along any reports of thunderstorm
wind damage, hail or flooding to the National Weather Service via
phone, email or social media.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 7, 6:26 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:02 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:07 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:23 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 6, 8:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster37 min
Aug 6, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster44 min
Aug 7, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer51 min
Aug 7, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer30 min
Aug 7, 1:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer2 hr
Aug 7, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer18 min
Aug 7, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess43 min
Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer54 min
Aug 7, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess41 min
Aug 7, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer37 min
Aug 7, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess49 min
Aug 7, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster47 min
Aug 7, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton61 min
Aug 7, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYUlster39 min
Aug 7, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia40 min
Aug 7, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYUlster40 min
Aug 7, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery29 min
Aug 7, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia41 min
Aug 7, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster38 min
Aug 7, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess, Ulster49 min
Aug 7, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery29 min
Aug 7, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Saratoga, Warren38 min
Aug 7, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer52 min
Aug 7, 4:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess, Ulster3 hr
Aug 7, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady33 min
Aug 7, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess29 min
Aug 7, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren66 min
Aug 7, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga59 min
Aug 7, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton59 min
Aug 7, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSaratoga, Washington57 min
Aug 7, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer64 min
Aug 7, 7:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSaratoga, Washington50 min
Aug 7, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington43 min
Aug 7, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSchoharie2 hr
Aug 7, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham50 min
Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWindham23 min
Aug 7, 2:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYWindham2 hr
Aug 7, 3:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYWindham2 hr
Aug 7, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington60 min
Aug 7, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire44 min
Aug 7, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire41 min
Aug 7, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBerkshire29 min
Aug 7, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY66 min
Aug 7, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY34 min
Aug 7, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY53 min
Aug 7, 7:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region2 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.