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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

January 8, 2020Schoharie County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jan 8, 2020, 3:02 PM EST for Schoharie County, New York. It was in force for 43 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: Jan 8, 2020, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
Expired: Jan 8, 2020, 3:45 PM EST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

County Schoharie 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 Jan 8, 2:01 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 2:01 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 9:05 AM EST, 5 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
905 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2020

NYZ032-033-091200-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-
905 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

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

A wintry mix of precipitation including potential for some freezing
rain, sleet and rain is expected Friday and again Saturday night
into Sunday. This may result in hazardous travel for some areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter are asked to send snowfall reports to the National Weather
Service.

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-
VTZ013>015-091200-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-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-
905 AM EST Wed Jan 8 2020

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 snow squalls are expected today. Any snow squalls will
produce near zero visibility, brief periods of heavy snow and gusty
winds resulting in hazardous travel conditions. Travelers are
advised to use extreme caution if traveling during any snow squall.

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

A wintry mix of precipitation including potential for some freezing
rain, sleet and rain is expected Friday and again Saturday night
into Sunday. This may result in hazardous travel for some areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 8, 12:53 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 8, 12:57 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 8, 2:27 PM EST, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 8, 2:40 PM EST, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 8, 2:50 PM EST, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 8, 3:02 PM EST, 0 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
Jan 8, 7:38 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	7 hr
Jan 8, 8:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Oneida	53 min
Jan 8, 9:22 AM EST	Snow Squall Warning	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery	68 min
Jan 8, 10:34 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	56 min
Jan 8, 11:22 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	53 min
Jan 8, 11:54 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	66 min
Jan 8, 11:58 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	62 min
Jan 8, 12:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie	60 min
Jan 8, 12:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga	57 min
Jan 8, 12:53 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	67 min
Jan 8, 2:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene, Schoharie	48 min
Jan 8, 2:40 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	35 min
Jan 8, 3:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	47 min
Jan 8, 3:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	40 min
Jan 8, 12:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington, Windham	63 min
Jan 8, 3:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY		52 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.