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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 25, 2020Rensselaer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 25, 2020, 3:25 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 35 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 25, 2020, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2020, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

County Rensselaer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 30 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 2020-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2020-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-334 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 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 25, 3:17 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 3:17 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 4:19 AM EDT, 11 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
419 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-261100-
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-
419 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 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.

There is a Marginal to Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms through
this afternoon. Damaging winds will be the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to send any reports of wind damage,
hail or flooding to the National Weather Service via phone, email or
social media, while following local, state and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 25, 1:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
157 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

NYZ033-042-251830-
Hamilton-Northern Warren-
157 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON AND
NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES...

At 157 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lake Durant
Campground, or 7 miles west of Indian Lake, moving southeast at 45
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Indian Lake, Speculator, Blue Mountain Lake, North Creek, Lake Durant
Campground, Byrnes Corners, Eagle Nest, Sodom, Edwards Hill,
Christian Hill, Holcombville, North River, Igerna, Bakers Mills and
Sabael.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4384 7424 4381 7422 4382 7419 4378 7405
      4374 7406 4375 7398 4372 7388 4349 7408
      4379 7458 4390 7444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 300DEG 38KT 4381 7442

JPV
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 2:36 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
236 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

NYZ042-043-083-084-251900-
Northern Washington-Southern Washington-Southeast Warren-Northern
Warren-
236 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 236 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lake George
Village, moving east at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Lake George Village, Fort Edward,
Granville, Hartford, West Glens Falls, Glens Falls North, Queensbury,
Kingsbury, Porter, South Glens Falls, Lake George, Fort Ann, Big
Hollow, Beartown, French Mountain, Braymer School, Dunham Basin and
Smiths Basin.

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 18 and 23.

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

LAT...LON 4321 7327 4326 7359 4327 7360 4330 7359
      4331 7360 4331 7364 4329 7364 4329 7368
      4327 7366 4328 7369 4328 7370 4330 7383
      4349 7377 4343 7327
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 284DEG 39KT 4339 7370

NAS
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 2:59 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
259 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

NYZ043-084-VTZ013>015-252000-
Northern Washington-Southern Washington-Eastern Windham-Western
Windham-Bennington-
259 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
NORTHERN BENNINGTON AND NORTHERN WINDHAM COUNTIES...

At 259 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Hartford, or 9
miles east of Hudson Falls, moving east at 45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bellows Falls, Londonderry, Townshend, Salem, Manchester, Stratton,
Putney, Hartford, Dorset, Saxtons River, Westminster, Newfane,
Manchester Center, West Wardsboro, Windham, Porter, Rockingham,
Jamaica, Sunderland and Wardsboro.

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

LAT...LON 4296 7251 4295 7253 4292 7253 4319 7350
      4342 7346 4337 7325 4331 7324 4330 7299
      4329 7299 4330 7297 4322 7269 4323 7264
      4318 7244 4315 7246 4311 7243
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 290DEG 38KT 4331 7339

NAS
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 3:16 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany30 min
Aug 24, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany25 min
Aug 24, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany26 min
Aug 24, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer33 min
Aug 24, 9:16 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningALYWarren, Washington11 hr
Aug 24, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer42 min
Aug 25, 4:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton32 min
Aug 25, 5:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery36 min
Aug 25, 5:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery37 min
Aug 25, 6:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene, Schoharie38 min
Aug 25, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton34 min
Aug 25, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton33 min
Aug 25, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington24 min
Aug 25, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington61 min
Aug 25, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster29 min
Aug 25, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess, Ulster43 min
Aug 25, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess48 min
Aug 25, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess26 min
Aug 25, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYBennington, Windham31 min
Aug 25, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington, Windham66 min
Aug 25, 8:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALY32 min
Aug 25, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFranklin59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.