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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

June 8, 2021Ulster County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 1:23 PM EDT for Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2021, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Ulster County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 289 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1170 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

682 
WGUS51 KALY 081723
FFWALY
NYC111-082030-
/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0001.210608T1723Z-210608T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
123 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Ulster County in east central New York...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 123 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hurley, Olivebridge, Pacama, Atwood, Lapla, Winchell, Krumville, 
  Brodhead, Morgan Hill and Samsonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

Please report flooding to the National Weather Service by email at 
ALB.stormreport@noaa.gov... On Facebook at 
www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany.

&&

LAT...LON 4196 7428 4192 7434 4187 7428 4190 7406
      4197 7406

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$

BGM

2 follow-up statements

117 
WGUS71 KALY 081800
FFSALY

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
200 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NYC111-082030-
/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210608T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ulster NY-
200 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL ULSTER COUNTY...

At 200 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hurley, Olivebridge, Pacama, Atwood, Lapla, Winchell, Krumville, 
  Brodhead, Morgan Hill and Samsonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

Please report flooding to the National Weather Service by email at 
ALB.stormreport@noaa.gov... On Facebook at 
www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany.

&&

LAT...LON 4196 7428 4192 7434 4187 7428 4190 7406
      4197 7406

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

$$

BGM

438 
WGUS71 KALY 081928
FFSALY

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
328 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NYC111-081938-
/O.CAN.KALY.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210608T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ulster NY-
328 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL ULSTER COUNTY...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT Tuesday for 
portions of northwestern Connecticut...western Massachusetts and 
east central New York.

LAT...LON 4196 7428 4192 7434 4187 7428 4190 7406
      4197 7406

$$

BGM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	46 min
Jun 8, 1:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	3 hr
Jun 8, 1:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	7 hr
Jun 8, 1:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	59 min
Jun 8, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	45 min
Jun 8, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	45 min
Jun 8, 2:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	3 hr
Jun 8, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	44 min
Jun 8, 2:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Greene	2 hr
Jun 8, 3:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Greene, Schoharie	107 min
Jun 8, 3:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Greene, Schoharie	109 min
Jun 8, 3:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer	84 min
Jun 8, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	44 min
Jun 8, 4:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Saratoga, Warren, Washington	3 hr
Jun 8, 5:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington	3 hr
Jun 8, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	47 min
Jun 8, 5:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Schoharie	2 hr
Jun 8, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	47 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.