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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

March 1, 20214 counties in New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2021, 7:05 PM EST for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 25 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
Mar 1, 2021, 7:05 PM EST (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2021, 7:30 PM EST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Fulton County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-02Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
95 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

259 
WWUS81 KALY 020005
SPSALY

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
705 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

NYZ039>041-048>050-082-020030-
Southern Fulton-Eastern Schenectady-Northern Fulton-Western
Schenectady-Montgomery-Southern Saratoga-Northern Saratoga-
705 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

...A SNOW SHOWER WILL AFFECT SCHENECTADY...SOUTHERN FULTON... 
SOUTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 704 PM EST, a snow shower was located near Fonda, moving east at 
55 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and visibility less than half a mile are 
possible with this squall.

Locations impacted include...
Schenectady, Rotterdam, Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Gloversville,
Johnstown, Scotia, Canajoharie, Fonda, Glenville, Duanesburg,
Ballston Spa, Fort Plain, Ephratah, Broadalbin, Hagaman, Mayfield,
Fort Johnson, Galway and Cranberry Creek.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 88 between exits 24 and 25.
 Interstate 90 between exits 25a and 29.
 Interstate 890 between exits 1a and 4c.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4319 7457 4311 7380 4275 7397 4274 7407
      4293 7468
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 289DEG 48KT 4297 7443 

$$

DBT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 7:23 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Montgomery, Schoharie52 min
Mar 1, 7:28 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington47 min
Mar 1, 7:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton49 min
Mar 1, 8:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene23 min
Mar 1, 8:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie48 min
Mar 1, 8:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer, Warren43 min
Mar 1, 8:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia, Greene50 min
Mar 1, 9:42 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer33 min
Mar 1, 10:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene58 min
Mar 1, 11:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene55 min
Mar 1, 8:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington, Windham40 min
Mar 1, 10:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham59 min
Mar 2, 12:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYBennington47 min

Nearby

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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.