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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
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.
- 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
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
$$
DBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 7:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Montgomery, Schoharie | 52 min |
| Mar 1, 7:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 7:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 8:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 8:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 8:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 8:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 50 min |
| Mar 1, 9:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 10:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 58 min |
| Mar 1, 11:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 55 min |
| Mar 1, 8:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 10:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Windham | 59 min |
| Mar 2, 12:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 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.