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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT for Fulton County, Montgomery County, New York. It was in force for 30 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 28, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Fulton County, NY, Montgomery County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 476 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Mar 28, 4:51 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 4:51 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 4:09 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 409 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 CTZ001-013-NYZ033-041-042-063>066-082>084-VTZ013>015-291100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Hamilton-Northern Saratoga- Northern Warren-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess- Eastern Dutchess-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren- Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 409 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, southeast Catskills, mid Hudson Valley, southern Taconics, Lake George northern Saratoga Region, northern Fulton and Hamilton Counties in eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. There is a chance for rain changing to an accumulating snowfall event Wednesday night across portions of the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the National Weather Service in Albany New York following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. MAZ001-025-NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-291100- Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-Southern Herkimer- Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Schoharie-Western Schenectady- Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Western Albany-Eastern Albany- Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Greene- Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia- 409 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts, the Mohawk Valley, Greater Capital Region, Schoharie Valley, Helderbergs, northern Catskills, northern and central Taconics of eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. There is a chance for rain changing to an accumulating snowfall event Wednesday night across portions of the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to relay wind damage reports to the National Weather Service in Albany New York following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. NYZ032-043-291100- Northern Herkimer-Northern Washington- 409 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Herkimer and northern Washington Counties in eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Wind gusts up to 35 to 45 mph are possible tonight into Monday. If stronger wind gusts are expected then a wind advisory will be needed. As colder air returns tonight, a period of accumulating snowfall is expected with a few inches of snow for northern Herkimer county. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Wind gusts up to 35 to 45 mph are possible on Monday. If stronger wind gusts are expected then a wind advisory will be needed. There is a chance for rain changing to an accumulating snowfall event Wednesday night across portions of the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation amounts and wind reports to the National Weather Service in Albany New York following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:17 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
417 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
NYZ032-033-038-039-282100-
Southern Fulton-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-
417 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT WESTERN HAMILTON
AND HERKIMER COUNTIES...
At 414 PM EDT, radar indicated showers were located along a line
extending from 11 miles south of Fowler to near Oriskany to near De
Ruyter. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these showers.
Locations impacted include...
Ilion, Herkimer, Little Falls, Old Forge, Mohawk, Frankfort,
Dolgeville, Ohio, West Winfield, Newport, Middleville, Poland, Inlet,
Cold Brook, Jordanville, Brown Tract Pond Campground, Big Moose,
Eighth Lake Campground, Nicks Lake Campground and Raquette Lake.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 29A and 30.
A brief period of heavy rainfall is also occurring with these
showers, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle
through flooded roadways.
LAT...LON 4322 7507 4326 7516 4330 7515 4333 7508
4410 7517 4405 7506 4409 7461 4344 7467
4304 7474 4305 7476 4287 7477 4290 7488
4282 7491 4291 7510 4286 7514 4286 7521
4305 7522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 243DEG 44KT 4411 7542 4317 7540 4271 7581
FrugisSpecial weather statement, Mar 28, 5:00 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
NYZ033-038>040-047-082-282130-
Southern Fulton-Hamilton-Schoharie-Northern Fulton-Southern
Herkimer-Montgomery-
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
SOUTHERN HAMILTON...FULTON... NORTHWESTERN SCHOHARIE...SOUTHEASTERN
HERKIMER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
At 500 PM EDT, radar indicated showers were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Stratford to near St. Johnsville
to Richfield Springs. Movement was east at 50 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these showers.
Locations impacted include...
Gloversville, Johnstown, Ilion, Herkimer, Little Falls, Canajoharie,
Fonda, Mohawk, Fort Plain, Dolgeville, St. Johnsville, Ephratah,
Richmondville, Mayfield, Lake Pleasant, Wells, Stratford, Sharon
Springs, Middleville and Ames.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 88 near exit 20.
Interstate 90 between exits 28 and 30.
A brief period of heavy rainfall is also occurring with these
showers, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle
through flooded roadways.
LAT...LON 4305 7501 4334 7488 4348 7478 4346 7417
4306 7422 4262 7455 4261 7464 4264 7463
4274 7467 4283 7465 4290 7488 4284 7489
4282 7491 4291 7510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 261DEG 45KT 4326 7462 4303 7474 4286 7497
FrugisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:56 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:24 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Montgomery and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 26 min |
| Mar 28, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 40 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.