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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

June 9, 2021Montgomery County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 3:36 PM EDT for Montgomery County, New York. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Jun 9, 2021, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

County Montgomery County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 35 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.

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

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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: 112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 87 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 Jun 9, 1:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 1:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:03 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
303 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-101100-
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-
303 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, east central and eastern New York and
southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a chance for showers and thunderstorms through the evening
hours. Some showers or thunderstorms may contain locally heavy
downpours, which may result in ponding of water on roadways and low
lying areas, as well in areas of poor drainage.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Wednesday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:16 AM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
235 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NYZ039-040-050-082-091915-
Southern Fulton-Northern Fulton-Montgomery-Southern Saratoga-
235 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND EAST
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 234 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm producing a brief period of
heavy rainfall was located over Gloversville, moving southeast at 15
mph.

Wind gusts of around 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Amsterdam, Gloversville, Johnstown, Fonda, Broadalbin, Hagaman,
Mayfield, Fort Johnson, Tribes Hill, Perth, Berkshire, Fultonville,
Bleecker, Meco, West Perth, Munsonville, Church Corners, Pinnacle,
Young Corners and Broadalbin Junction.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 27 and 28.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized poor drainage flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways. Rainfall rates may approach an inch in an hour.

LAT...LON 4307 7452 4319 7434 4303 7404 4285 7428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 318DEG 13KT 4309 7437

Wasula

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:57 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
257 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NYZ039-040-082-091930-
Southern Fulton-Northern Fulton-Montgomery-
257 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 256 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Johnstown,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts around 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gloversville, Johnstown, Fonda, Ephratah, Caroga Lake, Tribes Hill,
Caroga Lake Public Campground, Fultonville, Auriesville, Meco,
Sammonsville, Rockwood, Fical Corners, Hale Mills, Scotchbrush, East
Stone Arabia, Eppie Corners, Smiths Corners, Square Barn Corners and
North Bush.

This includes Interstate 90 near exit 28.

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

LAT...LON 4309 7471 4315 7443 4295 7428 4286 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 318DEG 13KT 4303 7446

Wasula

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:26 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
326 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NYZ039-040-048>050-092000-
Southern Fulton-Eastern Schenectady-Western
Schenectady-Montgomery-Southern Saratoga-
326 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN SCHENECTADY...
SOUTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 325 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Galway, or 8
miles east of Amsterdam, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Winds of around 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Schenectady, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Scotia, Glenville, Niskayuna,
Hagaman, Round Lake, Galway, Country Knolls, Rotterdam Junction,
Alplaus, East Glenville, Burnt Hills, Pattersonville-Rotterdam
Junction, Charlton, Parkis Mills, Glenridge, Hoffmans and Harding
Crossing.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 near exit 26.
 Interstate 890 between exits 1a and 8.
 Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 11.

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

LAT...LON 4308 7402 4306 7397 4290 7371 4276 7394
      4276 7398 4297 7419
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 318DEG 13KT 4297 7403

TAW

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
336 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NYZ039-040-048-092015-
Southern Fulton-Western Schenectady-Montgomery-
336 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN SCHENECTADY...SOUTH
CENTRAL FULTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 335 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Tribes Hill, or
near Fonda, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts to 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Amsterdam, Fonda, Duanesburg, Fort Johnson, Delanson, Tribes Hill,
Glen, Princetown, Charleston, Fultonville, Esperance, Duane,
Auriesville, West Perth, Church Corners, Rockwell Corners, Scotch
Bush, Young Corners, Lost Valley and Market Corners.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 88 near exit 24.
 Interstate 90 between exits 27 and 28.

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

LAT...LON 4304 7429 4282 7406 4278 7404 4273 7416
      4273 7418 4272 7418 4271 7421 4276 7427
      4276 7425 4279 7425 4280 7426 4278 7430
      4292 7447
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 318DEG 13KT 4293 7431

Wasula

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	40 min
Jun 9, 2:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton	53 min
Jun 9, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery	33 min
Jun 9, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	34 min
Jun 9, 3:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	58 min
Jun 9, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	43 min
Jun 9, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	41 min
Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	40 min
Jun 9, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	41 min
Jun 9, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Greene	43 min
Jun 9, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	24 min
Jun 9, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	40 min
Jun 9, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	38 min
Jun 9, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		26 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.