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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

June 9, 2021Columbia County, Greene County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 5:02 PM EDT for Columbia County, Greene County, New York. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 2021, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

Counties Columbia County, NY, Greene County, NY

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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, 3:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 3:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 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

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:02 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:04 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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

NYZ047-048-051>053-059>061-092045-
Eastern Albany-Eastern Columbia-Western Rensselaer-Eastern
Greene-Western Columbia-Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Western Albany-
404 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN SCHENECTADY...NORTH
CENTRAL COLUMBIA...CENTRAL ALBANY...NORTHEASTERN GREENE...EAST
CENTRAL SCHOHARIE AND SOUTHWESTERN RENSSELAER COUNTIES...

At 403 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Altamont, or 9
miles southwest of Rotterdam, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Winds of 40 to 45 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Nassau, Delmar, Duanesburg, New Baltimore, Ravena, Berne,
Voorheesville, Valatie, Altamont, Castleton-On-Hudson, Kinderhook,
Delanson, Feura Bush, Selkirk, New Scotland, Coeymans, Knox,
Princetown, Stuyvesant and Clarksville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 88 near exit 24.
 Interstate 87 between exits 21A and 22.

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 4272 7430 4281 7410 4277 7404 4275 7403
      4275 7400 4247 7353 4231 7368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 309DEG 31KT 4270 7411

Wasula

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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

NYZ064-065-092100-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Ulster-
420 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ULSTER AND
NORTHWESTERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES...

At 420 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Saugerties,
moving south at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kingston, Saugerties, Rhinebeck, Red Hook, Saugerties South, Lake
Katrine, West Hurley, Veteran, Tivoli, Centerville, Mount Marion,
Canoe Hill, Quarryville, Manorville, Dutchess County Fairgrounds,
Katsbaan, Shultis Corners, Sweet Meadows, Flatbush and Linden Acres.

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 19 and 20.

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

LAT...LON 4195 7411 4208 7408 4214 7406 4214 7393
      4213 7392 4208 7393 4208 7390 4192 7384
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 000DEG 11KT 4211 7400

KSL

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:49 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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

NYZ063-092130-
Western Ulster-
449 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ULSTER
COUNTY...

At 448 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered near West Shokan,
or 14 miles north of Ellenville, moving south at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
West Shokan, Olivebridge, Kerhonkson, Cherrytown, Samsonville,
Palentown, Brodhead, Liebhardt, Fantinekill, Mombaccus, Boiceville,
Mettacahonts, Lackawack, Peekamoose, Lyonsville, Winchell,
Potterville, Pataukunk, Krumville and Kripplebush.

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

LAT...LON 4178 7443 4197 7442 4202 7422 4181 7419
      4180 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 349DEG 7KT 4191 7433

KSL

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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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, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	39 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, 5:21 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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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.