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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

July 9, 2021Saratoga County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2021, 3:31 PM EDT for Saratoga County, New York. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2021, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY

County Saratoga County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 31 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: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -156 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 88 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 Jul 9, 2:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 2:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 4:40 AM EDT, 10 hours 51 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 2:56 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
256 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

NYZ039>041-049-050-082-083-091930-
Southern Fulton-Eastern Schenectady-Northern
Fulton-Montgomery-Southeast Warren-Southern Saratoga-Northern
Saratoga-
256 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL
SCHENECTADY...SOUTH CENTRAL WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN FULTON...CENTRAL
SARATOGA AND EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 256 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Day Center to near Northampton Beach
Public Campground to Gloversville. Movement was east at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Gloversville, Glens Falls, Johnstown,
Glenville, Ballston Spa, Fort Edward, Corinth, Broadalbin, Hagaman,
Edinburg, Northville, Mayfield, Fort Johnson, Galway, Cranberry
Creek, Day Center, Northampton Beach Public Campground and Rock City
Falls.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 near exit 27.
 Interstate 87 between exits 14 and 18.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4303 7451 4319 7421 4325 7416 4326 7414
      4327 7414 4335 7408 4330 7359 4327 7359
      4307 7375 4288 7414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 288DEG 18KT 4327 7405 4317 7413 4306 7435

BGM

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:31 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
331 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

NYZ039-041-050-092000-
Southern Fulton-Southern Saratoga-Northern Saratoga-
331 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND SOUTHERN
SARATOGA COUNTIES...

At 330 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Galway, or 10
miles northeast of Amsterdam, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Clifton Park, Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, Round Lake, Galway,
Country Knolls, North Ballston Spa, Burnt Hills, Rock City Falls,
Malta, Charlton, Parkis Mills, Shaw Corners, Barkersville, West
Milton, Coons, Garrison Manor, Wayville, Wiley Corners and Elnora.

This includes Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 13N.

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

LAT...LON 4315 7405 4303 7365 4280 7384 4283 7388
      4285 7388 4285 7390 4291 7390 4290 7396
      4293 7401 4295 7406 4295 7409 4298 7410
      4298 7414 4300 7417
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 300DEG 17KT 4304 7402

BGM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 8:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	2 hr
Jul 8, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	41 min
Jul 8, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	45 min
Jul 8, 8:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	44 min
Jul 8, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	38 min
Jul 8, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	48 min
Jul 8, 10:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	34 min
Jul 8, 11:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington	98 min
Jul 9, 3:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	38 min
Jul 9, 4:28 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Ulster	2 hr
Jul 9, 8:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Dutchess	4 hr
Jul 9, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	34 min
Jul 9, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	37 min
Jul 9, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	29 min
Jul 9, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	50 min
Jul 9, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	32 min
Jul 9, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	51 min
Jul 9, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	40 min
Jul 9, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	27 min
Jul 9, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	28 min
Jul 9, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	37 min
Jul 9, 7:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Ulster	3 hr
Jul 9, 7:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	35 min
Jul 9, 10:07 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Bennington	7 hr
Jul 9, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	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.