Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Albany NY
414 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a weak upper
disturbance will end this evening. A dry day is expected
Thursday with seasonably warm and humid conditions. Hot and
humid Friday for areas from Albany south and east. Scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible again,
especially north and west of Albany.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
One band of showers and thunderstorms from southern VT into
eastern NY and the northern Berkshires will track east and south
while other scattered showers and thunderstorms in central NY to
the eastern Catskills are also building east and south.
Backbuilding of the storms in eastern NY into the Berkshires are
increasing the threat for localized significant standing water
in low lying areas due to some training of cells.

Some thunderstorms are just reaching near severe levels and the
threat continues into this evening. Big reflectivity cores at or
above the -20C level descending and enhanced by indications of
melting hail to enhance downdrafts are the focus for severe
thunderstorm potential. One cloud to ground lightning flash
extended roughly 8+ miles from the thunderstorms in Rensselaer
across the Hudson River into Albany County, that we witnessed
outside our window ~350 PM EDT. Proves "bolts from the blue"
occur and people should stay indoors until well after the last
thunder is heard.

Some clearing this evening once storms exit and dissipate, then
some patchy fog developing. Lows in the 60s as surface dewpoints
dry out just a little, with light to calm winds.

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.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Some midlevel drying Thursday with low level dew points mainly
in the 60s with sunshine and light winds supporting highs in the
80s to near 90 and cooler in higher terrain. Heat indices in
the mid Hudson Valley could approach the mid 90s and if
confidence increases, Heat Advisories may be issued for Thursday
once new guidance arrives tonight. Any thunderstorms Thursday
would be very isolated if at all.

By Friday and Saturday, there are considerable disagreements in
sources of guidance/ensembles as to the movement and evolution
of upper energy tracking out of the Great Lakes. The timing and
track will determine the timing of the northward return of the
old low level boundary and the approach of a cold front over the
weekend. Based on the overall upper pattern evolution at least
scattered thunderstorms Friday afternoon with highs well into
the 80s and near 90 mid Hudson Valley and cooler in higher
terrain. Heat indices again around the mid 90s with Heat
Advisory potential Friday.

The approach of upper energy Saturday and increasing boundary
layer flow and low level forcing suggests scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms through Friday night and Saturday morning
with potential likely coverage Saturday afternoon. Coverage
Saturday could be less depending on the timing and track of the
upper energy and associated cold front. Highs Saturday around 80
to mid 80s and cooler in higher terrain.

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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
The period starts out Saturday night with a broad positively tilted
trough in place across NY state extending westward through the lower
Great Lakes. Ongoing showers and even some thunderstorms could
persist through Saturday evening, depending on the timing of a lead
short wave moving through the mean trough. There is enough consensus
among the guidance to mention likely pops, lowering overnight as the
short wave moves east of the region.

The broad trough forecast to remain in place over the region on
Sunday, with another possible short wave moving through. Details
difficult to determine this far out, but will mention chance to
likely pops with the higher values south of Albany. Instability
looks rather limited, so will only mention slight chance of thunder
at this time. There should be a decent amount of cloud cover around,
so temperatures expected to be slightly below normal with continued
humid conditions. Some showers may linger into the evening, although
overall coverage should start to decrease. A break in the
precipitation is expected overnight.

Similar weather anticipated for Monday, with the broad upper level
trough still in place. There appears to be weaker forcing compared
to Sunday, so will mention chance pops at this time. With slightly
lower heights aloft there could be more thunderstorms, especially
given sufficient heating from sunshine during the first half of the
day. Temperatures look to be near normal.

GFS and ECMWF indicating the upper level trough will be reinforced
by a rather strong short wave approaching from southeast Canada and
the upper Great Lakes. This should result in at least scattered
showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon.

Like a broken record, more showers and thunderstorms are possible on
Wednesday under the influence of the upper level trough and additional
short waves passing through.

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.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
An upper level disturbance sfc trough will move across the
region this afternoon focusing scattered showers and
thunderstorms. High pressure will bring fair weather back
tonight into Thursday.

VFR conditions are expected this afternoon outside of
showers/thunderstorms, with brief periods of MVFR/IFR Vsbys
within showers/storms. Best chance for thunderstorms will be
through 22Z/Wed at KGFL and KALB, through 23Z/Wed at KPSF, and
through 00Z/Wed at KPOU.

For tonight, abundant low level moisture and light winds should
allow areas of fog to form, especially in areas which receive
downpours prior to sunset. There is a chance for IFR/LIFR
Vsbys/Cigs at all TAF sites, mainly between 06Z-12Z/Thu,
although could start earlier at KGFL and KPSF.

Once any fog/low clouds lift between 11Z-13Z/Thu, VFR conditions
are expected for the remainder of Thursday.

Winds will be south to southwest at 5-10 KT this afternoon, with
some gusts of 15-20 KT possible. Winds will become southwest to
west and decrease to less than 5 KT this evening, and
light/variable overnight. On Thursday, winds will be mainly
southwest to west at 5-10 KT.

Winds will be stronger, and variable in direction in and near
any thunderstorms this afternoon.

Outlook...

Thursday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Friday: Moderate Operational Impact. Scattered SHRA...TSRA.
Friday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Scattered SHRA...TSRA.
Saturday: High Operational Impact. Likely SHRA...TSRA.
Saturday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Likely SHRA...TSRA.
Sunday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA.
Sunday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA.
Monday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a weak upper
disturbance will end this evening. A dry day is expected
Thursday with seasonably warm and humid conditions. Hot and
humid Friday for areas from Albany south and east. Scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible again,
especially north and west of Albany.

RH values will be above 50 percent through Friday. Winds will be
15 mph or less through Friday, generally from the south to west.

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.HYDROLOGY...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
to move from west to east across the region through this evening.
Locally heavy rainfall is possible, which could result in some
minor urban/poor drainage flooding, especially since soils are
fairly saturated. However, the storms should be progressive,
which should mitigate a more widespread flood threat. Dry
weather returns on Thursday, but more periods of rain are
expected Friday into the weekend.

For details on specific area rivers and lakes, including observed
and forecast river stages and lake elevations, please visit the
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service /AHPS/ graphs on our
website.

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.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
NY...None.
MA...None.
VT...None.

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SYNOPSIS...NAS
NEAR TERM...NAS
SHORT TERM...NAS
LONG TERM...JPV
AVIATION...KL
FIRE WEATHER...NAS
HYDROLOGY...NAS

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
424 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-151100-
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-
424 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a marginal to slight risk for severe weather this and
evening with the main threat being isolated to scattered damaging
wind gusts. Locally heavy rainfall could result in isolated minor
urban and poor drainage flooding and standing water in low lying
areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Friday through Sunday, mainly
during the afternoon and evening hours.

The return of warm and humid conditions may result in heat index
values reaching the mid and upper 90s Thursday and Friday in the
Hudson and Mohawk Valleys as well as lower portions of the Berkshires
and Litchfield Hills. Heat Advisories may be necessary.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
557 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0343 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POESTENKILL             42.69N  73.56W
07/14/2021                   RENSSELAER         NY   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE
            POESTENKILL AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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EVENT NUMBER ALY2103635

JPV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
612 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE SYCAWAY            42.76N  73.61W
07/14/2021                   RENSSELAER         NY   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF ROADS FLOODED IN THE BRUNSWICK AREA.

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EVENT NUMBER ALY2103636

JPV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
613 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W BRUNSWICK           42.73N  73.60W
07/14/2021                   RENSSELAER         NY   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF ROADS FLOODED IN THE EAGLE MILLS
            AREA.

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EVENT NUMBER ALY2103637

JPV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
616 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     FLASH FLOOD      POESTENKILL             42.69N  73.56W
07/14/2021                   RENSSELAER         NY   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF ROADS FLOODED IN THE POESTENKILL
            AREA.

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EVENT NUMBER ALY2103638

JPV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
619 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SSE EAST GREENBUSH    42.57N  73.69W
07/14/2021                   RENSSELAER         NY   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF ROADS FLOODED IN THE TOWN OF
            SCHODACK.

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EVENT NUMBER ALY2103639

JPV

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
649 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

NYZ060-061-142330-
Eastern Columbia-Western Columbia-
649 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY...

At 649 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Philmont, or
near Hudson, moving east at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Chatham, Claverack, Austerlitz, Philmont, Claverack-Red Mills, Lorenz
Park, Ghent, Hillsdale, Greenport Center, Mellenville, Craryville,
Red Rock, North Hillsdale, Arnolds Mill, Brick Tavern, Harlemville,
Pulvers, Martindale, Green River and West Ghent.

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

LAT...LON 4221 7380 4237 7368 4235 7342 4210 7350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 281DEG 14KT 4225 7367

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