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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2021, 3:10 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 20, 2021, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
County Rensselaer County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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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 20, 2:30 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 2:30 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 1105 AM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058-059-063-082>084-VTZ013>015- 211100- Northern 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 Ulster-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren-Southern Washington- Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 1105 AM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the northern Berkshires in western Massachusetts, eastern New York not including the mid Hudson Valley, and for southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms for this afternoon and evening over the western Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondacks, with a marginal risk elsewhere. Isolated to scattered damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail will be possible within thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, along with locally heavy downpours. Also, minor flooding of low lying, poor drainage and urban areas will be possible, along with isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Scattered thunderstorms are expected Wednesday, some of which may contain locally gusty winds and small hail. There is a chance of thunderstorms Friday, Sunday and Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ060-061-064>066-211100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Southern Berkshire- Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess- Eastern Dutchess- 1105 AM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, the southern Berkshires of western Massachusetts, and the mid Hudson Valley and southern Taconics of eastern New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms for this afternoon and evening. Isolated damaging wind gusts will be possible within thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, along with locally heavy downpours. Also, minor flooding of low lying, poor drainage and urban areas will be possible, along with isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms Wednesday, mainly from late morning through mid afternoon. Isolated damaging wind gusts and large hail will be possible. In addition, locally heavy downpours will be possible which may produce minor flooding of low lying, poor drainage and urban areas will be possible, along with isolated flash flooding. There is a chance of thunderstorms Friday, Sunday and Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 209 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021 NYZ041-084-201845- Southern Washington-Northern Saratoga- 209 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL SARATOGA AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... At 209 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Saratoga Springs, moving southeast at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Saratoga Springs, Greenwich, Gates, Wilton, Northumberland, Schuylerville, Victory, Deans Corners, Gurn Spring, Bacon Hill, Coveville, Jewell Corner, Hickeys Corners, Grangerville, Kings Station, Middle Falls, Gansevoort, North Easton, Bald Mountain and Starks Knob. This includes Interstate 87 between exits 14 and 16, and near exit 17N. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 4313 7383 4324 7372 4315 7342 4296 7360 TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 303DEG 11KT 4315 7371 Rathbun
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 3:10 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Warren | 113 min |
| Jul 20, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 49 min |
| Jul 20, 2:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 80 min |
| Jul 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 44 min |
| Jul 20, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 35 min |
| Jul 20, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren | 49 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.