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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2021, 5:20 PM EDT for Montgomery County, New York. It was in force for 25 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
- Sep 8, 2021, 5:20 PM EDT (21:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Montgomery County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1380 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Sep 8, 3:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 3:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 359 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-091200- 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- 359 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York, eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Showers are thunderstorms are expected through this evening and into the first part of the tonight. There is a marginal to slight risk for severe thunderstorms. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts as storms track west to east across the area. Brief, isolated tornado cannot be ruled out as well. Showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing heavy downpours. There is a marginal to slight risk for flash flooding. Urban, low lying and poor drainage areas are most as risk, especially for locations that recently experienced flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Widespread hazardous weather is low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed into this evening. Spotters are encouraged to pass along any reports of wind damage, heavy rainfall or flooding to the National Weather Service via phone, email or social media.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
520 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
NYZ038>040-047-082-082145-
Southern Fulton NY-Schoharie NY-Northern Fulton NY-
Southern Herkimer NY-Montgomery NY-
520 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of south central Fulton,
northwestern Schoharie and Montgomery Counties through 545 PM EDT...
At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near St. Johnsville to near Cherry Valley to
Elk Creek. Movement was east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Gloversville, Johnstown, Cobleskill, Canajoharie, Fonda, Fort Plain,
Ephratah, Sharon Springs, Ames, Tribes Hill, Glen, Carlisle, Sharon,
Seward, Charleston, Fultonville, Palatine Bridge, Nelliston, Meco and
Zeh Corners.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 28 and 29.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 4313 7438 4288 7426 4267 7444 4264 7463
4274 7467 4279 7467 4283 7465 4288 7483
4292 7484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 250DEG 44KT 4295 7478 4278 7471 4261 7485
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RathbunThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 29 min |
| Sep 8, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 42 min |
| Sep 8, 6:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Warren | 87 min |
| Sep 8, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 112 min |
| Sep 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 56 min |
| Sep 8, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 7:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady | 101 min |
| Sep 8, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga | 54 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.