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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

October 25, 2021Dutchess County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Oct 25, 2021, 10:10 PM EDT for Dutchess 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
Oct 25, 2021, 10:10 PM EDT (02:10 UTC)
Expired
Oct 25, 2021, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
30

County Dutchess County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-10-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 544 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
544 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.0

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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 Oct 25, 8:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 8:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 4:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
415 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038-039-041>043-049>054-059>061-064>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-261100-
Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-
Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren-
Northern Washington-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-
Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-
Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Eastern Ulster-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Northern Fulton-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
415 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts, the
western Mohawk Valley, southern Adirondacks, Lake George Saratoga
Region, Greater Capital Region, Taconics, mid Hudson Valley in
eastern New York and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A storm system overnight into Tuesday night may produce moderate to
heavy rainfall, which may lead to ponding of water on roads in low
lying and poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall continue through the day
Tuesday and Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Storm total
rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches may lead to ponding of water on
roads in low-lying and poor drainage areas. A Flood Watch may need to
be issued if confidence increases for higher rainfall totals.

Another system may bring a widespread heavy rainfall Friday night
through Saturday with additional hydro concerns possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NYZ040-047-048-058-063-261100-
Montgomery-Schoharie-Western Schenectady-Western Greene-
Western Ulster-
415 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the eastern Catskills,
Schoharie Valley, and the central Mohawk Valley of eastern New York

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Another system may bring a widespread heavy rainfall Friday night
through Saturday with additional hydro concerns possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CTZ001-013-261100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-
415 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Litchfield County in northwestern
Connecticut.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Flood Watch.

Another system may bring a widespread heavy rainfall Friday night
through Saturday with additional hydro concerns possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 25, 10:10 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
1010 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-260245-
Southern Litchfield CT-Northern Litchfield CT-Eastern Dutchess NY-
Western Dutchess NY-Eastern Ulster NY-
1010 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...Thunderstorms will impact portions of western Litchfield,
southeastern Ulster and Dutchess Counties through 1045 PM EDT...

At 1007 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Pawling to near Harriman. Movement was
north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Very heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Localized flooding of poor drainage and low lying areas is
         possible. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
         roadways.

Locations impacted include...
Poughkeepsie, Beacon, New Paltz, Sherman, Pawling, Wallkill, Hyde
Park, Plattekill, Pleasant Valley, Wappingers Falls, Amenia, Kent,
Sharon, Highland, Fishkill, Millbrook, Millerton, Modena,
Stanfordville and Gaylordsville.

This includes Interstate 87 near exit 18.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4145 7400 4152 7400 4159 7396 4158 7405
      4160 7407 4160 7409 4162 7413 4158 7413
      4160 7423 4170 7422 4202 7342 4151 7344
      4152 7344 4163 7350 4165 7349 4167 7351
      4153 7353 4149 7393 4144 7398 4145 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 188DEG 31KT 4156 7356 4126 7417

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

IAA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster62 min
Oct 26, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia, Dutchess60 min
Oct 26, 10:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Greene, Ulster3 hr
Oct 26, 10:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess, Ulster7 hr
Oct 26, 11:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYMontgomery14 hr
Oct 26, 11:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSchoharie5 hr
Oct 26, 11:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYGreene, Schoharie20 hr
Oct 26, 11:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYSchoharie32 hr
Oct 26, 11:48 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYUlster18 hr
Oct 26, 12:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSchenectady5 hr
Oct 26, 12:16 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningALYGreene, Ulster18 hr
Oct 26, 2:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany3 hr
Oct 26, 4:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYUlster20 hr
Oct 26, 5:35 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYDutchess, Ulster105 min
Oct 26, 5:54 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYMontgomery, Schoharie24 hr
Oct 26, 4:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region12 hr
Oct 26, 5:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region32 hr

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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.