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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

November 12, 2021Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; Berkshire County, Massachusetts

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Nov 12, 2021, 11:43 AM EST for Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 62 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: Nov 12, 2021, 11:43 AM EST (16:43 UTC)
Expired: Nov 12, 2021, 12:45 PM EST
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

Counties Berkshire County, MA, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 600 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 766 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 Nov 12, 9:41 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 9:41 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 6:39 AM EST, 5 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
639 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-131200-
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-
639 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Rain will come down heavy at times this morning into the early
afternoon with ponding of water on roadways expected and some
flooding of lying lowing and poor drainage areas possible.

Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible this morning across portions
of the southern Green Mountains, Berkshires and Taconics which could
bring down small branches and blow around unsecured objects.

In addition, there is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms this
morning across the southeastern Catskills and mid-Hudson Valley and
late this morning into the early afternoon for northwest
Connecticut and southern Berkshires. The main threat is isolated
damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 12, 9:29 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 12, 9:32 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
932 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021

NYZ033-039>041-047>052-059-082-121515-
Southern Fulton NY-Eastern Albany NY-Hamilton NY-
Eastern Schenectady NY-Eastern Greene NY-Schoharie NY-
Northern Fulton NY-Western Schenectady NY-Montgomery NY-
Southern Saratoga NY-Western Albany NY-Northern Saratoga NY-
932 AM EST Fri Nov 12 2021

...Downpours with gusty winds will impact portions of Schenectady,
south central Hamilton, Albany, Fulton, Saratoga, eastern Schoharie
and southeastern Montgomery Counties through 1015 AM EST...

At 931 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking downpours along a line
extending from 8 miles northeast of Caroga Lake to near Central
Bridge to near Gilboa. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Heavy rains could cause flooding.

Locations impacted include...
Albany, Schenectady, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Saratoga Springs,
Amsterdam, Cohoes, Gloversville, Johnstown, Colonie, Scotia,
Mechanicville, Cobleskill, Fonda, Delmar, Latham, Guilderland,
Glenville, Niskayuna and Duanesburg.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 88 between exits 22 and 25.
 Interstate 90 between exits 5A and 28.
 Interstate 890 between exits 1a and 9.
 Interstate 87 between exits 21A and 7, and between exits 8A and 15.
 Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 2.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4334 7388 4297 7368 4245 7380 4243 7403
      4243 7404 4238 7447 4325 7449
TIME...MOT...LOC 1431Z 262DEG 37KT 4324 7441 4277 7430 4236 7435

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

JPV

Special weather statement, Nov 12, 10:15 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 12, 10:59 AM EST, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 12, 11:17 AM EST, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 12, 11:43 AM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 12, 8:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	49 min
Nov 12, 8:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery, Schoharie	38 min
Nov 12, 9:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer	42 min
Nov 12, 9:17 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Greene, Ulster	3 hr
Nov 12, 9:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene, Ulster	46 min
Nov 12, 9:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie	43 min
Nov 12, 9:52 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Greene	3 hr
Nov 12, 9:52 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady	3 hr
Nov 12, 10:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	45 min
Nov 12, 10:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Rensselaer	46 min
Nov 12, 1:36 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Windham	2 hr
Nov 12, 11:47 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	28 min
Nov 12, 11:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	ALY		43 min
Nov 12, 12:02 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	118 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Vermont, 2021 Special Weather Statements in Massachusetts, 2021 Special Weather Statements in Connecticut, 2021 Every special weather statement in 2021

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.