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Snow Squall Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY

February 19, 2022Fulton County, Herkimer County, Montgomery County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this snow squall warning at Feb 19, 2022, 11:46 AM EST for Fulton County, Herkimer County, Montgomery County, New York. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2022, 11:46 AM EST (16:46 UTC)
Expired
Feb 19, 2022, 12:30 PM EST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Fulton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 292 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 12:00Z on 2022-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2022-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 196 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1350 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 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 snow squall warning 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 snow squall warning went out at Feb 19, 10:04 AM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 10:04 AM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 4:58 AM EST, 6 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
458 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-047>054-058>061-063>066-082-201200-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-
Northern Saratoga-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-
458 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Mohawk and Schoharie
valleys, Capital District, Saratoga Region, eastern Catskills,
Taconics and mid- Hudson Valley in eastern New York, western
Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

Snow showers and scattered snow squalls are likely late this morning
into the early to mid afternoon along with the passage of a strong
cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay snow and wind damage
reports to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ042-043-083-084-VTZ013>015-201200-
Northern Warren-Northern Washington-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
458 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont and the Lake
George Glens Falls area and all of Washington County in eastern New
York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Snow showers and scattered snow squalls are likely late this morning
into the early to mid afternoon along with the passage of a strong
cold front. Some blowing snow and gusty winds to 40 mph are possible
with the frontal passage and in the wake of it into the early
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay snow reports to the
National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ032-033-201200-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-
458 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Herkimer and Hamilton
Counties in eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

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

   Winter Weather Advisory.

Snow showers and scattered snow squalls are likely late this morning
into the early to mid afternoon along with the passage of a strong
cold front. Some blowing snow and gusty winds to 40 mph are possible
with the frontal passage and in the wake of it into the early
evening.

Wind Chills will be close to 20 degrees below zero early Sunday
morning. A Wind Chill Advisory may be needed if these wind chills
occur and are widespread.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report winter precipitation
amounts to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 19, 9:57 AM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
957 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

NYZ032-033-191545-
Northern Herkimer NY-Hamilton NY-
957 AM EST Sat Feb 19 2022

...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHERN HERKIMER AND HAMILTON
COUNTIES...

HAZARDS...A snow squall which can rapidly reduce visibility to less
than a quarter of a mile.

LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 956 AM EST, a snow squall was 10 miles
southwest of Star Lake, or 23 miles north of Old Forge moving east at
45 MPH.

THIS SQUALL WILL BE NEAR...
  Raquette Lake and Brown Tract Pond Campground around 1030 AM EST.
  Golden Beach Campground around 1035 AM EST.
  Forked Lake Public Campground and Lake Eaton Campground around
  1040 AM EST.

SAFETY INFO...
Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this squall.
Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads may lead to
accidents.

&&

LAT...LON 4356 7474 4356 7510 4410 7517 4405 7505
      4412 7434 4411 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1456Z 287DEG 40KT 4403 7514

CS
Special weather statement, Feb 19, 10:51 AM EST, 55 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 9:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer48 min
Feb 19, 10:48 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery57 min
Feb 19, 10:51 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer54 min
Feb 19, 11:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton52 min
Feb 19, 12:03 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYSchoharie57 min
Feb 19, 12:16 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYAlbany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady59 min
Feb 19, 12:21 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington54 min
Feb 19, 12:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Schoharie57 min
Feb 19, 12:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer33 min
Feb 19, 1:04 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer56 min
Feb 19, 1:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady43 min
Feb 19, 1:24 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady, Washington21 min
Feb 19, 1:25 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene35 min
Feb 19, 1:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer43 min
Feb 19, 1:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany66 min
Feb 19, 2:02 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Ulster43 min
Feb 19, 2:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess59 min
Feb 19, 2:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire55 min
Feb 19, 2:46 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYBerkshire59 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.