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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 2023, 3:13 PM EDT for Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2023, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2023, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 749 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 9, 3:03 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 3:03 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 508 AM EDT Sun Jul 9 2023 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ033-039>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-092100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Hamilton-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- 508 AM EDT Sun Jul 9 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, eastern New York and southern Vermont. .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. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. In addition, there is a chance for thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NYZ032-038-092100- Northern Herkimer-Southern Herkimer- 508 AM EDT Sun Jul 9 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Widespread rain and thunderstorms are expected Sunday through Monday. Thunderstorms will likely produce heavy rain at times, which may result in flooding of urban and low lying areas. Flash flooding is possible if repeated heavy downpours or training convection occurs. If expected rainfall amounts increase, then the flood watch could be expanded. In addition, there is a chance for thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 2:17 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 12:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 119 min |
| Jul 9, 12:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 12:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 12:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 97 min |
| Jul 9, 1:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 2:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Greene | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 2:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Greene | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Greene | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 103 min |
| Jul 9, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 4:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 108 min |
| Jul 9, 5:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 5:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Bennington | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 5:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Bennington, Windham | 103 min |
| Jul 9, 12:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 1:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | 24 min | |
| Jul 9, 2:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 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.