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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Albany, NY

July 14, 2023Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Jul 14, 2023, 5:52 AM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 2023, 5:52 AM EDT (09:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2023, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Housatonic River at Falls Village (FLVC3). The gauge peaked at 7.25 ft at Jul 14, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01199000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Jul 14, 4:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 4:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 4:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 12:04 AM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:22 AM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:39 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:16 AM EDT, 36 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
Jul 13, 8:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia	118 min
Jul 13, 8:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	25 min
Jul 13, 8:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Columbia	27 min
Jul 13, 8:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Ulster	112 min
Jul 13, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	67 min
Jul 13, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess	58 min
Jul 13, 9:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	2 hr
Jul 13, 10:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	47 min
Jul 13, 10:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	33 min
Jul 13, 11:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	29 min
Jul 14, 12:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	3 hr
Jul 14, 4:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	44 min
Jul 14, 4:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany, Schoharie	51 min
Jul 14, 5:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady	44 min
Jul 14, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	30 min
Jul 14, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery	50 min
Jul 14, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery	52 min
Jul 14, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	45 min
Jul 14, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	35 min
Jul 14, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	43 min
Jul 14, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	46 min
Jul 14, 6:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Schoharie	3 hr
Jul 14, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	33 min
Jul 14, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	44 min
Jul 14, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Schoharie	47 min
Jul 13, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	29 min
Jul 13, 10:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		25 min
Jul 14, 1:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		23 min
Jul 14, 9:50 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	11 hr
Jul 14, 10:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	114 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.