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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Albany, NY

July 16, 2023Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Jul 16, 2023, 10:42 AM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Jul 16, 2023, 4:43 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2023, 10:42 AM EDT (14:42 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 16, 2023, 4:43 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 17, 2023, 3:20 AM EDT
In force: 11 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 14:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Housatonic River at Gaylordsville (GAYC3). The gauge peaked at 8.34 ft at Jul 16, 2023, 3:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 8 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 01200500, 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 16, 10:39 AM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 10:39 AM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 8:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 7:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
758 AM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023

MAZ025-NYZ061-161245-
Southern Berkshire MA-Eastern Columbia NY-
758 AM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Berkshire
and east central Columbia Counties through 845 AM EDT...

At 758 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sheffield, or near Great Barrington, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Great Barrington, Lee, Sheffield, Otis, Sandisfield, Housatonic,
Ashley Falls, Hillsdale, New Marlborough, Monterey, Alford,
Tyringham, East Sheffield, Hartsville, Konkapot, Gomorrah, North
Otis, Newsboy Statue, Montville and Southfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4215 7303 4215 7307 4212 7306 4211 7307
      4210 7307 4204 7325 4205 7342 4219 7357
      4232 7322 4222 7301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 240DEG 20KT 4210 7338

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

CS

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 8:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
808 AM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023

CTZ001-MAZ025-161245-
Northern Litchfield CT-Southern Berkshire MA-
808 AM EDT Sun Jul 16 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Litchfield and south central Berkshire Counties through 845 AM EDT...

At 808 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Norfolk, or 7 miles northwest of Torrington, moving northeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Torrington, Norfolk, Winsted, New Hartford Center, Barkhamsted,
Goshen, Colebrook, South Norfolk, Huntsville, Mooreville, North
Colebrook, Riverton, New Boston, Kelly Corner, Mill Brook, Beech
Rock, Robertsville, Turkey Cobble, Goose Green and North Goshen.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4191 7291 4181 7322 4197 7334 4215 7303
      4212 7307 4212 7306 4211 7307 4209 7307
      4207 7306 4204 7306 4204 7301 4197 7303
      4197 7289
TIME...MOT...LOC 1208Z 240DEG 20KT 4193 7320

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

IAA

Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:16 AM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:51 AM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 10:22 AM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 10:31 AM EDT, 11 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 16, 4:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Greene, Ulster	3 hr
Jul 16, 4:50 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Ulster	25 min
Jul 16, 5:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	26 min
Jul 16, 5:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	37 min
Jul 16, 5:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	52 min
Jul 16, 5:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	38 min
Jul 16, 6:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	28 min
Jul 16, 6:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	25 min
Jul 16, 6:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington	2 hr
Jul 16, 6:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	113 min
Jul 16, 6:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	23 min
Jul 16, 7:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Dutchess	2 hr
Jul 16, 8:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia	2 hr
Jul 16, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	40 min
Jul 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	37 min
Jul 16, 5:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Schenectady	103 min
Jul 16, 6:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Saratoga, Schenectady	2 hr
Jul 16, 6:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Saratoga, Washington	108 min
Jul 16, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	36 min
Jul 16, 7:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer	62 min
Jul 16, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	44 min
Jul 16, 7:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Washington	84 min
Jul 16, 9:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Bennington, Windham	2 hr
Jul 16, 7:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		24 min
Jul 16, 8:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY		37 min
Jul 16, 8:22 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	2 hr
Jul 16, 8:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	39 hr
Jul 16, 9:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region	32 hr
Jul 16, 9:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	4 hr
Jul 16, 10:46 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	11 hr
Jul 16, 12:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Northwest Hills Planning Region	104 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.