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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Albany, NY

April 6, 2023Hamilton County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Apr 6, 2023, 6:47 AM EDT for Hamilton County, New York. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2023, 6:47 AM EDT (10:47 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2023, 11:05 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Hamilton County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 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 river

Written for the forecast point Sacandaga River at Hope (HOPN6). The gauge peaked at 7.42 ft at Apr 6, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
6 ft
Minor stage
7 ft
Moderate stage
9 ft
Major stage
10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01321000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 12:13 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYHerkimer7 hr
Apr 6, 12:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer2 hr
Apr 6, 4:04 PM EDTFire Weather WatchALYAlbany, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer and 6 more14 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in New York, 2023Every river flood warning in 2023

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.