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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Albany, NY

March 9, 2024Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS Albany, NY issued this river flood warning at Mar 9, 2024, 7:21 PM EST for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2024, 7:21 PM EST (00:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2024, 8:10 AM EDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Housatonic River at Stevenson (STVC3). The gauge peaked at 12.64 ft at Mar 10, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate101503/0903/1003/1103/12
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01205500, 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 Mar 9, 6:41 PM EST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 6:41 PM EST, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 3:25 PM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
325 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-101200-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Eastern Ulster-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-
325 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and
east central New York.

.DAY ONE...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...Sunday through Friday.

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

   Flood Watch.

Strong northwest winds are possible late Sunday night through Monday
which may gust over 40 mph. Additional wind headlines may be need to
be issued.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay rainfall amounts and
flooding to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

MAZ001-025-NYZ054-061-101200-
Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-Eastern Rensselaer-
Eastern Columbia-
325 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts and
east central New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.

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

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

   Wind Advisory.

Persistent snow showers and bursts of heavy snow may lead to light
to moderate snowfall accumulations across portions of the Taconics
and Berkshires for late Sunday afternoon through Monday. If this
potential increases, some winter weather advisories may be needed.

Strong northwest winds are possible late Sunday night through Monday
which may gust over 40 mph. Additional wind headlines may be need to
be issued.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NYZ038>041-043-047>053-059-060-083-084-VTZ015-101200-
Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga-
Northern Washington-Schoharie-Western Schenectady-
Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Western Albany-Eastern Albany-
Western Rensselaer-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-Eastern Windham-
325 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York,
eastern New York and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Locally heavy rain may cause some nuisance flooding in poor drainage
areas tonight and some rivers may rise again toward or just into
minor flood stage late tonight into Sunday.

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

Strong northwest winds are possible late Sunday night through Monday
which may gust over 40 mph. Additional wind headlines may be need to
be issued.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay rainfall amounts and
flooding to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.

NYZ032-033-042-082-101200-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Warren-Northern Fulton-
325 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York and
eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Winter Storm Warning.

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

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

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NYZ058-063-101200-
Western Greene-Western Ulster-
325 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central New York.

.DAY ONE...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.

Locally heavy rain may cause some nuisance flooding in poor drainage
areas tonight and some rivers may rise again toward or just into
minor flood stage late tonight into Sunday.

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

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

   Winter Weather Advisory.

Strong northwest winds are possible late Sunday night through Monday
which may gust over 40 mph. Additional wind headlines may be need to
be issued.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

VTZ013-014-101200-
Bennington-Western Windham-
325 PM EST Sat Mar 9 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Storm Warning.

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

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

   Wind Advisory.
   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 10:06 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess, Ulster3 hr
Mar 9, 10:42 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie3 hr
Mar 9, 11:48 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningALYWarren12 hr
Mar 9, 11:49 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster3 hr
Mar 10, 4:36 AM EDTWind AdvisoryALYAlbany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more42 hr
Mar 10, 4:48 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryALYRensselaer31 hr
Mar 10, 3:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYNorthwest Hills Planning Region32 hr
Mar 10, 4:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningALYGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region22 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Connecticut, 2024Every river flood warning in 2024

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.