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Snow Squall Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY

January 14, 2024Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this snow squall warning at Jan 14, 2024, 10:44 AM EST for Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2024, 10:44 AM EST (15:44 UTC)
Expired
Jan 14, 2024, 11:30 AM EST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:45 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 nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-01-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1495 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow squall 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 snow squall warning went out at Jan 14, 9:21 AM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 9:21 AM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 5:47 AM EST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
547 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2024

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-
VTZ013>015-151100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Southern Herkimer-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-
547 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, eastern New York and southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Snow showers and a few snow squalls are possible late this morning
through this afternoon. The combination of falling snow and gusty
winds may lead to localized hazardous travel conditions and reduced
visibility.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

A light snow event is expected Tuesday morning into the afternoon.
While overall snow amounts will be light, snow will likely impact
the morning commute so slippery travel conditions are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NYZ032-033-151100-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-
547 AM EST Sun Jan 14 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the western Adirondacks in western
New York.

.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.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.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.

   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
Jan 14, 10:19 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer26 min
Jan 14, 11:02 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer28 min
Jan 14, 11:28 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie and 1 more62 min
Jan 14, 11:49 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYAlbany, Greene, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster56 min
Jan 14, 12:02 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYAlbany, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady and 2 more58 min
Jan 14, 12:14 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYColumbia, Greene, Ulster46 min
Jan 14, 12:32 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 2 more58 min
Jan 14, 12:39 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYSaratoga, Warren, Washington51 min
Jan 14, 12:43 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess, Rensselaer, Ulster47 min
Jan 14, 1:15 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYRensselaer, Washington60 min
Jan 14, 1:25 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess50 min
Jan 14, 1:36 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer39 min
Jan 14, 2:35 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady40 min
Jan 14, 2:38 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYDutchess37 min
Jan 14, 3:08 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer, Washington52 min
Jan 14, 2:16 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningALYBennington, Windham44 min
Jan 14, 3:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementALYWindham27 min

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in New York, 2024Every snow squall 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.