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Special Weather Statement, NWS Albany, NY

August 23, 2026Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT for Washington County, New York. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 23, 2026, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 23, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Washington County, NY

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 23, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	31 min
Aug 23, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	29 min
Aug 23, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	29 min
Aug 23, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	24 min
Aug 23, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	36 min
Aug 23, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	28 min
Aug 23, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	29 min
Aug 23, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	43 min
Aug 23, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	33 min
Aug 23, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton	41 min
Aug 23, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	34 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New York, 2026 Every special weather statement in 2026

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.