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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 19, 2026, 1:15 PM EST for Hamilton County, Warren County, New York; Bennington County, Windham County, Vermont. It took effect at Feb 20, 2026, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2026, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2026, 6:28 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Warren County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 19, 12:45 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 12:45 PM EST, 30 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1:04 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Warren | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 7 more | 38 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2026Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2026Every winter storm warning 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.