1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 12, 8:50 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
950 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)...
MINOR UPDATE TO CHANGE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME MINOR TEMP
AND WIND ADJUSTMENTS ALSO MADE.
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM (THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON)...
STATIONARY FRONT AND STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CAUSING LINES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. CONVECTION FORMING IN A HIGH
PECIPITABLE WATER AIRMASS WITH TRAINING OF ECHOES NOTED ON THE
RADAR...WHICH PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FLOOD WATCH AT AROUND 230
PM. ALREADY HAVE HAD REPORTS OF OVER TWO INCHES THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO TONIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVING VERY LITTLE. THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING ON THERE
OWN...BUT WILL ALSO ACT TO SOAK THE GROUND BEFORE THE REMANTS OF
BONNIE BRING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. AS A
RESULT...THE FLOOD WATCH WAS ISSUED WITH A VALID TIME THROUGH THE
DAY ON FRIDAY.
&&
LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
DRIER AIR MOVES IN BRIEFLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
EVENING...THEN THE REMNANTS OF CHARLEY WILL THREATEN FOR LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. IF REMNANTS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AS
FORECAST BY THE HURRICANE CENTER AND BY THE LATEST GFS RUN...ANOTHER
ROUND OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD
AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING. WITH A BREAK OF MORE THAN 24 HOURS BETWEEN
THE TWO SYSTEMS...WILL NOT KEEP A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH BOTH
SYSTEMS...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FLOOD POTENTIAL STATEMENTS FOR
POTENTIAL FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH CHARLEY.
IF THE WORST CASE SCENARIO OCCURS WITH BOTH TROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR OUR
FORECAST AREA...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING TO OCCUR.
AFTER CHARLEY MOVES THROUGH...HIGH PRESSURE WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR
TAKES HOLD FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
ARE ALSO FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. AT THIS POINT WILL LEAVE OUT THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR
THIS PERIOD AND WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES LATE
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE INCLUDING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE FORECAST AGAIN.
&&
AVIATION...
STATIONARY FRONT OVER CENTRAL NY WILL KEEP KGFL/KALB/KPOU IN MAINLY
MVFR CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
KEPT A TEMPO IN FOR ALL SITES FOR IFR CONDITIONS IN ANY THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT ALONG LINE UP TO 21Z AND 22Z FOR KGFL AND KALY. HAVE
KEPT THREAT IN FOR KPOU UNTIL 02Z. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AT
5 TO 10 KNOTS FROM THE S/SE. OVERNIGHT...MVFR CONDITIONS
(VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS) WILL DETERIORATE FROM IFR LEVELS AT
TIMES IN THE MID MORNING...ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z WITH THE MOISTURE
FROM TS BONNIE STREAMING NORTHEASTWARD. RIGHT NOW...MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN MAY ENCROACH THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY IN THE MID TO LATE
MORNING BETWEEN 10Z AND 16Z.
&&
HYDROLOGY...
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOME DRY WEATHER
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. AN ESF HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE FLOOD POTENTIAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF
CHARLEY FOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SEE DISCUSSIONS ABOVE
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
&&
.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH CTZ001-013 THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY.
MA...FLOOD WATCH MAZ001-025 THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY.
NY...FLOOD WATCH NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084
THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY.
VT...FLOOD WATCH VTZ013>015 THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 529 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2004 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-131100- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT OVER EASTERN NEW YORK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POORLY DRAINED LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS FIRST THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE AND THEN THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE CHARLIE MOVE INTO THE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SYSTEMS SO THE THREAT OF FLOODING EXISTS. THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME AS IT IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS...OTHERWISE NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. WHILE NO FORMAL ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME...PLEASE SEND ANY REPORTS OF 1.5 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN IN A 4 HOUR PERIOD OR LESS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA NYSPIN LSR...THE SEVERE WEATHER REPORTING FORM VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
611 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 PM FLASH FLOOD GRANVILLE 43.41N 73.26W
08/12/2004 WASHINGTON NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROUTE 149 IN TOWN OF GRANVILLE CLOSED WITH WATER OVER
ROAD. SHERIFF REPORTS SEVERE FLOODING AT SITE.
0606 PM HEAVY RAIN GREENWICH 43.09N 73.50W
08/12/2004 3.50 INCH WASHINGTON NY TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 230 PM.
&&
OKEEFEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains from earlier on the 12th resulted in the Mettawee River coming out of its banks. The river at Granville crested at 7.21 feet, just above the 7-foot flood stage. No unusual problems were reported to the National Weather Service as a result of this flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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