A cold front moved from near western New York on the morning of November 29 to central New England at daybreak on Nov 30. 5 inches.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A cold front moved from near western New York on the morning of November 29 to central New England at daybreak on Nov 30. There was widespread rainfall in western Massachusetts on November 29 and 30 of between 1 and 1.5 inches. This rainfall was preceded by 2 days of snow melt that brought the rivers up 1 to 2 feet. The combined runoff resulted in widespread minor flooding at the end of November.
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 Nov 30, 9:50 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 950 AM EST WED NOV 30 2005 .950 AM UPDATE...UPDATE TO DROP FFA. WILL MENTION ONGOING FLOODING BUT IT IS BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN. TEMPERATURE TRENS UPDATED. ZFP/GRIDS SOON. && .645 AM UPDATE...SHORT TERM (TODAY)...WILL UPDATE FORECASTS TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THE POPS FOR ANY LINGERING SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RADAR SHOWS PCPN HAS JUST ABOUT ENDED/MOVED OUT. REST OF FORECAST UNCHANGED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...AS MUCH AS 3-4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREENS AND BERKSHIRES OVERNIGHT WITH MANY FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. STILL MONITORING SLOWER RESPONDING STREAMS AND AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF MAJOR RESERVOIRS FOR FURTHER FLOOD WARNINGS...SO WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE OVER WITH BY 5 TO 6 AM. WILL TAPER OFF THE SHOWERS/RAIN FROM WEST TO EAST WITH ONLY A CHANCE OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL RIDGE WILL TRY TO BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH DRY WEATHER PREVAILING. A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN MAINE BY THURSDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING EAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASINGLY STRONG CYCLONIC FLOW OF COLD AIR ACROSS THE REGION BY FRIDAY. IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER LOW PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT...WILL INCLUDE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN LAKE ENHANCED AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. && .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...LEFT EARLIER FORECAST UNCHANGED FOR THIS PERIOD. && .AVIATION....WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH SOME IFR OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE HUDSON RIVER. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AND SHOULD BE VFR OVER MOST OF THE REGION BY NOONTIME. MVFR AND ISOLATED IFR MAY CONTINUE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. && .HYDROLOGY...AS MUCH AS 3-4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREENS AND BERKSHIRES OVERNIGHT WITH MANY FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. SEE CURRENT FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS. STILL MONITORING SLOWER RESPONDING STREAMS AND AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF MAJOR RESERVOIRS FOR FURTHER FLOOD WARNINGS...SO WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE OVER WITH BY 5 TO 6 AM. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...NONE MA...NONE NY...NONE VT...NONE &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 505 AM EST WED NOV 30 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-011200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-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- 505 AM EST WED NOV 30 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEE FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. ALSO SEE FLOOD WARNING STATEMENTS FOR FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF RAINFALL OF MORE THAN AN INCH...NEAR BANKFULL OR ABOVE BANKFULL RIVERS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT ALBANY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
On November 30, minor flooding occurred on the Hoosic River at Williamstown. The flood crest of 9.02 feet was barely above the 9.0 foot flood stage. It occurred at 11:46 AM EST.
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