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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 3, 4:35 AM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
535 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2005
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...
THE CYCLONE THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE COUNTY WARNING AREA
YESTERDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT HAS REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY
AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO NEW YORK TODAY. A LARGE
AREA OF DRY AIR IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE HAS MOVED OVER THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA...AND THE RAINFALL WAS MUCH LESS WIDESPREAD AND LIGHTER
THAN IT WAS SATURDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE RAINFALL TODAY AT
TIMES...BUT IT WILL BE SHOWERY AND MUCH OF THE MORNING WILL BE DRY
IN A LARGE PORTION OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS THE
UPPER LEVEL CYCLONE MOVES INTO CLOSER PROXIMITY. THE RAINFALL WILL
BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD BY MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO WEAKEN
AND MOVE NORTHEAST. DRIER AIR WILL SLOWLY TAKE HOLD THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...AND BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY...THE AREA SHOULD BE ENTIRELY DRY.
WE CONTINUED THE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6 PM TONIGHT. SEVERAL
WATERWAYS WERE FLOODING...AND OTHERS WERE RISING RAPIDLY. ANY
ADDITION RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL AND MELTING SNOW WILL EXACERBATE THE
SITUATION. IT WAS QUITE MILD LAST NIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
50S IN MUCH OF THE REGION...SO MELTING SNOW WAS LIKELY CONTRIBUITING
TO RUNOFF. LITTLE TEMPERATURE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TODAY AS CLOUDS
AND SHOWERS DAMPEN THE NORMAL DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RISE. TONIGHT...A
COLDER AIR MASS WILL SLOWLY TAKE HOLD...AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE
TO SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF
THE HUDSON VALLEY. SLIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
HILLS AND MOUNTAINS. THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE
SELECTED FROM THE AVIATION AND NORTH AMERICAN MESOSCALE MODELS. WE
FAVORED THE HIGHER AVIATION VALUES FOR MINIMUM READINGS TONIGHT AND
WENT WITH A BLEND OF GUIDANCE FOR THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND
MONDAY AND FOR THE MINIMUM READINGS MONDAY NIGHT. THE WIND FORECAST
WAS MAINLY FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN MESOSCALE MODEL. THE PROBABILITY
GUIDANCE FROM THESE MODELS WAS CATEGORICAL AND LIKELY...AND WE SAW
NO REASON TO DISAGREE. THE PROBABILITY GUIDANCE REMAINS HIGH
TONIGHT AND FALLS OFF BY MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKED REASONABLE AND WE MADE ONLY A FEW
CHANGES INTO THE MIDWEEK PERIOD BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS TAKING PLACE MAINLY ACROSS
THE CATSKILL AND SCHOHARIE BASINS. MORE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE RUNOFF AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO SWELL SMALL
STREAMS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY. THESE STREAMS WILL FEED
INTO THE LARGE RIVERS BRINGING SOME OF THEM AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
PLEASE REFER TO OUR LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS REGARDING
FLOODING. AS FAR AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL GOES...WE GENERALLY EXPECT A
QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS IN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ON SUNDAY
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. DRIER WEATHER SHOULD FOLLOW MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
GIVING OUR HSA SOME TIME TO DRY OUT BEFORE THE NEXT POSSIBLE
RAINSTORM THREATENS BY THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE LEFT MOST OF THE AREA AND THE WIND WAS
DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...MVFR/IFR CIGS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT ALONG
WITH SOME SPOTTY DRIZZLE AND PATCHY FOG. THE CEILINGS WILL REMAIN IN
THE MVFR/VFR THRESHOLD ON SUNDAY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
RELATIVELY LIGHT WIND UNDER 12 KTS. SHOWERS WILL BECOME A LITTLE
MORE NUMEROUS BY SUNDAY EVENING..AND COULD MIX IN WITH A LITTLE
SNOW...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF ALBANY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...DAMP CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND ONLY SLOWLY
DRY OUT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT WILL REMAIN
VERY LOW INTO THE WORK WEEK.
.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6PM EDT TODAY.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE HOUSATONIC RIVER.
MA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6PM EDT TODAY.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE HOUSATONIC RIVER.
NY...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6PM EDT TODAY.
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE MOHAWK...SCHOHARIE...HUDSON...ESOPUS...
METTAWEE AND ROUNDOUT.
VT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6PM EDT TODAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...HEMMERICH
LONG TERM...HEMMERICH
AVIATION...HWJIV
HYDROLOGY...HWJIVHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 200 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-031200- BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY- EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN WINDHAM VT- HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN FULTON NY- NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY- NORTHERN WARREN NY-NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY- SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN FULTON NY- SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY- WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-WESTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- 200 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. .DAY ONE... WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED TODAY. PLEASE SEE FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNING STATEMENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FLOODING TO CONTINUE SUNDAY...AND PROBABLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ON SOME RIVERS. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THERE MAY BE MORE HEAVY RAINFALL LATE IN THE WEEK...ABOUT FRIDAY...BUT THIS IS VERY UNCERTAIN AS IT IS SO FAR INTO THE FUTURE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ACTIVATED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ULSTER...GREENE...DUTCHESS...LITCHFIELD...COLUMBIA...BERKSHIRE... MONTGOMERY...FULTON...SCHOHARIE...ALBANY...SCHENECTADY... RENSSELAER...SARATOGA...WASHINGTON...BENNINGTON...WINDHAM.... HERKIMER...HAMILTON AND WARREN COUNTIES. ANY REPORTS OF RAINFALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AT THE WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY. OKEEFE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1107 PM EST SAT APR 02 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1052 PM FLOOD COLUMBIAVILLE 42.32N 73.75W
04/02/2005 COLUMBIA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
STOCKPORT CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS.
&&
OKEEFENEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK
TROOP F
1136PM SAT APR 02 2005
#1 0000001 000
FGCO WLSR FLEE FCAT AP30
00496 FILE 28 GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF NY0190000 APR 02-05
TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALL GREENE COUNTY AGENCIES
GREENE COUNTY HAS DELCLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS OF 2215HRS THIS DATE AND
WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
NUMEROUS CLOSED AND FLOODED ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
REQUEST THAT NON-ESSENTIAL VEHICLE TRAFFIC BE PROHIBITED
NUGENT/OPER
AUTH BREWER,DOUG COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
OPER - NUGENT,TED 2336NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP C 0254AM SUN APR 03 2005 #2 0000002 000 CCSO WLSR 00998 FILE 28 CHENANGO CO SO NORWICH NY0080000 APR 03-05 TO APB SPEC ATT SURROUNDING AGENCIES AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ************STATE OF EMERGENCY************STATE OF EMERGENCY****************** A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED BY SHERIFF TOM LOUGHREN OF CHENANGO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL PRODUCING WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE CLOSED NUMEROUS ROADWAYS INCLUDING STATE,COUNTY AND TOWN ROADS IN CHENANGO COUNTY. CHENANGO COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED A DISASTER AREA BY CHAIRMAN RICHARD DECKER CHAIRMAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CHENANGO COUNTY. THIS STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN ISSUED AT 00:25 ON THIS DATE AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING AND WILL BE RE-EVALUATED AT THAT TIME. AUTH SHERIFF THOMAS LOUGHREN SCHULTES 0152 OPER - SCHULTES,DARON R 0153
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK TROOP C 0334AM SUN APR 03 2005 #1 0000001 000 CNWH WLSR APTS 00570 FILE 28 PD NORWICH NY0082400 APR 03-05 TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROAD CONDITION REPORT FOR DATE: 04/03/05 TIME: 3:25AM HIGHWAY AFFECTED: EAST MAIN STREET C/NORWICH IS CLOSED FROM OLEANDORF PLACE TO COUNTY ROAD 32 DUE TO FLOODING AUTH EMO DIRECTOR A JONES SENT WARNER 3-30AM OPER - WARNER,LORRAINE M 0334
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Pancake Hollow Road to South Chodikee Lake Road closed due to flooding in New Paltz.
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