1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 13, 5:00 PM EST, 10 hours earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 615 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-141200- 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- 615 PM EST THU JAN 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SEE FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FRIDAY. SEE FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED IF FLOODING OCCURS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 253 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 NYZ040-047-058-063-140845- ...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG WINDS MOVING INTO SCHOHARIE...MONTGOMERY...GREENE AND ULSTER COUNTIES... AT 244 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH PERHAPS A RUMBLE OF THUNDER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES WEST OF SUMMIT TO 16 MILES WEST OF JEFFERSON TO 32 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF HARTWICK TO MEREDITH TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEREDITH...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SUMMIT AND JEFFERSON BY 300 AM EST COBLESKILL AND RICHMONDVILLE BY 310 AM EST NORTH BLENHEIM...GILBOA AND BREAKABEEN BY 320 AM EST SCHOHARIE...CENTRAL BRIDGE AND PRATTSVILLE BY 330 AM EST RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS LINE WILL RANGE FROM ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF AN INCH. WASULA
The Albany radar (KENX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessiver runoff from heavy rains produced a mudslide along Route 5 in the town of Amsterdam. Several cars were damaged from this mudslide and Route 5 was closed for awhile. Additional minor accidents due to flooded roadways were noted in the nearby town of Florida.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5436562.