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 Mar 28, 4:19 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 419 PM EST MON MAR 28 2005 ZONES GONE. OTHER PRODUCTS BEING SHIPPED OUT. .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE MASON DIXON LINE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST AND SLOWLY PUSH OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FEATURE LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS AIR MASS IS OF PACIFIC...NOT CANADIAN ORIGIN SO TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL. A WEAK WARM FRONT MIGHT TOUCH OFF A FEW SHOWERS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THEN ANOTHER STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY LATE BY LATE IN THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...A GENERAL 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN WITH THIS SYSTEM THUS FAR ACROSS OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA. MUCH LESS AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN IN THE ADIRONDACKS. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN QUICKLY MOVED NORTH RIGHT THROUGH THE CAPITAL DISTRICT DURING THE MORNING...AND LIFTED NORTH INTO SOUTHERN VERMONT BY THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN HAS PERSISTED SOUTH OF THE BAND...AND NOW...ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVIER RAIN IS WORKING BACK IN ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN AREAS. THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT AND A STILL FROZEN GROUND...HAS PRODUCE QUITE A BIT OF FLASH FLOODING ALREADY IN SEVERAL OF OUR COUNTIES WITH SARATOGA COUNTY REPORTED THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH CLOSED ROADS DUE TO FLOODING AND MANY CELLARS HAVING TO BE PUMPED OUT. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT EVERYWHERE. EVEN ACROSS THE ADIRONDACKS WHERE THE QPF WILL BE LESS...ICE JAMS ARE THE MAIN THREAT. MORE ABOUT THE WATER IN THE HYDROLOGY SECTION. THE SECOND BAND OF RAIN (WHICH HAS HAD A HISTORY OF SOME EMBEDDED CONVECTION) IS THE RESULT OF A STRONG DEFORMATION ZONE WHICH WILL MAKE IT AT LEAST INTO OUR SOUTHERN SECTIONS...BEFORE WEAKENING AND DRIFTING OUT TO OUR EAST. HAVE MENTIONED RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES AS FAR NORTH AS THE CAPITAL DISTRICT TONIGHT. THE NAM BUFKIT FROM KPOU SHOWS A LITTLE CONVECTION POSSIBLE OFF ABOUT A LIFTED PARCEL FROM ABOUT THE 925 MB...BUT THE ELEVATED CAPE IS SMALL. NEVERTHELESS...WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF THUNDER IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT CHANGE MUCH EITHER WAY TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS OCCLUDED AND DO EXPECT THE REALLY MILD STUFF TO EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE IT IN. THERE WILL BE SOME PATCHY FOG...BUT GRIDS ARE ALREADY FULL SO FOR NOW...FELT IT BEST TO IT ANY MENTION OF FOG OUT. THE EVENING CREW CAN DECIDED TO PUT IT IN IF THEY SO DESIRE. A BETTER DAY ON TAP TUESDAY. THE STORM AND ITS MOISTURE WILL FINALLY PULL OFF. BOTH THE GFS/NAM DOES KEEP THE THEN WEAKENING DEFORMATION ZONE OVER OUR REGION...AS IT TAKES IT TIME TO LEAVE. WILL CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TOMORROW...MAINLY IN MORNING. AFTER THAT...A STEEP GRADIENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTING STORM AND INCOMING HIGH PRESSURE...WILL PRODUCE A PRETTY GUSTY WIND. BASED ON UPSTREAM TEMPS...AND H850 TEMPS...WENT A LITTLE HIGHER THAN ALL GUIDANCE FOR MAX TEMPS...BUT NOT MUCH (EXCEPT FOR THE REALLY COOL LOOKING FWC VALUES). SUNSHINE AND HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR A DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WITH LIGHT WIND AND SUN...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND WELL INTO THE 50S. IF WE WERE TO FULLY MIX OUT...COULD APPROACH 60...BUT THAT LOOKS A LITTLE HIGH. A LOW PRESSURE...TRAVERSING THROUGH THE POLAR JET STREAM (LOCATED WELL TO OUR NORTH)...WILL NEVERTHELESS DRAG SOME SORT OF A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. BOTH MODELS INDICATE A LITTLE QPF IN THE ISENTROPIC LIFT...MAINLY NORTH. PREVIOUS PACKAGE LOOKS TO HAVE COVERED THE CHANCES PRETTY WELL TO OUR NORTH...BUT HAVE DECIDED TO BROAD BRUSH THE CHANCES INTO THURSDAY. DESPITE THE POSSIBLE LIGHT SHOWERS MARCH SHOULD GO OUT LIKE A LAMB...WHICH IS BEFITTING...SINCE IT CAME IN LIKE A LION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD...BUT PROBABLY NOT QUITE AS MILD AS WE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED. KNOCKED THEM DOWN A BIT. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...THE NEXT SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM...ANOTHER POTENT LOOKING ONE...WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO OUR NECK OF THE WOODS BY FRIDAY. THE GFS INDICATES SOME NEGATIVE TILT OF THE SUPPORTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WHICH WOULD REALLY OPEN THE GATES OF BOTH GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE. THIS COULD BE ANOTHER PROLIFIC RAIN MAKER. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRUNT OF THE RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL COME FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. WITH MORE OF A SOUTHEASTERLY TRAJECTORY...BRINGING AIR FROM THE CHILLY ATLANTIC...HAVE DECIDED TO PULL BACK TEMPS ABOUT 5 DEGREES ON FRIDAY AS WELL. THE UPPER AIR LOW MOVES OVER OUR REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. THIS SETUP COULD BRING SOME WET SNOW MAINLY TO OUR HIGHER TERRAIN. SOME FLAKES (AND MORE) EVEN POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEY BEFORE DAYBREAK SUNDAY. AFTER THAT...ANOTHER BRISK EARLY APRIL DAY WITH JUST A VERY MINIMAL SHOWER THREAT ON SUNDAY...AND EVEN LESS SO BY NEXT MONDAY. && .AVIATION...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ROUTE TONIGHT. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE IN THE LIFR/IFR RANGE. THERE IS VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER FROM ABOUT KPOU SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL AFTER 1200Z TUESDAY MORNING AS WE ONLY VERY SLOWLY TRANSITION TO MVFR MIDDAY. && .HYDROLOGY...A VERY ACTIVE HYDRO DAY AS WE HAVE/HAD LOTS OF FLASH FLOODS AND EVEN GENERALIZED FLOODS. PLEASE REFER TO ALBFFWALY/ALBFLWALY/ALBFLSALY PRODUCTS FOR ALL THE LATEST. AS MENTIONED...THUS FAR...1-2+ INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE IT BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT. WE EXPECT AT LEAST ANOTHER INCH IN MOST AREAS...AND TO THE SOUTH...THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR LOCALLY UP TO SEVERAL MORE INCHES. ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH EVEN HEAVIER RAIN WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE PROBLEM. THE BAND TO THE SOUTH MIGHT ACTUALLY SET UP FOR AWHILE FROM ABOUT KALB ON SOUTHWARD...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. WHILE MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE GONE AFTER 12Z TUESDAY...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE AND LIKELY RAISE THE LEVEL OF MORE STREAMS AND EVEN RIVERS A BIT MORE. THEREFORE...WE WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH UNTIL AT LEAST NOON TIME. THE ONLY GOOD NEWS IS THAT A STIFF BREEZE AND SOME LATE DAY SUNSHINE WILL BEGIN TO DRY THINGS OUT. THE EFFECT OF THIS DRYING ON STREAMS AND ESPECIALLY RIVERS WILL NOT BE NOTICEABLE UNTIL WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL ALSO BE DRY. THE QPF POTENTIAL FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHTS/THURSDAYS SYSTEM LOOKS LIGHT...BELOW A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THEREFORE WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL HYDRO PROBLEMS AS THE RESULT OF THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE STRONGER SYSTEM BY WEEKS END WILL UNFORTUNATELY LIKELY BE QUITE A DIFFERENT STORY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MORE WIDESPREAD HYDRO PROBLEMS. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...FLOOD WATCH CTZ001-013 NOON MONDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. MA...FLOOD WATCH MAZ001-025 NOON MONDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. NY...FLOOD WATCH NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084 NOON MONDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. VT...FLOOD WATCH VT013>015 NOON MONDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. SYNOPSIS...HWJIV SHORT TERM...HWJIV LONG TERM...HWJIV AVIATION...VTK/AMBERGER HYDROLOGY...HWJIV/DIRIENZO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 545 AM EST MON MAR 28 2005 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-291200- BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY- EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY- EASTERN WINDHAM VT-HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA- NORTHERN FULTON NY-NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY- NORTHERN WARREN NY-NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY- SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY- SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-WESTERN ALBANY NY- WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY- WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- 545 AM EST MON MAR 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION...CENTRAL MOHAWK VALLEY...NORTHERN CATSKILLS...NORTHERN TACONICS...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. .DAY ONE... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL NOON TUESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL TUESDAY. MORE FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK FROM ICE JAMS AND EXCESSIVE SNOW MELT DUE TO MILD WEATHER OVER THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. THIS MAY LEAD TO ANOTHER FLOOD WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. ANOTHER RAINSTORM MAY IMPACT THESE AREAS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND MORE FLOODING FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FLOOD EVENT. CTZ001-013-MAZ025-NYZ063>066-291200- EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY- WESTERN ULSTER NY- 545 AM EST MON MAR 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. .DAY ONE... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL NOON TUESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. ALSO...THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL NOT BE SEVERE. THEY WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL NOON TUESDAY. ANOTHER RAINSTORM MAY IMPACT THESE AREAS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND MORE FLOODING FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FLOOD EVENT. TAW/KHH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Metawee River exceeded the 7.0-foot flood stage at the Granville gage, cresting at 7.20 feet at 9:15 PM on the 28th.
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