A cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass sparked an area of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 26th. Though these storms were mainly below severe limits, one storm produced minor damage in Saratoga County.
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The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass sparked an area of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 26th. Though these storms were mainly below severe limits, one storm produced minor damage in Saratoga County. The storms did produce heavy rain, with one report of a road closure due to flash flooding in Dutchess County.
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 Sep 26, 3:18 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 422 PM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-271200- 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- 422 PM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York, eastern New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible through this evening with a slight risk for severe weather. The main threat will be strong or damaging wind gusts, with an isolated tornado also possible. Storms will also be capable of producing locally heavy downpours which could cause localized urban, poor drainage and low lying flooding, especially for locations that received heavy rain on Tuesday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed through this evening.
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</html>The Albany radar (KENX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was downed onto wires at Armer Road and Shaw Hill Road.
Route 22 was closed between Rudd Pond Road and Beilke Road due to flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, September 2018
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 783292, 783291.