A low pressure system and warm front brought heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to the region during the morning hours of Monday, April 15th, 2019. Some of these storms were severe, resulting in a few trees blown down.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
A low pressure system and warm front brought heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to the region during the morning hours of Monday, April 15th, 2019. Some of these storms were severe, resulting in a few trees blown down. However, heavy rainfall, in conjunction with snowmelt, resulted in flooding in many locations across the Lake George-Saratoga region.
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 Apr 14, 9:46 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 124 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 NYZ032-033-041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-151200- Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Saratoga-Northern Warren- Northern Washington-Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington- Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 124 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the southern Adirondacks, Lake George and northern Saratoga Region of New York and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Overnight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Isolated non severe thunderstorms are expected overnight with locally heavy rain and gusty winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Strong west to northwest winds may gust over 40 mph Monday afternoon and night. If this potential increases, then a Wind Advisory would be issued. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. MAZ001-NYZ038>040-048>050-053-054-082-151200- Northern Berkshire-Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery- Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-Northern Fulton- 124 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Berkshires, Mohawk Valley and immediate Capital Region. .DAY ONE...Overnight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. A line of thunderstorms is expected to track through the region overnight. Isolated damaging winds are possible as well as frequent lightning, small hail and locally heavy rain. Some ponding of water on roadways is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Strong west to northwest winds may gust over 40 mph Monday afternoon and night. If this potential increases, then a Wind Advisory would be issued. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. MAZ025-NYZ047-051-052-151200- Southern Berkshire-Schoharie-Western Albany-Eastern Albany- 124 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Berkshires, Schoharie Valley and Albany County. .DAY ONE...Overnight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. A line of thunderstorms is expected to track through the region overnight. Isolated damaging winds are possible as well as frequent lightning, small hail and locally heavy rain. Some ponding of water on roadways is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Strong west to northwest winds may gust over 40 mph Monday afternoon and night. If this potential increases, then a Wind Advisory would be issued. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany New York. CTZ001-013-NYZ058>061-063>066-151200- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Western Greene- Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster- Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- 124 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 ...TORNADO WATCH 74 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and east central New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Strong west to northwest winds may gust over 40 mph Monday afternoon and night. If this potential increases, then a Wind Advisory would be issued. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is requested at this time. Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions to the National Weather Service in Albany New York.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
1218 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019
NYZ058-063-150445-
Western Ulster-Western Greene-
1218 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ULSTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 6 miles north of Willowemoc to Swan Lake.
Movement was northeast at 60 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Woodland Valley Campground, West Shokan, Mount Tremper, Olivebridge,
Phoenicia, Shandaken, Denning, Ashokan, Mapledale, Samsonville,
Palentown, Big Indian, Sundown, Oliverea, Pacama, Brodhead,
Chichester, Woodland, Allaben and Branch.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4212 7456 4215 7453 4214 7450 4217 7445
4220 7454 4221 7453 4225 7448 4196 7413
4192 7415 4178 7454 4188 7445 4202 7478
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 241DEG 51KT 4201 7468 4176 7478
JECSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 103 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 NYZ047-051-052-058-059-063-150530- Eastern Albany-Western Ulster-Eastern Greene-Western Greene-Schoharie-Western Albany- 103 AM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL ULSTER... ALBANY...GREENE AND SOUTHEASTERN SCHOHARIE COUNTIES... At 103 AM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Livingstonville to near Phoenicia. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Albany, Colonie, Hunter, Delmar, Guilderland, Westerlo, Ravena, Coxsackie, Berne, Voorheesville, Windham, Selkirk, North-South Lake Campground, Livingstonville, Preston-Potter Hollow, Phoenicia, Feura Bush, Preston Hollow, Lanesville and New Scotland. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between exits 5 and 24. Interstate 87 between exits 21 and 21B, and between exits 24 and 5. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 4258 7433 4275 7377 4224 7384 4202 7449 TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 237DEG 47KT 4253 7425 4213 7438 JEC
The Albany radar (KENX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:32 UTC.
8 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several county and secondary roads were closed due to flooding.
Portions of County Routes 21 and 25 as well as De Kalb Road were closed due to flooding.
Several roads in the town of Hampton were closed due to flooding, including County Routes 18, 20, 21 and State Route 22A. Homes on County Route 21 were evacuated.
Route 32 in both directions was closed between West River Road and Route 4 due to flooding and washout of the road.
A portion of Route 9 was flooded in front of Guptils in the town of Cohoes.
State Route 4 in the town of Fort Edward was closed from Duer Road to Blodgett Road Extension due to flooding in the roadway. A swift water rescue also occurred near Duer Road.
Route 4, south of Wright's Loop and north of the Route 4/32 split in the town of Stillwater, was closed due to flooding.
All lanes on Route 28 at Glen Athol Road were closed due to downed trees in the town of Thurman.
There was widespread flooding of fields along the Mettawee River at Granville. There was also water on the Upper Turnpike Road and Gray Lane.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, April 2019
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 817450, 817451, 817452, 817454, 817455, 817453, 817456, 817344, 818334.