Bennington

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 11:56 PM EDT on May 21, 2013

... Airport weather warning in effect for cloud to ground lightning...

Thunderstorms producing... frequent lightning... periods of heavy
rain... will be in the vicinity of the Albany international Airport...

This warning is in effect until 100 am EDT.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT
Wednesday morning for northern Connecticut and western Massachusetts
and eastern New York and southern Vermont.



Areal Flood Advisory
Statement as of 11:27 PM EDT on May 21, 2013

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued an

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for minor flooding of poor
drainage areas in...
the Mohawk River valley...
greater capital district...
Mid Hudson River Valley...
Lake George and Saratoga region...
southern Vermont...
northern Berkshires...
northern Taconics...

* until 515 am EDT

* at 1121 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
training thunderstorms across the Mohawk River valley eastward to
western New England. These thunderstorms will produce very heavy
downpours and cause ponding of water on roadways... minor flooding
of low lying and poor drainage areas and rapid rises on small
streams. Rainfall rates as high as 1 to 2 inches an hour will
occur with these storms.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.


Lat... Lon 4281 7254 4272 7263 4273 7301 4270 7294
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Special Statement
Statement as of 12:35 AM EDT on May 22, 2013

... Strong thunderstorms in

Bennington County in southern Vermont...
Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
Rensselaer County in east central New York...
Windham County in southern Vermont...

At 1231 am EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
line of thunderstorms capable of producing... winds up to 50
mph... frequent lightning. These storms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles northeast of Bennington to Stephentown... or
along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Bennington to 7
miles northeast of Nassau... and moving east at 45 mph.

Thunderstorms will be near...
Stamford... Williamstown and Hancock by 1245 am EDT
North Adams... New Ashford and Wilmington by 1250 am EDT
Cheshire... Adams and Readsboro by 1255 am EDT
Newfane by 100 am EDT

Lat... Lon 4273 7301 4271 7301 4271 7295 4270 7294
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time... Mot... loc 0435z 272deg 38kt 4296 7299 4259 7347