11.1.19 - Chancellor Johnson Credits University at Albany Mesonet with Giving New York State Early Warnings of Wind and Rain Storm Impacts
'State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today credited the New York State Mesonet at the University at Albany with playing a critical role in helping predict dangerous flooding in the Mohawk Valley Thursday night into Friday morning.'
'Launched in 2014 by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the University at Albany, and the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), the New York State Mesonet is the most advanced and largest early warning weather detection network in the country. It predicted two inches of additional rain at sites in Hamilton and Herkimer counties that was missed by conventional weather radar, giving forecasters and emergency managers real-time insight into the unfolding threat.'