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Tornado Warning 3, NWS New York, NY

July 15, 1992Nassau County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 1992, 8:03 PM EDT for Nassau County, New York. It was in force for 27 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 1992, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 1992, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS New York, NY
Area: Whole counties

County Nassau County, NY

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KNYC 160005
TORNYC
NYC059-160030-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
803 PM EDT WED JUL 15 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  830 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
 
   ...NASSAU COUNTY
 
...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
 
SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR HOWARD
BEACH QUEENS.  THE THUNDERSTORM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO
WILL BE ENTERING NASSAU COUNTY SHORTLY.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
EVEN IF A TORNADO LIFTS...WIND GUSTS TO 100 MPH CAN STILL
ACCOMPANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 8:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Suffolk	68 min
Jul 15, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Suffolk	68 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.