Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1993, 4:10 PM EDT for Bronx County, New York County, New York; Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, New Jersey. It was in force for 65 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1993, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1993, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, New York County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Atlantic City In, NJ (KACY), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 366 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KNYC 092011 SVROKX NJC003-013-017-NYC005-061-085-092115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 410 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY ...BERGEN COUNTY...ESSEX COUNTY...HUDSON COUNTY ...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK ...BRONX COUNTY...NEW YORK(MANHATTEN) COUNTY...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) COUNTY ...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THESE WINDS WILL DOWN POWERLINES AND TREES. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:10 PM EDT, 4 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWARK NJ 1210PM EDT WED JUN 09 1993 .....90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEWARK...HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT..... THE MERCURY AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REACHED THE 90 DEGREE MARK AT FIVE MINUTES AFTER NOON. THIS MARKS THE RETURN OF HOT WEATHER AFTER AN ABSENCE OF SOME TWO WEEKS. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY THE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED THE 90 DEGREE MARK ON THREE OCCASIONS -THE NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND TWENTY-FIFTH. THE 93 RECORDED ON THE 11TH BROKE THE PREVIOUS HIGH FOR THE DAY OF 85 -SET IN 1991. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 99 DEGREES SET IN 1933. DO NOT BELIEVE WE WILL APPROACH READINGS THAT HIGH. TODAY SHOULD FEATURE A MIXTURE OF HAZY SUN AND CLOUDS WITH EVER INCREASING HUMIDITIES. WE EXPECT LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND REMAIN WITH US THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO INSURE SAFETY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. AS WE RETURN, ONCE AGAIN, TO THE THRILLING DAYS OF 90 DEGREE PLUS READINGS, PERHAPS THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO REVIEW SOME OF THE TIPS FOR REMAINING HEALTHY. S-L-O-W D-O-W-N. SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED PLACES. AIR CONDITIONING MARKEDLY REDUCES DANGER FROM HEAT. IF YOU CANNOT STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA -PLEASE REMEMBER- VENTILATE THE AREA WHERE YOU ARE TO ALLOW FOR A FREE EXCHANGE OF AIR. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE AIR MOVING. INDIVIDUALS AT RISK SHOULD FIND THE COOLEST AVAILABLE PLACE. SCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE COOLER HOURS. DO NOT EXPOSE YOURSELF TO TOO MUCH SUN. SUNBURN MAKES THE JOB OF HEAT DISSIPATION THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. DRESS FOR THE WARMER/HOT WEATHER LIGHT-WEIGHT LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING REFLECTS HEAT AND SUNLIGHT BEST. IT ALSO HELPS YOUR BODY MAINTAIN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AVOID FOODS THAT INCREASE BODILY HEAT AND WATER LOSS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. WATER HELPS THE BODY KEEP COOL. DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS -EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY. PERSONS WHO ARE AT RISK SHOULD CONSULT THEIR PHYSICIAN BEFORE INCREASING THEIR CONSUMPTION OF FLUIDS. LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST - LET US REMEMBER OUR PETS. AN ICE CUBE OR TWO IN THE WATER DISH ALLOWS THEM SOME RELIEF. AT ANYTIME DURING THE SUMMER SEASON WHEN SEVERE/HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS AT HAND -KEEP TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION FOR THE MOST COMPLETE UP TO DATE INFORMATION. RTB/BGM/GH
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:10 PM EDT, 4 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWARK NJ 1210PM EDT WED JUN 09 1993 .....90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEWARK...HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT..... THE MERCURY AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REACHED THE 90 DEGREE MARK AT FIVE MINUTES AFTER NOON. THIS MARKS THE RETURN OF HOT WEATHER AFTER AN ABSENCE OF SOME TWO WEEKS. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY THE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED THE 90 DEGREE MARK ON THREE OCCASIONS -THE NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND TWENTY-FIFTH. THE 93 RECORDED ON THE 11TH BROKE THE PREVIOUS HIGH FOR THE DAY OF 85 -SET IN 1991. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 99 DEGREES SET IN 1933. DO NOT BELIEVE WE WILL APPROACH READINGS THAT HIGH. TODAY SHOULD FEATURE A MIXTURE OF HAZY SUN AND CLOUDS WITH EVER INCREASING HUMIDITIES. WE EXPECT LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND REMAIN WITH US THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO INSURE SAFETY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. AS WE RETURN, ONCE AGAIN, TO THE THRILLING DAYS OF 90 DEGREE PLUS READINGS, PERHAPS THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO REVIEW SOME OF THE TIPS FOR REMAINING HEALTHY. S-L-O-W D-O-W-N. SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED PLACES. AIR CONDITIONING MARKEDLY REDUCES DANGER FROM HEAT. IF YOU CANNOT STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA -PLEASE REMEMBER- VENTILATE THE AREA WHERE YOU ARE TO ALLOW FOR A FREE EXCHANGE OF AIR. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE AIR MOVING. INDIVIDUALS AT RISK SHOULD FIND THE COOLEST AVAILABLE PLACE. SCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE COOLER HOURS. DO NOT EXPOSE YOURSELF TO TOO MUCH SUN. SUNBURN MAKES THE JOB OF HEAT DISSIPATION THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. DRESS FOR THE WARMER/HOT WEATHER LIGHT-WEIGHT LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING REFLECTS HEAT AND SUNLIGHT BEST. IT ALSO HELPS YOUR BODY MAINTAIN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AVOID FOODS THAT INCREASE BODILY HEAT AND WATER LOSS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. WATER HELPS THE BODY KEEP COOL. DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS -EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY. PERSONS WHO ARE AT RISK SHOULD CONSULT THEIR PHYSICIAN BEFORE INCREASING THEIR CONSUMPTION OF FLUIDS. LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST - LET US REMEMBER OUR PETS. AN ICE CUBE OR TWO IN THE WATER DISH ALLOWS THEM SOME RELIEF. AT ANYTIME DURING THE SUMMER SEASON WHEN SEVERE/HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS AT HAND -KEEP TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION FOR THE MOST COMPLETE UP TO DATE INFORMATION. RTB/BGM/GH
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
NYZ014>017-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-091930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 130 PM EDT WED JUNE 9 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY: BERGEN...SUSSEX...HUNTERDON...WARREN... MORRIS...AND PASSAIC...IN NEW YORK PUTNAM...ORANGE...ROCKLAND...AND WESTCHESTER. A CLUSTER OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. MOST OF THE HEAVIEST STORMS EXTENDED FROM EAST OF BINGHAMTON TO WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AS THESE STORMS PASS BY. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE WEST OF ALBANY AND BETWEEN PITTSFIELD AND ALTONNA PENNSYLVANIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. IZZO
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
NYZ014>017-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-091930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 130 PM EDT WED JUNE 9 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY: BERGEN...SUSSEX...HUNTERDON...WARREN... MORRIS...AND PASSAIC...IN NEW YORK PUTNAM...ORANGE...ROCKLAND...AND WESTCHESTER. A CLUSTER OF VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. MOST OF THE HEAVIEST STORMS EXTENDED FROM EAST OF BINGHAMTON TO WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AS THESE STORMS PASS BY. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE WEST OF ALBANY AND BETWEEN PITTSFIELD AND ALTONNA PENNSYLVANIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. IZZO
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
NYZ014>017-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-100200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 300 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK..NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND UNTIL 8 PM EDT... A HAZY HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS COVERS THE TRI-STATE REGION AT THIS HOUR. THIS AIRMASS IS ALSO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WHICH HAS GIVEN RISE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO OUR NORTH AND WEST. WE EXPECT THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THESE STORMS. THEREFORE RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP POSTED ON THE LATEST FORECAST AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. ONE MUST ALSO REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING SO ACT ACCORDINGLY WHEN ANY STORM APPROACHES YOU. OVERNIGHT WE EXPECT A CONTINUING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ADVANCE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING US FROM THE WEST. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE LESS ORGANIZED AND THEREFORE PRESENT LESS OF A THREAT OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH OUR REGION AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE STABLE SO THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD NOT REDEVELOP DURING THE DAY. THURSDAY WILL ALSO FEATURE SOME GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY USHER IN A SOMEWHAT DRIER AIRMASS BY FRIDAY. RS
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
NYZ014>017-023-024-NJZ001-005-007-015-100200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 300 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK..NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND UNTIL 8 PM EDT... A HAZY HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS COVERS THE TRI-STATE REGION AT THIS HOUR. THIS AIRMASS IS ALSO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WHICH HAS GIVEN RISE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO OUR NORTH AND WEST. WE EXPECT THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THESE STORMS. THEREFORE RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP POSTED ON THE LATEST FORECAST AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. ONE MUST ALSO REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING SO ACT ACCORDINGLY WHEN ANY STORM APPROACHES YOU. OVERNIGHT WE EXPECT A CONTINUING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ADVANCE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING US FROM THE WEST. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE LESS ORGANIZED AND THEREFORE PRESENT LESS OF A THREAT OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH OUR REGION AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE STABLE SO THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD NOT REDEVELOP DURING THE DAY. THURSDAY WILL ALSO FEATURE SOME GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY USHER IN A SOMEWHAT DRIER AIRMASS BY FRIDAY. RS
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Richmond | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 69 min |
| Jun 9, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, Queens | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Hunterdon, Sussex, Warren | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Morris, Somerset | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Middlesex, Union | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 4:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Middlesex, Union | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Monmouth | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 1993Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.