Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS New York, NY

June 9, 1993Orange County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1993, 2:18 PM EDT for Orange County, New York. It was in force for 42 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 1993, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 1993, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Whole counties

County Orange County, NY

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 1993-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 1993-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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, 2 hours 8 minutes 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, 2 hours 8 minutes 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, 40 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, 40 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXHunterdon, Sussex, Warren66 min
Jun 9, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXMorris, Somerset58 min
Jun 9, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXMiddlesex, Union65 min
Jun 9, 4:06 PM EDTTornado WarningOKXMiddlesex, Union39 min
Jun 9, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBergen, Essex, Hudson65 min
Jun 9, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXMonmouth59 min
Jun 9, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester64 min
Jun 9, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRockland64 min
Jun 9, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange47 min
Jun 9, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRichmond65 min
Jun 9, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXSuffolk69 min
Jun 9, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXWestchester66 min
Jun 9, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXKings, Queens66 min
Jun 9, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXNassau66 min
Jun 9, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.