Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS New York, NY

July 25, 1994Orange County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1994, 4:20 PM EDT for Orange County, New York. It was in force for 40 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 25, 1994, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 1994, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
40 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, 8.3 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 1994-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 202 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 1994-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 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
202 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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, Jul 25, 2:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ001>014-252000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
305 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW JERSEY AND PARTS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK TIL 9 PM...

AT 300 PM RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
STILL ALONG THE MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY COAST. SEVERAL STORM CELLS
HAVE FORMED IN THIS AREA DURING THE PAST 90 MINUTES. A VERY STRONG CELL
HAD FORMED AT 250 PM BETWEEN ASBURY PARK AND LONG BRANCH JUST EAST OF
ROUTE 18.

OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE JUST OFF THE COAST OVER THE MONMOUTH COUNTY
COASTAL WATERS.  THESE STORMS EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD TO JUST SOUTH OF
ATLANTIC BEACH ON FIRE ISLAND. INDIVIDUAL CELLS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR AND THE AREA WAS EDGING EASTWARD SLOWLY.

ALL AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD WATCH FOR THE FORMATION OR APPROACH OF STRONG
OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.R WHEN STORMS APPROACH
...GET INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND OUT OF THE DANGEROUS ELEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 4:00 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ001>014-252200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
400 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TIL 9 PM FOR NEW
JERSEY AND PART OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...

THUNDERSTORMS FROM OCEAN AND COASTAL MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY AND
OVER THE NEW YORK BIGHT WATERS SOUTH OF NEW YORK CITY WERE WEAKENING
AT 4 PM...ALTHOUGH THERE WERE STILL SOME STRONG CELLS JUST OFF THE
MONMOUTH COUNTY COAST.

ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER ORANGE COUNTY
NEW YORK AND SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER. SOME STORMS ALONG
THIS LINE MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. THE STORM
OVER WESTERN ORNAGE COUNTY APPEARED TO BE WEAKENING AT 4 PM.

ALL AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SKY AND GET INSIDE A
STRONG SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 4:01 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ001>014-252200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
400 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TIL 9 PM FOR NEW
JERSEY AND PART OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...

THUNDERSTORMS FROM OCEAN AND COASTAL MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY AND
OVER THE NEW YORK BIGHT WATERS SOUTH OF NEW YORK CITY WERE WEAKENING
AT 4 PM...ALTHOUGH THERE WERE STILL SOME STRONG CELLS JUST OFF THE
MONMOUTH COUNTY COAST.

ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER ORANGE COUNTY
NEW YORK AND SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER. SOME STORMS ALONG
THIS LINE MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. THE STORM
OVER WESTERN ORNAGE COUNTY APPEARED TO BE WEAKENING AT 4 PM.

ALL AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SKY AND GET INSIDE A
STRONG SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 4:13 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ001>014-252200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
413 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TIL 9 PM FOR NEW
JERSEY AND PART OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...

THUNDERSTORMS FROM OCEAN AND COASTAL MONMOUTH COUNTY NEW JERSEY AND
OVER THE NEW YORK BIGHT WATERS SOUTH OF NEW YORK CITY WERE WEAKENING
AT 410 PM...ALTHOUGH THERE WERE STILL SOME STRONG CELLS JUST OFF THE
MONMOUTH COUNTY COAST.

ANOTHER LINE OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER ORANGE COUNTY
NEW YORK AND SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER. SOME STORMS ALONG
THIS LINE MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD. ANOTHER
CELL HAD RECENTLY DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHERN NASSAU-SUFFOLK COUNTY
BORDER NEAR COLD SPRING HARBOR. THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO MOVE INTO THE
COASTAL WATERS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND IN THE VICINITY OF HUNTINGTON BAY.

STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND QUICKLY DEVELOPING STORMS
FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 8:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXMiddlesex64 min
Jul 25, 5:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXMiddlesex61 min
Jul 25, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange41 min
Jul 25, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region50 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994

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.