Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS New York, NY

Issued

May 29, 1995, 6:53 PM EDT (22:53 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 1995, 7:49 PM EDT

In force

56 min

Issued by

NWS New York, NY

Area

Whole counties

County Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KNYC 292254 COR
SVRNYC
CTC009-001-300000-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTION TO REMOVE THE COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
653 PM EDT MON MAY 29 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  800 PM EDT
FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

   ...NORTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTY


IN SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT

   ...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY


A DANGEROUS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY DURING THE
NEXT HALF HOUR...AND THEN INTO NORTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTY. THE STORM
WILL BE NEAR BROOKFILED CENTER AND NEWTOWN AND SANDY HOOK IN FAIRFIELD
COUNTY. IT WILL AFFECT SOUTHBERRY...SOUTH FORD AND OXFORD THEREAFTER IN
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

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.

In the hours before

NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-300100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
330 PM EDT MON MAY 29 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION AT
THIS TIME. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO APPROACH FROM THE
WEST. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE THE TRIGGERING MECHANISM FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS  SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE PRODUCING
STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 57 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN
AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING AN AREA OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN NEW YORK SOUTHWESTWARD TO
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

IF YOUR MEMORIAL DAY PLANS INCLUDE OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES...KEEP AN EYE
TO THE SKY FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. MARINERS SHOULD TRY TO
GET TO SHORE QUICKLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
...CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.

GOUDSWARD

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.