Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS New York, NY

Issued

Jul 15, 1995, 9:08 AM EDT (13:08 UTC)

Expired

Jul 15, 1995, 10:15 AM EDT

In force

67 min

Issued by

NWS New York, NY

Area

Whole counties

County Suffolk County, NY

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KNYC 151312 RRA
SVRNYC
NYC103-151415-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
908 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 AM EDT
FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
 
   ...SUFFOLK COUNTY
 
AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER LONG ISLAND SOUND WILL MOVE ACROSS ALL OF
SUFFOLK COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND
FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 58
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY H
EAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

In the hours before

NYZ067>081-NJZ001>014-152000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HEAT ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
530 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995

...HEAT ADVISORY TODAY...

THE COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR 50 PERCENT WILL SEND THE HEAT INDEX TO
BETWEEN 110 AND 120 DEGREES TODAY.

THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT REALLY FEELS WHEN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS ADDED TO THE AIR TEMPERATURE. ONCE THE HEAT INDEX LEVEL
REACHES 105 DEGREES CONTINUED EXPOSURE AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MAY
RESULT IN HEAT DISORDERS...PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE IN HIGH RISK
GROUPS. THESE DISORDERS INCLUDE SUNBURN...HEAT CRAMPS...HEAT
EXHAUSTION...AND HEAT STROKE.

THOSE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE THE
ELDERLY...SMALL CHILDREN...CHRONIC INVALIDS...THOSE ON CERTAIN
MEDICATIONS...AND PERSONS WITH WEIGHT AND ALCOHOL PROBLEMS.

HERE ARE SOME SAFETY TIPS TO HELP COPE WITH THIS OPPRESSIVE WEATHER -

1. SLOW DOWN. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES...OR
RE-SCHEDULE THEM TO THE COOLEST TIME OF THE DAY.

2. DRESS CORRECTLY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.

3. EAT LESS...BUT DRINK MORE WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS.

4. SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR-CONDITIONED PLACES.

5. DON'T GET TOO MUCH SUN.

EY

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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.