Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS New York, NY

January 19, 1996Kings County, Queens County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 19, 1996, 2:13 PM EST for Kings County, Queens County, New York. It was in force for 77 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 1996, 2:13 PM EST (19:13 UTC)
Expired
Jan 19, 1996, 3:30 PM EST
In force
77 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Whole counties

Counties Kings County, NY, Queens County, NY

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 19, 3:00 PM ESTThunderstorm WindFlushing, NY

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 1996-01-19Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 1996-01-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 418 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
418 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
384 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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, Jan 19, 9:28 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ002>006-011-CTZ005>012-192200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY
AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
930 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

...FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS WILL
CONTINUE TO SWEEP EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT NEARS...THE
TRI-STATE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF WEATHER PROBLEMS.

RAIN WILL BECOME STEADIER AND THEN HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH EVEN THE CHANCE OF A RARE JANUARY THUNDERSTORM.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE AROUND 2 INCHES ALTHOUGH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
URBAN AND STREAM FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND AS SUCH A FLOOD
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. MELTING SNOW AND CLOGGED DRAINS WILL ONLY
EXACERBATE THE FLOODING. RESIDENTS ALONG THOSE FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS
MUST PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION AND BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY.

ANOTHER PROBLEM WILL BE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE SUSTAINED
AT BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO OVER 4O MPH.
THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. ALL LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR TAKEN INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS WILL ALSO FIND THAT THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
SOME HANDLING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE EVENING
HOURS...CUTTING OFF THE MOISTURE AND ALSO ABRUPTLY ENDING THE VERY MILD
WEATHER.  IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND BRING DOWN MUCH COLDER AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL ACTUALLY
BEGIN FALLING THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE SHARP DROP WILL COME AFTER DARK.
THE MERCURY WILL PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY SATURDAY
MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PLUNGE AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS...
AND THE LOWER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE ANY STANDING WATER
TO FREEZE...PRESENTING YET ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR MOTORISTS.

THE WEATHER WILL THEN SETTLE DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND..WITH A
MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS AND TEMPERATURES AVERAGING SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONABLE LEVELS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

STALKER
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 9:30 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ002>006-011-CTZ005>012-192200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY
AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
930 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

...FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS WILL
CONTINUE TO SWEEP EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT NEARS...THE
TRI-STATE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF WEATHER PROBLEMS.

RAIN WILL BECOME STEADIER AND THEN HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH EVEN THE CHANCE OF A RARE JANUARY THUNDERSTORM.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE AROUND 2 INCHES ALTHOUGH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
URBAN AND STREAM FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND AS SUCH A FLOOD
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. MELTING SNOW AND CLOGGED DRAINS WILL ONLY
EXACERBATE THE FLOODING. RESIDENTS ALONG THOSE FLOOD PRONE WATERWAYS
MUST PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION AND BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY.

ANOTHER PROBLEM WILL BE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL BE SUSTAINED
AT BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO OVER 4O MPH.
THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. ALL LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR TAKEN INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS WILL ALSO FIND THAT THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
SOME HANDLING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE EVENING
HOURS...CUTTING OFF THE MOISTURE AND ALSO ABRUPTLY ENDING THE VERY MILD
WEATHER.  IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND BRING DOWN MUCH COLDER AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL ACTUALLY
BEGIN FALLING THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE SHARP DROP WILL COME AFTER DARK.
THE MERCURY WILL PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY SATURDAY
MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PLUNGE AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS...
AND THE LOWER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE ANY STANDING WATER
TO FREEZE...PRESENTING YET ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR MOTORISTS.

THE WEATHER WILL THEN SETTLE DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND..WITH A
MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS AND TEMPERATURES AVERAGING SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONABLE LEVELS.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

STALKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 1:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange69 min
Jan 19, 2:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, New York, Rockland, Westchester77 min
Jan 19, 2:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRichmond77 min
Jan 19, 2:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam77 min
Jan 19, 2:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXNassau67 min
Jan 19, 3:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXSuffolk67 min
Jan 19, 2:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXUnion77 min
Jan 19, 2:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region67 min
Jan 19, 3:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXNaugatuck Valley Planning Region67 min
Jan 19, 4:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region82 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.