Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 1999, 10:58 AM EDT for Kings County, Queens County, New York. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 1999, 10:58 AM EDT (14:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 1999, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kings County, NY, Queens County, NY
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 9:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
999 WUUS1 KNYC 241457 RRA SVRNYC NYC005-047-061-081-119-241600- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1058 AM EDT MON MAY 24 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... NEW YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... * UNTIL NOON EDT... * AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ESSEX COUNTY OF NEW JERSEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 KT AND POSSIBLE HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS .END/PW
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, May 24, 5:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ002>006-011-CTZ005>012-241600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 515 AM EDT MON MAY 24 1999 ...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR LONG ISLAND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY...NY... ...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVING VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY 9 AM OR SO. A COLD FRONT IN THE OHIO VALLEY WILL APPROACH THE LOCAL AREA TODAY... BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LOCAL AREA BY MIDDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM AROUND NOON UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN FAIR WEATHER ON TUESDAY. KEEP ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR MEDIA OUTLETS. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM OUR HOMEPAGE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.NWS.BNL.GOV EKH
Special weather statement, May 24, 5:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ002>006-011-CTZ005>012-241600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 515 AM EDT MON MAY 24 1999 ...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR LONG ISLAND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY...NY... ...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVING VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY 9 AM OR SO. A COLD FRONT IN THE OHIO VALLEY WILL APPROACH THE LOCAL AREA TODAY... BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LOCAL AREA BY MIDDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM AROUND NOON UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN FAIR WEATHER ON TUESDAY. KEEP ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR MEDIA OUTLETS. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM OUR HOMEPAGE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.NWS.BNL.GOV EKH
Special weather statement, May 24, 9:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ002>006-011-CTZ005>012-241900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 915 AM EDT MON MAY 24 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND FAIRFIELD AND NEW HAVEN COUNTIES OF CONNECTICUT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FAST APPROACHING THE AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN FAIR WEATHER ON TUESDAY. KEEP ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR MEDIA OUTLETS. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM OUR HOMEPAGE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.NWS.BNL.GOV WICHROWSKI
Special weather statement, May 24, 9:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
NYZ067>081-NJZ002>006-011-CTZ005>012-241900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 915 AM EDT MON MAY 24 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND FAIRFIELD AND NEW HAVEN COUNTIES OF CONNECTICUT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FAST APPROACHING THE AREA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN FAIR WEATHER ON TUESDAY. KEEP ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR MEDIA OUTLETS. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM OUR HOMEPAGE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.NWS.BNL.GOV WICHROWSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Richmond | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 62 min |
| May 24, 10:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1999Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999
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.