Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2008, 7:13 PM EDT for Bergen County, New Jersey; Rockland County, Westchester County, New York. It was in force for 92 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2008, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2008, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 92 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:28 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pleasantville, NY | RIGHT LANE BLOCKED ON MANVILLE ROAD |
| Jul 1, 7:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sw Mount Kisco, NY | SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY IMPASSABLE BY EXIT 32 |
| Jul 1, 7:32 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Northvale, NJ | NUMEROUS ROADS WITH RUNNING WATER IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES |
| Jul 1, 7:32 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Norwood, NJ | NUMEROUS ROADS WITH RUNNING WATER IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES |
| Jul 1, 7:32 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tappan, NY | NUMEROUS ROADS WITH RUNNING WATER IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KOKX 012313
FFWOKX
NJC003-NYC087-119-020045-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0013.080701T2313Z-080702T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
713 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
* AT 707 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
AB ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THIS
AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4106 7400 4118 7401 4120 7387 4122 7372
4107 7373 4103 7376 4098 7381 4095 7390
4093 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 180DEG 0KT 4102 7389
$$
DSW3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS51 KOKX 012319 CCA
FFWOKX
NJC003-NYC087-119-020045-
/O.COR.KOKX.FF.W.0013.080701T2313Z-080702T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
719 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
* AT 707 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THIS
AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4106 7400 4118 7401 4120 7387 4122 7372
4107 7373 4103 7376 4098 7381 4095 7390
4093 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 180DEG 0KT 4102 7389
$$
DSW000
WGUS71 KOKX 020009
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
809 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
NJC003-NYC087-119-020045-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080702T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-ROCKLAND NY-WESTCHESTER NY-
809 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR
WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND AND EAST CENTRAL BERGEN COUNTIES...
AT 802 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4106 7400 4118 7401 4120 7387 4122 7372
4107 7373 4103 7376 4098 7381 4095 7390
4093 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 180DEG 0KT 4102 7389
$$
DSW000
WGUS71 KOKX 020038
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
838 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
NJC003-NYC087-119-020047-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080702T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-ROCKLAND NY-WESTCHESTER NY-
838 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT FOR
WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND AND EAST CENTRAL BERGEN COUNTIES...
THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 845 PM.
LAT...LON 4106 7400 4118 7401 4120 7387 4122 7372
4107 7373 4103 7376 4098 7381 4095 7390
4093 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 180DEG 0KT 4102 7389
$$
MALOITThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 41 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 2008Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.