Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS New York, NY

000 
WGUS71 KOKX 152222
FFSOKX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
622 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

NYC071-079-087-119-152300-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080815T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY-WESTCHESTER NY-
622 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED...BUT ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE 
DUE TO HEAVY RUNOFF.

ROAD CLOSURES ARE BEING REPORTED IN ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER 
COUNTIES.

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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4120 7355 4115 7362 4110 7372 4108 7371
      4093 7391 4100 7390 4113 7421 4149 7393
      4153 7354

$$

BAS

000 
WGUS71 KOKX 152254
FFSOKX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
654 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

NYC071-079-087-119-152304-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080815T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY-WESTCHESTER NY-
654 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT FOR
WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...

LAT...LON 4120 7355 4115 7362 4110 7372 4108 7371
      4093 7391 4100 7390 4113 7421 4149 7393
      4153 7354

$$

JC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
345 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD...MOVING OFF THE COAST ON SATURDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRIER CONDITIONS SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING/...
CONVECTIVE IN PROGRESS ALONG SEA BREEZE AND WESTERN NJ. EXPECT
CONVECTION OVER NJ TO SPEED UP AND ADVANCE ACROSS NYC AS OUTFLOWS
START TO PRESS CONVECTION FASTER TO EAST. ENVIRONMENT OVER EASTERN
AND CENTRAL JERSEY IS FAVORABLE WITH CAPES AROUND 1000 J/KG AND
LIS NEAR -5 C.

THUS EXPECT CONVECTION INTO THE CITY BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM.

HEAVY RAIN...URBAN FLASH FLOOD CONCERN CONTINUES.

NO DAMAGE OR HAIL REPORTED YET. HIGHEST WIND WAS IN WADING RIVER
(SUFFOLK COUNTY) WITH 39 MPH REPORTED. THINKING HERE IS THAT WELL
REMAIN NON SEVERE INTO THE CITY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
ANY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT REMAIN OVER THE
FORECAST AREA ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY REDUCE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.

AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EAST ON SATURDAY...THE TRI-STATE
AREA WILL EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS. THE BEST THREAT
OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS...MAINLY
CT AND LONG ISLAND. EXPECT ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL SUNSET.

WE FINALLY GET A BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

FOLLOWED A MAV/MET BLEND FOR TEMPS.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE COAST ON MONDAY. AS THIS HIGH MOVES
AWAY...A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH WILL APPROACH. THIS WILL SET UP A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. BY
WEDNESDAY...THE FRONT IS SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. THIS HIGH WILL
PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLE THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REMAINS THE FEATURE
DRIVING THE WX INTO SATURDAY.

CONVECTION HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY THIS AFTERNOON.
CONVECTION IS FORECAST TO MOVING INTO THE NYC METRO BETWEEN 22 AND
00Z.

CONVECTION OVER LONG ISLAND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WHILE ACTIVITY
OVER NJ AND LOWER HUDSON VALLEY INCREASES.

WINDS ARE LIGHT...DIRECTIONS ARE HIGHLY VARIABLE DUE TO MESOSCALE
CONVECTIVE OUTFLOWS.

CEILINGS ARE 025-035. VSBY IN STRONGEST CONVECTION WILL LOWER TO
IFR.

OUTLOOK FOR 18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
TSTMS DECREASE IN COVERAGE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING
TONIGHT...BUT SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH MIDNIGHT OR SO.
VFR...WITH PATCHY MVFR FOG POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
MOIST LOW LEVELS. A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL POSE
ANOTHER THREAT OF SCATTERED (LESS COVERAGE THAN TODAY) CONVECTION
ON SATURDAY. IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH VFR
CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES JUST TO THE SOUTH.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MON NIGHT/TUE
MORNING.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS/WAVES WILL REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA THROUGH THE FCST
PERIOD.

AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
AS A RESULT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME STORMS THIS EVENING WILL BE STRONG TO
SEVERE. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN...HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. IN
ADDITION...EXPECT SOME ROUGH SEAS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW...HOWEVER
NOT AS WIDESPREAD AS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS
THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
RETURNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ALTHOUGH THE FORECAST STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AVERAGE IS AN INCH OR
LESS FOR THIS EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HOUR RAINFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES.
NEW YORK CITY AND THE SURROUNDING HIGHLY URBAN AREAS ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING. THUS WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW. ONCE
AGAIN...ANY SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. HOWEVER ANY
SHOWERS ON SATURDAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD AS TODAY.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NYZ071>077.
NJ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NJZ003>006-
     011.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BC
NEAR TERM...JST
SHORT TERM...BC
LONG TERM...BC
AVIATION...JST
MARINE...BC
HYDROLOGY...BC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
557 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>077-161000-
BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
QUEENS-NASSAU-
557 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES UP
TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH THE STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL FORECAST OF 1 INCH IS AN AVERAGE VALUE...IF MULTIPLE
STORMS PASS OVER THE SAME AREA...LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE
PRIMARY HAZARD BEING LARGE HAIL. A FEW STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-078>081-161000-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-
ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
557 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES UP
TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH THE STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL FORECAST OF 1 INCH IS AN AVERAGE VALUE...IF MULTIPLE
STORMS PASS OVER THE SAME AREA...LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE
PRIMARY HAZARD BEING LARGE HAIL. A FEW STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-161000-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
557 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES UP TO 1.5 INCHES PER
HOUR DURING THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH THE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FORECAST
OF 1 INCH IS AN AVERAGE VALUE...IF MULTIPLE STORMS PASS OVER THE
SAME AREA...LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE
PRIMARY HAZARD BEING LARGE HAIL. A FEW STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
150 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

NYZ076-077-151845-
NASSAU-QUEENS-
150 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN NASSAU AND QUEENS
COUNTIES...

AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WOODBURY TO
WHITESTONE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYOSSET TO FLUSHING...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE...
  NEAR BAYSIDE BY 200 PM.
  NEAR GREAT NECK BY 220 PM.
  NEAR PORT WASHINGTON BY 245 PM.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE AND
ONE HALF INCHES AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS COULD
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS... AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

BAS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
249 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

NYZ079-151945-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-
249 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY...

AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WADING RIVER...AND MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE...
  NEAR CALVERTON BY 305 PM.

SMALL HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

BAS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
345 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

NYZ078-079-081-152045-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-
345 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SUFFOLK COUNTY...

AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MIDDLE ISLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 16 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

JC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
357 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

CTZ005-152045-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-
357 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD COUNTY...

AT 356 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GEORGETOWN...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW
CANAAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

JC