Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 15, 2008, 5:50 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 115 min. 7 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
- Aug 15, 2008, 5:50 PM EDT (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2008, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bronx County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 6:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mount Vernon, NY | SOUTH 5TH AVENUE AND WESTCHESTER AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Aug 15, 6:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | E Mount Vernon, NY | FLOODING ON HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY AND CROSS COUNTY PARKWAY CLOSING ENTRANCE RAMPS. |
| Aug 15, 6:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Locust Valley, NY | SEVERE FLOODING IN LOCUST VALLEY AND GLEN COVE. |
| Aug 15, 7:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | New Rochelle, NY | UP TO 5 FEET OF STANDING WATER ON SIDE STREETS. |
| Aug 15, 7:13 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Mount Vernon, NY | HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AFTER LINCOLN AVENUE DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Aug 15, 7:13 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Yonkers, NY | SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND AT CROSS COUNTY PARKWAY CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Aug 15, 7:41 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw East Tremont, NY | FLOODING BLOCKING ONE LANE ON THE MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY BETWEEN WILLIS AVENUE AND 230TH STREET NORTHBOUND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 10 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 10 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 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 152150
FFWOKX
NYC005-059-081-119-152345-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0057.080815T2150Z-080815T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
550 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
* AT 547 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW ROCHELLE...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES 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.
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 4078 7393 4101 7387 4099 7364 4095 7366
4094 7370 4086 7380 4081 7378 4080 7376
4085 7375 4085 7373 4087 7372 4088 7370
4085 7366 4088 7366 4091 7363 4092 7352
4085 7345 4070 7343
$$
JC1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS71 KOKX 152340
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
740 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008
NYC005-059-081-119-152348-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-080815T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BRONX NY-WESTCHESTER NY-NASSAU NY-QUEENS NY-
740 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT FOR QUEENS...
NORTHERN NASSAU...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND BRONX COUNTIES...
RAIN WILL BE TAPERING OFF OVER THE NEXT HOUR...HOWEVER...RESIDUAL
FLOODING FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
TIME.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATERS THE ROAD.
LAT...LON 4078 7393 4101 7387 4099 7364 4095 7366
4094 7370 4086 7380 4081 7378 4080 7376
4085 7375 4085 7373 4087 7372 4088 7370
4085 7366 4088 7366 4091 7363 4092 7352
4085 7345 4070 7343
$$
JCWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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...BCHazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 5:57 AM EDT, 11 hours 53 minutes before
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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 1:50 PM EDT, 4 hours before
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, Aug 15, 2:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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, Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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, Aug 15, 3:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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
Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:00 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
500 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 S PLAINVIEW 40.75N 73.47W
08/15/2008 NASSAU NY TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER THE CURBS ON SUNNYSIDE BLVD EXIT 46.
0228 PM FLASH FLOOD PLAINVIEW 40.78N 73.47W
08/15/2008 NASSAU NY TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER COVERING STREETS OVER THE CURBS.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD SYOSSET 40.82N 73.50W
08/15/2008 NASSAU NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
VARIOUS SPOTS ON JERICHO TURNPIKE FLOODED.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD SOUND BEACH 40.96N 72.97W
08/15/2008 SUFFOLK NY PUBLIC
STREETS FLOODED ALONG SOUND BEACH/ROCKY POINT BORDER
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SW CENTEREACH 40.82N 73.15W
08/15/2008 SUFFOLK NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OLD NICHOLS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD LAKE GROVE 40.86N 73.12W
08/15/2008 SUFFOLK NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
FIVE CORNERS AREA CLOSED.
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD NESCONSET 40.85N 73.15W
08/15/2008 SUFFOLK NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
GIBBS POND CLOSED
0436 PM HAIL 5 WNW POMPTON LAKES 41.02N 74.37W
08/15/2008 E0.88 INCH PASSAIC NJ AIRPLANE PILOT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0451 PM HAIL WYCKOFF 41.00N 74.17W
08/15/2008 E0.88 INCH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
&&
JPSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 5:19 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 519 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 CTZ005-006-NYZ068-070-152215- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-PUTNAM- 519 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD...PUTNAM...WESTCHESTER AND WESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES... AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW MILFORD TO MAHOPAC...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Nassau | 109 min |
| Aug 15, 2:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 114 min |
| Aug 15, 2:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 104 min |
| Aug 15, 2:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 43 min | |
| Aug 15, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Rockland | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York, Westchester | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 5:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Westchester | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 64 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Nassau, Suffolk | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 6:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 99 min |
| Aug 15, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 15, 7:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond | 82 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.