Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2008, 12:33 PM EDT for Rockland County, Westchester County, New York; Bergen County, New Jersey. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 22, 2008, 12:33 PM EDT (16:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2008, 1:04 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 352 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 950 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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.
NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 7:46 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 7:46 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 4:24 AM EDT, 8 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 424 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>076-231000- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 424 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS FORECAST A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS FORECAST A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR RAIN AND FLOODING REPORTS AND ON MONDAY FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. && 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. NYZ077>081-231000- NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 424 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAVY RAIN TODAY COULD RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS FORECAST A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR RAIN AND FLOODING REPORTS AND ON MONDAY FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. && 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. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-231000- 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- 424 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS FORECAST A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY FOR RAIN AND FLOODING REPORTS AND ON MONDAY FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. && 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, Jun 22, 8:40 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 840 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NYZ067-221345- ORANGE- 840 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY... AT 837 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DINGMANS FERRY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE... 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORT JERVIS BY 855 AM. SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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. GOODMAN
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:10 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1110 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 CTZ007-008-011-012-221545- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 1110 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MIDDLESEX AND NEW LONDON COUNTIES... AT 1105 AM EDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR OLD SAYBROOK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 50 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. SMITH
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:38 AM EDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1138 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NJZ002>005-NYZ069-221630- BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-ROCKLAND-WESTERN PASSAIC- 1138 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BERGEN...NORTHWESTERN ESSEX...PASSAIC AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES... AT 1133 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LINCOLN PARK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 16 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR WAYNE BY 1145 AM. NEAR BUTLER BY 1150 AM. NEAR POMPTON LAKES BY 1155 AM. 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAWTHORNE BY NOON. NEAR RAMSEY BY 1220 PM. NEAR SUFFERN BY 1230 PM. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 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. GOODMAN
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:54 AM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1154 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 CTZ007-008-010>012-221630- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 1154 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAVEN AND WESTERN NEW LONDON COUNTIES... AT 1151 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF CONNECTICUT FROM GUILFPRD TO FENWICK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 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. SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 1:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York, Westchester | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 64 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, New York | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 91 min |
| Jun 22, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 62 min | |
| Jun 22, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Kings, New York, Queens | 83 min |
| Jun 22, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, New York, Queens | 40 min |
| Jun 22, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Richmond | 21 min |
| Jun 22, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 39 min | |
| Jun 22, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 4:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 92 min |
| Jun 22, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.