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Tornado Warning 2, NWS New York, NY

August 7, 2008Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 7, 2008, 6:30 PM EDT for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 30 min. 13 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 7, 2008, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS New York, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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 7, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Stratford, CT	LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON NAUGATUCK AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Stratford, CT	LARGE BRANCH DOWN ON NAUGATUCK AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Milford, CT	TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN RIVERCLIFF AREA. TIME APPROXIMATE.
Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Milford, CT	TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN RIVERCLIFF AREA. TIME APPROXIMATE.
Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Stratford, CT	POLE SNAPPED IN HALF WITH NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON FERRY BOULEVARD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Stratford, CT	POLE SNAPPED IN HALF WITH NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON FERRY BOULEVARD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Stratford, CT	SHINGLES TORN OFF HOUSE 1 MILE NE OF SUCCESS HILL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 6:30 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Stratford, CT	HALF INCH TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND
Aug 7, 6:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Milford, CT	TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON FLORA ST.
Aug 7, 6:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Milford, CT	TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON FLORA ST.
Aug 7, 6:32 PM EDT	MARINE TSTM WIND 51	2 Se Bridgeport, CT	SIKORSKY AIRPORT ASOS.
Aug 7, 6:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Milford, CT	TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON MERRITT AND OLD POINT RD. TIME APPROXIMATE.
Aug 7, 6:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Milford, CT	TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON MERRITT AND OLD POINT RD. TIME APPROXIMATE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 7, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 40 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS51 KOKX 072230
TOROKX
CTC001-009-072300-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0002.080807T2230Z-080807T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
630 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

* AT 629 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  STRATFORD...OR NEAR MILFORD...MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTIES.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 4120 7304 4118 7305 4119 7307 4117 7310
      4115 7310 4114 7313 4115 7316 4117 7317
      4122 7312
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 291DEG 24KT 4115 7304

$$

GOODMAN

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS51 KOKX 072254
SVSOKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
654 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

CTC001-009-072303-
/O.EXP.KOKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080807T2300Z/
FAIRFIELD CT-NEW HAVEN CT-
653 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN AND
FAIRFIELD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...

THE STORM IS MOVING OFFSHORE...AND NO LONGER APPEARS TO POSE A 
TORNADO THREAT TO SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. 

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT. 

LAT...LON 4120 7304 4118 7305 4119 7307 4117 7310
      4115 7310 4114 7313 4115 7316 4117 7317
      4122 7312
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 291DEG 24KT 4109 7285

$$

GOODMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 1:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	3 hr
Aug 7, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	67 min
Aug 7, 2:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	2 hr
Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	53 min
Aug 7, 3:38 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	3 hr
Aug 7, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	18 min
Aug 7, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	40 min
Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	45 min
Aug 7, 4:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	2 hr
Aug 7, 5:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	110 min
Aug 7, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	40 min
Aug 7, 5:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	36 min
Aug 7, 6:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	85 min
Aug 7, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	51 min
Aug 7, 6:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	97 min
Aug 7, 7:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	113 min
Aug 7, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	49 min

Nearby

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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.