Tornado Warning 5, NWS New York, NY

Issued

Aug 11, 2008, 1:02 PM EDT (17:02 UTC)

Expired

Aug 11, 2008, 1:30 PM EDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS New York, NY

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Suffolk County, NY

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

000 
WFUS51 KOKX 111702
TOROKX
NYC103-111730-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0005.080811T1702Z-080811T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
102 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

* AT 1258 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR STONY
  BROOK...MOVING EAST AT 19 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PORT JEFFERSON AND FARMINGVILLE BY 110 PM...
  CORAM BY 115 PM...
  MOUNT SINAI AND CORAM BY 120 PM...
  MIDDLE ISLAND BY 125 PM...
  ROCKY POINT...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
  AND 7 MILES WEST OF WADING RIVER BY 130 PM...

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

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4090 7323 4090 7321 4090 7322 4092 7322
      4094 7316 4097 7316 4098 7311 4096 7309
      4097 7308 4097 7290 4097 7283 4096 7279
      4085 7276 4080 7320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 257DEG 16KT 4091 7311

$$

MALOIT

000 
WWUS51 KOKX 111717
SVSOKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
117 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

NYC103-111730-
/O.CON.KOKX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080811T1730Z/
SUFFOLK NY-
115 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR SUFFOLK
COUNTY...

AT 112 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PORT 
JEFFERSON STATION...OR NEAR PORT JEFFERSON...MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUNT SINAI AND CORAM BY 120 PM...
  MILLER PLACE BY 125 PM...
  ROCKY POINT...SOUND BEACH...SHOREHAM AND MIDDLE ISLAND BY 130 PM...

IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBLE TORNADO...THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED HALF 
DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN EAST SETAUKET AND IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4090 7323 4090 7321 4090 7322 4092 7322
      4094 7316 4097 7316 4098 7311 4096 7309
      4097 7308 4097 7290 4097 7283 4096 7279
      4085 7276 4080 7320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 257DEG 16KT 4092 7303

$$

MALOIT

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