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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 29, 2009, 5:59 PM EDT for Essex County, Passaic County, Union County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Jul 29, 2009, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2009, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Essex County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 6:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newark, NJ | RT 1/9 CLOSED NEAR GRAND ST IN NEWARK DUE TO FLOODING |
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 one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 41 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 594 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KOKX 292159
FFWOKX
NJC013-031-039-300100-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0029.090729T2159Z-090730T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
559 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
* AT 556 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE
AREA. AFTER RECENT HEAVY RAINS...STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE IN THE
AREA. IN ADDITION TO URBAN FLOODING...MANY STREAMS AND SMALL
RIVERS IN THE REGION ARE EXPECTED TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 7437 4079 7437 4086 7432 4090 7434
4090 7428 4097 7428 4100 7433 4103 7432
4102 7426 4098 7425 4096 7414 4086 7411
4074 7417 4074 7413 4071 7411 4059 7421
4058 7445 4065 7441 4064 7445 4067 7446
$$
JMC2 follow-up statements
000
WGUS71 KOKX 292324
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
724 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
NJC013-031-039-300100-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090730T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESSEX NJ-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-
724 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
PASSAIC...UNION AND ESSEX COUNTIES...
AT 723 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE REGION...APPROACHING THE
WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION TO URBAN FLOODING...MANY STREAMS AND SMALL
RIVERS IN THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND ARE EXPECTED TO
OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 7437 4079 7437 4086 7432 4090 7434
4090 7428 4097 7428 4100 7433 4103 7432
4102 7426 4098 7425 4096 7414 4086 7411
4074 7417 4074 7413 4071 7411 4059 7421
4058 7445 4065 7441 4064 7445 4067 7446
$$
JMC000
WGUS71 KOKX 300055
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
855 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
NJC013-031-039-300102-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090730T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ESSEX NJ-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-
855 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT FOR PASSAIC...
UNION AND ESSEX COUNTIES...
ALTHOUGH THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE FOR NOW...THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT
FOR TONIGHT HAS NOT YET ENDED. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS NOW OVER
NORTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA COULD MOVE INTO THE
AREA CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT.
LAT...LON 4074 7437 4079 7437 4086 7432 4090 7434
4090 7428 4097 7428 4100 7433 4103 7432
4102 7426 4098 7425 4096 7414 4086 7411
4074 7417 4074 7413 4071 7411 4059 7421
4058 7445 4065 7441 4064 7445 4067 7446
$$
GOODMANWhat 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 Jul 29, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
310 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT... DEPARTING THURSDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN
BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON...DEPARTING THURSDAY
NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM THEN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON
FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FOR THE START OF THE NEW WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
A COLD FRONT WITH A VIGOROUS MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AS THE
SHORTWAVE MOVES OFFSHORE.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...A VERY HUMID AIRMASS WITH SFC DEWPOINTS IN
THE LOWER 70S...AND MLCAPES CURRENTLY RANGE FROM 1500-2000 J/KG
ALONG WITH A LIFTED INDEX AROUND -2C AND PWATS AROUND 2 INCHES.
WITH A FREEZING LEVEL HEIGHT AROUND 15000 FT...STORMS WILL HAVE TO
BE STRONG TO PRODUCE SEVERE HAIL...ALTHOUGH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
HAVE PRODUCED SMALLER HAIL. MAIN THREATS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE
TORRENTIAL RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS. STORMS ARE ALSO PRODUCING
NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #634 REMAINS
UP FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT ON THE HEAVIEST PRECIP IMPACTING THE
REGION BETWEEN 00Z-06Z...ALTHOUGH A CLUSTER OF STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS OVER NYC WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK E.
CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE FRONT
MOVES E THROUGH THE REGION WITH UPPER SUPPORT FROM A 500 MB
SHORTWAVE AND RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF H3 JET STREAK LIFTING NE INTO
UPSTATE NY AND NEW ENGLAND.
PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. A VERY HUMID NIGHT ON TAP
WITH LOWS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
COLD FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE AREA THU MORNING...SO WILL
KEEP LIKELY POPS IN THE MORNING BEFORE DROPPING TO SLIGHT CHANCE
IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT DEPARTS. SKIES GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND ONCE THE SHOWERS END...A FAIRLY MILD DAY
ON TAP WITH HIGHS TOPPING OFF IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S. THU NIGHT
SHOULD BE DRY AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS THROUGH THE REGION.
ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT/STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES ON FRI. LIKELY
POPS ONCE AGAIN ON TAP FOR THE REGION BASED ON LATEST MODEL
GUIDANCE. HEAVY RAINFALL ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE. SHORTWAVE SEEMS
STRONGER THAN THAT OF THE ONE IMPACTING THE REGION TONIGHT...SO
SEVERE WX ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE FRI AFTERNOON/EVENING.
HIGH PRES BUILDS THROUGH THE REGION ON SAT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
VORT MAX MAY TOUCH OFF AN ISOLATED SHOWER/TSTM IN THE
AFTERNOON...BUT CHANCES ARE LOW. WILL NOT INCLUDE POPS FOR SAT DUE
TO LOW CONFIDENCE.
HIGHS FRI/SAT GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS THROUGH THE REGION SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN
MORNING...THEN DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL PUSH A WARM FRONT INTO THE
REGION SUN AFTERNOON...THEN LOW PRES PASSES EAST OF THE AREA SUN
NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH ON MON...SLOWLY
WORKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES THEN
BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT/WED.
TEMPS REMAIN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL DURING THE DAY AND
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL AT NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVE NE ACROSS THE NYC METRO
REGION FROM 2 PM UNTIL 5 PM...IFR STRATUS CONTINUES TO RE DEVELOP
EAST OF AND INCLUDING COASTAL NYC. LIFR CIGS...VSBY AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 35 KT ARE LIKELY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
OTHERWISE WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS WILL REDEVELOP WITH THE APPROACH OF
AND AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT.
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES E AND APPROACHES THE REGION...IT WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN AND STALL BY 8 AM THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH CIGS AND VSBY
ARE FCST TO GRADUALLY LIFT TO MVFR BY LATE MORNING...ADDITIONAL
SCT SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAY REDEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON AREA WIDE.
OUTLOOK FOR 18Z THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PERIODIC SUB- VFR IN SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...AND THEN AGAIN
ON SUNDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD TIGHTEN ENOUGH OVER THE COASTAL OCEAN
WATERS TO PRODUCE GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING ALONG WITH 4 TO 6 FT
SEAS. WILL KEEP SCA UP ON OCEAN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH THU...AS
SEAS REMAIN UP OVER 5 FT THROUGH THU NIGHT. WILL END SCA FROM W TO
E THU NIGHT.
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ON THE WATERS THIS EVENING...GENERALLY TAPERING OFF
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH FRONT OVER THE AREA THU MORNING...WILL LOOK
FOR MORE STORMS THU MORNING...THEN STORMS END DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES ON FRI...MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS
BY SAT MORNING. SCA WINDS/SEAS ON THE OCEAN ONCE AGAIN DURING THAT
TIME...ALONG WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1-2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED
TOTALS OVER 2 INCHES...IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AREAS
NORTH/WEST OF NYC. FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS UP FOR ALL OF NJ AND MOST
OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. WILL ALSO INCLUDE NYC/WESTCHESTER
COUNTY...AS HEAVY RAIN ALREADY OVER THE AREA WILL MAKE IT EASIER
FOR FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT IF MORE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION.
ANOTHER ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
&&
.CLIMATE...
ON TUE...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT CENTRAL PARK REACHED ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE 12TH. SEE PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT FOR OTHER STATISTICS ON THE UNUSUALLY COOL JULY AND
SUMMER SEASON THUS FAR.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NYZ067>076.
NJ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NJZ002>006-011.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ355.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ350-353.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MPS
NEAR TERM...MPS
SHORT TERM...MPS
LONG TERM...MPS
AVIATION...GC/PFM
MARINE...MPS
HYDROLOGY...MPS
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 NYZ080-081-301000- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE OCEAN BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. NYZ075-076-301000- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE OCEAN BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. NYZ077-301000- NASSAU- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE OCEAN BEACHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>074-301000- WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. CTZ005-006-009-010-301000- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. ANZ335-338-355-301000- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KT AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KT AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. CTZ007-008-011-012-NYZ078-079-301000- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. ANZ330-340-345-350-353-301000- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- 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- 342 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KT AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KT AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. MPS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 29, 4:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
435 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG WAYNE 40.95N 74.25W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN OFF OF RYERSON AVENUE BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0125 PM FLOOD WAYNE 40.95N 74.25W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
ROUTE 23 ALPS ROAD EXIT CLOSED DUE TO 18 INCHES OF WATER
ON ROADWAY.
0125 PM LIGHTNING TOTOWA 40.90N 74.22W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON HOUSE...42 AVERY AVENUE.
0211 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW SCOTCH PLAINS 40.62N 74.43W
07/29/2009 UNION NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROCK AVENUE IN PLAINFIELD AT RAILROAD UNDERPASS BETWEEN
FRONT AND SECOND STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW CITY 41.15N 73.99W
07/29/2009 ROCKLAND NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED TREE ALONG ZUKOR ROAD
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLENDALE 41.03N 74.13W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNED TREE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FRANKLIN TURNPIKE
AND IVERS ROAD. ROAD CLOSED.
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSELLE 40.65N 74.26W
07/29/2009 UNION NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD ALLENDALE 41.03N 74.13W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
UNDERPASS FLOODED ALONG WEST CRESCENT AVENUE. ROAD CLOSED
BETWEEN MERTAL AND WEST ALLENDALE AVENUES DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING.
0238 PM HAIL 2 NE ANNADALE 40.57N 74.13W
07/29/2009 E0.75 INCH RICHMOND (STATEN I NY PUBLIC
PENNY SIZED HAIL IN GREAT KILLS
0238 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE ANNADALE 40.57N 74.13W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON LEVERETTE AVENUE IN GREAT KILLS.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD ORANGE 40.77N 74.24W
07/29/2009 ESSEX NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
I-280 COVERED IN A FEW FEET OF WATER. NUMEROUS CARS
STRANDED.
0250 PM MARINE TSTM WIND BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 M48.00 MPH HUDSON NJ MESONET
42 KNOTS.
0254 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.09W
07/29/2009 M58.00 MPH HUDSON NJ MESONET
ROBBINS REEF - 33G50 KNOTS.
0254 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.07W
07/29/2009 M58.00 MPH ANZ338 NJ MESONET
ROBBINS REEF - 33 G 50 KNOTS.
0256 PM TSTM WND GST NEWARK 40.72N 74.17W
07/29/2009 M56.00 MPH ESSEX NJ ASOS
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG PARAMUS 40.95N 74.07W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE FELL ONTO HOUSE AT 449 EVERGREEN PLACE.
0305 PM LIGHTNING YONKERS 40.95N 73.87W
07/29/2009 WESTCHESTER NY EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** FEMALE STANDING BY 3RD FL WINDOW OF 1 CEDAR
LANE OFF OF CENTRAL AVENUE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. FIRE DEPT
AND AMBULANCE DISPATCHED.
0305 PM FLASH FLOOD IRVINGTON 40.72N 74.23W
07/29/2009 ESSEX NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FLOODING ON GARDEN ST PARKWAY BOTH DIRECTIONS SOUTH OF
EXIT 144. ROADWAY COVERED IN A FEW FEET OF WATER.
NUMEROUS CARS STRANDED.
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG CLIFTON 40.86N 74.16W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
DOWNED TREE BLOCKING ROUTE 46 WEST AT PAULINSON AVENUE.
0315 PM FLASH FLOOD BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 HUDSON NJ EMERGENCY MNGR
MOTORISTS STRANDED IN CARS DUE TO FLOODING ON ROUTE 440
AND AVENUE E. RESCUES UNDER WAY.
0336 PM LIGHTNING 2 WNW TOMPKINSVILLE 40.64N 74.11W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** SCAFFOLDING ON COURT HOUSE AT 100 RICHMOND
TERRACE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. FEMALE, 49, IN CONTACT WITH
SCAFFOLDING, INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
0340 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.07W
07/29/2009 M48.00 MPH ANZ338 NJ MESONET
42 KNOT GUST AT BAYONNE WEATHERFLOW SENSOR.
0340 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W TODT HILL 40.61N 74.19W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ENTRANCE TO GOETHALS BRIDGE/I-278 AT RICHMOND AVE CLOSED
DUE TO FLOODING.
0428 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ESE GREENWICH VILLAGE 40.75N 73.98W
07/29/2009 NEW YORK (MANHATTA NY PUBLIC
FDR DRIVE SOUTH AT EXIT 5...HOUSTON STREET..CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
RCSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 4:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 440 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 NJZ003-NYZ069>071-292130- BERGEN-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-ROCKLAND-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 440 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN BERGEN...ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES... AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NORWOOD...OR NEAR TAPPAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 AND ONE HALF INCHES AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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. SMITH
Local storm report, Jul 29, 4:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
454 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG WAYNE 40.95N 74.25W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN OFF OF RYERSON AVENUE BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0125 PM LIGHTNING TOTOWA 40.90N 74.22W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON HOUSE...42 AVERY AVENUE.
0125 PM FLOOD WAYNE 40.95N 74.25W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
ROUTE 23 ALPS ROAD EXIT CLOSED DUE TO 18 INCHES OF WATER
ON ROADWAY.
0211 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW SCOTCH PLAINS 40.62N 74.43W
07/29/2009 UNION NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROCK AVENUE IN PLAINFIELD AT RAILROAD UNDERPASS BETWEEN
FRONT AND SECOND STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLENDALE 41.03N 74.13W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNED TREE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FRANKLIN TURNPIKE
AND IVERS ROAD. ROAD CLOSED.
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW CITY 41.15N 73.99W
07/29/2009 ROCKLAND NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED TREE ALONG ZUKOR ROAD
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSELLE 40.65N 74.26W
07/29/2009 UNION NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD ALLENDALE 41.03N 74.13W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
UNDERPASS FLOODED ALONG WEST CRESCENT AVENUE. ROAD CLOSED
BETWEEN MERTAL AND WEST ALLENDALE AVENUES DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING.
0238 PM HAIL 2 NE ANNADALE 40.57N 74.13W
07/29/2009 E0.75 INCH RICHMOND (STATEN I NY PUBLIC
PENNY SIZED HAIL IN GREAT KILLS
0238 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE ANNADALE 40.57N 74.13W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON LEVERETTE AVENUE IN GREAT KILLS.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG CLIFTON 40.86N 74.16W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED TREE BLOCKING ROUTE 46 WEST AT PAULINSON AVENUE.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD ORANGE 40.77N 74.24W
07/29/2009 ESSEX NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
I-280 COVERED IN A FEW FEET OF WATER. NUMEROUS CARS
STRANDED.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG PARAMUS 40.95N 74.07W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE FELL ONTO HOUSE AT 449 EVERGREEN PLACE. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0250 PM MARINE TSTM WIND BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 M48.00 MPH HUDSON NJ MESONET
42 KNOTS.
0254 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.07W
07/29/2009 M58.00 MPH ANZ338 NJ MESONET
ROBBINS REEF - 33 G 50 KNOTS.
0254 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.09W
07/29/2009 M58.00 MPH HUDSON NJ MESONET
ROBBINS REEF - 33G50 KNOTS.
0256 PM TSTM WND GST NEWARK 40.72N 74.17W
07/29/2009 M56.00 MPH ESSEX NJ ASOS
0305 PM FLASH FLOOD IRVINGTON 40.72N 74.23W
07/29/2009 ESSEX NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FLOODING ON GARDEN ST PARKWAY BOTH DIRECTIONS SOUTH OF
EXIT 144. ROADWAY COVERED IN A FEW FEET OF WATER.
NUMEROUS CARS STRANDED.
0305 PM LIGHTNING YONKERS 40.95N 73.87W
07/29/2009 WESTCHESTER NY EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** FEMALE STANDING BY 3RD FL WINDOW OF 1 CEDAR
LANE OFF OF CENTRAL AVENUE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. FIRE DEPT
AND AMBULANCE DISPATCHED.
0315 PM FLASH FLOOD BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 HUDSON NJ EMERGENCY MNGR
MOTORISTS STRANDED IN CARS DUE TO FLOODING ON ROUTE 440
AND AVENUE E. RESCUES UNDER WAY.
0336 PM LIGHTNING 2 WNW TOMPKINSVILLE 40.64N 74.11W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** SCAFFOLDING ON COURT HOUSE AT 100 RICHMOND
TERRACE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. FEMALE, 49, IN CONTACT WITH
SCAFFOLDING, INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
0340 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.07W
07/29/2009 M48.00 MPH ANZ338 NJ MESONET
42 KNOT GUST AT BAYONNE WEATHERFLOW SENSOR.
0340 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W TODT HILL 40.61N 74.19W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ENTRANCE TO GOETHALS BRIDGE/I-278 AT RICHMOND AVE CLOSED
DUE TO FLOODING.
0428 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ESE GREENWICH VILLAGE 40.75N 73.98W
07/29/2009 NEW YORK (MANHATTA NY PUBLIC
FDR DRIVE SOUTH AT EXIT 5...HOUSTON STREET..CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
RCSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 5:19 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 519 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 NYZ067-292145- ORANGE- 519 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY... AT 518 PM EDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR GLEN SPEY...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORT JERVIS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. GUSTY 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. JMC
Local storm report, Jul 29, 5:31 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
531 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 HUDSON NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWNED.
&&
JCLocal storm report, Jul 29, 5:50 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
550 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG WAYNE 40.95N 74.25W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN OFF OF RYERSON AVENUE BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0125 PM FLOOD WAYNE 40.95N 74.25W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
ROUTE 23 ALPS ROAD EXIT CLOSED DUE TO 18 INCHES OF WATER
ON ROADWAY.
0125 PM LIGHTNING TOTOWA 40.90N 74.22W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON HOUSE...42 AVERY AVENUE.
0211 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 WSW SCOTCH PLAINS 40.62N 74.43W
07/29/2009 UNION NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROCK AVENUE IN PLAINFIELD AT RAILROAD UNDERPASS BETWEEN
FRONT AND SECOND STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW CITY 41.15N 73.99W
07/29/2009 ROCKLAND NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED TREE ALONG ZUKOR ROAD
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLENDALE 41.03N 74.13W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNED TREE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FRANKLIN TURNPIKE
AND IVERS ROAD. ROAD CLOSED.
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSELLE 40.65N 74.26W
07/29/2009 UNION NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD ALLENDALE 41.03N 74.13W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER
UNDERPASS FLOODED ALONG WEST CRESCENT AVENUE. ROAD CLOSED
BETWEEN MERTAL AND WEST ALLENDALE AVENUES DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING.
0238 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE ANNADALE 40.57N 74.13W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON LEVERETTE AVENUE IN GREAT KILLS.
0238 PM HAIL 2 NE ANNADALE 40.57N 74.13W
07/29/2009 E0.75 INCH RICHMOND (STATEN I NY PUBLIC
PENNY SIZED HAIL IN GREAT KILLS
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD ORANGE 40.77N 74.24W
07/29/2009 ESSEX NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
I-280 COVERED IN A FEW FEET OF WATER. NUMEROUS CARS
STRANDED.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG CLIFTON 40.86N 74.16W
07/29/2009 PASSAIC NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED TREE BLOCKING ROUTE 46 WEST AT PAULINSON AVENUE.
TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG PARAMUS 40.95N 74.07W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE FELL ONTO HOUSE AT 449 EVERGREEN PLACE. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 HUDSON NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWNED.
0250 PM MARINE TSTM WIND BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 M48.00 MPH HUDSON NJ MESONET
42 KNOTS.
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S KEARNY 40.72N 74.12W
07/29/2009 ESSEX NJ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POWERLINE POLES TILTED...WIRES DOWN ON PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE IN SOUTH KEARNY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0254 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.09W
07/29/2009 M58.00 MPH HUDSON NJ MESONET
ROBBINS REEF - 33G50 KNOTS.
0254 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.07W
07/29/2009 M58.00 MPH ANZ338 NJ MESONET
ROBBINS REEF - 33 G 50 KNOTS.
0256 PM TSTM WND GST NEWARK 40.72N 74.17W
07/29/2009 M56.00 MPH ESSEX NJ ASOS
0305 PM LIGHTNING YONKERS 40.95N 73.87W
07/29/2009 WESTCHESTER NY EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** FEMALE STANDING BY 3RD FL WINDOW OF 1 CEDAR
LANE OFF OF CENTRAL AVENUE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. FIRE DEPT
AND AMBULANCE DISPATCHED.
0305 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG UNIONVILLE 41.30N 74.56W
07/29/2009 ORANGE NY BROADCAST MEDIA
MANY TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROUTE 284.
0305 PM FLASH FLOOD IRVINGTON 40.72N 74.23W
07/29/2009 ESSEX NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FLOODING ON GARDEN ST PARKWAY BOTH DIRECTIONS SOUTH OF
EXIT 144. ROADWAY COVERED IN A FEW FEET OF WATER.
NUMEROUS CARS STRANDED.
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE UNIONVILLE 41.37N 74.53W
07/29/2009 ORANGE NY BROADCAST MEDIA
COUNTY ROUTE 1 AND 284. TREES AND DEBRIS ALL OVER THE
ROAD AND COVERING CARS.
0315 PM FLASH FLOOD BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 HUDSON NJ EMERGENCY MNGR
MOTORISTS STRANDED IN CARS DUE TO FLOODING ON ROUTE 440
AND AVENUE E. RESCUES UNDER WAY.
0336 PM LIGHTNING 2 WNW TOMPKINSVILLE 40.64N 74.11W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** SCAFFOLDING ON COURT HOUSE AT 100 RICHMOND
TERRACE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. FEMALE, 49, IN CONTACT WITH
SCAFFOLDING, INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
0340 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 E BAYONNE 40.67N 74.07W
07/29/2009 M48.00 MPH ANZ338 NJ MESONET
42 KNOT GUST AT BAYONNE WEATHERFLOW SENSOR.
0340 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 W TODT HILL 40.61N 74.19W
07/29/2009 RICHMOND (STATEN I NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ENTRANCE TO GOETHALS BRIDGE/I-278 AT RICHMOND AVE CLOSED
DUE TO FLOODING.
0428 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ESE GREENWICH VILLAGE 40.75N 73.98W
07/29/2009 NEW YORK (MANHATTA NY PUBLIC
FDR DRIVE SOUTH AT EXIT 5...HOUSTON STREET..CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
RCThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | Hudson, Passaic | 24 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Passaic | 66 min |
| Jul 29, 1:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 115 min |
| Jul 29, 1:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 92 min |
| Jul 29, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 57 min |
| Jul 29, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 1:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 2:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bergen, Hudson | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bergen, Hudson | 119 min |
| Jul 29, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Passaic | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Hudson | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 7:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bergen, Hudson | 114 min |
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Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2009Every flash flood warning in 2009
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.