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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS New York, NY

August 22, 20094 counties in New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2009, 1:41 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2009, 1:41 AM EDT (05:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2009, 4:14 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bergen County, NJ, 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 05:42 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 114 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2009-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1483 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2009-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1483 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
6.3

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The text

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

000 
WGUS51 KOKX 220541
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-031-039-220845-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0039.090822T0541Z-090822T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
141 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 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...
  BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 445 AM EDT...

* AT 136 AM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING WERE OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FAIRFIELD TO CLARK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM HANOVER TOWNSHIP TO COLONIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 
AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4074 7437 4086 7432 4090 7434 4090 7428
      4097 7428 4100 7433 4113 7423 4100 7390
      4089 7392 4080 7398 4082 7403 4076 7409
      4077 7415 4074 7416 4074 7413 4070 7411
      4059 7421 4058 7445 4065 7441 4067 7446

$$

SMITH
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS71 KOKX 220711
FFSOKX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
311 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

NJC003-013-031-039-220845-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090822T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-ESSEX NJ-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-
311 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR
PASSAIC...UNION...ESSEX AND BERGEN COUNTIES...

AT 307 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. MODERATE RAIN WAS STILL 
FALLING WITH THESE STORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4074 7437 4086 7432 4090 7434 4090 7428
      4097 7428 4100 7433 4113 7423 4100 7390
      4089 7392 4080 7398 4082 7403 4076 7409
      4077 7415 4074 7416 4074 7413 4070 7411
      4059 7421 4058 7445 4065 7441 4067 7446

$$

SMITH
000 
WGUS71 KOKX 220814
FFSOKX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
414 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

NJC003-013-031-039-220824-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090822T0845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-ESSEX NJ-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-
414 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PASSAIC...UNION...
ESSEX AND BERGEN COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING 
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR WATER COVERING ANY ROADS...AND AVOID THESE 
AREAS. 

LAT...LON 4074 7437 4086 7432 4090 7434 4090 7428
      4097 7428 4100 7433 4113 7423 4100 7390
      4089 7392 4080 7398 4082 7403 4076 7409
      4077 7415 4074 7416 4074 7413 4070 7411
      4059 7421 4058 7445 4065 7441 4067 7446

$$

SMITH

What 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 22, 12:32 AM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 12:32 AM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1232 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY
OVER THE APPALACHIANS ON SATURDAY. HURRICANE BILL PASSES WELL EAST
OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH ON SUNDAY...THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION
EARLY IN THE WEEK.

FOR THE LATEST AND MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON BILL...REFER TO
FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
CONVECTION HOLDING TOGETHER BETTER THAN EXPECTED AS IT TRACKS
NNE...SO HAVE GONE WITH CAT POPS ACROSS WESTERN ZONES. LTNG
STRIKES HAVE DIMINISHED SOME...BUT ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL BE
ABLE TO KEEP SCT TSTMS AROUND OVERNIGHT. HEAVY RAIN ALSO
ACCOMPANYING THE STORMS...AM SEEING 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL RATES TO
THE SOUTH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

SOME OF THE STRATUS ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF LI WAS EATEN AWAY AT
WHEN THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE CONVECTION MOVED THROUGH..BUT
EXPECT IT TO EXPAND AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH MOIST AIRMASS AND SOUTHERLY
WINDS IN PLACE. CONVECTION WILL LIKELY INHIBIT FORMATION NORTH AND
WEST OF NYC...BUT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SOUPY AIRMASS WOULD THINK
IT WOULD RETURN AFTER STORMS DEPART. ALSO EXPECT PATCHY
FOG...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OTHERWISE...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HIGH
TIDE CYCLES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH SUN. SEE TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING SECTION BELOW FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE APPALACHIANS
BEFORE BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY BY SAT NIGHT. AIRMASS REMAINS
SATURATED WITH SFC DEWPOINTS WELL INTO THE 70S AND PWATS OVER 2
INCHES. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR
SHOWER AND TSTM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AT THE LEAST. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS UP FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE CWA
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.

REGARDING TROPICS...HURRICANE BILL CONTINUES ON A TRACK WELL EAST
OF THE FCST AREA...BUT DANGEROUS SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS WILL HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LOCAL AREA. PLEASE SEE MARINE AND
COASTAL FLOODING/TIDE SECTIONS FOR MORE DETAIL.

FRONT/UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE REGION SUN...AND CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HIGH PRES MOVES NEARLY
OVERHEAD ON MON...BRINGING A SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRYER AIRMASS TO
THE AREA.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE REGION MON NIGHT/TUE WITH COOLER AND
MUCH DRYER AIR. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
MID-WEEK WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/TSTMS. BEHIND THAT
FRONT...A MUCH COOLER AND DRYER AIRMASS BUILDS INTO THE FCST AREA
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /04Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AREA OF WEAKENING SHOWERS MOVING EAST OF THE NEW YORK CITY
TERMINALS AROUND 00Z...THEN CLEARING AS COLD FRONT REMAINS WELL
WEST OF THE TERMINALS...ACROSS WESTERN TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
DEEP SOUTHERLY LIGHT SURFACE FLOW CONTINUES AT THE TERMINALS AND
STRATUS AND FOG WILL BE LIKELY AT THE COASTAL TERMINALS WITH IFR
CEILINGS DEVELOPING AND MVFR VISIBILITIES IN FOG. WEAK RIDGING
BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY AS HURRICANE BILL
MOVES FARTHER TO THE NORTH. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP THE CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT A MINIMUM DURING SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH
SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE. AS THE HURRICANE MOVES
NORTH WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN TO THE NORTH LATE
IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK 00Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: SUB VFR POSSIBLE IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY: VFR. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.MARINE...
OCEAN SWELLS RUNNING AROUND 5 FT WITH 15 SEC PERIODS. WITH APPROACH
OF HURRICANE BILL ON SAT...SEAS ON THE OPEN OCEAN WATERS WILL BUILD
TO 13-17 FT...WITH SEAS OF 7-10 FT NEAR SHORE. HIGH SEAS WILL EVEN
SPILL OVER INTO EASTERN LI SOUND...AS SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5-7 FT
SAT/SAT NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN LI SOUND THROUGH SAT NIGHT...AND THE OCEAN
WATERS THROUGH THE DAY SUN. DUE TO THESE ROUGH CONDITIONS...A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OCEAN FACING COASTS OF LONG
ISLAND THROUGH SAT NIGHT.

SCA WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS BILL PULLS AWAY...ESPECIALLY EASTERN LI
SOUND AND ANZ350. SEAS LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 5 FT ON THE OCEAN AND
POSSIBLY NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO EASTERN LI SOUND THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES
BUILDS INTO THE REGION AND CONDITIONS IMPROVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE CWA REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH SAT. SHOWERS/TSTMS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
AREA EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1 INCH OF QPF OVERNIGHT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON SAT...PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ONCE AGAIN. PWATS ARE OVER 2 INCHES. EXPECT
RAINFALL RATES OF 1 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. IN TRAINING OF
STORMS...QPF TOTALS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
FELL JUST SHORT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THRESHOLDS ON THE SOUTH
SHORE BAYS AND NY HARBOR LATE LAST EVENING...BUT INCREASING SEAS
AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS THROUGH AT LEAST SAT NIGHT EXPECTED TO
CAUSE LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE MINOR THRESHOLDS DURING BOTH HIGH TIDE
CYCLES ON SAT AND POSSIBLY SUN MORNING. TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1-1.5
FT ARE EXPECTED. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
OCEAN FACING SHORES...INCLUDING NY HARBOR...THROUGH SAT
NIGHT...BUT THIS MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO SUN IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

EXPECT SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FT ON
SAT...AND THEN TO 8 TO 10 FT WITH HIGHER SETS SAT NIGHT AND SUN.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUN.

IN ADDITION...THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC
COAST SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCAL WASH OVERS AND BEACH EROSION.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NYZ067>076.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
     NYZ072-074>077-080-081.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR NYZ075>077-080-
     081.
NJ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NJZ002>006-
     011.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
     NJZ006.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY
     FOR ANZ330.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY
     FOR ANZ350-353-355.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 5:43 PM EDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

NYZ072-222130-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...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.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ073-222130-
BRONX-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ074-222130-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...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.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ075-222130-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...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.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN FACING BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ076-222130-
QUEENS-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...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.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN FACING BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ077-222130-
NASSAU-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN FACING BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ080-081-222130-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN FACING BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ078-079-222130-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NJZ006-222130-
HUDSON-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...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.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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>005-011-222130-
WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-UNION-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NYZ067>071-222130-
ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

CTZ005-009-222130-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

CTZ006>008-010>012-222130-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

ANZ350-353-355-222130-
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-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SEAS ON THE OPEN OCEAN WATERS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 17 FT ON
SATURDAY...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING BY SUNDAY. EXTREMELY ROUGH
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AROUND JETTYS AND INLETS FACING THE OCEAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

ANZ330-335-340-345-222130-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AROUND JETTYS AND INLETS
FACING THE OCEAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

ANZ338-222130-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
543 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AROUND JETTYS AND INLETS
FACING THE OCEAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

Local storm report, Aug 21, 8:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
844 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOSHEN                  41.40N 74.33W
08/21/2009                   ORANGE             NY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE 17A NEAR GIBSON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO DEBRIS ON ROAD.

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MIDDLETOWN              41.45N 74.42W
08/21/2009                   ORANGE             NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIRES DOWN AND TREES FALLING ON CARS
            AND HOUSES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST MILFORD            41.11N 74.40W
08/21/2009                   PASSAIC            NJ   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN IN VICINITY OF ROCKBURN PASS.

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOSHEN                  41.40N 74.33W
08/21/2009                   ORANGE             NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN IN VICINITY OF GOOD TIME COURT.

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RAMSEY                  41.06N 74.15W
08/21/2009                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MODERATE SIZED TREE DOWN...PARTIALLY BLOCKING SOUTH
            ISLAND ROAD.

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARAMUS                 40.95N 74.07W
08/21/2009                   BERGEN             NJ   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIRES DOWN ACROSS PARAMUS ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARAMUS                 40.95N 74.07W
08/21/2009                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ONTO FRONT PORCH OF HOUSE...108 MORNINGSIDE
            ROAD.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARMEL                  41.41N 73.68W
08/21/2009                   PUTNAM             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

0418 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 3 E BAYONNE             40.66N 74.06W
08/21/2009  M40.00 MPH       ANZ338             NJ   BUOY

            35 KT WIND GUST

0446 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DANBURY                 41.40N 73.47W
08/21/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THREE FEET OF WATER ON WHITE STREET AT INTERSECTION OF
            MEADOW STREET.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DANBURY                 41.40N 73.47W
08/21/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ON EASTERN SIDE OF CITY ON BETHEL LINE...SIX TO EIGHT
            INCHES OF WATER ON ROADS. 0.67 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 440
            PM AND 450 PM.

&&

JP
Local storm report, Aug 21, 9:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
953 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOSHEN                  41.40N 74.33W
08/21/2009                   ORANGE             NY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE 17A NEAR GIBSON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO DEBRIS ON ROAD.

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MIDDLETOWN              41.45N 74.42W
08/21/2009                   ORANGE             NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIRES DOWN AND TREES FALLING ON CARS
            AND HOUSES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST MILFORD            41.11N 74.40W
08/21/2009                   PASSAIC            NJ   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN IN VICINITY OF ROCKBURN PASS.

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RAMSEY                  41.06N 74.15W
08/21/2009                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MODERATE SIZED TREE DOWN...PARTIALLY BLOCKING SOUTH
            ISLAND ROAD.

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOSHEN                  41.40N 74.33W
08/21/2009                   ORANGE             NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS DOWN IN VICINITY OF GOOD TIME COURT.

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARAMUS                 40.95N 74.07W
08/21/2009                   BERGEN             NJ   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIRES DOWN ACROSS PARAMUS ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARAMUS                 40.95N 74.07W
08/21/2009                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ONTO FRONT PORCH OF HOUSE...108 MORNINGSIDE
            ROAD.

0411 PM     TSTM WND DMG     YORKTOWN HEIGHTS        41.27N 73.78W
08/21/2009                   WESTCHESTER        NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DOZENS OF TREES DOWNED ACROSS TOWN.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MAHOPAC                 41.37N 73.74W
08/21/2009                   PUTNAM             NY   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON SHERYL ROAD.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARMEL                  41.41N 73.68W
08/21/2009                   PUTNAM             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

0418 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 3 E BAYONNE             40.66N 74.06W
08/21/2009  M40.00 MPH       ANZ338             NJ   BUOY

            35 KT WIND GUST

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S SHERMAN             41.56N 73.50W
08/21/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE AND SEVERAL WIRES DOWN ON ROUTE 37 AND WAKEMAN ROAD.

0446 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DANBURY                 41.40N 73.47W
08/21/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THREE FEET OF WATER ON WHITE STREET AT INTERSECTION OF
            MEADOW STREET.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DANBURY                 41.40N 73.47W
08/21/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ON EASTERN SIDE OF CITY ON BETHEL LINE...SIX TO EIGHT
            INCHES OF WATER ON ROADS. 0.67 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 440
            PM AND 450 PM.

&&

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 1:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union3 hr
Aug 22, 1:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Hudson89 min
Aug 22, 1:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXBergen88 min
Aug 22, 5:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Passaic90 min

Nearby

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.