Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2009, 7:58 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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
- Jul 29, 2009, 7:58 PM EDT (23:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2009, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY, Suffolk County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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, 8:07 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 54 | 1 Ene Far Rockaway, NY | |
| Jul 29, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Floral Park, NY | LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN, BLOCKING WESTBOUND LANE OF FLORAL BLVD. |
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 severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 32 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
WUUS51 KOKX 292358
SVROKX
NYC005-047-059-081-103-300045-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0091.090729T2358Z-090730T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
758 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
* AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM CONEY ISLAND TO ROCKAWAY BEACH TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ROCKAWAY BEACH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FLATBUSH AND PARK SLOPE BY 805 PM...
CROWN HEIGHTS...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...HOWARD BEACH AND CANARSIE BY 810
PM...
LONG ISLAND CITY...WOODMERE...OZONE PARK AND KENNEDY AIRPORT BY 815
PM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4056 7391 4056 7392 4060 7384 4065 7384
4058 7388 4057 7399 4061 7403 4069 7402
4089 7381 4081 7379 4091 7361 4089 7348
4096 7348 4080 7332 4064 7350 4061 7364
4060 7354 4059 7355 4055 7389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 219DEG 34KT 4057 7400 4055 7391
4046 7384
$$
JMCWhat 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 Jul 29, 7:31 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 7:31 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
731 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 1000-2000 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. MAIN THREATS FROM THE STORMS
WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS. STORMS ARE ALSO
PRODUCING NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES.
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 /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MVFR TO IFR IN SHOWERS AND TSTMS PREVAILS TONIGHT. KGON/KISP THE
LEAST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO OBSERVE HEAVIER CONVECTION.
FOG SHOULD DEVELOP AS WELL.
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 00Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
GENERALLY VFR THURSDAY NIGHT...MAYBE SOME FOG.
PERIODIC SUB-VFR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...AND THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY. VFR MONDAY.
&&
.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 UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR NYZ067>076.
NJ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY 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/PW
SHORT TERM...MPS
LONG TERM...MPS
AVIATION...PW
MARINE...MPS
HYDROLOGY...MPS
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 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, 5:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 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.
&&
RCSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 6:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 619 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 NJZ006-011-NYZ072-074>076-292300- HUDSON-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-QUEENS-RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)-UNION- 619 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HUDSON...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES... AT 619 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAYREVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN HUDSON...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES... INCLUDING TOTTENVILLE...HUGUENOT...OAKWOOD...TODT HILL...PORT RICHMOND...VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE...TOMPKINSVILLE...BAYONNE...BAY RIDGE AND BENSONHURST...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 THIS STORM. IN ADDITION... VERY HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING 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. JMC
Local storm report, Jul 29, 6:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
636 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
0338 PM FLASH FLOOD BROOKLYN HEIGHTS 40.70N 73.98W
07/29/2009 KINGS NY PUBLIC
CLARK STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT BROOKLYN QUEENS
EXPRESSWAY.
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.
&&
RCLocal storm report, Jul 29, 6:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
644 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 PARAMUS 40.95N 74.07W
07/29/2009 BERGEN NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE FELL ONTO HOUSE AT 449 EVERGREEN PLACE. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
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.
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.
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 BAYONNE 40.67N 74.11W
07/29/2009 HUDSON NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWNED.
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 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 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.
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.
0338 PM FLASH FLOOD BROOKLYN HEIGHTS 40.70N 73.98W
07/29/2009 KINGS NY PUBLIC
CLARK STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT BROOKLYN QUEENS
EXPRESSWAY.
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.
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.
0428 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SW EAST TREMONT 40.83N 73.90W
07/29/2009 BRONX NY PUBLIC
3RD AVENUE IN VICINITY OF BRONX-LEBANON HOSPITAL IN
MORRISANIA 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, 7:01 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 701 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 CTZ009-NYZ069>071-077-078-300000- NASSAU-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-ROCKLAND-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 701 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN NASSAU... ROCKLAND...WESTCHESTER AND WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTIES... AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DOBBS FERRY TO CO-OP CITY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DOBBS FERRY TO THROGS NECK BRIDGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 AND ONE HALF INCHES AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 7:49 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 749 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 NYZ074>077-080-300030- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NASSAU-QUEENS-RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK- 749 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NASSAU... QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) AND WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTIES... AT 746 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUGUENOT TO RUMSON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUGUENOT TO LONG BRANCH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PEOPLE IN KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NASSAU...QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) AND WESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTIES...INCLUDING HUGUENOT... OAKWOOD...TODT HILL...VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE...TOMPKINSVILLE...BAY RIDGE...CONEY ISLAND...BENSONHURST...ROCKAWAY BEACH AND SHEEPSHEAD BAY...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. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING 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
The 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 | Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Richmond and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 115 min |
| Jul 29, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 2:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 115 min |
| Jul 29, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | 37 min |
| Jul 29, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 36 min | |
| Jul 29, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 57 min |
| Jul 29, 2:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Orange | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 28 min | |
| Jul 29, 6:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Westchester | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 44 min | |
| Jul 29, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 82 min |
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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.