Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2010, 11:14 PM EDT for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2010, 11:14 PM EDT (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2010, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 2642 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 10.3
What 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 May 26, 8:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 8:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 10:49 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1049 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2010 ANZ335-CTZ005-009-280300- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- 1049 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 226 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREATS. .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-CTZ006>008-010>012-280300- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 1049 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 226 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREATS. .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. ANZ338-355-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>077-280300- NEW YORK HARBOR-SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS-NASSAU- 1049 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. SHOULD STORMS DEVELOP...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY ON THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREATS. .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. ANZ340-345-350-353-NYZ078>081-280300- 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- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1049 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. SHOULD STORMS DEVELOP...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE TWIN FORKS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREATS. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 7:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
715 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM HAIL 5 NE MYSTIC 41.40N 71.89W
05/26/2010 E1.00 INCH NEW LONDON CT PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT STONINGTON COUNTRY CLUB.
&&
JPLocal storm report, May 26, 7:34 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
734 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM HAIL 5 NE MYSTIC 41.40N 71.89W
05/26/2010 E1.00 INCH NEW LONDON CT PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT STONINGTON COUNTRY CLUB.
0648 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 NW GROTON 41.35N 72.09W
05/26/2010 E0.00 MPH ANZ330 CT PUBLIC
35KT WIND AT NEW LONDON FERRY.
&&
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 11:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 52 min | |
| May 27, 12:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 51 min |
| May 27, 12:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 33 min |
| May 27, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 57 min | |
| May 27, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 50 min | |
| May 27, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 40 min |
| May 27, 1:22 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 38 min | |
| May 27, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 21 min | |
| May 27, 1:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 40 min |
| May 27, 1:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 15 min | |
| May 27, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 32 min | |
| May 27, 2:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 18 min |
| May 27, 2:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 15 min | |
| May 27, 4:48 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | OKX | Kings, New York, Richmond, Suffolk | 17 hr |
| May 27, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 41 min |
| May 27, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 31 min | |
| May 26, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 47 min |
| May 27, 12:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 42 min |
| May 27, 12:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 32 min |
| May 27, 1:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 30 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.