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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2010, 4:42 AM EDT for Essex County, Hudson County, New Jersey. It was in force for 33 min. 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 5, 2010, 4:42 AM EDT (08:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2010, 5:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 1369 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 2:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:47 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 303 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 NYZ072>074-061000- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- 303 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THUNDERSTORM REPORTS TODAY. && 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. NYZ075-076-061000- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 303 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN-FACING BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THUNDERSTORM REPORTS TODAY. && 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. NYZ077-080-081-061000- NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 303 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN-FACING BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THUNDERSTORM REPORTS TODAY. && 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>012-NYZ067>071-078-079-061000- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 303 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THUNDERSTORM REPORTS TODAY. && 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. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-061000- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-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- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 303 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THUNDERSTORM REPORTS TODAY. && 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>006-011-061000- WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION- 303 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THUNDERSTORM REPORTS TODAY. && 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
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
336 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
NYZ067-050815-
ORANGE-
336 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...
AT 333 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEW PALTZ TO
WALLKILL TO GOSHEN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEW PALTZ TO 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF WALDEN TO GOSHEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE...
NEAR GARDNERTOWN BY 400 AM.
NEAR NEWBURGH BY 410 AM.
NEAR NEW WINDSOR BY 415 AM.
SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 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.
LAT...LON 4161 7425 4159 7414 4162 7413 4162 7410
4159 7405 4159 7398 4159 7396 4151 7399
4145 7399 4140 7395 4137 7397 4136 7446
JMCSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 4:42 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
442 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
NJZ003>006-050915-
BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-
442 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ESSEX...HUDSON...PASSAIC AND
SOUTHERN BERGEN COUNTIES...
AT 437 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ORANGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR BLOOMFIELD BY 450 AM.
NEAR KEARNY BY 455 AM.
NEAR RUTHERFORD BY 500 AM.
NEAR SECAUCUS BY 505 AM.
NEAR TETERBORO BY 510 AM.
NEAR RIDGEFIELD BY 515 AM.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND MINOR FLOODING
OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LAT...LON 4086 7432 4087 7434 4088 7434 4095 7392
4089 7392 4077 7400 4072 7400 4070 7425
4071 7428 4071 7432 4072 7434 4080 7436
JMCThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 3:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 3:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 8:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 47 min | |
| Aug 5, 6:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 28 min | |
| Aug 5, 7:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 44 min | |
| Aug 5, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 64 min | |
| Aug 5, 8:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 8:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 48 min | |
| Aug 5, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 51 min | |
| Aug 5, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 29 min | |
| Aug 5, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 45 min | |
| Aug 5, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Union | 31 min |
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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.