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Gale Watch 14, NWS New York, NY

October 14, 2011

NWS New York, NY issued this gale watch at Oct 14, 2011, 4:43 AM EDT. It took effect at Oct 14, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 14, 2011, 4:43 AM EDT (08:43 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 14, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 14, 2011, 2:04 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Oct 14, 4:38 AM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 14, 4:38 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 14, 12:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1250 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067-069-071>075-176-140545-
BRONX-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN
UNION-HUDSON-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-NORTHERN
QUEENS-ORANGE-RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)-ROCKLAND-SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN
UNION-
1250 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERGEN...BRONX...ESSEX...
HUDSON...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...PASSAIC...
QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND...SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER...UNION AND WESTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...

AT 1248 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NEWTON TO LONG BRANCH MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH
RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 1/2 INCHES AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH
THESE STORMS. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND
MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE 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 4150 7475 4153 7446 4106 7389 4100 7389
      4103 7385 4057 7388 4056 7401 4061 7405
      4052 7413 4049 7425 4060 7422 4060 7446
      4066 7441 4067 7447 4075 7437 4097 7429
      4104 7450 4120 7437 4136 7470

NV
Special weather statement, Oct 14, 1:33 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
133 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011

CTZ005-009-NJZ002-004-006-103>106-NYZ067>073-176>179-140630-
BRONX-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-NEW YORK
(MANHATTAN)-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NASSAU-NORTHERN
QUEENS-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-SOUTHERN
FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-
133 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERGEN...BRONX...FAIRFIELD...
HUDSON...NASSAU...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...NORTHERN ESSEX...ORANGE...
PASSAIC...PUTNAM...QUEENS...ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 126 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WHITE MEADOW LAKE TO
WANTAGH...AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING
WITH THESE STORMS. A QUICK 1/2 TO 3/4 OF AN INCH OF RAIN WITHIN A
HALF HOUR IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME
MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN
ADDITION...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE 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 4150 7464 4151 7448 4164 7427 4159 7396
      4145 7399 4153 7346 4105 7344 4099 7365
      4087 7373 4091 7350 4061 7342 4059 7351
      4082 7434 4097 7429 4104 7450 4120 7437
      4133 7465

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Local storm report, Oct 14, 2:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
208 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011

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

0157 AM     FLOOD            NEWARK                  40.72N 74.17W
10/14/2011                   ESSEX              NJ   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND LOCAL LANES OF ROUTE 78 /EXITS 56
            TO 58/ NEAR NEWARK AIRPORT ARE CLOSED TO DUE FLASH
            FLOODING.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 12:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXKings, New York, Orange, Richmond, Rockland55 min
Oct 14, 1:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and 1 more57 min
Oct 14, 2:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester80 min
Oct 14, 6:16 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXNassau5 hr
Oct 14, 2:04 PM EDTGale WarningOKX31 hr
Oct 14, 3:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland and 1 more110 min
Oct 14, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange63 min
Oct 14, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland, Westchester57 min
Oct 14, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX24 min
Oct 14, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester48 min
Oct 14, 4:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester55 min
Oct 14, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXEssex, Hudson, Union53 min
Oct 14, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXEssex, Passaic40 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.