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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY

July 18, 2011Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2011, 7:40 PM EDT for Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 50 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
Jul 18, 2011, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

County Passaic County, NJ

The radar

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The text

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

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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 Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 3:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
352 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-CTZ005>012-NYZ079-081-192000-
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-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
352 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
EASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY NEW YORK...AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW
YORK AND CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

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.

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078-080-176>179-192000-
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
352 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND
FOR ALL SOUTHEAST NEW YORK EXCEPT EASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST...IN TANDEM WITH A LARGE
UPPER HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL STATES...WILL LEAD TO PROLONGED HEAT
AND HUMIDITY LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. HEAT INDEX VALUES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON COULD REACH 105 TO 110.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

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.

GOODMAN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 7:40 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
740 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011

NJZ002-004-103-190030-
EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-
740 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PASSAIC AND NORTHWESTERN BERGEN
COUNTIES...

AT 731 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FRANKLIN...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE
FORECAST WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR
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.

LAT...LON 4119 7438 4107 7408 4090 7411 4089 7413
      4082 7413 4090 7428 4092 7429 4097 7428
      4099 7431 4101 7443 4104 7444 4104 7447
      4102 7448 4103 7450 4108 7451

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 10:33 AM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasOKX20 hr
Jul 18, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX25 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New Jersey, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.