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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY

July 26, 20114 counties in New York; Bergen County, Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2011, 4:17 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York; Bergen County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 58 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 26, 2011, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired: Jul 26, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS New York, NY

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 94 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 76 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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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 26, 3:30 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 3:30 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
251 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-270300-
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
251 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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>071-270300-
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-
251 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 687 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-270300-
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-
251 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
309 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

NYZ067-262000-
ORANGE-
309 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST...

AT 255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS WERE
TRACKING A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS NOW ENTERING SULLIVAN COUNTY
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

BASED ON THIS MOVEMENT...RESIDENTS OF WESTERN ORANGE
COUNTY...INCLUDING PORT JERVIS CAN EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO START
MOVING INTO THE COUNTY AROUND 4 PM. THESE STORMS SHOULD REACH
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING GREENWOOD
LAKE...HARRIMAN AND WEST POINT AROUND 5 PM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.

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 4151 7448 4160 7438 4164 7427
      4161 7424 4159 7414 4162 7413 4162 7410
      4159 7405 4158 7396 4151 7400 4145 7400
      4140 7395 4135 7397 4131 7400 4114 7425
      4134 7469 4143 7476

JST

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 4:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
417 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

CTZ005-006-NJZ002-103-NYZ067>070-262115-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN
WESTCHESTER-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-
417 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

...THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT...

AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINDSOR LOCKS CONNECTICUT TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF NEW PALTZ NEW YORK TO
MILFORD IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GOSHEN NEW YORK BY 420 PM.
  NEWBURGH NEW YORK BY 425 PM.
  WARWICK NEW YORK BY 430 PM.
  MONROE NEW YORK BY 435 PM.
  WEST MILFORD NEW JERSEY BY 440 PM.
  SHERMAN CONNECTICUT BY 445 PM.

PEOPLE IN ORANGE...PUTNAM...NORTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN...NORTHERN
FAIRFIELD...WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...NORTHWESTERN BERGEN AND WESTERN
PASSAIC COUNTIES...INCLUDING MIDDLETOWN...WALDEN...MONTGOMERY...
UNIONVILLE...GOSHEN...GARDNERTOWN...FLORIDA...CHESTER...NEWBURGH AND
NEW WINDSOR...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...AND YOU
SHOULD MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4163 7427 4159 7397 4145 7398 4150 7392
      4153 7354 4167 7350 4152 7344 4148 7335
      4152 7317 4165 7298 4164 7293 4157 7294
      4158 7275 4119 7346 4100 7389 4106 7406
      4093 7407 4107 7450 4119 7438 4135 7471

GOODMAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 26, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange	51 min
Jul 26, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Westchester	44 min
Jul 26, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		89 min
Jul 26, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange	40 min
Jul 26, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Suffolk	51 min
Jul 26, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Richmond	48 min
Jul 26, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Rockland	57 min
Jul 26, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Suffolk	23 min
Jul 26, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		32 min
Jul 26, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX		37 min
Jul 26, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX		38 min
Jul 26, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	43 min
Jul 26, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	40 min
Jul 26, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX		44 min
Jul 26, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	52 min
Jul 26, 5:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	92 min
Jul 26, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX		64 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New York, 2011 Special Weather Statements in New Jersey, 2011 Special Weather Statements in Connecticut, 2011 Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.