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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2011, 12:42 PM EDT. It was in force for 48 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 1, 2011, 12:42 PM EDT (16:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2011, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:43 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 nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 1, 12:33 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 12:33 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 4:57 AM EDT, 7 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 457 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011 ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108- NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-021000- 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-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- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 457 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER FORECASTS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED 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. GOODMAN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 12:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1242 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011
CTZ005-006-011730-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-
1242 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD AND WESTERN NEW HAVEN
COUNTIES...
AT 1237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF WOODBURY CENTER...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS TO 40 M[PH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 4145 7292 4126 7320 4151 7342 4152 7339
4149 7337 4148 7334 4151 7334 4151 7333
4152 7317 4155 7317 4156 7314
METThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 45 min | |
| Aug 1, 1:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Kings, Richmond | 59 min |
| Aug 1, 1:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 28 min | |
| Aug 1, 1:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Queens | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 2:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 30 min | |
| Aug 1, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx | 20 min |
| Aug 1, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 51 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Nassau | 62 min |
| Aug 1, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Queens | 52 min |
| Aug 1, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx | 62 min |
| Aug 1, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 59 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York, Westchester | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 4:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Nassau, Queens | 115 min |
| Aug 1, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Queens | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland, Westchester | 65 min |
| Aug 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 21 min | |
| Aug 1, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 52 min |
| Aug 1, 5:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Westchester | 112 min |
| Aug 1, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 45 min | |
| Aug 1, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 53 min | |
| Aug 1, 6:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 102 min |
| Aug 1, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 1, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 22 min |
| Aug 1, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 31 min | |
| Aug 1, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Westchester | 77 min |
| Aug 1, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 56 min | |
| Aug 1, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Westchester | 53 min |
| Aug 1, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Nassau | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Nassau, Queens | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 7:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Nassau, Queens | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 54 min |
| Aug 1, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 56 min | |
| Aug 1, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 31, 10:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Essex, Union | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bergen | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 46 min |
| Aug 1, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 32 min | |
| Aug 1, 2:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 39 min | |
| Aug 1, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 3 min | |
| Aug 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 56 min |
| Aug 1, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 63 min |
| Aug 1, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 6:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.