Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 2, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 29, 2011, 4:54 PM EDT for Orange County, New York. It was in force for 36 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2011, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Orange County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:59 PM EDT | TORNADO | Goshen, NY | EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS SURVEY TEAM. WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 90-100 MPH. |
| Jul 29, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Goshen, NY | ENTIRE ROOF OFF OF HOUSE IN GOSHEN. |
| Jul 29, 5:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Goshen, NY | TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES IN GOSHEN. |
| Jul 29, 5:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Blooming Grove, NY | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN BLOOMING GROVE. |
| Jul 29, 5:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Blooming Grove, NY | QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN BLOOMING GROVE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS51 KOKX 292054
TOROKX
NYC071-292130-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0002.110729T2054Z-110729T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
454 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
* AT 453 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
MIDDLETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GOSHEN...MONTGOMERY AND NEW WINDSOR
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4158 7441 4159 7438 4149 7399 4130 7407
4143 7448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 290DEG 25KT 4148 7433
$$
JM1 follow-up statement
657
WWUS51 KOKX 292112
SVSOKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
512 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011
NYC071-292130-
/O.CON.KOKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110729T2130Z/
ORANGE NY-
512 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
ORANGE COUNTY...
AT 506 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOSHEN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WASHINGTONVILLE...KIRYAS JOEL...VAILS GATE...HIGHLAND MILLS...NEW
WINDSOR...CENTRAL VALLEY AND FIRTHCLIFFE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2
INCH DIAMETER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4142 7443 4155 7426 4149 7400 4132 7406
4130 7407 4136 7424
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 300DEG 25KT 4141 7424
$$
JMThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 19 hr | |
| Jul 29, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 41 min |
| Jul 29, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 5:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland, Westchester | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 41 min |
| Jul 29, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 33 min |
| Jul 29, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 54 min | |
| Jul 29, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 6:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Westchester | 34 min |
| Jul 29, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland, Westchester | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, New York, Queens | 32 min |
| Jul 29, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Nassau | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 36 min | |
| Jul 29, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Queens | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.