Alert archive / Connecticut / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2012, 2:44 PM EDT for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; Putnam County, Westchester County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 28, 2012, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2012, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Putnam County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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 28, 3:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Towners, NY | 2 FT OF WATER ON RTE 311 AT CUSHMAN RD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
450
WGUS51 KOKX 281844
FFWOKX
CTC001-009-NYC079-119-282145-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0012.120728T1844Z-120728T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
244 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
NEW HAVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
* AT 239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL RATES OF OVER TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
ACTIVITY...RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 7294 4156 7294 4158 7275 4142 7275
4143 7267 4126 7256 4124 7290 4128 7292
4114 7310 4116 7320 4107 7338 4107 7371
4149 7377 4153 7354 4162 7349 4150 7344
4148 7333 4152 7317 4156 7316 4164 7298
$$
PW2 follow-up statements
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WGUS71 KOKX 282044
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
444 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
CTC001-009-NYC079-119-282145-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120728T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM NY-WESTCHESTER NY-NEW HAVEN CT-FAIRFIELD CT-
444 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
FAIRFIELD...NEW HAVEN...WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 441 PM EDT...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE. HOWEVER THE MAIN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED EAST.
LINGERING FLOODING CAN STILL BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 7294 4156 7294 4158 7275 4142 7275
4143 7267 4126 7256 4124 7290 4128 7292
4114 7310 4116 7320 4107 7338 4107 7371
4149 7377 4153 7354 4162 7349 4150 7344
4148 7333 4152 7317 4156 7316 4164 7298
$$
PW652
WGUS71 KOKX 282136
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
536 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
CTC001-009-NYC079-119-282145-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120728T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM NY-WESTCHESTER NY-NEW HAVEN CT-FAIRFIELD CT-
536 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT FOR FAIRFIELD...
NEW HAVEN...WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...
SHOWERS PRODUCING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUE. HOWEVER...THE
HEAVY RAIN HAS NOW MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. AS
SUCH...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4164 7294 4156 7294 4158 7275 4142 7275
4143 7267 4126 7256 4124 7290 4128 7292
4114 7310 4116 7320 4107 7338 4107 7371
4149 7377 4153 7354 4162 7349 4150 7344
4148 7333 4152 7317 4156 7316 4164 7298
$$
PWThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 95 min |
| Jul 28, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 57 min | |
| Jul 28, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 85 min |
| Jul 28, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 112 min |
| Jul 28, 4:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 8:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Nassau | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 12:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Putnam | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 12:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 42 min |
| Jul 28, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange, Rockland | 66 min |
| Jul 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 92 min |
| Jul 28, 2:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 47 min | |
| Jul 28, 5:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 62 min |
Nearby
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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.