Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2012, 11:27 AM EDT for Westchester County, New York; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 93 min. 11 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
- Sep 28, 2012, 11:27 AM EDT (15:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 93 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 11:32 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Eastchester, NY | NORTHBOUND HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY CLOSED AT I-95 DUE TO FLOODING. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUING PEOPLE STUCK IN FIVE VEHICLES. |
| Sep 28, 11:32 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Wykagyl, NY | RAMP CLOSED ON CROSS COUNTY PARKWAY EAST AT HUTCHINSON PARKWAY |
| Sep 28, 11:32 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | North Pelham, NY | SOUTHBOUND HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY CLOSED BETWEEN WEBSTER AVENUE AND BOSTON ROAD DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Sep 28, 11:50 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wsw East Bridgeport, CT | BRIDGEPORT AVENUE AT RAILROAD AVENUE IS FLOODED WITH A CAR STRANDED IN THE WATER. |
| Sep 28, 12:02 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Saugatuck, CT | SOUTHBOUND I-95 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BEFORE RAMP TO SAUGATUCK AVENUE. |
| Sep 28, 12:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Bridgeport, CT | FLOODING ON IRANISTAN AVENUE. WATER UP TO CAR DOORS. |
| Sep 28, 12:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw East Bridgeport, CT | STREETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN THE VICINITY OF SEASIDE PARK. |
| Sep 28, 12:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Mill Hill, CT | WATER INSIDE BUILDING IN STRATFORD. |
| Sep 28, 12:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Stratford, CT | VEHICLES TRAPPED WITH WATER UP TO CAR WINDOWS UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS ON EAST MAIN STREET. |
| Sep 28, 12:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Stratford, CT | FLOODING ON MAIN STREET. WATER UP TO CAR ROOVES UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS. |
| Sep 28, 12:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Mill Hill, CT | SOUTHBOUND I-95 CLOSED AT EXIT 30 DUE TO FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
215
WGUS51 KOKX 281527
FFWOKX
CTC001-NYC119-281700-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0030.120928T1527Z-120928T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1127 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 100 PM EDT...
* AT 1122 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND ADDITIONAL 1
TO 1.5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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 4130 7307 4119 7312 4115 7310 4114 7313
4116 7320 4111 7326 4110 7334 4105 7340
4099 7358 4100 7362 4099 7363 4099 7361
4099 7365 4094 7368 4090 7375 4087 7376
4092 7392 4110 7372 4143 7323
$$
JP2 follow-up statements
144
WGUS71 KOKX 281619
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1219 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012
CTC001-NYC119-281700-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120928T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WESTCHESTER NY-FAIRFIELD CT-
1219 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR
FAIRFIELD AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 1214 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER SOUTHERN
FAIRFIELD COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4130 7307 4119 7312 4115 7310 4114 7313
4116 7320 4111 7326 4110 7334 4105 7340
4099 7358 4100 7362 4099 7363 4099 7361
4099 7365 4094 7368 4090 7375 4087 7376
4092 7392 4110 7372 4143 7323
$$
JP123
WGUS71 KOKX 281700
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
100 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012
CTC001-NYC119-281706-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120928T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WESTCHESTER NY-FAIRFIELD CT-
100 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRED FOR FAIRFIELD
AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...BETWEEN 2 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES. RAIN RUNOFF IN THESE AREAS IS STILL
POSSIBLE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN ARRIVING AT YOUR
DESTINATION.
LAT...LON 4130 7307 4119 7312 4115 7310 4114 7313
4116 7320 4111 7326 4110 7334 4105 7340
4099 7358 4100 7362 4099 7363 4099 7361
4099 7365 4094 7368 4090 7375 4087 7376
4092 7392 4110 7372 4143 7323
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 8:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens | 119 min |
| Sep 28, 8:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Westchester | 3 hr |
| Sep 28, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 64 min | |
| Sep 28, 10:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk | 44 min |
| Sep 28, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 41 min | |
| Sep 28, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Nassau | 54 min |
| Sep 28, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 56 min |
| Sep 28, 11:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 65 min | |
| Sep 28, 12:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 4 hr | |
| Sep 28, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 57 min |
| Sep 28, 12:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 53 min |
| Sep 28, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 62 min | |
| Sep 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 62 min | |
| Sep 28, 12:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 63 min |
| Sep 28, 12:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 53 min | |
| Sep 28, 2:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 117 min |
| Sep 28, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 23 min | |
| Sep 28, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 47 min | |
| Sep 28, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 80 min |
| Sep 28, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 46 min | |
| Sep 28, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 82 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.