Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2012, 6:14 PM EDT for Bergen County, Essex County, Passaic County, New Jersey; Putnam County, Rockland County, Westchester County, New York; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 61 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
- Jul 26, 2012, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Putnam County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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 26, 6:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brewster, NY | SCATTERED TREES DOWN IN BREWSTER. |
| Jul 26, 6:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Wsw Sparta, NY | |
| Jul 26, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mahopac, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS MAHOPAC. SPECIFICALLY ONE TREE DOWN ON THE CORNER OF RICHARD AND TANYA LANES. |
| Jul 26, 7:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Carmel, NY | |
| Jul 26, 7:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 1 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN ON PULIS AVE |
| Jul 26, 7:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Ridgefield, CT | TREE DOWN ON HOME ON WEST LN |
| Jul 26, 7:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese North Castle, NY | TREE DOWN ON WIRES ALONG BANKSVILLE RD |
| Jul 26, 7:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Carmel, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND LAKE CARMEL |
| Jul 26, 7:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Somers, NY | MULTIPLE TREES AND WIRES DOWN AROUND TOWN |
| Jul 26, 7:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Greenwich, CT | TREE DOWN ON ROUND HILL ROAD |
| Jul 26, 7:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Purdys, NY | TREE DOWN ON CAR ON ROUTE 22 |
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 26, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
067
WUUS51 KOKX 262214
SVROKX
CTC001-NJC003-013-031-NYC079-087-119-262315-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0053.120726T2214Z-120726T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
614 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
* AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST ORANGE COUNTY AND EXTENDING INTO
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND ARE MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM THURSDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4114 7423 4134 7397 4149 7393
4153 7353 4167 7351 4166 7349 4149 7344
4130 7306 4115 7310 4100 7365 4101 7365
4090 7378 4092 7392 4078 7415 4068 7414
4072 7434 4097 7429 4103 7450 4109 7450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 298DEG 40KT 4158 7442 4138 7453
4118 7491
$$
MPS1 follow-up statement
221
WWUS51 KOKX 262246
SVSOKX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
646 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
CTC001-NJC003-013-031-NYC079-087-119-262315-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-120726T2315Z/
PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-WESTCHESTER NY-PASSAIC NJ-
FAIRFIELD CT-
646 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR FAIRFIELD...PASSAIC...WESTCHESTER...BERGEN...ESSEX...ROCKLAND AND
PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
ARE CURRENTLY ON A LINE FROM PUTNAM COUNTY TO WESTERN PASSAIC
COUNTY...AND ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM THURSDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4114 7423 4134 7397 4149 7393
4153 7353 4167 7351 4166 7349 4149 7344
4130 7306 4115 7310 4100 7365 4101 7365
4090 7378 4092 7392 4078 7415 4068 7414
4072 7434 4097 7429 4103 7450 4109 7450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 298DEG 37KT 4145 7395 4125 7415
4102 7458
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 7:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Passaic | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 8:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 8:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Passaic | 93 min |
| Jul 26, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Hudson, Union | 97 min |
| Jul 26, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Passaic | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 7:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 6:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Orange | 33 min |
| Jul 26, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 7 min | |
| Jul 26, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 91 min |
| Jul 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 117 min | |
| Jul 26, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 92 min | |
| Jul 26, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 91 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.