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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2012, 12:38 AM EDT for Nassau County, New York. It was in force for 67 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 15, 2012, 12:38 AM EDT (04:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2012, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
County Nassau County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1158 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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 14, 10:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 10:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 2:48 PM EDT, 9 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 248 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-151100- 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- 248 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && 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. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-151100- 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- 248 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 12:38 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1238 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
NYZ078-080-177-179-150545-
EASTERN NASSAU-WESTERN SUFFOLK-
1238 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN NASSAU AND WESTERN
SUFFOLK COUNTIES...
AT 1236 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PLAINVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR HUNTINGTON STATION BY 1250 AM.
NEAR HUNTINGTON BY 100 AM.
NEAR CENTERPORT BY 105 AM.
NEAR NORTHPORT BY 110 AM.
SMALL HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 4075 7356 4094 7345 4094 7344 4091 7343
4091 7341 4096 7340 4096 7339 4093 7335
4093 7328 4091 7321 4094 7315 4097 7316
4097 7309 4075 7332 4069 7344
GOODMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 92 min |
| Aug 15, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 2:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 2:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 54 min | |
| Aug 15, 3:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 65 min | |
| Aug 15, 3:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 62 min |
| Aug 15, 4:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 5:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 88 min |
| Aug 15, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 66 min | |
| Aug 15, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 70 min |
| Aug 15, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Nassau | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 11:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Nassau | 89 min |
| Aug 15, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 83 min | |
| Aug 15, 12:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 12:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 78 min |
| Aug 15, 12:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 12:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | New York, Queens | 55 min |
| Aug 15, 1:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Kings, Queens | 81 min |
| Aug 15, 1:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens | 80 min |
| Aug 15, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, New York, Queens | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 87 min | |
| Aug 15, 1:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 85 min |
| Aug 15, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Nassau | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Kings, Queens | 116 min |
| Aug 15, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 69 min | |
| Aug 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx, New York, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Rockland, Westchester | 112 min |
| Aug 15, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Putnam | 90 min |
| Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 57 min |
| Aug 15, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Richmond | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 62 min |
| Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 63 min | |
| Aug 15, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 58 min | |
| Aug 15, 6:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 63 min |
| Aug 15, 7:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 7:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 51 min | |
| Aug 15, 7:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 73 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.