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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY

August 15, 2012Nassau County, New York

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 69 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2012-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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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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

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The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 1:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau, Suffolk92 min
Aug 15, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk58 min
Aug 15, 2:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk54 min
Aug 15, 2:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX54 min
Aug 15, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX65 min
Aug 15, 3:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange62 min
Aug 15, 4:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester48 min
Aug 15, 5:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPutnam, Westchester88 min
Aug 15, 6:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX66 min
Aug 15, 7:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk70 min
Aug 15, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau29 min
Aug 15, 11:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXNassau89 min
Aug 15, 11:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXNassau, Suffolk50 min
Aug 15, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk61 min
Aug 15, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX83 min
Aug 15, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXNassau, Suffolk51 min
Aug 15, 12:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXSuffolk78 min
Aug 15, 12:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXSuffolk54 min
Aug 15, 12:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXSuffolk54 min
Aug 15, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNew York, Queens55 min
Aug 15, 1:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXKings, Queens81 min
Aug 15, 1:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXKings, Nassau, Queens80 min
Aug 15, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXKings, New York, Queens51 min
Aug 15, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX87 min
Aug 15, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXSuffolk85 min
Aug 15, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau54 min
Aug 15, 3:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXKings, Queens116 min
Aug 15, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXKings, Nassau, New York, Queens43 min
Aug 15, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX69 min
Aug 15, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, New York, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester54 min
Aug 15, 4:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Rockland, Westchester112 min
Aug 15, 4:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPutnam90 min
Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRockland, Westchester57 min
Aug 15, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX2 hr
Aug 15, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRichmond53 min
Aug 15, 5:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXRockland, Westchester50 min
Aug 15, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange62 min
Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBergen, Passaic60 min
Aug 15, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBergen, Passaic58 min
Aug 15, 5:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX63 min
Aug 15, 6:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX58 min
Aug 15, 6:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region63 min
Aug 15, 7:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region54 min
Aug 15, 7:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX51 min
Aug 15, 7:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region73 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.