Tornado Warning 2, NWS New York, NY

Issued

Aug 10, 2012, 1:33 PM EDT (17:33 UTC)

Expired

Aug 10, 2012, 1:41 PM EDT

In force

8 min

Issued by

NWS New York, NY

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Suffolk County, NY

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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814 
WFUS51 KOKX 101733
TOROKX
NYC103-101800-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0002.120810T1733Z-120810T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
133 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

* AT 130 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ROBERT
  MOSES STATE PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CAPTREE STATE PARK...BABYLON...BAY SHORE...ISLIP...SAYVILLE...DEER
  PARK...BRENTWOOD...STONY BROOK...SMITHTOWN...RONKONKOMA...PORT
  JEFFERSON...HOLBROOK...HAUPPAUGE...FARMINGVILLE...DIX HILLS...
  COMMACK AND CENTEREACH

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4063 7333 4063 7334 4065 7334 4067 7324
      4069 7326 4067 7334 4093 7334 4091 7321
      4093 7316 4098 7312 4097 7302 4072 7307
      4072 7312 4069 7315 4070 7321 4067 7320
      4065 7316 4067 7308 4065 7308 4061 7331
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 184DEG 21KT 4063 7321

$$
SEARS

057 
WWUS51 KOKX 101736
SVSOKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
136 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

NYC103-101800-
/O.CON.KOKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120810T1800Z/
SUFFOLK NY-
136 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR FIRE 
ISLAND ONLY...

AT 134 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SALTAIRE...OR NEAR
ROBERT MOSES STATE PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4063 7333 4063 7334 4065 7316 4067 7308
      4065 7308 4061 7331
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 184DEG 21KT 4065 7321

$$
SEARS

304 
WWUS51 KOKX 101741
SVSOKX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
141 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

NYC103-101751-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120810T1800Z/
SUFFOLK NY-
141 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT WARRANTED THE ISSUANCE HAS WEAKENED. 

LAT...LON 4063 7333 4063 7334 4065 7316 4067 7308
      4065 7308 4061 7331
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 184DEG 21KT 4068 7321

$$
SEARS

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