Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2013, 10:03 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; 6 counties in New York. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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 1, 2013, 10:03 AM EDT (14:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2013, 4:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:06 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 1, 10:20 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Rahway, NJ | INMAN AVENUE AND NEW BRUNSWICK AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 1, 10:55 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | White Plains, NY | BRONX RIVER PARKWAY BETWEEN CHATTERTON AVE AND EXIT 21 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 1, 11:53 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newark, NJ | I-280 AT CLIFTON AVE... EXIT RAMP CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jul 1, 1:28 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hawthorne, NY | SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY BETWEEN TACONIC PARKWAY AND MANVILLE ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 1, 3:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | White Plains, NY | BRONX RIVER PARKWAY BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND CHATTERTON AVENUE. |
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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 438 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
162
WGUS51 KOKX 011403
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-017-039-NYC005-047-061-081-085-119-011700-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0021.130701T1403Z-130701T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1003 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 100 PM EDT...
* AT 958 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. 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...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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 4060 7422 4059 7443 4100 7389 4115 7389
4132 7396 4136 7355 4116 7360 4110 7372
4098 7365 4090 7375 4084 7376 4084 7381
4080 7377 4055 7394 4057 7394 4056 7401
4061 7405 4052 7413 4049 7424
$$4 follow-up statements
054
WGUS51 KOKX 011656
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-017-039-NYC005-047-061-081-085-119-011900-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130701T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1256 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
EASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
* AT 1254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL
AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4060 7422 4059 7443 4100 7389 4115 7389
4132 7396 4136 7355 4116 7360 4110 7372
4098 7365 4090 7375 4084 7376 4084 7381
4080 7377 4055 7394 4057 7394 4056 7401
4061 7405 4052 7413 4049 7424
$$382
WGUS71 KOKX 011832
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
232 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
NYC005-047-061-081-085-011841-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130701T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) NY-BRONX NY-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-QUEENS NY-
232 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR QUEENS...NEW YORK
(MANHATTAN)...BRONX...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) AND KINGS (BROOKLYN)
COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUTSIDE OF THE AREA...THEREFORE THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO EXERCISE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
LAT...LON 4100 7389 4115 7389 4132 7396 4136 7355
4116 7360 4110 7372 4098 7365 4090 7376
4092 7392 4065 7411 4065 7419 4060 7422
4060 7441
$$
NJC003-013-017-039-NYC119-011900-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130701T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-WESTCHESTER NY-UNION NJ-
232 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN UNION...WESTCHESTER...SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN...SOUTHEASTERN
ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES...
AT 230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4100 7389 4115 7389 4132 7396 4136 7355
4116 7360 4110 7372 4098 7365 4090 7376
4092 7392 4065 7411 4065 7419 4060 7422
4060 7441
$$650
WGUS51 KOKX 011851
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-017-039-NYC119-012100-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130701T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
251 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
* AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 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...
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 4100 7389 4115 7389 4132 7396 4136 7355
4116 7360 4110 7372 4098 7365 4090 7376
4092 7392 4065 7411 4065 7419 4060 7422
4060 7441
$$375
WGUS71 KOKX 012018
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
418 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
NJC003-013-017-039-NYC119-012027-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130701T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-WESTCHESTER NY-UNION NJ-
418 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN UNION...
WESTCHESTER...SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN...SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX AND HUDSON
COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED. THERE WERE STILL REPORTS
OF MINOR FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA AND ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO
FLOODING...
PLEASE CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
LAT...LON 4100 7389 4115 7389 4132 7396 4136 7355
4116 7360 4110 7372 4098 7365 4090 7376
4092 7392 4065 7411 4065 7419 4060 7422
4060 7441
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Passaic | 94 min |
| Jul 1, 4:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 41 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Passaic | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 8:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Essex, Union | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 9:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Essex, Union | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 10:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 5:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:06 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | OKX | 30 hr | |
| Jul 1, 7:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 83 min |
| Jul 1, 9:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 118 min |
| Jul 1, 10:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens | 118 min |
| Jul 1, 12:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Westchester | 116 min |
| Jul 1, 1:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 115 min |
| Jul 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 2013Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
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.