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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS New York, NY

September 12, 2013Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2013, 7:53 PM EDT for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 12, 2013, 7:53 PM EDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired
Sep 12, 2013, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 12, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 69 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 12:00Z on 2013-09-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1195 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 12:00Z on 2013-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1195 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 12, 4:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 4:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
433 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE TRI-STATE TONIGHT...FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN SLIDING
OFFSHORE SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE THEN TAKING HOLD OF THE
NORTHEAST FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR NE
NJ/LOWER HUDSON VALLEY/S CT. DID NOT INCLUDE NYC/LONG ISLAND AT
THIS TIME DUE TO INFLUENCE OF MARINE LAYER. WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THIS AND ADJUST THE WATCH LATER IF NEEDED.

OUTSIDE OF AREAS WITH ONGOING CONVECTION OR MARINE
INFLUENCE...CURRENTLY HAVE 1500-3000 J/KG OF CAPE...THIS COUPLED
WITH 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 30-40
KT...APPROACHING 700-500 HAP SHORTWAVE...AND THE RIGHT REAR
QUADRANT OF A 125+ KT 250 HPA JET STREAK BUILDING OVER THE AREA
WARRANTS THE WATCH BOX OUTSIDE OF AREAS EXPERIENCING A MARINE
INFLUENCE...WITH MAIN THREAT GUSTY WINDS.

ALSO...WITH HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATERS...HAVE THE THREAT FOR
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE
SUPPORTING 700-500 HPA SHORTWAVE LIFTS TO THE NE. REFER TO THE
HYDRO SECTION OF THE AFD FOR DETAILS.

FOR LOWS TONIGHT USED A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE WITH NAM 2-METER
TEMPERATURES...WITH VALUES FORECAST TO BE AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
A DEEP TROUGH BUILDS OVER THE NE U.S. THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. OTHER
THAN MAYBE SOME LINGERING SHRA OVER FAR EASTERN ZONES FRIDAY
MORNING...IT SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY WITH NW LOW LEVEL FLOW DRYING
OUT THE LOW LEVELS. WILL SEE SOME INSTABILITY DRIVEN
CLOUDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN
RESPONSE TO THE LOW-MID LEVEL COLD POOL BEGINNING TO BUILD INTO THE
CWA. ISOLATED SPRINKLES ALSO CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO REFLECT IN THE FORECAST AT THIS
TIME. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE DRY WITH MINIMAL CLOUD COVER...AFTER
INSTABILITY CLOUDS DISSIPATE WITH THE LOSS OF SOLAR HEATING.

FOR HIGHS FRIDAY USED A BLEND OF MIXING DOWN FROM AROUND 850 HPA
WITH NAM 2-METER TEMPERATURES AND A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE. IT
WILL BE NOTABLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID THAN TODAY. HIGHS SHOULD BE
NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

FRIDAY NIGHT WILL FEATURE LOWS 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BASED ON
A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE. RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THAT DECOUPLING
IS LIKELY ONLY ACROSS DEEPER VALLEYS TO THE N/W OF NYC...SO HAVE
KEPT TEMPERATURES OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND A TAD ABOVE GUIDANCE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
RELATIVELY QUIET PERIOD THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST SAT...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HIGH
THEN PUSHING EAST AND PASSING JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY. UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SAT...WITH A ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT SETTING UP BRIEFLY SUNDAY BEFORE THE NEXT TROUGH. THIS PATTERN
SHOULD KEEP DRY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A
RUSH OF COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL SEE 850MB TEMPS DROP INTO THE LOWER
SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN WELL
BELOW NORMAL HIGHS SAT AND LOWS SAT NIGHT. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS SHOULD LEAD TO DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING SAT NIGHT...AND WITH
FORECASTED LOWS CURRENTLY JUST A FEW DEGREES ABOVE RECORD
LOWS...COULD SEE THE LOWS EVEN INCH CLOSER TO THE RECORDS. AS THE
RETURN FLOW SETS UP SUNDAY...TEMPS BEGIN TO INCREASE...THOUGH STILL
REMAINING BELOW NORMAL.

THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY PRECIP...AND NOT EVEN LOOKING THAT GREAT AT
THE MOMENT...IS WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPS INTO NEW ENGLAND...A
SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE BASE MAY BRING ENOUGH FORCING TO AREAS MAINLY
NORTH OF THE NYC METRO AREA TO TRIGGER SOME ISO SHOWERS. SLIGHT
DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING BETWEEN THE GLOBAL MODELS...BUT GENERALLY
CONSENSUS IS BETWEEN 06Z AND 18Z MONDAY.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND A VERY BROAD...STRONG SURFACE HIGH SET UP
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...PRODUCING DRY AND QUIET CONDITIONS.
A BRIEF SHOT OF CAA BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY WILL SEND TEMPS BACK
5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AS THE HIGH SLIDES TO THE EAST OFFSHORE
AND THE RETURN FLOW SETS UP ONCE AGAIN...TEMPS WILL INCREASE FOR THE
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH IMPACT AVIATION WEATHER DAY TODAY...

UPSTREAM SYSTEM ACROSS WRN PA TIMED BY STLT/RADAR/LIGHTNING/MODELS
TO REACH THE CITY ARPTS AROUND 23Z. THEREFORE A WINDOW FROM 23-03Z
FOR HEAVIEST ACTIVITY AND TSTMS TNGT. TIMING LATER ACROSS ERN TAF
SITES.

RESIDUAL -RA AND MVFR FOLLOWS. ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME
CLEARING BEFORE SUNRISE...BEST CHC OF RAPID CLEARING ATTM IS IN
THE 12-14Z PERIOD. VFR FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRI.

WINDS GENERALLY S BECOMING W THIS EVE AND NW OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
BE ERRATIC IN AND NEAR TSTMS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY.

NY METRO ENHANCED AVIATION WEATHER SUPPORT...

DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HOURLY TAF WIND COMPONENT FCSTS CAN
BE FOUND AT:  HTTP:/WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ZNY/N90 (LOWER CASE)

KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z.

KJFK FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE 23Z.

KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST PROB IS N AND W OF THE ARPT.

KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z.

KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z.

KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: BRIEF POCKETS OF CIGS BLW 1500 FT POSSIBLE
THRU 3Z.

OUTLOOK FOR 18Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
.FRI AFTN-FRI NGT...VFR WITH NW WINDS 15-25KT.
.SAT...VFR WITH LGT NW WINDS.
.SUN...VFR WITH LGT WINDS.
.MON...CDFNT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NW. A SPRINKLE POSSIBLE
BUT MAINLY VFR.
.TUE...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
HAVE EXTENDED THE SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR ANZ 350/353 THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COULD SEE SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT
CONVERSION TO REGULAR SCA AT THIS TIME. OTHER WATERS WILL SEE
WINDS INCREASE TO 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...WITH MAYBE
SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR SHORE BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT SCA
AT THIS TIME.

THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ANY GUSTS TO 25 KT ON ALL WATERS AND
SEAS TO AT LEAST 5 FT FOR ANZ 350/353 TO LINGER INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO HAVE HEADLINES AT THIS TIME.

SATURDAY-TUESDAY...SUB-SCA CONDITIONS ON ALL WATERS WITH A FAIRLY
WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT RESIDING OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE COMING
WEEK. WINDS INCREASE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT...BUT GUSTS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 KTS AND SEAS 4 FT.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
1/3 TO JUST UNDER 1 INCH OF BASIN AVERAGE QPF IS EXPECTED AHEAD
OF/WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY
ALSO CAUSE MINOR URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND POSSIBLY SMALL
STREAM FLOODING AS WELL...AS WELL AS A VERY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD
THREAT.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
DUE TO INTERFERENCE ISSUES WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD EMERGENCY
BROADCAST CHANNEL...THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER
RADIO STATION KWO35 REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO
ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM.

DURING THIS TIME...THE TRANSMITTER MAY BE RETURNED TO SERVICE
INTERMITTENTLY FOR USE OF THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO
DURING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATIONS...FOR ROUTINE
WEEKLY TESTS OF THE WARNING SYSTEM...AND TO DETERMINE IF THE
INTERFERENCE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM EDT FRIDAY
     FOR ANZ350-353.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JC/MALOIT/SEARS
NEAR TERM...MALOIT
SHORT TERM...MALOIT
LONG TERM...JC/SEARS
AVIATION...JMC
MARINE...JC/MALOIT/SEARS/DW
HYDROLOGY...MALOIT
EQUIPMENT...
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 1:24 PM EDT, 6 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>071-131730-
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-
124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

&&

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.

NYZ072>074-078-079-176-177-131730-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-
124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

&&

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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-131730-
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-
124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

&&

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.

NYZ075-080-081-178-179-131730-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

&&

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.

MALOIT

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Local storm report, Sep 12, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
752 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0717 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DUMONT                  40.95N  73.99W
09/12/2013                   BERGEN             NJ   SKYWARN SPOTTER

            WASHINGTON AND GRAND ROAD CLOSED NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND
            DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 12, 6:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland, Westchester39 min
Sep 12, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland64 min
Sep 12, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRockland41 min
Sep 12, 12:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond54 min
Sep 12, 1:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPutnam, Rockland, Westchester88 min
Sep 12, 1:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRockland, Westchester43 min
Sep 12, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam53 min
Sep 12, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx29 min
Sep 12, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX42 min
Sep 12, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXQueens43 min
Sep 12, 1:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXKings, Nassau, Queens56 min
Sep 12, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX33 min
Sep 12, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau40 min
Sep 12, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland43 min
Sep 12, 5:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester80 min
Sep 12, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam, Rockland57 min
Sep 12, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX37 min
Sep 12, 6:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester2 hr
Sep 12, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester64 min
Sep 12, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX36 min
Sep 12, 7:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPutnam, Westchester86 min
Sep 12, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, New York40 min
Sep 12, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX65 min
Sep 12, 7:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXKings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond93 min
Sep 12, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam57 min
Sep 12, 11:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXEssex, Passaic, Union46 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.