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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY

June 18, 2013

NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2013, 4:17 PM EDT. It was in force for 43 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: Jun 18, 2013, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS New York, NY

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1107 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 18, 4:11 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 4:11 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 12:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1243 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-191645-
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-
1243 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. THIS COULD
LEAD TO URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. IN ADDITION...THE
STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS.

.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 MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-191645-
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-
1243 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE IN
ANY STORM.

.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 MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

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, Jun 18, 1:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
155 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NJZ103-104-NYZ071-073-181830-
BRONX-EASTERN BERGEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-WESTERN BERGEN-
155 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BRONX...CENTRAL BERGEN AND
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 150 PM EDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
NEAR BERGENFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

PEOPLE IN BRONX...CENTRAL BERGEN AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
INCLUDING BERGENFIELD...ENGLEWOOD...ORADELL...HACKENSACK...FORT
LEE...RIVERDALE...YONKERS AND NORWOOD...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4104 7399 4100 7391 4102 7385 4091 7374
      4090 7376 4086 7391 4088 7391 4088 7393
      4085 7395 4083 7402 4094 7414

JMC

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
209 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NYZ067-181915-
ORANGE-
209 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ORANGE COUNTY...

AT 203 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A BROKEN LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ELLENVILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILFORD...AND MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY...INCLUDING OTISVILLE...PORT JERVIS...
MIDDLETOWN...WALDEN...MONTGOMERY...UNIONVILLE...GOSHEN...GARDNERTOWN
AND FLORIDA...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4150 7475 4151 7448 4159 7439 4164 7427
      4161 7424 4159 7414 4161 7414 4161 7407
      4159 7405 4159 7395 4153 7399 4146 7399
      4119 7435 4135 7468 4144 7476

JMC

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
233 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NYZ067-069-181900-
ORANGE-ROCKLAND-
233 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ROCKLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE
COUNTIES...

AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARRIMAN...OR NEAR MONROE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE...
  NEAR HARRIMAN BY 240 PM.
  NEAR WEST POINT BY 300 PM.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4132 7432 4145 7399 4145 7398 4140 7395
      4135 7396 4132 7398 4129 7394 4126 7397
      4125 7397 4123 7395 4116 7421

JMC

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
312 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

CTZ005>007-182015-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-
312 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD...MIDDLESEX AND
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES...

AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A BROKEN LINE EXTENDING FROM EAST WINDSOR
TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF NEW MILFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

PEOPLE IN FAIRFIELD...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES...
INCLUDING NEWTOWN...WOLCOTT...SOUTHBURY...WATERBURY...MONROE...
NAUGATUCK...BEACON FALLS...CHESHIRE...SEYMOUR AND MERIDEN...SHOULD
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER
THREATEN.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4162 7248 4130 7316 4146 7354 4150 7353
      4154 7345 4150 7343 4152 7339 4148 7333
      4151 7331 4152 7317 4156 7316 4157 7310
      4164 7298 4164 7293 4157 7294 4155 7286
      4158 7283 4158 7276 4163 7271 4165 7251

JMC

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 3:18 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
318 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

NYZ067>070-182000-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
318 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN
ORANGE...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR WEST POINT...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE...
  5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLD SPRING BY 325 PM.
  NEAR PEEKSKILL BY 335 PM.
  NEAR YORKTOWN HEIGHTS BY 355 PM.
  5 MILES NORTH OF MOUNT KISCO BY 400 PM.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
ACTIVITY.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4159 7416 4159 7414 4160 7413 4157 7397
      4152 7399 4145 7399 4145 7397 4149 7393
      4152 7371 4148 7354 4109 7377 4126 7439

JMC

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 4:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Westchester	47 min
Jun 18, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange	66 min
Jun 18, 2:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Orange	110 min
Jun 18, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Orange	56 min
Jun 18, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange	27 min
Jun 18, 2:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Orange, Rockland	62 min
Jun 18, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Putnam, Westchester	42 min
Jun 18, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Bergen	35 min
Jun 18, 2:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Bergen	119 min
Jun 18, 2:03 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Passaic	117 min
Jun 18, 4:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Bergen, Passaic	63 min
Jun 18, 4:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	OKX	Bergen, Essex, Passaic	2 hr
Jun 18, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Essex, Hudson	33 min
Jun 18, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX		63 min
Jun 18, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	52 min
Jun 18, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX		29 min
Jun 18, 5:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	113 min

Nearby

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Sources

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