Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at May 23, 2014, 7:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; New York County, New York. It was in force for 5 hr. 8 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
- May 23, 2014, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2014, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, New York County, NY
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jersey City, NJ | MOTORISTS STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS ON TONELLE AVENUE IN JERSEY CITY. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING. |
| May 23, 8:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lyndhurst, NJ | POLITO AVENUE AT RUTHERFORD AVENUE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING . |
| May 23, 8:13 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newark, NJ | NUMERSOUS CARS TRAPPED IN FLOOD WATERS ON ROUTE 21 NEAR THE VIADUCT. FIRE DEPT RESPONDING. |
| May 23, 8:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newark, NJ | ROUTE 21 SOUTHBOUND AT 3RD AVENUE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
| May 23, 8:52 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jersey City, NJ | TONNELLE AVENUE SOUTHBOUND AT MANHATTAN AVENUE IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
| May 23, 9:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Clifton, NJ | ROUTE 19 SOUTHBOUND AT BROAD STREET IS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
| May 23, 9:52 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Paterson, NJ | 3 VEHICLES SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATERS AT 26 NORTH STRAIGHT STREET. 2 PEOPLE EXTRACTED FROM VEHICLES WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
| May 23, 10:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Clifton, NJ | SOUTHBOUND GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT ROUTE 46. |
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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410
WGUS51 KOKX 232335
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-017-031-NYC061-240230-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0002.140523T2335Z-140524T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
735 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...
* AT 733 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 20 MPH AND
ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES PER HOUR. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN UPTON
NY.
&&
LAT...LON 4066 7414 4068 7414 4069 7416 4069 7418
4071 7421 4098 7422 4095 7405 4088 7395
4078 7393 4071 7398 4070 7401 4070 7403
4068 7404 4069 7406 4065 7407
$$3 follow-up statements
180
WGUS71 KOKX 240102
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
902 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2014
NJC003-013-017-031-NYC061-240230-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140524T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-PASSAIC NJ-
902 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN PASSAIC...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...SOUTH CENTRAL BERGEN...
EASTERN ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES...
AT 856 PM EDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS CARS WERE REPORTED TO BE TRAPPED IN FLOOD
WATERS ON ROUTE 21 NEAR THE VIADUCT IN NEWARK NJ. MOTORISTS WERE
ALSO STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS ON TONELLE AVENUE IN JERSEY CITY.
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE RESPONDING TO BOTH INCIDENTS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1030 PM AS IT
MOVES AROUND 15 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST EXACERBATING THESE FLOODING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4066 7414 4068 7414 4069 7416 4069 7418
4071 7421 4098 7422 4095 7405 4088 7395
4078 7393 4071 7398 4070 7401 4070 7403
4068 7404 4069 7406 4065 7407
$$966
WGUS51 KOKX 240214
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-017-031-NYC061-240430-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140524T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1014 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...
* AT 1008 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OVER THE
REGION PRODUCING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL
RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR. THIS
RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE
EVENING HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4066 7414 4068 7414 4069 7416 4069 7418
4071 7421 4098 7422 4095 7405 4088 7395
4078 7393 4071 7398 4070 7401 4070 7403
4068 7404 4069 7406 4065 7407
$$235
WGUS71 KOKX 240422
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1222 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2014
NJC003-013-017-031-NYC061-240431-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140524T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-PASSAIC NJ-
1222 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM EDT FOR EASTERN
PASSAIC...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...SOUTH CENTRAL BERGEN...EASTERN ESSEX
AND HUDSON COUNTIES...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS...BUT RAINFALL RATES WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER. THERE WILL
LIKELY BE AREAS OF PONDED WATER ON ROADWAYS...SO CAUTION STILL NEEDS
TO BE EXERCISED.
LAT...LON 4066 7414 4068 7414 4069 7416 4069 7418
4071 7421 4098 7422 4095 7405 4088 7395
4078 7393 4071 7398 4070 7401 4070 7403
4068 7404 4069 7406 4065 7407
$$
DSWThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 91 min |
| May 23, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 2 hr |
| May 23, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 90 min |
| May 23, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union | 94 min |
| May 23, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson | 45 min |
| May 23, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Westchester | 31 min |
| May 23, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 48 min |
| May 23, 4:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 2 hr |
| May 23, 5:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Nassau | 118 min |
| May 23, 5:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 115 min |
| May 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 2 hr |
| May 23, 6:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 87 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.