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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY

June 28, 2016Rockland County, Westchester County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2016, 10:59 PM EDT for Rockland County, Westchester County, New York. It was in force for 61 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 28, 2016, 10:59 PM EDT (02:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 166 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 00:00Z on 2016-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
166 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 28, 10:47 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 10:47 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 1:01 PM EDT, 9 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
101 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

NYZ067-291715-
ORANGE-
101 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IS FORECASTING A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE APPROACH
OF A COLD FRONT. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS IS THE PRIMARY THREAT.
HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

.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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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.

NJZ002-004-103-105-107-NYZ068-069-291715-
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN UNION-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
101 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IS FORECASTING A MARGINAL RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE APPROACH
OF A COLD FRONT. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS IS THE PRIMARY THREAT.
HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

.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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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-CTZ005>012-NJZ006-104-106-108-
NYZ070>075-078>081-176>179-291715-
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-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-
EASTERN UNION-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-
101 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
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EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

MALOIT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
834 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

NYZ067-290130-
ORANGE-
834 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ORANGE COUNTY...

AT 832 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CLUSTERED OVER
FLORIDA...OR NEAR GOSHEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY...MOVING AT THE SAME DIRECTION AND SPEED.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWBURGH...MIDDLETOWN...PORT JERVIS...MONROE...WALDEN...WARWICK...
GOSHEN...WEST POINT...NEW WINDSOR...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...
GREENWOOD LAKE...FLORIDA...HARRIMAN...UNIONVILLE...GARDNERTOWN...
KIRYAS JOEL...WASHINGTONVILLE...HIGHLAND FALLS AND MAYBROOK.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4149 7476 4150 7448 4157 7442 4163 7426
      4160 7425 4158 7413 4161 7413 4161 7407
      4158 7405 4159 7395 4153 7400 4146 7400
      4140 7395 4135 7396 4114 7423 4136 7469
      4143 7474 4143 7476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 231DEG 16KT 4133 7434

JMC
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 9:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
901 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ069-290200-
EASTERN UNION-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN
BERGEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN BERGEN-HUDSON-WESTERN UNION-ROCKLAND-
901 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ESSEX...PASSAIC...
UNION...HUDSON...BERGEN AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES...

AT 901 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WARWICK TO ROCKAWAY TO NEAR CHATHAM TO
NEAR CLOVERHILL. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  UPPER GREENWOOD LAKE AROUND 905 PM EDT.
  SUMMIT AROUND 910 PM EDT.
  MILLBURN AROUND 915 PM EDT.
  UNION AROUND 920 PM EDT.
  SLOATSBURG...ORANGE...FAIRFIELD AND RIVERDALE AROUND 925 PM EDT.
  ELIZABETH...POMPTON LAKES AND CALDWELL AROUND 930 PM EDT.
  NEWARK...WAYNE...BLOOMFIELD AND HARRISON AROUND 935 PM EDT.
  BAYONNE...LYNDHURST...KEARNY AND POMONA AROUND 940 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE WEST HAVERSTRAW...
UPPER SADDLE RIVER...WYCKOFF...SPRINGFIELD...MONTCLAIR...SPRING
VALLEY... HILLSIDE...CLIFTON...MONTVALE AND BOGOTA.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4050 7427 4061 7430 4060 7446 4076 7436
      4090 7434 4090 7427 4097 7428 4105 7445
      4104 7450 4109 7450 4120 7437 4114 7423
      4132 7398 4103 7389 4075 7402 4066 7400
      4060 7405 4065 7409 4059 7428 4050 7425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 265DEG 21KT 4125 7438 4087 7450 4072 7443 4054
7477

JMC
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 9:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 10:59 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange56 min
Jun 28, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland59 min
Jun 28, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRichmond44 min
Jun 28, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX53 min
Jun 28, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange65 min
Jun 28, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNew York66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.