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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Dec 16, 2016, 12:39 AM EST for Orange County, Putnam County, New York. It was in force for 111 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
- Dec 16, 2016, 12:39 AM EST (05:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2016, 2:30 AM EST
- In force
- 111 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:37 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Dec 15, 9:55 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 9:55 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 3:59 PM EST, 8 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 359 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>071-078>081-177-179-162100- 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-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 359 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 20S...AND LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. NYZ072>075-176-178-162100- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- NORTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN QUEENS- 359 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING ZERO ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING DURING THIS TIME...WITH HIGHS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY IN THE 20S...AND LOWS TONIGHT IN THE TEENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. ANZ330-350-353-355-162100- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- 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- 359 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR GALE FORCE GUSTS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .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. ANZ335-338-340-345-162100- 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- 359 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 16, 12:39 AM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1239 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016
CTZ005>007-009>012-NYZ067-068-070-160730-
Southern Fairfield-Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Southern
Middlesex-Southern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-Southern New
London-Northern Westchester-Putnam-Orange-
1239 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016
...A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL AFFECT FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN
MIDDLESEX...NEW HAVEN...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW LONDON...PUTNAM...NORTHERN
WESTCHESTER AND CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTIES...
At 1233 AM EST, a light snow band was located along a line extending
from Poughkeepsie NY southeast to New London CT. Movement was
southwest at 15 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this
snow causing reduced visbilities in blowing snow.
This snow band will be near...
Beacon around 115 AM EST.
Newburgh and New Windsor around 125 AM EST.
Wallkill around 135 AM EST.
Walden and Montgomery around 155 AM EST.
Goshen around 225 AM EST.
Middletown and Otisville around 230 AM EST.
Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this snow band.
Rapid changes in visibility and potentially icy roads could lead to
accidents. Consider delaying travel until the snow passes your
location.
LAT...LON 4161 7412 4159 7395 4144 7398 4153 7353
4163 7352 4149 7344 4147 7331 4155 7316
4128 7197 4125 7205 4131 7219 4113 7237
4115 7236 4127 7241 4125 7291 4126 7291
4112 7325 4145 7476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 068DEG 15KT 4165 7380 4129 7212
NVThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 12:45 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | OKX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:59 AM EST | Gale Warning | OKX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 16, 10:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 107 min | |
| Dec 16, 3:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 70 hr |
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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.