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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS New York, NY

August 2, 2017Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2017, 5:34 PM EDT for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 116 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
Aug 2, 2017, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
116 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

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

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 76 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 2017-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 823 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
823 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1051 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

159 
WGUS51 KOKX 022134
FFWOKX
CTC007-009-022330-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0013.170802T2134Z-170802T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
534 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Middlesex County in southern Connecticut...
  Northwestern New Haven County in southern Connecticut...

* Until 730 PM EDT

* At 533 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has 
  already fallen. An additional 1 to 2 inches is possible. Flash 
  flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Waterbury, Meriden, Middletown, Wallingford, Glastonbury,
  Naugatuck, Southbury, Wolcott, East Hampton, Durham, Hamden,
  Cheshire, Berlin, Rocky Hill and Seymour.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4152 7243 4151 7243 4138 7316 4139 7318
      4151 7324 4151 7316 4156 7317 4157 7309
      4161 7306 4163 7294 4156 7295 4156 7288
      4154 7285 4157 7284 4155 7282 4157 7280
      4158 7275 4163 7271 4165 7253 4164 7250

$$

JP
1 follow-up statement
449 
WGUS71 KOKX 022233
FFSOKX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
633 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

CTC007-009-022242-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170802T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Middlesex CT-New Haven CT-
633 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN
NEW HAVEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4152 7243 4151 7243 4138 7316 4139 7318
      4151 7324 4151 7316 4156 7317 4157 7309
      4161 7306 4163 7294 4156 7295 4156 7288
      4154 7285 4157 7284 4155 7282 4157 7280
      4158 7275 4163 7271 4165 7253 4164 7250

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region43 min
Aug 2, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX41 min
Aug 2, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX48 min
Aug 2, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX48 min
Aug 2, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region21 min
Aug 2, 5:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region116 min
Aug 2, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX40 min
Aug 2, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX38 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.