Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2017, 3:03 PM EDT for Orange County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 19, 2017, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Orange County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 3:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Middletown, NY | WICKHAM AVE AND WISNER AVE INTERSECTION CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 1007 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
655
WGUS51 KOKX 191903
FFWOKX
NYC071-192200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0005.170619T1903Z-170619T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
303 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Orange County in southeastern New York...
* Until 600 PM EDT
* At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has
already fallen and one to three additional inches are possible.
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. Flash flooding
is expected to begin shortly.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 4149 7476 4150 7448 4157 7442 4163 7426
4160 7425 4158 7413 4161 7413 4161 7407
4158 7405 4158 7396 4153 7400 4146 7400
4140 7395 4135 7396 4115 7424 4136 7469
4140 7474 4143 7474 4143 7476
$$
FIG2 follow-up statements
356
WGUS71 KOKX 192113
FFSOKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
513 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
NYC071-192200-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170619T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Orange NY-
513 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
ORANGE COUNTY...
At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already
fallen across portions of the area. Flash flooding is expected to
continue or begin shortly across portions of the county.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 7476 4150 7448 4157 7442 4163 7426
4160 7425 4158 7413 4161 7413 4161 7407
4158 7405 4158 7396 4153 7400 4146 7400
4140 7395 4135 7396 4115 7424 4136 7469
4140 7474 4143 7474 4143 7476
$$
JMC909
WGUS71 KOKX 192151
FFSOKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
551 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
NYC071-192200-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170619T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Orange NY-
551 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ORANGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM
EDT...
The heavy rain has exited the area. Flooding is therefore no longer
expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 4149 7476 4150 7448 4157 7442 4163 7426
4160 7425 4158 7413 4161 7413 4161 7407
4158 7405 4158 7396 4153 7400 4146 7400
4140 7395 4135 7396 4115 7424 4136 7469
4140 7474 4143 7474 4143 7476
$$
JMCThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange, Rockland | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Rockland | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 66 min |
| Jun 19, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 65 min |
| Jun 19, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 2:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 112 min |
| Jun 19, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam | 19 min |
| Jun 19, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jun 19, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 67 min | |
| Jun 19, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 55 min | |
| Jun 19, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York, Richmond, Rockland, Westchester | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 5:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 31 min | |
| Jun 19, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 55 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Nassau | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 53 min | |
| Jun 19, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Nassau | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.