Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT for Orange County, Rockland County, New York; Bergen County, Essex County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Jul 17, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2017, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Orange County, NY, Rockland County, NY
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 7:22 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wayne, NJ | ROAD FLOODED AND VEHICLE DISABLED IN ROAD AT 555 TERHUNE DRIVE |
| Jul 17, 7:22 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wayne, NJ | ROAD FL...OODED AND VEHICLE DUSABLED IN ROAD AT 555 TERHUNE DRIVE |
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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
918
WGUS51 KOKX 172245
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-031-NYC071-087-180145-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0008.170717T2245Z-170718T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
645 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2017
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
Central Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Northern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
South central Orange County in southeastern New York...
Rockland County in southeastern New York...
* Until 945 PM EDT
* At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms
producing heavy rain just west of the warned area. Flash flooding
is expected to begin shortly as this activity drifts east or
northeast.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, Bloomfield, Paramus, West Milford,
Ridgewood, Monsey, Rutherford, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes,
Suffern, Caldwell and Sloatsburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4121 7438 4123 7407 4096 7401
4082 7409 4079 7437 4082 7433 4086 7432
4087 7434 4090 7433 4090 7427 4093 7429
4097 7428 4098 7430 4100 7430 4103 7442
4102 7443 4105 7445 4104 7449 4109 7450
$$
PW2 follow-up statements
842
WGUS71 KOKX 172330
FFSOKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
730 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2017
NJC003-013-031-NYC071-087-180145-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170718T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Passaic NJ-Bergen NJ-Essex NJ-Orange NY-Rockland NY-
730 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR
PASSAIC...CENTRAL BERGEN...NORTHEASTERN ESSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGE
AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES...
At 729 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is
expected across the warned area.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, Paramus, West Milford, Ridgewood, Monsey,
Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Sloatsburg, Hawthorne,
Oradell and Bloomingdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4121 7438 4123 7407 4096 7401
4082 7409 4086 7432 4087 7434 4090 7433
4090 7427 4093 7429 4097 7428 4098 7430
4100 7430 4103 7442 4102 7443 4105 7445
4104 7449 4109 7450
$$
PW867
WGUS71 KOKX 180035
FFSOKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
835 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2017
NJC003-013-031-NYC071-087-180044-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170718T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Passaic NJ-Bergen NJ-Essex NJ-Orange NY-Rockland NY-
835 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PASSAIC...CENTRAL BERGEN...
NORTHEASTERN ESSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGE AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters will continue to recede.
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4120 7437 4121 7438 4123 7407 4096 7401
4082 7409 4086 7432 4087 7434 4090 7433
4090 7427 4093 7429 4097 7428 4098 7430
4100 7430 4103 7442 4102 7443 4105 7445
4104 7449 4109 7450
$$
DWThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Rockland | 118 min |
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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.