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High Wind Warning 2, NWS New York, NY

February 13, 20179 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this high wind warning at Feb 13, 2017, 1:02 PM EST for 9 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2017, 1:02 PM EST (18:02 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2017, 6:00 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 13, 1:05 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 641 Ene Vernon Valley, NY
Feb 13, 4:15 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMassapequa Park, NYLEANING UTILITY POLES FROM HIGH WINDS CLOSE SUNRISE HWY WESTBOUND AND SUSPEND LIRR BABYLON LINE SERVICE
Feb 13, 5:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBabylon, NY22 INCH DIAMETER TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON GAMECOCK LANE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE.

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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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 2017-02-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 364 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
364 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
393 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

572 
WWUS71 KOKX 131802
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
102 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2017

...STRONG WINDS TODAY...

CTZ005>012-NYZ068-070>075-078>081-176>179-132300-
/O.UPG.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.HW.W.0002.170213T1802Z-170213T2300Z/
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-
Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-
Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Putnam-
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-
102 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a High Wind
Warning...which is in effect until 6 PM EST this evening. 

* Winds...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph.

* Timing...The strongest winds will be through late afternoon.

* Impacts...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

&&

$$

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067-069-132300-
/O.CON.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T2300Z/
Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-
Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-
Eastern Union-Orange-Rockland-
102 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* Winds...Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...The strongest winds will be through late afternoon.

* Impacts...Strong winds may blow down limbs...trees...and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph...
or gusts of 46 to 57 mph...are expected or occurring. Winds this
strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile
vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
079 
WWUS71 KOKX 132246
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
546 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2017

...Diminishing wind this evening...

CTZ005>012-NYZ068-070>075-078>081-176>179-140000-
/O.EXP.KOKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T2300Z/
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-
Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-
Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Putnam-
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-
546 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Sustained winds and gusts were diminishing and will continue to
diminish this evening as strong low pressure south of Nova Scotia
continues to track to the northeast and high pressure builds in 
from the west. Sustained winds will be below 25 mph with gusts 
below 40 miles an hour.

$$

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067-069-132345-
/O.EXP.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T2300Z/
Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-
Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-
Eastern Union-Orange-Rockland-
545 PM EST Mon Feb 13 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Sustained winds and gusts were diminishing and will continue to
diminish this evening as strong low pressure south of Nova Scotia
continues to track to the northeast and high pressure builds in 
from the west. Sustained winds will be below 25 mph with gusts 
below 35 miles an hour.
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 3:30 AM ESTLow Water AdvisoryOKX16 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New York, 2017High Wind Warnings in Connecticut, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017

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.