Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 3, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this high wind warning at Mar 2, 2017, 3:14 AM EST for 11 counties in New York; 4 counties in Connecticut; 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 10 hr. 11 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
- Mar 2, 2017, 3:14 AM EST (08:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2017, 12:52 PM EST
- In force
- 10 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, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 5:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Port Richmond, NY | TREE DOWN ON CAR NEAR TRANTOR PLACE AND DIXON AVE. |
| Mar 2, 7:49 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bedford, NY | SPRINGHURST ROAD CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREE. |
| Mar 2, 8:19 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West Orange, NJ | DOWNED TREE ON PROSPECT AVE SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN EAGLE ROCK AVE AND RT 280. |
| Mar 2, 8:52 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Alpine, NJ | TREE DOWN ON PALLISADES PARKWAY BETWEEN EXITS 2 AND 1. |
| Mar 2, 8:52 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hackensack, NJ | LARGE TREE DOWN ON CEDAR AVENUE AND LOUIS STREET. |
| Mar 2, 8:52 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Port Richmond, NY | TREE DOWN ON CAR NEAR TRANTOR PLACE AND DIXON AVE. |
| Mar 2, 9:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dix Hills, NY | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CARLS PATH AND CASS ST. |
| Mar 2, 9:41 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Orient, NY | |
| Mar 2, 9:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kings Park, NY | POWER OUTAGE IN LARGE SECTION OF TOWN - MAIN ST AND SOUTHWARD DOWN TO ST JOHNLAND ROAD. |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | East Patchogue, NY | LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN. POWER OUTAGE IN THE AREA. |
| Mar 2, 11:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | East Setauket, NY | POWER OUTAGE DUE TO DOWN POWER LINES. |
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 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 580 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 656 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
010 WWUS71 KOKX 020814 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New York NY 314 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Strong Gusty Winds into this morning... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 021615- /O.UPG.KOKX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.HW.W.0003.170302T0814Z-170302T1600Z/ 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- 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- 314 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 11 AM EST this morning. * Winds...West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 to 60 mph. * Timing...Strongest winds this morning. * Impacts...Strong winds can 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
157 WWUS71 KOKX 021501 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New York NY 1001 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Strong Gusty Winds into Early Afternoon... ...Enhanced Threat for Brush Fire Spread through this Afternoon... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 021800- /O.EXT.KOKX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1800Z/ Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex- Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven- Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic- Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen- Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange- Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester- New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)- Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk- Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-Northern Queens- Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 1001 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 to 60 mph. * Timing...through early afternoon. * Impacts...Strong winds will blow down tree limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. Additionally...recent dry conditions and low relative humidity values combined with the winds will result in an enhanced threat for brush fire spread through this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
741 WWUS71 KOKX 021752 NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New York NY 1252 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Strong Wind Gusts through this Afternoon... ...Enhanced Threat for Brush Fire Spread through this Afternoon... CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 022300- /O.CAN.KOKX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0004.170302T1752Z-170302T2300Z/ 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- 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- 1252 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM EST this evening. The High Wind Warning has been cancelled. * Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...through 6 pm. * Impacts...Strong winds may knock down some tree limbs and power lines...causing scattered power outages. Additionally...recent dry conditions and low relative humidity values combined with the winds will result in an enhanced threat for brush fire spread through the afternoon. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:19 AM EST | Storm Warning | OKX | 8 hr | |
| Mar 2, 12:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:34 PM EST | Gale Watch | OKX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 5:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 25 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New York, 2017High Wind Warnings in New Jersey, 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.