Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2018, 6:16 PM EDT for Kings County, Nassau County, Queens County, New York. It was in force for 74 min. 3 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
- Jun 28, 2018, 6:16 PM EDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2018, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 74 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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 28, 6:38 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Paerdegat, NY | JUNCTION OF KINGS HIGHWAY AND EAST 53RD STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jun 28, 6:47 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Kennedy Airport, NY | SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING UNDER THE JFK EXPRESSWAY. |
| Jun 28, 6:49 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sunnyside, NY | GREENPOINT AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT BORDEN AVENUE. |
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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted.
771
WGUS51 KOKX 282216
FFWOKX
NYC047-059-081-282345-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0003.180628T2216Z-180628T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
616 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2018
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Queens County in southeastern New York...
Kings County in southeastern New York...
Southern Nassau County in southeastern New York...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area, with rainfall of one to two
inches per hour. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Jamaica, Flatbush, Flushing, Levittown, Freeport, Valley Stream,
Long Beach, Garden City, Lynbrook, Mineola, Woodmere, Westbury,
Rockaway Beach, Crown Heights and Kennedy Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4055 7390 4063 7403 4068 7400 4079 7389
4079 7388 4080 7386 4080 7377 4078 7345
4058 7357 4058 7377
$$
PW2 follow-up statements
893
WGUS71 KOKX 282258
FFSOKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
658 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2018
NYC047-282306-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180628T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kings NY-
658 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR KINGS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The thunderstorms has moved to the east. Flooding is no longer
expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 4057 7392 4057 7389 4059 7385 4059 7383
4060 7384 4061 7384 4061 7385 4064 7384
4064 7386 4065 7386 4076 7374 4078 7345
4058 7357 4058 7377 4055 7390
$$
NYC059-081-282345-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180628T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Queens NY-Nassau NY-
658 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
QUEENS AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES...
At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is occurring or is
expected to begin shortly.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Jamaica, Levittown, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Garden City,
Lynbrook, Mineola, Woodmere, Westbury, Rockaway Beach, Kennedy
Airport, Hempstead, Hicksville and Elmont.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 7392 4057 7389 4059 7385 4059 7383
4060 7384 4061 7384 4061 7385 4064 7384
4064 7386 4065 7386 4076 7374 4078 7345
4058 7357 4058 7377 4055 7390
$$
PW320
WGUS71 KOKX 282330
FFSOKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
730 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2018
NYC059-081-282340-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180628T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Queens NY-Nassau NY-
730 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR QUEENS AND SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4057 7392 4057 7389 4059 7385 4059 7383
4060 7384 4061 7384 4061 7385 4064 7384
4064 7386 4065 7386 4076 7374 4078 7345
4058 7357 4058 7377 4055 7390
$$
PWThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 6:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 61 min |
| Jun 28, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Rockland, Westchester | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx, Nassau, New York | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 5:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens | 57 min |
| Jun 28, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond | 116 min |
| Jun 28, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 61 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.