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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS New York, NY

June 28, 2018Kings County, Nassau County, Queens County, New York

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 28, 6:38 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Paerdegat, NYJUNCTION OF KINGS HIGHWAY AND EAST 53RD STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
Jun 28, 6:47 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Kennedy Airport, NYSOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING UNDER THE JFK EXPRESSWAY.
Jun 28, 6:49 PM EDTFLASH FLOODSunnyside, NYGREENPOINT 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 355 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 175 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

PW
2 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

$$

PW
320 
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

$$

PW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 6:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPutnam, Westchester2 hr
Jun 28, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam61 min
Jun 28, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland, Westchester64 min
Jun 28, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more59 min
Jun 28, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, Nassau, New York64 min
Jun 28, 5:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens57 min
Jun 28, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk38 min
Jun 28, 6:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond116 min
Jun 28, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam61 min

Nearby

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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.