Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 4, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 2, 2018, 10:18 PM EDT for Bronx County, Nassau County, Queens County, New York. It was in force for 27 min. 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
- Aug 2, 2018, 10:18 PM EDT (02:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2018, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Bronx County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 10:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Malba, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF 3RD AVENUE AND 147TH STREET. |
| Aug 2, 10:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | College Point, NY | STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ALONG A THREE QUARTER MILE LONG AND 100 YARD WIDE PATH FROM COLLEGE POINT TO MALBA. |
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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 1316 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 752 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted.
971
WFUS51 KOKX 030218
TOROKX
NYC005-059-081-030245-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0004.180803T0218Z-180803T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
1018 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Queens County in southeastern New York...
Bronx County in southeastern New York...
Northern Nassau County in southeastern New York...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 1018 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Whitestone, or over Flushing, moving east
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Bayside around 1025 PM EDT.
Great Neck and City Island around 1030 PM EDT.
Garden City and Port Washington around 1040 PM EDT.
Glen Cove and Mineola around 1045 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4083 7394 4084 7393 4086 7392 4089 7383
4088 7378 4087 7377 4087 7376 4085 7376
4084 7375 4087 7374 4088 7371 4086 7366
4088 7366 4091 7364 4091 7362 4092 7357
4092 7354 4073 7346 4072 7387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 252DEG 17KT 4079 7383
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JMC2 follow-up statements
159
WWUS51 KOKX 030232
SVSOKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1032 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018
NYC005-081-030242-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180803T0245Z/
Queens NY-Bronx NY-
1032 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR QUEENS AND BRONX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4074 7370 4075 7370 4078 7375 4078 7376
4081 7377 4083 7377 4084 7375 4086 7374
4087 7374 4087 7373 4088 7371 4086 7366
4088 7366 4091 7364 4091 7362 4092 7357
4092 7354 4073 7346 4072 7372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 249DEG 18KT 4085 7374
$$
NYC059-030245-
/O.CON.KOKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180803T0245Z/
Nassau NY-
1032 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
NASSAU COUNTY...
At 1032 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sands Point, or near Great Neck, moving east at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Manhasset and Sands Point around 1035 PM EDT.
Port Washington around 1040 PM EDT.
Glen Cove and Oyster Bay around 1045 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 7370 4075 7370 4078 7375 4078 7376
4081 7377 4083 7377 4084 7375 4086 7374
4087 7374 4087 7373 4088 7371 4086 7366
4088 7366 4091 7364 4091 7362 4092 7357
4092 7354 4073 7346 4072 7372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 249DEG 18KT 4085 7374
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JMC897
WWUS51 KOKX 030242
SVSOKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1042 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018
NYC059-030251-
/O.EXP.KOKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180803T0245Z/
Nassau NY-
1042 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1045
PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4074 7370 4075 7370 4078 7375 4078 7376
4081 7377 4083 7377 4084 7375 4086 7374
4087 7374 4087 7373 4088 7371 4086 7366
4088 7366 4091 7364 4091 7362 4092 7357
4092 7354 4073 7346 4072 7372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 252DEG 17KT 4086 7371
$$
JMCThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 51 min | |
| Aug 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 47 min | |
| Aug 3, 2:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | 116 min |
| Aug 3, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Queens and 2 more | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 46 min | |
| Aug 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange | 88 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.