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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY

August 3, 20195 counties in New York; Bergen County, Hudson County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2019, 11:47 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York; Bergen County, Hudson County, New Jersey. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2019, 11:47 PM EDT (03:47 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2019, 12:30 AM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS New York, NY

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 767 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 11:25 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 11:25 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 4:50 PM EDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service New York NY
450 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

NJZ004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-042100-
Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-
Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-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-
450 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast New Jersey and
southeast New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-042100-
Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-
New York Harbor-Peconic and Gardiners Bays-
South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay-
Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm-
Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm-
Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm-
450 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-042100-
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-
Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-
Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic-Orange-Putnam-
Rockland-Northern Westchester-
450 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Connecticut,
northeast New Jersey and southeast New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 9:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
908 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

CTZ009-NYZ070-071-040200-
Southern Fairfield-Southern Westchester-Northern Westchester-
908 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND CENTRAL
WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...

At 908 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Mount Kisco,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Stamford, Norwalk, New Rochelle, White Plains, Port Chester,
Ossining, New Canaan, Rye, Mount Kisco, Greenwich, Harrison, Darien,
Scarsdale, Hawthorne and Bedford.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4106 7337 4101 7350 4100 7354 4099 7356
      4100 7359 4093 7370 4090 7377 4121 7392
      4132 7362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 332DEG 14KT 4120 7375

PW

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 9:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
924 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

NJZ002-103-NYZ067>070-040230-
Western Bergen-Western Passaic-Putnam-Rockland-Northern
Westchester-Orange-
924 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN PASSAIC...NORTHERN
WESTCHESTER...ORANGE...WESTERN PUTNAM AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES...

At 922 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Vernon Valley,
or 7 miles west of Warwick, moving east at 20 mph. Other storms were
scattered across Orange and Rockland Counties moving east, southeast
at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with some
of this activity.

Locations impacted include...
Middletown, West Milford, Peekskill, Ringwood, Suffern, Mahopac,
Monroe, West Point, Warwick, Goshen, Sloatsburg, Cold Spring,
Howells, New Windsor and Bloomingdale.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4150 7455 4150 7448 4152 7446 4148 7400
      4146 7400 4144 7398 4147 7395 4147 7392
      4132 7364 4120 7394 4100 7433 4111 7448
      4120 7437 4130 7458
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 270DEG 19KT 4128 7450

PW

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 9:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
955 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

CTZ009-NYZ069>071-040245-
Southern Fairfield-Rockland-Southern Westchester-Northern
Westchester-
955 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...CENTRAL
WESTCHESTER AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES...

At 954 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Ossining,
moving east at 20 mph. Another strong storm was near White Plains.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Stamford, Norwalk, White Plains, New City, Port Chester, Ossining,
New Canaan, Rye, Haverstraw, Tarrytown, Mount Kisco, Dobbs Ferry,
Nyack, Greenwich and Harrison.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4114 7406 4129 7372 4110 7333 4100 7354
      4099 7356 4100 7359 4091 7371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 290DEG 18KT 4117 7386

PW

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 10:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1027 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

CTZ009-NJZ004-006-103>106-NYZ069>071-073-040315-
Southern Fairfield-Hudson-Eastern Essex-Western Bergen-Western
Essex-Eastern Bergen-Eastern Passaic-Rockland-Bronx-Southern
Westchester-Northern Westchester-
1027 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...
HUDSON...EASTERN PASSAIC...BERGEN...ESSEX...CENTRAL WESTCHESTER...
BRONX AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES...

At 1027 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Monsey to Riverdale to Dover.
Movement was east at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Yonkers, Paterson, Stamford, Norwalk, Passaic, White Plains, Wayne,
Bloomfield, Hackensack, New City, Orange, Port Chester, Bergenfield,
Paramus and Ossining.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4077 7437 4080 7437 4082 7433 4086 7432
      4087 7434 4090 7433 4091 7429 4089 7428
      4090 7427 4093 7429 4105 7426 4117 7405
      4125 7381 4110 7336 4094 7376 4086 7391
      4088 7391 4088 7393 4084 7396 4075 7414
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 254DEG 33KT 4115 7405 4100 7431 4087 7456

PW

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:06 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1106 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

CTZ009-NJZ004-006-104>106-NYZ070>073-078-176>179-040400-
Southern Fairfield-Hudson-Eastern Essex-Western Essex-Eastern
Bergen-Eastern Passaic-Northern Nassau-Northern Queens-Northwest
Suffolk-Southern Queens-Bronx-Southern Westchester-New York
(Manhattan)-Northern Westchester-Southern Nassau-
1106 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...
HUDSON...SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN...CENTRAL ESSEX...SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER...QUEENS...BRONX...WEST CENTRAL SUFFOLK...NEW YORK
(MANHATTAN) AND CENTRAL NASSAU COUNTIES...

At 1106 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Tarrytown to Bergenfield to Caldwell.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Jamaica, Yonkers, Stamford, Norwalk, New Rochelle, Flushing, Passaic,
White Plains, Mott Haven, Hoboken, Bloomfield, East Tremont,
Hackensack, Commack and Huntington Station.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4080 7436 4091 7413 4089 7412 4102 7396
      4100 7389 4112 7385 4111 7324 4100 7359
      4088 7374 4086 7366 4092 7364 4097 7340
      4092 7320 4098 7315 4097 7315 4081 7327
      4078 7344 4076 7344 4067 7371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 276DEG 25KT 4106 7384 4093 7398 4086 7426

PW

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:47 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange	51 min
Aug 3, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Putnam, Westchester	52 min
Aug 3, 8:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Putnam, Westchester	83 min
Aug 3, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange, Rockland, Westchester	46 min
Aug 3, 9:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Westchester	52 min
Aug 3, 9:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange	66 min
Aug 3, 9:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester	87 min
Aug 3, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Rockland, Westchester	50 min
Aug 3, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Rockland, Westchester	48 min
Aug 3, 10:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		38 min
Aug 3, 11:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Bronx, Nassau, New York	54 min
Aug 3, 11:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Bronx, Nassau, New York, Queens, Suffolk, Westchester	97 min
Aug 4, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Rockland	45 min
Aug 4, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Putnam	45 min
Aug 4, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Bronx, Westchester	53 min
Aug 4, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange	44 min
Aug 4, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Orange, Rockland	47 min
Aug 4, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Richmond	46 min
Aug 4, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Richmond	52 min
Aug 4, 6:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Essex, Union	60 min

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Sources

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