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Tornado Warning 2, NWS New York, NY

May 28, 2019Richmond County, New York; Union County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2019, 9:33 PM EDT for Richmond County, New York; Union County, New Jersey. It was in force for 42 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: May 28, 2019, 9:33 PM EDT (01:33 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2019, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS New York, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Union County, NJ, Richmond County, NY

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 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
May 28, 10:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Staten Island, NY	WILLARD AVE.
May 28, 10:02 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Bulls Head, NY	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
May 28, 10:04 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	Staten Island, NY	GRANITEVILLE SECTION.

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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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: 18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -249 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 682 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 388 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 461 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

791 
WFUS51 KOKX 290133
TOROKX
NJC039-NYC085-290215-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0002.190529T0133Z-190529T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
933 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Richmond County in southeastern New York...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.
    
* At 933 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Basking Ridge, or near Morristown, moving
  southeast at 30 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...
  Plainfield and Summit around 945 PM EDT.
  Clark and Union around 955 PM EDT.
  Linden around 1000 PM EDT.
  Elizabeth around 1005 PM EDT.
  Todt Hill and Huguenot around 1010 PM EDT.
  Oakwood and Tompkinsville around 1015 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, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4050 7427 4051 7426 4055 7425 4056 7421
      4060 7421 4059 7446 4067 7440 4065 7445
      4067 7446 4074 7437 4072 7433 4072 7428
      4068 7414 4064 7416 4065 7408 4066 7409
      4065 7406 4062 7405 4052 7413 4050 7421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 294DEG 28KT 4071 7450 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

PW

2 follow-up statements

570 
WWUS51 KOKX 290149
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
949 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

NJC039-NYC085-290215-
/O.CON.KOKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190529T0215Z/
Union NJ-Richmond NY-
949 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR UNION
AND RICHMOND COUNTIES...
    
At 948 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Clark, or near Plainfield, moving southeast at 40
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...
  Linden around 955 PM EDT.
  Port Richmond and Tottenville around 1000 PM EDT.
  Todt Hill and Huguenot around 1005 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, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4052 7425 4055 7425 4056 7421 4059 7421
      4060 7422 4060 7430 4061 7431 4060 7446
      4063 7442 4067 7440 4067 7441 4073 7436
      4065 7416 4064 7416 4064 7414 4061 7406
      4052 7413 4050 7421 4050 7426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 303DEG 35KT 4062 7434 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

PW

505 
WWUS51 KOKX 290206
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1006 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

NJC039-290215-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190529T0215Z/
Union NJ-
1006 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR UNION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4052 7425 4055 7425 4056 7421 4058 7421
      4060 7420 4061 7421 4065 7419 4064 7414
      4061 7406 4053 7413 4052 7415 4050 7421
      4050 7426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 318DEG 23KT 4059 7417 

$$

NYC085-290215-
/O.CON.KOKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190529T0215Z/
Richmond NY-
1006 PM EDT Tue May 28 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR RICHMOND
COUNTY...
    
At 1005 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Todt Hill, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.

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...
  Oakwood around 1015 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, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4052 7425 4055 7425 4056 7421 4058 7421
      4060 7420 4061 7421 4065 7419 4064 7414
      4061 7406 4053 7413 4052 7415 4050 7421
      4050 7426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 318DEG 23KT 4059 7417 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

PW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 8:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Kings, New York, Richmond	57 min
May 28, 9:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	OKX	Richmond	30 min
May 28, 9:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		67 min
May 28, 9:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Suffolk	24 min
May 28, 9:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		49 min
May 28, 9:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		48 min
May 28, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		65 min
May 28, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		29 min
May 28, 10:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OKX	Kings, Queens	27 min
May 28, 10:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		47 min
May 28, 10:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		33 min
May 28, 10:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		67 min
May 29, 5:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Kings, Orange, Rockland, Westchester	3 hr
May 29, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	OKX	Bronx, New York	32 min
May 29, 5:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond	3 hr
May 29, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		58 min
May 29, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		55 min
May 29, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	OKX		83 min
May 28, 9:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union	2 hr

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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.