Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2020

Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS New York, NY

July 8, 2020Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut; Orange County, Rockland County, Westchester County, New York; Bergen County, Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut; Orange County, Rockland County, Westchester County, New York; Bergen County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2020, 5:48 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Orange County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 2020-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 247 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 2020-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
247 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WGUS51 KOKX 081900
FFWOKX
CTC001-NJC003-031-NYC071-087-119-082200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0013.200708T1900Z-200708T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
300 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
  Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Westchester County in southeastern New York...
  Southeastern Orange County in southeastern New York...
  Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has
  already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Yonkers, Stamford, Norwalk, New Rochelle, White Plains, Port
  Chester, Paramus, West Milford, Ossining, Ridgewood, New Canaan,
  Rye, Ramsey, Ringwood and Haverstraw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4122 7348 4110 7345 4099 7354 4099 7356
      4100 7359 4092 7371 4095 7428 4096 7428
      4100 7430 4101 7439 4103 7442 4102 7443
      4104 7443 4105 7445 4104 7450 4107 7449
      4109 7450 4120 7437 4128 7452

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

NV
1 follow-up statement
008 
WGUS71 KOKX 082148
FFSOKX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
548 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020

CTC001-NJC003-031-NYC071-087-119-082158-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200708T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Fairfield CT-Passaic NJ-Bergen NJ-Westchester NY-Orange NY-
Rockland NY-
548 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...PASSAIC...
BERGEN...WESTCHESTER...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND ROCKLAND 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.

Report road closures, deep standing water, overflowing streams or 
creeks, stranded cars, and flooded property to your nearest law 
enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National 
Weather Service Upton NY.

LAT...LON 4122 7348 4110 7345 4099 7354 4099 7356
      4100 7359 4092 7371 4095 7428 4096 7428
      4100 7430 4101 7439 4103 7442 4102 7443
      4104 7443 4105 7445 4104 7450 4107 7449
      4109 7450 4120 7437 4128 7452

$$

NV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region3 hr
Jul 8, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX61 min
Jul 8, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Jul 8, 5:24 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond35 hr
Jul 8, 12:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Putnam3 hr
Jul 8, 1:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXOrange, Putnam3 hr
Jul 8, 1:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXOrange2 hr
Jul 8, 2:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Rockland, Westchester3 hr
Jul 8, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland, Westchester63 min
Jul 8, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXWestchester67 min
Jul 8, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXRichmond2 hr
Jul 8, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, New York38 min
Jul 8, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRichmond67 min
Jul 8, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXHudson, Union45 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 2020Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2020Flash Flood Warnings in Connecticut, 2020Every flash flood warning in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.