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Special Weather Statement, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 25, 2020, 4:01 PM EDT for Bronx County, Nassau County, New York. It was in force for 44 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 25, 2020, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2020, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Bronx County, NY, Nassau County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 25, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 3:47 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service New York NY 347 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 NYZ075-080-081-178-179-262000- Kings (Brooklyn)-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 347 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 450 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Rip Current Risk. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather that would meet NWS warning criteria. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation according to Standard Operating Procedures is requested and appreciated. Please safely report significant weather conditions while following local, state, and CDC guidelines. && This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in effect are highlighted. Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS warning criteria. CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>074-078-079-176-177-262000- Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex- Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven- Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic- Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex- Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-Putnam-Rockland- Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx- Richmond (Staten Island)-Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk- Northern Queens-Northern Nassau- 347 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 450 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather that would meet NWS warning criteria. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation according to Standard Operating Procedures is requested and appreciated. Please safely report significant weather conditions while following local, state, and CDC guidelines. && This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in effect are highlighted. Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS warning criteria. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-262000- 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- 347 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 450 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather that would meet NWS warning criteria. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation according to Standard Operating Procedures is requested and appreciated. Please safely report significant weather conditions while following local, state, and CDC guidelines. && This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in effect are highlighted. Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS warning criteria.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 3:40 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
340 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020
CTZ009-NYZ070-252015-
Southern Fairfield-Northern Westchester-
340 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND CENTRAL
WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
At 340 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Bedford, or
near Mount Kisco, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
This storm will be near...
Stamford around 350 PM EDT.
Greenwich and Darien around 400 PM EDT.
Norwalk around 405 PM EDT.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4117 7346 4116 7346 4116 7345 4115 7345
4116 7344 4110 7334 4104 7339 4099 7356
4100 7359 4097 7362 4110 7372 4108 7376
4113 7381 4127 7366
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 312DEG 28KT 4115 7367Special weather statement, Aug 25, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
401 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020
NYZ071-073-176-177-179-252045-
Northern Queens-Bronx-Southern Westchester-Northern Nassau-Southern
Nassau-
401 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL WESTCHESTER...
QUEENS...BRONX AND CENTRAL NASSAU COUNTIES...
At 400 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Co-
op City, or over Throgs Neck Bridge, moving east at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Oyster Bay, New Rochelle, Glen Cove, Garden City, Mineola, Westbury,
Great Neck, Rfk Bridge, Flushing, Throgs Neck Bridge, Syosset, Mott
Haven, East Tremont, Laguardia Airport and Levittown.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern New York.
LAT...LON 4066 7350 4072 7373 4074 7370 4075 7370
4076 7371 4073 7376 4077 7394 4078 7393
4079 7391 4080 7393 4094 7388 4094 7367
4088 7374 4086 7366 4092 7364 4092 7350
4090 7347 4087 7347
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 283DEG 16KT 4084 7382The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 25, 11:45 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk | 9 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Westchester | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 3:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 19 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 50 min |
| Aug 25, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Orange | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland | 38 min |
| Aug 25, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Putnam | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Putnam, Westchester | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Orange, Rockland, Westchester | 50 min |
| Aug 25, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 49 min | |
| Aug 25, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Westchester | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 59 min | |
| Aug 25, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 38 min |
| Aug 25, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 33 min | |
| Aug 25, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Union | 38 min |
| Aug 25, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.