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Coastal Flood Statement 2, NWS New York, NY

January 15, 20215 counties in New York; Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, New Jersey; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this coastal flood statement at Jan 15, 2021, 4:08 PM EST for 5 counties in New York; Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, New Jersey; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Jan 16, 2021, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2021, 4:08 PM EST (21:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2021, 8:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 16, 2021, 3:00 PM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2021-01-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

190 
WHUS41 KOKX 152108
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Upton NY
408 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

CTZ009-NYZ071-160800-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0001.210116T0400Z-210116T0800Z/
Southern Fairfield-Southern Westchester-
408 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

* WHAT...Up to 1 foot of inundation above ground level expected 
  in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Fairfield County. In New 
  York, Southern Westchester County.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 3 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the more vulnerable 
  locations near the waterfront and shoreline. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

$$

NYZ178-179-161000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0002.210116T1300Z-210116T1700Z/
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
408 PM EST Fri Jan 15 2021

* WHAT...Up to 1 foot of inundation above ground level 
  expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.

* WHERE...Southern Nassau and Southern Queens Counties.

* WHEN...Saturday between 8 AM and 12 PM.

* IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the more vulnerable 
  locations near the waterfront and shoreline. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/nyc
1 follow-up statement
073 
WHUS41 KOKX 160911
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Upton NY
411 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

CTZ009-NYZ071-162000-
/O.EXB.KOKX.CF.S.0002.210116T1700Z-210116T2000Z/
Southern Fairfield-Southern Westchester-
411 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

* WHAT...Up to 1 foot of inundation above ground level expected 
  in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.

* WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Fairfield County. In New 
  York, Southern Westchester County.

* WHEN...From noon today to 3 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the more vulnerable 
  locations near the waterfront and shoreline.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ074-075-161700-
/O.EXA.KOKX.CF.S.0002.210116T1300Z-210116T1700Z/
Hudson-Eastern Essex-Eastern Union-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Kings (Brooklyn)-
411 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

* WHAT...Up to 1 foot of inundation above ground level 
  expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Hudson, Eastern Essex and Eastern Union 
  Counties. In New York, Richmond (Staten Island) and Kings 
  (Brooklyn) Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to noon EST today.

* IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the more vulnerable 
  locations near the waterfront and shoreline. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

NYZ178-179-161700-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0002.210116T1300Z-210116T1700Z/
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
411 AM EST Sat Jan 16 2021

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level 
  expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline.

* WHERE...Southern Nassau and Southern Queens Counties.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to noon EST today.

* IMPACTS...Brief minor flooding of the more vulnerable 
  locations near the waterfront and shoreline. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/nyc

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 4:04 PM ESTGale WarningOKX18 hr
Jan 15, 4:08 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementOKXWestchester11 hr

Nearby

Coastal Flood Statements in New York, 2021Coastal Flood Statements in New Jersey, 2021Coastal Flood Statements in Connecticut, 2021Every coastal flood statement in 2021

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.