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Coastal Flood Statement 22, NWS New York, NY

July 23, 2021Nassau County, Queens County, New York; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this coastal flood statement at Jul 23, 2021, 5:57 AM EDT for Nassau County, Queens County, New York; Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Jul 23, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2021, 5:57 AM EDT (09:57 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 23, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 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 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 58 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 44 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1636 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

594 
WHUS41 KOKX 230957
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
557 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

NYZ178-179-232200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0022.210723T2200Z-210724T0300Z/
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
557 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 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...This evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

CTZ009-232200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.CF.S.0022.210724T0100Z-210724T0600Z/
Southern Fairfield-
557 AM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

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

* WHERE...Southern Fairfield County.

* WHEN...From this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...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
2 follow-up statements
896 
WHUS41 KOKX 231927
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
327 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

NYZ178-179-240300-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0022.210723T2200Z-210724T0300Z/
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
327 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 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 6 PM until 11 PM EDT this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

CTZ009-240600-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0022.210724T0100Z-210724T0600Z/
Southern Fairfield-
327 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

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

* WHERE...Southern Fairfield County.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 2 AM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...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
904 
WHUS41 KOKX 240250
CFWOKX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
1050 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

NYZ178-179-240400-
/O.EXP.KOKX.CF.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210724T0300Z/
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
1050 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

The high tide cycle passed and coastal flooding in no longer a 
threat.

&&

$$

CTZ009-240600-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210724T0600Z/
Southern Fairfield-
1050 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

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

* WHERE...Southern Fairfield County.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Some water on low lying roads and property.

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
Jul 23, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX34 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.