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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS New York, NY

June 8, 2021Nassau County, Queens County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 4:31 PM EDT for Nassau County, Queens County, New York. It was in force for 56 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
Jun 8, 2021, 4:31 PM EDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 5:27 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Nassau County, NY, Queens County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 740 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 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
740 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1004 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

513 
WGUS51 KOKX 082031
FFWOKX
NYC059-081-082330-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0005.210608T2031Z-210608T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Upton NY
431 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Nassau County in southeastern New York...
  Queens County in southeastern New York...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain approaching the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing 
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  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 flash flooding include...
  Levittown, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Glen Cove, 
  Plainview, Garden City, Massapequa, Lynbrook, Syosset, Mineola, 
  Woodmere, Westbury, Great Neck, Farmingdale, Oyster Bay, Jones 
  Beach, Hempstead, Hicksville and Elmont.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.50 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4057 7378 4069 7373 4084 7377 4088 7370
      4086 7366 4090 7365 4092 7361 4092 7350
      4089 7347 4065 7342 4065 7341 4063 7341
      4061 7341 4061 7340 4061 7342 4060 7341
      4058 7352

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JC
1 follow-up statement
426 
WGUS71 KOKX 082127
FFSOKX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Upton NY
527 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NYC059-081-082137-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210608T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Nassau NY-Queens NY-
527 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NASSAU AND QUEENS COUNTIES...

The storm has quickly weakened and heavy rain has ended. Flooding is 
no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed 
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4057 7378 4069 7373 4084 7377 4088 7370
      4086 7366 4090 7365 4092 7361 4092 7350
      4089 7347 4065 7342 4065 7341 4063 7341
      4061 7341 4061 7340 4061 7342 4060 7341
      4058 7352

$$

JC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 12:04 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryOKX9 hr
Jun 8, 12:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange3 hr
Jun 8, 12:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange41 min
Jun 8, 1:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXOrange3 hr
Jun 8, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange62 min
Jun 8, 2:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange118 min
Jun 8, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester38 min
Jun 8, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam, Rockland, Westchester49 min
Jun 8, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRockland, Westchester35 min
Jun 8, 3:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXRockland, Westchester114 min
Jun 8, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Rockland, Westchester50 min
Jun 8, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX62 min
Jun 8, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond46 min
Jun 8, 3:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXRockland, Westchester3 hr
Jun 8, 3:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond2 hr
Jun 8, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX43 min
Jun 8, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond43 min
Jun 8, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX45 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.