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Freeze Warning 1, NWS New York, NY

April 1, 20216 counties in New York; Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this freeze warning at Apr 1, 2021, 3:18 PM EDT for 6 counties in New York; Essex County, Hudson County, Union County, New Jersey. It took effect at Apr 2, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2021, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2021, 9:51 AM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY

Counties Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2021-04-01Temperature 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 2021-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -62 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

786 
WWUS71 KOKX 011918
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
318 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-176-178-179-021000-
/O.UPG.KOKX.FZ.A.0001.210402T0600Z-210402T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.FZ.W.0001.210402T0600Z-210402T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.FZ.A.0002.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Hudson-Eastern Essex-Eastern Union-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-
Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-
Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
318 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 30 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 29 possible.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Hudson, Eastern Essex and Eastern Union 
  Counties. In New York, New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Richmond 
  (Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn), Northern Queens, Southern 
  Queens and Southern Nassau Counties.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Friday. 
  For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday 
  morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

NYZ177-021000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FZ.W.0001.210402T0600Z-210402T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KOKX.FZ.A.0002.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Northern Nassau-
318 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 30 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 29 possible.

* WHERE...Northern Nassau County.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Friday. 
  For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday 
  morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
916 
WWUS71 KOKX 020715
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
315 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-176>179-021645-
/O.CON.KOKX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210402T1400Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.FZ.A.0002.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Hudson-Eastern Essex-Eastern Union-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-
Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
315 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 31. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 30 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New 
  York.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EDT this morning. 
  For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Saturday 
  morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
392 
WWUS71 KOKX 021351
NPWOKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Upton NY
951 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-176>179-022200-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210402T1400Z/
/O.CON.KOKX.FZ.A.0002.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Hudson-Eastern Essex-Eastern Union-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-
Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
951 AM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New 
  York.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 3:28 AM EDTFreeze WatchOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond12 hr
Apr 1, 3:18 PM EDTFreeze WatchOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond24 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in New York, 2021Freeze Warnings in New Jersey, 2021Every freeze warning 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.