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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS New York, NY

June 4, 20215 counties in New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2021, 3:10 PM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 50 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2021, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 4, 3:38 PM EDTHAIL 12 Nne North Plainfield, NJREPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH PLAINFIELD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 4, 3:41 PM EDTHAIL 1.25Scotch Plains, NJHALF-DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
Jun 4, 3:42 PM EDTHAIL 1Fanwood, NJQUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 2021-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 233 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 2021-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

982 
WUUS51 KOKX 041910
SVROKX
NJC003-013-017-031-039-042000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0013.210604T1910Z-210604T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
310 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Central Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 309 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Bloomingdale to near Peapack And Gladstone, moving
  east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Pompton Lakes and Bloomingdale around 315 PM EDT.
  Wayne around 320 PM EDT.
  Paterson and Hawthorne around 330 PM EDT.
  Ridgewood around 335 PM EDT.
  Plainfield and Paramus around 340 PM EDT.
  Bergenfield and Summit around 345 PM EDT.
  Englewood and Clark around 350 PM EDT.
  Union around 355 PM EDT.
  Newark and Elizabeth around 400 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 7431 4060 7445 4067 7440 4065 7445
      4067 7446 4076 7436 4079 7437 4086 7432
      4090 7434 4089 7428 4091 7427 4100 7430
      4102 7443 4105 7446 4108 7443 4097 7390
      4070 7405 4064 7413 4065 7419 4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 278DEG 27KT 4105 7435 4068 7471 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MW
1 follow-up statement
209 
WWUS51 KOKX 041932
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
332 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

NJC003-013-017-031-039-042000-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210604T2000Z/
Hudson NJ-Passaic NJ-Union NJ-Bergen NJ-Essex NJ-
332 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR HUDSON...CENTRAL PASSAIC...UNION...BERGEN AND ESSEX COUNTIES...

At 332 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ramsey to Millington, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

These severe storms will be near...
  Ridgewood and Hawthorne around 335 PM EDT.
  Paramus around 340 PM EDT.
  Oradell around 345 PM EDT.
  Bergenfield and Millburn around 350 PM EDT.
  Union around 355 PM EDT.
  Elizabeth and Linden around 400 PM EDT.
  Newark around 405 PM EDT.
  Bayonne around 410 PM EDT.
  Jersey City around 415 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 7431 4060 7445 4067 7440 4065 7445
      4067 7446 4076 7436 4079 7437 4086 7432
      4090 7434 4089 7428 4091 7427 4100 7430
      4102 7443 4105 7446 4108 7443 4097 7390
      4070 7405 4064 7413 4065 7419 4059 7420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 278DEG 27KT 4103 7413 4066 7449 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBergen, Essex, Passaic42 min
Jun 4, 3:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Passaic94 min
Jun 4, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union111 min
Jun 4, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBergen, Hudson47 min
Jun 4, 3:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXHudson95 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.