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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS New York, NY

June 4, 2021Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 45 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 4, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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, 10.0 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 2021-06-04Temperature 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.

659 
WUUS51 KOKX 042200
SVROKX
CTC007-011-042245-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0016.210604T2200Z-210604T2245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central New London County in southern Connecticut...
  North central Middlesex County in southern Connecticut...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 600 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marlborough,
  or near Glastonbury, and is nearly stationary.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  East Hampton around 605 PM EDT.
  Lake Pocotopaug--East Hampton around 645 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4158 7247 4159 7242 4160 7241 4159 7239
      4160 7238 4160 7233 4154 7236 4154 7242
      4157 7254 4161 7261 4164 7258 4165 7250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 316DEG 3KT 4164 7252 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MW
1 follow-up statement
058 
WWUS51 KOKX 042228
SVSOKX

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

CTC007-011-042245-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210604T2245Z/
New London CT-Middlesex CT-
628 PM EDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL NEW LONDON AND NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marlborough, or
near East Hampton, and is nearly stationary.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind 
         damage to trees and power lines.

This severe storm will be near...
  East Hampton around 635 PM EDT.
  Colchester and Lake Pocotopaug--East Hampton around 715 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4158 7247 4159 7242 4160 7241 4159 7239
      4160 7238 4160 7233 4154 7236 4154 7242
      4157 7254 4161 7261 4164 7258 4165 7250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 316DEG 3KT 4162 7250 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX66 min
Jun 4, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX39 min
Jun 4, 6:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region63 min
Jun 4, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKX47 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.