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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS New York, NY

July 25, 20215 counties in New York; Bergen County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 10:58 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York; Bergen County, New Jersey. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
Jul 25, 2021, 10:58 PM EDT (02:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 11:36 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Nassau County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 25, 11:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Ardsley, NYTREE DOWN ON I-87 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN EXIT 7A AND 7. TREE BLOCKING RIGHT LANE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 69 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 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1198 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1198 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

As transmitted.

299 
WUUS51 KOKX 260258
SVROKX
NJC003-NYC005-059-087-103-119-260400-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0059.210726T0258Z-210726T0400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
1058 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
  Bronx County in southeastern New York...
  West central Suffolk County in southeastern New York...
  Rockland County in southeastern New York...
  Northern Nassau County in southeastern New York...

* Until midnight EDT.

* At 1058 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Orangeburg,
  or over Tappan, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  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...
  Hawthorne around 1105 PM EDT.
  Dobbs Ferry around 1110 PM EDT.
  Yonkers and White Plains around 1115 PM EDT.
  New Rochelle and Harrison around 1120 PM EDT.
  Port Chester and Rye around 1125 PM EDT.
  Throgs Neck Bridge and Sands Point around 1130 PM EDT.
  Glen Cove and Great Neck around 1135 PM EDT.
  Manhasset and Bayville around 1140 PM EDT.
  Mineola and Oyster Bay around 1145 PM EDT.
  Garden City and Syosset around 1150 PM EDT.
  Huntington Station and Plainview around 1155 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4073 7371 4075 7370 4081 7381 4103 7409
      4117 7393 4106 7369 4101 7364 4087 7374
      4088 7371 4086 7366 4091 7364 4093 7352
      4096 7349 4086 7328 4068 7366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 311DEG 28KT 4106 7394 

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

JP
1 follow-up statement
400 
WWUS51 KOKX 260336
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1136 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

NJC003-NYC005-059-087-103-119-260345-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210726T0400Z/
Bergen NJ-Westchester NY-Bronx NY-Suffolk NY-Rockland NY-Nassau NY-
1136 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BERGEN...SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER...BRONX...WEST CENTRAL SUFFOLK...ROCKLAND AND NORTHERN
NASSAU COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4073 7371 4075 7370 4081 7381 4103 7409
      4117 7393 4106 7369 4101 7364 4087 7374
      4088 7371 4086 7366 4091 7364 4093 7352
      4096 7349 4086 7328 4068 7366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 311DEG 28KT 4087 7365 

$$

JP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland48 min
Jul 25, 10:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXWestchester38 min
Jul 25, 10:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXOrange, Rockland, Westchester82 min
Jul 25, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx67 min
Jul 25, 11:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBronx, Rockland, Westchester100 min
Jul 26, 1:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau67 min
Jul 26, 1:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXNassau, Queens, Suffolk113 min
Jul 26, 2:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXBronx, Nassau, Queens60 min
Jul 26, 11:23 AM EDTRip Current StatementOKXKings, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk10 hr

Nearby

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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.