Alert archive / Connecticut / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 2021, 12:13 AM EDT for Suffolk County, New York; Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It was in force for 92 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
- Sep 2, 2021, 12:13 AM EDT (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2021, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 92 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Suffolk County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:12 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 1:43 AM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 48 | 2 N New London, CT |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 6:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 456 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
351
WUUS51 KOKX 020413
SVROKX
CTC007-009-011-NYC103-020545-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0078.210902T0413Z-210902T0545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
1213 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern New London County in southern Connecticut...
Southeastern New Haven County in southern Connecticut...
Southern Middlesex County in southern Connecticut...
Central Suffolk County in southeastern New York...
* Until 145 AM EDT.
* At 1213 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Guilford to Calverton, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
North Madison around 1225 AM EDT.
Riverhead and Clinton around 1230 AM EDT.
Mattituck around 1240 AM EDT.
Westbrook around 1245 AM EDT.
Old Saybrook and Chester around 1255 AM EDT.
Southold and Old Lyme around 100 AM EDT.
North Lyme around 105 AM EDT.
Noyack and Shelter Island around 110 AM EDT.
Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton around 115 AM EDT.
East Lyme around 120 AM EDT.
Waterford around 125 AM EDT.
New London and Groton around 140 AM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for southern
Connecticut...and southeastern New York.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for southern
Connecticut...and southeastern New York.
&&
LAT...LON 4124 7202 4130 7208 4124 7237 4116 7232
4120 7211 4110 7229 4104 7212 4114 7213
4098 7204 4083 7295 4098 7292 4100 7264
4115 7233 4126 7241 4123 7289 4139 7290
4144 7201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 263DEG 20KT 4131 7272 4094 7274
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
NV1 follow-up statement
318
WWUS51 KOKX 020533
SVSOKX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
133 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021
CTC007-009-011-020542-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210902T0545Z/
New London CT-New Haven CT-Middlesex CT-
133 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW LONDON...
SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore the
warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4085 7282 4099 7271 4100 7264 4115 7233
4116 7233 4119 7215 4110 7229 4105 7225
4105 7219 4106 7217 4104 7212 4114 7213
4104 7208 4101 7209 4102 7206 4098 7204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 231DEG 31KT 4115 7234 4097 7268 4082 7281
$$
NYC103-020545-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210902T0545Z/
Suffolk NY-
133 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY...
At 132 AM EDT, thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind
gusts were located along a line extending from near Greenport to
near Riverhead to Center Moriches, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
These severe storms will be near...
Mattituck around 205 AM EDT.
Southold and Peconic around 215 AM EDT.
Sag Harbor and Noyack around 220 AM EDT.
Shelter Island and Greenport around 225 AM EDT.
Plum Island around 240 AM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury
and significant property damage.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4085 7282 4099 7271 4100 7264 4115 7233
4116 7233 4119 7215 4110 7229 4105 7225
4105 7219 4106 7217 4104 7212 4114 7213
4104 7208 4101 7209 4102 7206 4098 7204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 231DEG 31KT 4115 7234 4097 7268 4082 7281
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
GoodmanThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | New York, Richmond | 43 min |
| Sep 1, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Westchester | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 9:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York, Westchester | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 60 min | |
| Sep 1, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 65 min | |
| Sep 1, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Rockland and 1 more | 65 min |
| Sep 1, 9:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Westchester | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 12 min | |
| Sep 1, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 34 min | |
| Sep 1, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens | 48 min |
| Sep 1, 10:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Nassau, Westchester | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 96 min | |
| Sep 1, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 20 min | |
| Sep 1, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 64 min | |
| Sep 1, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau, Suffolk | 45 min |
| Sep 1, 10:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 36 min |
| Sep 1, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Nassau | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 118 min | |
| Sep 1, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 45 min | |
| Sep 1, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 64 min |
| Sep 1, 11:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Suffolk | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 86 min | |
| Sep 1, 11:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Westchester | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Nassau, Queens, Suffolk | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 92 min | |
| Sep 2, 12:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Ulster | 12 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Suffolk | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | OKX | 80 min | |
| Sep 2, 2:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, Nassau, Putnam, Queens, Rockland, Suffolk and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:50 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | OKX | Kings, Nassau, Queens, Suffolk | 16 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Nassau, Queens, Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 5:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 10 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | Putnam, Rockland, Westchester | 15 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | Bronx, Nassau, Rockland, Westchester | 25 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | OKX | 19 hr | |
| Sep 2, 12:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:53 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 21 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 8 hr |
| Sep 2, 5:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 19 hr |
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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.