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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS New York, NY

October 16, 20214 counties in New York; Bergen County, Essex County, Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 4:53 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York; Bergen County, Essex County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 67 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
Oct 16, 2021, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2021-10-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-10-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

877 
WUUS51 KOKX 162053
SVROKX
NJC003-013-031-NYC071-079-087-119-162200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0079.211016T2053Z-211016T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
453 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
  Eastern Orange County in southeastern New York...
  Putnam County in southeastern New York...
  Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 453 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Chester to East Hanover, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Paterson, Wayne, New City, Newburgh, Paramus, West Milford,
  Ossining, Ridgewood, Peekskill, Monsey, Nanuet, Ramsey, Ringwood,
  Haverstraw and Tarrytown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4161 7407 4158 7405 4159 7395 4153 7400
      4144 7398 4149 7393 4152 7363 4116 7367
      4076 7438 4086 7432 4090 7433 4089 7428
      4091 7427 4100 7430 4103 7442 4118 7439
      4120 7437 4121 7439 4138 7436 4161 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 222DEG 41KT 4137 7430 4082 7439 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
170 
WWUS51 KOKX 162122
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
522 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

NJC013-031-162131-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-211016T2200Z/
Passaic NJ-Essex NJ-
522 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PASSAIC AND NORTHWESTERN ESSEX
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4153 7400 4146 7400 4144 7398 4149 7393
      4152 7363 4116 7367 4090 7413 4097 7414
      4098 7417 4098 7418 4150 7417 4158 7406
      4159 7395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 234DEG 37KT 4158 7402 4096 7405 

$$

NJC003-NYC071-079-087-119-162200-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-211016T2200Z/
Bergen NJ-Westchester NY-Orange NY-Putnam NY-Rockland NY-
522 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BERGEN...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...EASTERN ORANGE...
PUTNAM AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES...

At 521 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Marlboro to Oradell, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
New City, Newburgh, Paramus, Ossining, Ridgewood, Peekskill, Monsey,
Nanuet, Ramsey, Haverstraw, Tarrytown, Mount Kisco, Suffern, Mahopac
and Lake Carmel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4153 7400 4146 7400 4144 7398 4149 7393
      4152 7363 4116 7367 4090 7413 4097 7414
      4098 7417 4098 7418 4150 7417 4158 7406
      4159 7395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 234DEG 37KT 4158 7402 4096 7405 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 16, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange42 min
Oct 16, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange38 min
Oct 16, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRichmond, Rockland52 min
Oct 16, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX85 min
Oct 16, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX87 min
Oct 16, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more40 min
Oct 16, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau, Queens44 min
Oct 16, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester38 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.