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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS New York, NY

October 16, 20217 counties in New York; Bergen County, Hudson County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 5:20 PM EDT for 7 counties in New York; Bergen County, Hudson County, New Jersey. It was in force for 40 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, 5:20 PM EDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.

719 
WUUS51 KOKX 162120
SVROKX
NJC003-017-NYC005-047-059-061-081-085-119-162200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0080.211016T2120Z-211016T2200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
  Queens County in southeastern New York...
  Richmond County in southeastern New York...
  Bronx County in southeastern New York...
  Kings County in southeastern New York...
  New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...
  Northwestern Nassau County in southeastern New York...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 520 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Paramus to Todt Hill, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Jersey City, Jamaica, Yonkers, Flatbush, New Rochelle, Flushing,
  Bayonne, White Plains, Mott Haven, Hoboken, East Tremont,
  Hackensack, Glen Cove, Bergenfield and Lyndhurst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4054 7414 4066 7415 4071 7411 4077 7415
      4086 7411 4091 7413 4101 7393 4100 7389
      4104 7389 4116 7367 4113 7367 4110 7373
      4097 7365 4090 7374 4086 7375 4088 7372
      4086 7366 4090 7364 4077 7363 4060 7404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 226DEG 32KT 4093 7408 4060 7410 

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
542 
WWUS51 KOKX 162144
SVSOKX

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

NJC003-017-NYC047-059-061-081-085-162154-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-211016T2200Z/
Hudson NJ-Bergen NJ-Queens NY-Richmond NY-Kings NY-
New York (Manhattan) NY-Nassau NY-
544 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HUDSON...SOUTHEASTERN
BERGEN...QUEENS...RICHMOND...KINGS...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) AND
NORTHWESTERN NASSAU COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the 
warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4085 7392 4088 7391 4088 7392 4090 7393
      4098 7390 4104 7389 4116 7367 4113 7367
      4110 7373 4102 7368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 226DEG 46KT 4102 7389 4089 7388 

$$

NYC005-119-162200-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-211016T2200Z/
Westchester NY-Bronx NY-
544 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND BRONX COUNTIES...

At 544 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Dobbs Ferry to Riverdale, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Yonkers, White Plains, Dobbs Ferry, Riverdale, Harrison, Scarsdale,
Bronxville, Mount Vernon, Eastchester, Rye Brook, Hastings-on-Hudson,
Greenville, Woodlawn, Tuckahoe and Irvington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4085 7392 4088 7391 4088 7392 4090 7393
      4098 7390 4104 7389 4116 7367 4113 7367
      4110 7373 4102 7368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 226DEG 46KT 4102 7389 4089 7388 

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, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester67 min
Oct 16, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX85 min
Oct 16, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX87 min
Oct 16, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau, Queens44 min
Oct 16, 5:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester38 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2021Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.