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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS New York, NY

October 16, 2021Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; Putnam County, Westchester County, New York

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 16, 2021, 5:54 PM EDT for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut; Putnam County, Westchester County, New York. It was in force for 38 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, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 6:32 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Putnam County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

161 
WUUS51 KOKX 162154
SVROKX
CTC001-009-NYC079-119-162245-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SV.W.0081.211016T2154Z-211016T2245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
  Western New Haven County in southern Connecticut...
  Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
  Eastern Putnam County in southeastern New York...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 553 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Lake Carmel to Harrison, moving northeast at 40
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Lake Carmel around 600 PM EDT.
  New Fairfield and Bedford around 605 PM EDT.
  Stamford and Darien around 610 PM EDT.
  Sherman around 615 PM EDT.
  Norwalk and New Canaan around 620 PM EDT.
  Wilton and Georgetown around 625 PM EDT.
  Westport and Weston around 630 PM EDT.
  Fairfield around 635 PM EDT.
  Trumbull and Monroe around 645 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4166 7349 4165 7349 4164 7350 4153 7345
      4149 7344 4151 7339 4149 7337 4147 7331
      4149 7333 4151 7332 4151 7318 4126 7320
      4102 7368 4108 7376 4111 7378 4151 7375
      4153 7360 4153 7353 4167 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 239DEG 34KT 4153 7370 4105 7372 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements
051 
WWUS51 KOKX 162221
SVSOKX

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

NYC079-162231-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-211016T2245Z/
Putnam NY-
621 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4166 7349 4165 7349 4164 7350 4149 7344
      4151 7339 4149 7337 4147 7331 4149 7333
      4151 7332 4151 7318 4131 7321 4118 7356
      4135 7357 4137 7356 4137 7355 4138 7354
      4167 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 240DEG 32KT 4157 7341 4125 7347 

$$

CTC001-009-NYC119-162245-
/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-211016T2245Z/
Fairfield CT-New Haven CT-Westchester NY-
621 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL FAIRFIELD...WESTERN NEW HAVEN AND NORTHERN WESTCHESTER
COUNTIES...

At 621 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from New Milford to near Georgetown, 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...
  Brookfield around 625 PM EDT.
  Trumbull around 645 PM EDT.
  Monroe around 650 PM EDT.
  Southbury around 700 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4166 7349 4165 7349 4164 7350 4149 7344
      4151 7339 4149 7337 4147 7331 4149 7333
      4151 7332 4151 7318 4131 7321 4118 7356
      4135 7357 4137 7356 4137 7355 4138 7354
      4167 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 240DEG 32KT 4157 7341 4125 7347 

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

$$

12
079 
WWUS51 KOKX 162232
SVSOKX

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

CTC001-009-NYC119-162242-
/O.CAN.KOKX.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-211016T2245Z/
Fairfield CT-New Haven CT-Westchester NY-
632 PM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FAIRFIELD...WESTERN
NEW HAVEN AND NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 4166 7349 4165 7349 4164 7350 4149 7344
      4151 7339 4149 7337 4147 7331 4149 7333
      4151 7332 4151 7318 4131 7321 4118 7356
      4135 7357 4137 7356 4137 7355 4138 7354
      4167 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 239DEG 34KT 4162 7329 4130 7335 

$$

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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, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 1 more40 min
Oct 16, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXNassau, Queens44 min

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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.