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Tornado Warning 1, NWS New York, NY

June 21, 2021Rockland County, Westchester County, New York; Bergen County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT for Rockland County, Westchester County, New York; Bergen County, New Jersey. It was in force for 21 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
Jun 21, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 10:05 PM EDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2021-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 127 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 2021-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
127 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-165 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

473 
WFUS51 KOKX 220144
TOROKX
NJC003-NYC087-119-220230-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0001.210622T0144Z-210622T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
944 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
  Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.
    
* At 944 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Suffern, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Monsey around 950 PM EDT.
  Nanuet and Pomona around 955 PM EDT.
  New City and Pearl River around 1000 PM EDT.
  Haverstraw and Orangeburg around 1005 PM EDT.
  Nyack and Upper Nyack around 1010 PM EDT.
  Ossining around 1015 PM EDT.
  Tarrytown around 1020 PM EDT.
  Hawthorne around 1025 PM EDT.
  Mount Kisco and Yorktown Heights around 1030 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4131 7373 4104 7372 4104 7420 4116 7421
      4123 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 265DEG 20KT 4114 7411 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
787 
WWUS51 KOKX 220205
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
1005 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NJC003-NYC087-119-220214-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210622T0230Z/
Bergen NJ-Westchester NY-Rockland NY-
1005 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BERGEN...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER
AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4131 7373 4104 7372 4104 7420 4116 7421
      4123 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 265DEG 20KT 4125 7381 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXOrange37 min
Jun 21, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange43 min
Jun 21, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRichmond51 min
Jun 21, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXRockland45 min
Jun 21, 9:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester49 min
Jun 21, 10:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPutnam, Westchester47 min
Jun 22, 5:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementOKXNassau16 hr
Jun 22, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk51 min
Jun 22, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXSuffolk53 min
Jun 22, 3:39 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryOKX12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.