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Tornado Warning 4, NWS New York, NY

July 29, 2021Essex County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 29, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT for Essex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 24 min. 4 reports 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
Jul 29, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Essex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 29, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Verona, NJLARGE TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON SYLVAN RD.
Jul 29, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Verona, NJTREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON PARK AVE.
Jul 29, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGVerona, NJTREE DOWN ON POWER LINES AND ROAD.
Jul 29, 5:54 PM EDTTORNADO1 Ssw Verona, NJBRIEF EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS STORM SURVEY. TORNADO LIKELY TOUCHED DOWN INSIDE THE MONTCLAIR GOLF CLUB AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST. THREE FULL TREES AND 10-20 LARGE LIMBS WERE FELLED. ONE TREE KNOCKED HOUSE OFF FOUNDATION.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2021-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 54 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
54 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
823 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

211 
WFUS51 KOKX 292136
TOROKX
NJC013-292200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0004.210729T2136Z-210729T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
536 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 600 PM EDT.
    
* At 536 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Caldwell, moving northeast at 20 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...
  Caldwell around 545 PM EDT.
  Bloomfield around 600 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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Upton NY.

&&

LAT...LON 4080 7437 4082 7433 4085 7433 4090 7427
      4088 7426 4088 7423 4086 7420 4085 7419
      4082 7413 4076 7430
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 235DEG 9KT 4082 7430 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DS
1 follow-up statement
865 
WWUS51 KOKX 292148
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
548 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

NJC013-292200-
/O.CON.KOKX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210729T2200Z/
Essex NJ-
548 PM EDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
ESSEX COUNTY...
    
At 547 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Caldwell, moving northeast at 20 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...
  Bloomfield around 600 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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 4082 7433 4087 7425 4088 7423 4086 7420
      4085 7419 4082 7413 4078 7425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 235DEG 9KT 4084 7427 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXEssex46 min
Jul 29, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXEssex63 min
Jul 29, 5:59 PM EDTTornado WarningOKXEssex9 min
Jul 29, 6:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXEssex3 hr
Jul 29, 7:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Hudson, Passaic2 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.