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Tornado Warning 6, NWS New York, NY

August 19, 2021Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2021, 2:53 AM EDT for Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 23 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
Aug 19, 2021, 2:53 AM EDT (06:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 3:16 AM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Passaic County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:52 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2021-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 491 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 2021-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
491 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

752 
WFUS51 KOKX 190653
TOROKX
NJC031-190730-
/O.NEW.KOKX.TO.W.0006.210819T0653Z-210819T0730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
253 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 330 AM EDT.
    
* At 253 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Lake Telemark, or 10 miles north of Morristown,
  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...
  Bloomingdale around 325 AM EDT.
  West Milford and Ringwood around 330 AM 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4118 7433 4113 7422 4104 7426 4100 7433
      4101 7434 4100 7435 4101 7435 4101 7439
      4103 7442 4102 7443 4104 7443 4105 7444
      4105 7447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 226DEG 16KT 4095 7450 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

MET
1 follow-up statement
049 
WWUS51 KOKX 190716
SVSOKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
316 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

NJC031-190725-
/O.CAN.KOKX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210819T0730Z/
Passaic NJ-
316 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4118 7433 4113 7422 4104 7426 4100 7433
      4101 7434 4100 7435 4101 7435 4101 7439
      4103 7442 4102 7443 4104 7443 4105 7444
      4105 7447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 226DEG 16KT 4102 7440 

$$

MET

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 2:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXPassaic32 min
Aug 19, 3:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Essex, Passaic, Union2 hr
Aug 19, 3:48 AM EDTTornado WarningOKXBergen27 min
Aug 19, 4:17 AM EDTTornado WarningOKXBergen28 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.