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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS New York, NY

June 26, 20244 counties in Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2024, 9:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in Connecticut. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2024, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2024, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
48 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, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 26, 7:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 7:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:26 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
626 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

CTZ005-262300-
Northern Fairfield CT-
626 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY THROUGH
700 PM EDT...

At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Georgetown, or near New Canaan, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Shelton, Newtown, Trumbull, Ridgefield, Monroe, Bethel, Wilton,
Weston, Redding, Georgetown, and Easton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
southern Connecticut...and southeastern New York.

&&

LAT...LON 4143 7326 4144 7325 4127 7315 4117 7346
      4118 7347 4119 7347 4121 7348 4127 7353
      4144 7327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 245DEG 17KT 4124 7347

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JC
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
757 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

CTZ005-006-270045-
Northern Fairfield CT-Northern New Haven CT-
757 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL FAIRFIELD AND
NORTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

At 757 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Monroe, or near Shelton, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Waterbury, Shelton, Naugatuck, Southbury, Wolcott, Newtown, Hamden,
Cheshire, North Haven, Monroe, Seymour, Derby, Prospect, Woodbridge,
and Middlebury.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
southern Connecticut.

&&

LAT...LON 4156 7295 4156 7293 4136 7287 4131 7330
      4143 7335 4158 7294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 252DEG 18KT 4136 7321

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX88 min
Jun 26, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Westchester58 min
Jun 26, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXOrange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester49 min
Jun 26, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXRichmond, Rockland28 min
Jun 26, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX55 min
Jun 26, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXNassau, Suffolk58 min
Jun 26, 9:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXPutnam, Westchester38 min
Jun 26, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX56 min
Jun 26, 9:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXSuffolk40 min
Jun 26, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX94 min
Jun 26, 10:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningOKX67 min
Jun 26, 10:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementOKXEssex27 min
Jun 26, 10:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXEssex89 min
Jun 26, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Connecticut, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.