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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS New York, NY

December 19, 20259 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 19, 2025, 3:18 PM EST for 9 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 57 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
Dec 19, 2025, 3:18 PM EST (20:18 UTC)
Expired
Dec 19, 2025, 4:15 PM EST
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 2025-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 479 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
479 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
528 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Dec 19, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 2:10 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service New York NY
210 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-201100-
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-
Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-
Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic-
Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-
Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-Putnam-Rockland-
Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-
Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk-
Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk-
Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
210 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Connecticut,
northeast New Jersey and southeast New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time that would meet NWS
warning criteria.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

&&

This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential
widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning
criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in
effect are highlighted.

Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS
warning criteria.

ANZ331-332-335-338-340-345-201100-
Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the
Mouth of the Connecticut River-
Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River-
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-
New York Harbor-Peconic and Gardiners Bays-
South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay-
210 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time that would meet NWS
warning criteria.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

&&

This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential
widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning
criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in
effect are highlighted.

Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS
warning criteria.

ANZ350-353-355-201100-
Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm-
Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm-
Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm-
210 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Gale force wind gusts will be possible late Saturday night through
Sunday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

&&

This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential
widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning
criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in
effect are highlighted.

Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS
warning criteria.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 19, 11:29 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 19, 11:31 AM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 19, 11:35 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New York NY
1135 AM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1011 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 S Rowayton            41.04N 73.44W
12/19/2025  M70 MPH          ANZ335             CT   Mesonet

            Mesonet station XGLL Greens Ledge Light.

&&

DSR
Local storm report, Dec 19, 12:02 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New York NY
1202 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1143 AM     High Sust Winds  4 ENE Plum Island       41.20N 72.12W
12/19/2025  M45 MPH          Suffolk            NY   Mesonet

            Mesonet station XGUL Great Gull Island.

&&

DSR
Local storm report, Dec 19, 3:05 PM EST, 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New York NY
305 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SE Port Jefferson     40.94N 73.05W
12/19/2025                   Suffolk            NY   Public

            Large tree down in Port Jefferson near North
            Country Road and 2nd Avenue.

&&

JE
Local storm report, Dec 19, 3:16 PM EST, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New York NY
316 PM EST Fri Dec 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 E Dix Hills           40.80N 73.30W
12/19/2025                   Suffolk            NY   Dept of Highways

            Crews removing downed tree near Commack Road
            along the LIE North Service Road. Time
            estimated.

&&

JE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 3:23 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningOKX82 min
Dec 19, 4:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXBronx, Kings, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Queens and 3 more48 min
Dec 19, 4:28 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningOKX62 min
Dec 19, 4:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOKXSuffolk37 min
Dec 19, 5:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementOKX33 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2025Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2025Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2025

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.