A strong cold front moved across Northeast New Jersey the evening of Tuesday June 10th causing multiple severe thunderstorms across the region.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved across Northeast New Jersey the evening of Tuesday June 10th causing multiple severe thunderstorms across the region.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 10, 3:16 PM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
416 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH FRIDAY. A WARM
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TRAILING
COLD FRONT APPROACHING ON SATURDAY. THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE RESTORED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH ON TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT 2500-3500 J/KG OF SBCAPE ACROSS THE NW
SUBURBS AND APPROX 1000-2500 J/KG ELSEWHERE EXCEPT EASTERN LI AND SE
CT. SO FAR...ONLY CU POPPING UP...MAINLY TO THE WEST OF THE CWA
WHERE A PRE-FRONTAL TROF RESIDES. WE MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS
WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL TROF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT IT
APPEARS THAT BETTER CHANCES WILL ARRIVE AHEAD OF A TRAILING COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA STARTING AT
AROUND 03-04Z. BEST OVERALL CHANCE OF PRECIP APPEARS TO BE RIGHT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN SPITE OF DIMINISHING SBCAPES. CAPPED POPS AT
LIKELY FOR THE THE WESTERN 2/3RDS OF THE CWA...WITH CHC TO THE EAST.
SPC HAS FAR NW PORTION OF CWA IN MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WX...WITH
SLIGHT RISK EVERYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT LONG ISLAND AND SE CT. WILL KEEP
ENHANCED WORDING IN THE ZONES. LATEST LOCAL ACARS REVEAL WIND SHEAR
AT 20-30KT AND WB ZEROES AT APPROX 14.5KFT. BIGGEST THREAT WILL
THEREFORE BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. WITH MARGINAL WIND SHEAR...WILL
STILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR POTENTIAL CELL ROTATION.
WILL KEEP EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AS IS...WITH HEAT INDEX IN THE
RANGE OF 100-105 IN SPOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. AS
FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY...DROPPED IT WITH THIS PACKAGE FOR THE SPOTS
THAT WERE ADDED INTO THE ADVISORY LATE THIS MORNING. ONSHORE FLOW
HAS COOLED SURFACE TEMPS TO THE POINT WHERE CRITERIA SHOULD NOT BE
MET FOR THE REST OF TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH FAIRLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. WITH LACK OF
COLD POOL ALOFT...LOOKING AT A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SHOW MIXING UP TO 850 MB...WHERE TEMPS WILL MOST LIKELY BE AROUND
13-14C. WITH PLENTY OF SUN AND A LITTLE HELP FROM
DOWNSLOPING...EXPECTING HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S ACROSS NORMALLY
WARMEST SPOTS. FWC MOS LOOKED TOO HIGH...SO MET/MAV MOS BLEND WAS
USED. DEW POINTS WILL BE LOWER...IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S...SO IT
WILL AT LEAST FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
FOR THURSDAY...RIDGING AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...SO STILL PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE. 850 MB TEMPS RISE SLIGHTLY...BUT MORE SUBSIDENCE SHOULD
LIMIT MIXING HEIGHT A LITTLE...PLUS LESS OF A DOWNSLOPING COMPONENT
FACTORING IN. WILL THEREFORE FORECAST HIGHS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF
WEDNESDAY...WITH THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES NEAR THE COAST. FLOW UP TO
925 MB LOOKS A LITTLE LIGHTER...SO AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE APPEARS TO
BE MORE LIKELY.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFFSHORE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...WITH A RETURN FLOW SETTING UP. WARM FRONT WILL BE PASSING
BY...BUT FEEL THAT BEST DYNAMICS ARE TOO FAR NORTH AND WEST OF CWA
PUT IN CHANCES OF PRECIP DURING THE DAY...THOUGH NAM PLACES SOME QPF
JUST NORTH OF THE CWA BY EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY AND A LITTLE MORE
MUGGY...WITH HIGHS STILL PRIMARILY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S...AND
COOLER NEAR THE COAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
COLD UPPER LVL LOW PRODUCING SN ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES WILL BE THE
MAIN FEATURE IN THE EXTENDED. MODELS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VARYING
PROGS WITH REGARD TO THE H5 LOW TRACK AND PROGRESSION. THE GFS HAS
BEEN CONSISTENTLY FASTER AND FURTHER E THAN THE
ECMWF...HOWEVER...THE 12Z ECMWF JUST COMING IN HAS TRENDED TOWARDS
THE GFS. THIS TRANSLATES TIMING WISE TO BEST PCPN
CHANCES...TSRA...LATE SAT AFTN...SAT NIGHT AND ENDING SUN MORNING.
POPS HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED FRI NIGHT AND MAY BE DROPPED IF THE MODEL
CONSENSUS AND TREND HOLDS. FRI NIGHT ACTIVITY WOULD BE WITH WAA
ALOFT AND FOCUS OF A MID LVL FRONT. FOR MON-TUE...THE H5 TROF WILL
TRANSLATE EWD ACROSS CANADA. THIS WILL PRODUCE CHANCES FOR SHRA
ACROSS THE CWA. THIS FAR OUT THE TIMING IS UNCERTAIN. GFS MON AFTN
AND THE ECMWF TUE. CHANCE POPS FOCUS ON MON NIGHT.
FOR TEMPS...ON SAT WITH SLY WINDS AND INCREASING CLOUDS...L80S MOST
AREAS EXCEPT SOME U70S CSTL CT AND LI. SUN...HEIGHTS CONTINUE TO
FALL. THERE MAY ALSO BE RESIDUAL CLOUD COVER AND PCPN FOR THE FIRST
PART OF THE DAY...ESPECIALLY ERN ZONES. FCST TEMPS GMOS AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER THAN SAT. TEMPS MON AND TUE AOB CLIMO ATTM WITH GENERAL H5
TROF ACROSS THE REGION. MAY HAVE SOME S/W RIDGING WHICH COULD GIVE A
QUICK BOOST TO TEMPS DEPENDING ON TIMING.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT RESULT IN A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND JUST
AHEAD OF IT. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH COULD PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
CONVECTION IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. CONVECTION WILL MOST LIKELY
IMPACT THE METRO TERMINALS BETWEEN 0Z AND 3Z...WITH VSBY AND CIGS
LOWERING TO IFR. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TIMING AND COVERAGE
OF CONVECTION WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH...BUT CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER
WITH THE MOVEMENT AND CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT.
A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THIS WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE WEST AND THEN THE
NORTHWEST BY ABOUT 06Z FOR THE METRO TERMINALS. AFTER THE
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE
THROUGH...LINGERING SHOWERS COULD PERSIST FOR A FEW HOURS ENDING
FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 04Z AND 08Z WED. THEREAFTER...VFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY.
OUTLOOK FOR 18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...VFR WED THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY. SUB VFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY WITH THE
APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
SUB-SCA WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A S TO SW FLOW OF 10-15
KT WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA WATERS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT WITH STRONG TO POSSIBLY
SEVERE TSTMS POSSIBLE AND WINDS VEERING AROUND TO THE NW IN ITS
WAKE.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA WED INTO FRI BRINGING LIGHT WINDS
TO THE CSTL WATERS...AND MAINTAINING SUB SCA CONDITIONS.
HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE TO A POSITION E OF HATTERAS FRI
NIGHT AND SAT. SW FLOW WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRES AND A COLD FRONT
APPROACH FROM THE W SAT AFTN AND NIGHT. THIS WILL PRESENT THE BEST
WINDOW FOR SCA CONDITIONS ON THE OCEAN. WINDS LOOK TO BE BLW
ATTM...WITH 5 FT SEAS THE GREATEST CONCERN. THE FRONT IS PROGGED TO
CROSS THE WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. TSTMS CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH THE FROPA. LIGHT FLOW...GENERALLY 15KT OR LESS...CAN THEN BE
EXPECTED LATE SUN THRU TUE. WIND DIRECTION WILL BE VRB AS AN UPPER
LVL LOW TO THE NW DRAWS A NUMBER OF SFC TROFS THRU THE CSTL WATERS
ALONG WITH CHANCES FOR SHRA.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
SCT THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BASIN
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 INCH. HOWEVER...THERE
COULD BE SOME ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH. RAINFALL RATES
COULD VERY WELL BE AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR...BUT FLOODING ISSUES
WOULD BE LOCALIZED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS ACROSS
THE EASTERN ZONES.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CTZ005>009.
NY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NYZ067>071.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NYZ072>076.
NJ...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NJZ002.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NJZ003>006-011.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JC
NEAR TERM...JC
SHORT TERM...JC
LONG TERM...JMC
AVIATION...
MARINE...JC/JMC
HYDROLOGY...JCHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 CTZ010-011-111100- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 503 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && 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. CTZ005>007-009-NJZ002-NYZ067>071-111100- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 503 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && 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. NYZ077-111100- NASSAU- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 503 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && 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. CTZ008-111100- NORTHERN NEW LONDON- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && 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. CTZ012-NYZ078>081-111100- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && 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. ANZ335-338-355-111100- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 503 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && 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. ANZ330-340-345-350-353-111100- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. && 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. NJZ003>006-011-NYZ072>076-111100- BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 503 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 641 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 NYZ067-102345- ORANGE- 641 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ORANGE COUNTY... AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES WEST OF MILFORD TO 10 MILES WEST OF NEWTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES WEST OF MILFORD TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOPATCONG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR UNIONVILLE BY 720 PM. NEAR WARWICK BY 735 PM. NEAR MIDDLETOWN BY 740 PM. NEAR GOSHEN BY 745 PM. INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS... AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MALOIT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 742 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 NYZ067-110045- ORANGE- 742 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ORANGE COUNTY... AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEWTON...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR PORT JERVIS BY 815 PM. NEAR OTISVILLE BY 830 PM. NEAR MIDDLETOWN BY 840 PM. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2.5 INCHES AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS... AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MALOIT
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:23 UTC.
37 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were reported down across Ridge Road in West Milford by the Ambulance Corps Building.
Multiple wires were reported downed in Ringwood.
A tree was reported down on a house on Fairview Road, and a tree and wires were reported down on Warwick Turnpike.
Trees were reported down across Route 23 north of Germantown Road.
Trees were reported down just south-southeast of the center of Bloomfield.
A wind gust of 92 MPH was measured on the 10th story of University Hospital in Newark.
A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated by a trained spotter in Garwood.
A tree was reported down on Springfield Avenue.
Multiple trees were reported down in Harrison.
A trained spotter measured sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph, which was observed to down trees in Harrison.
House along Park Road in Maplewood caught fire due to a lightning strike.
Multiple trees were reported down in Maplewood.
The ASOS at Newark International Airport measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
Multiple trees and wires were reported down across Nutley, including a large limb on top of a Mercdcds-Benz, among other vehicles.
Numerous trees and wires were reported down in Kearny, including one which fell on a person, injuring them.
A wind gust of 64 mph was measured at Ezra Nolan Middle School (AWS Mesonet Station).
Numerous trees were reported down in Newark.
Nickel size hail was reported in West Orange.
A house on Charles Street in Livingston was damaged due to being struck by lightning.
Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in West Orange.
Multiple power lines were reported down in Fairfiled.
Trees fell on 30 cars and numerous houses in Nutley and Belleville, these were just some of the estimated one hundred plus trees that fell due to a microburst in the town, according to a newspaper interview of the Deputy Fire Chief for Nutley and Police Chief for Belleville.
A trained spotter estimated gusts of up to 60 mph with gust front ahead of thunderstorm, and measured a gust of 55 mph with the actual storm at 9:30 pm EDT.
The ASOS at Teterboro Airport recorded a wind gust of 69 MPH.
Multiple tree limbs were reported down in Secaucus.
Nickel size hail was reported by the Police Chief in a newspaper interview.
A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 59 mph at Fort Lee and observed trees and power lines down as a result.
A factory roof was destroyed on 100 Passaic Avenue.
A roof was blown off a building on Wilson Avenue, and numerous trees were reported down in Kearny.
Several trees and wires were reported down on Van Houten Avenue in Clifton.
A house was struck by lightning on Lincoln Avenue.
Many trees were reported down in various sections of the Borough of Dumont.
A tree fell on a police car in East Orange.
A tree fell on a car in Bloomfield.
A tree fell in front of a NJ Transit bus with 20 people in it, near the intersection of Queen Anne Road and Degraw Avenue. No injuries were reported. This was among the dozens of trees reported down in Teaneck.
A tree fell on a person on Depew Street.
Numerous trees were reported down in Fort Lee.
Numerous trees were reported down in North Arlington.
Multiple power lines were reported down in Fort Lee.
A roof was blown off a bank on Ridge Avenue in North Arlington.
Power lines were reported down on Forest Avenue in Paramus.
Lightning struck 3 houses in Hasbrouck Heights.
A large tree fell on 2 patrol cars by the George Washington Bridge.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Hudson | 2008-06-10 | Outside/Open Areas | Direct | ||
| Thunderstorm Wind, Bergen | 2008-06-10 | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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