Rip Current in New York, August 1, 2009

Name: Rip Current in New York, August 1, 2009
Start: 2009-08-01T14:00
End: 2009-08-01T14:00
Location: New York

August 1, 2009 · NWS OKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Persistent onshore wind flow and long period swells produced dangerous rip currents at area beaches. A teenage male died due to strong rip currents off the 25th Street Beach in the Rockaways.

The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.

Persistent onshore wind flow and long period swells produced dangerous rip currents at area beaches. A teenage male died due to strong rip currents off the 25th Street Beach in the Rockaways.

What forecasters said that day

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 Aug 1, 1:37 PM EST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 1:37 PM EST, 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
237 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A WARM
FRONT OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LIFTING NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT.
THE FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COLD
FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE AREA EARLY IN THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT THEN SLOWLY CROSSES
THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN THROUGH THE END OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A MID LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL KEEP THE AREA
DRY...AND RELATIVELY CLOUD FREE DUE TO ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE. THIS
SUBSIDENCE WILL LIMIT MIXING TO ABOUT 900 HPA...WHICH LIMITS HIGHS
TO THE MID 80S ACROSS NYC METRO AND THE INTERIOR AND UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S ACROSS COASTAL AREAS...CONSISTENT WITH A BLEND OF
MAV/MET GUIDANCE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SUBSIDENCE FROM RIDGING LIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT WILL
LIMIT PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING WARM FRONT TO AT MOST
FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA LATE TONIGHT (SLIGHT CHANCE TO
CHANCE POPS (ORANGE COUNTY AND WESTERN PASSAIC). ABUNDANT LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED UNDER SUBSIDENCE INVERSION SHOULD PROMOTE
THE FORMATION OF PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE NYC METRO
HEAT ISLAND. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL...CONSISTENT WITH A MAV/MET BLEND.

SHOULD HAVE SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA WITH WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY
MORNING...THEN MORE NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AHEAD OF SURFACE COLD FRONT. BEST FORCING PASSES TO SOUTH
OF REGION AND CLOUD COVER SHOULD HELP LIMIT CAPES TO 300-700
J/KG...SO MOST CONVECTION SHOULD NOT BE OVERLY STRONG.
HOWEVER...DO GET BRN 20-40 SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH 30-40 KT
0-6KM BULK SHEAR AND WILL BE IN RIGHT REAR QUAD OF 75 KT 300 HPA
JET...SO SOME ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
MAIN THREAT BEING GUSTY WINDS (TO WARM ALOFT FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
HAIL). TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT SHOULD RUN SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL CONSISTENT WITH A MAV/MET BLEND.

DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY MONDAY COUPLED WITH PASSING 500/700
HPA SHORT WAVE SHOULD ALLOW FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE SUNSHINE MONDAY THAN SUNDAY SHOULD PROMOTE
CAPES OF 700-1400 J/KG (HIGHEST NE NJ/LOWER HUDSON VALLEY)...WHICH
ALONG WITH BEING RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF WEAK 300 HPA JET AND 30KT
OF BULK SHEAR...AND DECENT LOW LEVEL DIRECTIONAL SHEAR SHOULD
PROMOTE SCATTERED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORM...WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES ALOFT AGAIN MAKING THE MAIN THREAT GUSTY WINDS. HIGHS
MONDAY WILL RUN NEAR NORMAL...CONSISTENT WITH MET/MAV GUIDANCE.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP THINGS DRY MONDAY NIGHT UNDER
PARTLY CLOUDY SKY CONDITIONS (CYCLONIC CURVATURE ALOFT WITH A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME MAINLY MID
CLOUDS). LOWS SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
GFS AND CMC-GLOBAL FAIRLY SIMILAR SO GENERALLY FOLLOWED A
BLEND...WITH SOME WEIGHING IN OF 00Z ECMWF - GENERALLY A MORE
PESSIMISTIC MODEL IN THIS TIME FRAME (SO HAVE MORE SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS THAN CMC/GFS WOULD SUGGEST).

BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE LONG TERM IS AHEAD OF THE PASSAGE
OF A SLOW MOVING BUT STRONG COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO...TUESDAY SHOULD BE THE WARMEST
DAY...WITH HIGHS A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...THEN BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS A DRIER AND COOLER AIR
MASS BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR. SLY FLOW 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFT WITH SFC HI PRES BUILDING OFFSHORE.
KLGA MAY STAY NE THRU 19Z DUE TO WINDS OFF THE EAST RIVER IN A
LIGHT FLOW REGIME. MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE WILL PUT A LID ON ANY
CONVECTION THIS AFT/EVE...BUT THERE MAY BE A FEW CU 3-5 KFT.

SFC WARM FRONT OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LIFTS NWD TONIGHT INTO
SUN MORNING. SFC WINDS BACK AROUND TO THE E/SE AROUND 5 KT...THEN
VEER BACK AROUND TO THE S AT 5 TO 10 KT WITH AFTER 13Z SUN WITH
THE WARM FRONT APPROACHING. WARM FRONT LIFTS N OF NYC TERMINALS
AROUND 18Z.

FORECAST DILEMMA OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF IFR
CIGS/MVFR VSBYS. STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL INVERSION OVERNIGHT AND
MOISTURE POOLED BENEATH THE INVERSION RAISES THIS CONCERN. MET
GUIDANCE HITS THE TERMINALS HARD AFTER 06Z...WHILE GFS DOES NOT
SATURATE LOW-LEVELS.

LEANING TOWARDS MVFR FOG...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON THE STRATUS WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF KISP...KBDR...AND KGON. OFFSHORE WATER TEMPS IN
THE LOW 70S...SO ADVECTION FOG UNLIKELY. IN ADDITION...CLIMO DOES
NOT SUPPORT STATUS DEVELOPMENT. THEN AGAIN...THIS HAS BEEN
ANYTHING BUT A NORMAL WARM SEASON. FOR THE REMAINING TERMINALS...
WILL HINT AT SCT LOW CLOUDS BELOW 1 KFT FROM 09-13Z.

THE STRATUS MAY LINGER ACROSS KISP AND KGON UNTIL WARM FRONTAL
PASSAGE IN THE AFT.

OUTLOOK FOR 18Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
SUB-VFR IN AFTERNOON/NIGHTTIME SHOWERS/TSTMS SUN/SUN NIGHT.
MON...POSSIBLE SUB-VFR IN SCT AFTERNOON SHOWERS/TSTMS.
TUE-WED...OCNL SUB VFR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

&&

.MARINE...
SOUTHERLY SWELLS ARE KEEPING SEAS ON THE OCEAN WATERS EAST OF FIRE
ISLAND INLET ABOVE 5 FT. THEREFORE...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS
BEEN EXTENDED.

OTHERWISE...A LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST...THEN BRIEFLY NORTH BEHIND
A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

OTHERWISE...SUB SCA CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH
THE PERIOD...WITH WINDS AND SEAS APPROACHING LATE TUE NIGHT AND WED.
AFTER TODAY...MAIN THREAT TO MARINERS WILL BE AFTERNOON/EVENING
TSTMS.

SOUTHERLY SWELLS PROMOTE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT TODAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NO SIGNIFICANT (WIDESPREAD 1/2 INCH OR MORE RAINFALL) IS EXPECTED
UNTIL MIDWEEK WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY
NIGHT/WEDNESDAY. BEFORE THAN SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA COULD PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD .1-.25 INCHES OF RAINFALL SUNDAY-MONDAY WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

&&

.CLIMATE...
JUNE AND JULY 2009 ONLY HAD 1 DAY REACH ABOVE 85 DEGREES IN
CENTRAL PARK (86 ON 7/17)...THIS IS A NEW RECORD FOR FEWEST DAYS
ABOVE 85 DEGREES (OLD RECORD 7 IN 1996). THIS SUMMER ALSO HAS YET
TO SEE A 90+ DEGREE DAY...THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS
HAPPENED SINCE RECORDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1869 (THE OTHER WAS
1996). THIS JULY AND JUNE/JULY SET QUITE A FEW TOP TENS IN TERMS
OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL. REFER TO THE LATEST
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT (LINKED AT THE TOP OF OUR WEBPAGE:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NYC) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR ANZ350-353.

&&

UPDATE...DW

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:41 AM EST, 10 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
441 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2009

NYZ075>077-080-081-020845-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
441 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 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.

CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>074-078-079-020845-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
441 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-020845-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
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-
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-
441 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 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.

MALOIT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 1, 12:06 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
106 PM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009

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

0146 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MIDDLETOWN              41.45N 74.42W
07/31/2009                   ORANGE             NY   PUBLIC

            6 TREES SNAPPED IN BACKYARD OF 113 CURBYTOWN ROAD.

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MAHOPAC                 41.37N 73.74W
07/31/2009                   PUTNAM             NY   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELTON                 41.32N 73.10W
07/31/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN PINE ROCK PARK.

0338 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MIDDLETOWN              41.55N 72.65W
07/31/2009                   MIDDLESEX          CT   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIRES DOWN AT 177 RANDOLPH ROAD.

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NAUGATUCK               41.49N 73.05W
07/31/2009                   NEW HAVEN          CT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MANY TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0341 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 1 N BAYVILLE            40.92N 73.56W
07/31/2009  M45.00 MPH       ANZ335             NY   MESONET

            39 KT WIND GUST.

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERBURY               41.56N 73.04W
07/31/2009                   NEW HAVEN          CT   PUBLIC

            MANY TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF 50 THOMPSON
            AVENUE.

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GROTON                  41.34N 72.08W
07/31/2009                   NEW LONDON         CT   PUBLIC

            OVERTURNED BOAT AT EASTERN POINT BEACH. MINOR PROPERTY
            DAMAGE.

0345 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 5 W GLEN COVE           40.88N 73.74W
07/31/2009  M40.00 MPH       ANZ335             NY   MESONET

            35 KT WIND GUST AT EXECUTION ROCKS

0348 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 1 ESE BAYONNE           40.65N 74.09W
07/31/2009  M44.00 MPH       ANZ338             NJ   MESONET

            38 KT WIND GUST

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELTON                 41.32N 73.10W
07/31/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   EMERGENCY MNGR

            15-20 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE IN PINEWOOD SECTION
            CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX. TREES AND POWERLINES INTERTWINED.

0352 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FAIRFIELD               41.13N 73.28W
07/31/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0356 PM     TORNADO          3 SE SHELTON            41.29N 73.06W
07/31/2009  F1               NEW HAVEN          CT   NWS STORM SURVEY

            TORNADO CONFIRMED. EF-1 MAGNITUDE

0359 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTPORT                41.12N 73.35W
07/31/2009                   FAIRFIELD          CT   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 INJ *** LARGE LIMB DOWNED ON HOUSE.

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MERIDEN                 41.54N 72.80W
07/31/2009                   NEW HAVEN          CT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MAIN STREET CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES ON ROAD. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0406 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 S NEW HAVEN           41.25N 72.92W
07/31/2009  M43.00 MPH       ANZ335             CT   MESONET

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MAYWOOD                 40.90N 74.06W
07/31/2009                   BERGEN             NJ   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIRES DOWN ON MOUNTAIN AVENUE.

0420 PM     TSTM WND GST     NORTH BRANDFORD         41.33N 72.76W
07/31/2009  M58.00 MPH       NEW HAVEN          CT   AMATEUR RADIO

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GUILFORD                41.28N 72.68W
07/31/2009                   NEW HAVEN          CT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE FELL ON CAR. OCCUPANT UNHURT. NUMEROUS OTHER TREES
            DOWN AROUND GUILFORD.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MADISON                 41.28N 72.60W
07/31/2009                   NEW HAVEN          CT   PUBLIC

            TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MADISON                 41.28N 72.60W
07/31/2009                   NEW HAVEN          CT   PUBLIC

            DOWNED TREES ON ROUTE 79 BETWEEN HUNTERS TRAIL AND
            WELLSWEEP.

0443 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTER                 41.40N 72.45W
07/31/2009                   MIDDLESEX          CT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0453 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OLD LYME                41.31N 72.34W
07/31/2009                   NEW LONDON         CT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0453 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DEEP RIVER              41.39N 72.43W
07/31/2009                   MIDDLESEX          CT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0502 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MATTITUCK               41.00N 72.55W
07/31/2009                   SUFFOLK            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD IN SOUND CLIFFS AREA EAST
            OF MATTITUCK INLET.

0515 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND FISHERS ISLAND          41.27N 71.99W
07/31/2009  M43.00 MPH       SUFFOLK            NY   MESONET

            38 KT WIND GUST

0515 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 5 WNW FISHERS ISLAND    41.30N 72.08W
07/31/2009  M43.00 MPH       ANZ330             CT   MESONET

            37 KT WIND GUST

&&

JP

Event by event

1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Queens

When: August 1, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Queens forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Newspaper

A 19 year old male drowned, due to strong rip currents, in the Atlantic Ocean off the 25th Street Beach in the Rockaways.

The people who died

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
Rip Current, Queens	2009-08-01	19	Male	In Water	Direct

What these are

Rip Current: A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, August 2009

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 194762.