Rip Current in New York, July 31, 2009

Name: Rip Current in New York, July 31, 2009
Start: 2009-07-31T19:00
End: 2009-07-31T19:00
Location: New York

July 31, 2009 · NWS OKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong onshore flow and southerly swells combined to produce conditions favorable for dangerous rip currents. One such rip current caused a young man to drown off the coast of Queens.

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.

Strong onshore flow and southerly swells combined to produce conditions favorable for dangerous rip currents. One such rip current caused a young man to drown off the coast of Queens.

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 Jul 31, 5:57 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 5:57 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
657 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY...MOVING
OFFSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE ON MONDAY. A SERIES OF FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL
IMPACT THE REGION DURING THE NEW WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
CONVECTIVE COMPLEX THAT MOVED ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...
SOUTHERN CT...AND EASTERN LI LATE THIS AFT PUSHED A RAIN-COOLED
OUTFLOW ACROSS THE AREA...STABILIZING THE AIRMASS. THE BACK EDGE
OF SHOWERS WAS APPROACHING NYC AT 23Z...WITH THUNDERSTORMS PRIMARILY
IN THE WATERS SOUTH OF LI.

THE AIRMASS HAS BEEN WORKED OVER AND IS NO LONGER CONDUCIVE TO
STRONG CONVECTION. THEREFORE...BOTH SVR THUNDERSTORM WATCH 644
AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

THE BACK EDGE OF THE SHOWERS IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH NYC BY 8
PM AND EASTERN LI/SE CT BY 10 PM. SFC COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR
EASTERN LI OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

LOWS WILL GENERALLY DROP INTO THE MID 60S TO AROUND 70.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRES BUILDING THROUGH THE REGION ON SAT WILL KEEP THE AREA
DRY AND MILD. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP A BIT BEHIND THE PASSAGE
OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY SAT MORNING...AS SFC DEWPOINTS WILL BE IN
THE MID TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS SAT WILL TOP OFF IN THE MID TO UPPER
80S...COOLER AT COASTAL LOCATIONS.

ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES LATE SAT NIGHT...MOVING
THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE DAY SUN...DEPARTING SUN NIGHT. WILL
ONLY CARRY CHANCE POPS FOR NOW...AS CONFIDENCE LOW ON TIMING OF
PRECIP. FOR NOW...LOOKS LIKE AFTERNOON CONVECTION...AND CHANCE
POPS WILL COVER THIS BEST. THERE IS MODEL DISCREPANCY...AS THE GFS
HAS A CLOSED LOW TRACKING THROUGH THE REGION SUN NIGHT...WHEREAS
THE NAM HAS AN OPEN WAVE. HIGHS ON SUN WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID
80S. ZONAL FLOW SETS UP BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONT FOR MON...BUT
WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THE FCST AS A WEAK SFC TROUGH...POSSIBLY
AIDED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...MAY TOUCH OFF SOME
AFTERNOON CONVECTION.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FOLLOWED HPC GUIDANCE FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD.

A SERIES OF FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL IMPACT THE REGION NEXT WEEK.
FOR NOW...HAVE NO HIGHER THAN CHANCE POPS EACH DAY. HIGH PRES
TRIES TO BUILD INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...BRINGING LOWER
HUMIDITY WITH IT.

TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN ANY HEAVY SHOWERS THIS EVENING...
OTHERWISE VFR.

WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF NYC AND LI TERMINALS
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
TO NORTH. WITH OUTLYING AREA WINDS BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT SOME
MVFR VISIBILITIES IN FOG POSSIBLE...SOME UNCERTAINTY IF THIS WILL
OCCUR...DEPENDENT ON HOW QUICKLY THE DRIER AIR MOVES IN.

VFR SATURDAY AND WITH LIGHT FLOW...COASTAL TERMINALS WILL LIKELY
COME AROUND TO SEA BREEZE DIRECTIONS.

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

&&

.MARINE...
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS THIS EVENING...
STRONGEST ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS...BUT THE SEVERE THREAT IS
DIMINISHING AS OF 7 PM.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 10-15 KT...BUT THERE MAY
BE SOME 25 KT GUSTS NOT PRODUCED BY TSTMS. SEAS ON THE OCEAN WILL
AVERAGE 4-6 FT...BUILDING TO 5-7 FT LATER TONIGHT...GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH SAT MORNING. SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BE UP
FOR ALL WATERS THROUGH 18Z SAT...THEN WILL BE UP THROUGH 02Z SUN
FOR THE 2 EASTERN OCEAN WATERS.

SOUTHERLY FLOW MAY BUILD SEAS TO CLOSE TO 5 FT AGAIN SUNDAY INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...MAIN MARINE HAZARD WILL BE TSTMS DURING
THIS TIME FRAME AND ALSO ON TUE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT HAS ENDED WITH THE WEAKENING OF THE
CONVECTION. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE-HALF INCH
ACROSS SRN CT AND LI EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN LI THROUGH 10 PM.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 2 PM EDT
     SATURDAY FOR ANZ355.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 PM EDT
     SATURDAY FOR ANZ350-353.

&&

UPDATE...DW

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 5:36 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
636 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-011000-
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)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
636 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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.

ANZ330-335-338-340-345-011000-
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-
636 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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.

ANZ350-353-355-011000-
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-
636 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 644 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:42 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
642 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

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

            35 KT WIND GUST AT EXECUTION ROCKS

&&

JMC

Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:49 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
649 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

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

            38 KT WIND GUST

&&

JMC

Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:52 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
652 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 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.

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     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

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.

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

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.

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.

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     DEEP RIVER              41.39N 72.43W
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.

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

&&

JMC

Local storm report, Jul 31, 5:55 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
655 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 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.

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     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

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.

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

            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

&&

JMC

Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:20 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
720 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

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

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN PINE ROCK PARK.

&&

JC

Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:34 PM EST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
734 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 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     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

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.

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

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.

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

            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     DEEP RIVER              41.39N 72.43W
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.

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

&&

JC

Event by event

1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Queens

When: July 31, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Queens forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A 21 year old man drowned due to a rip current in the waters off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.

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	2009-07-31	21	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, July 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: 189763.