A cold front encountered a highly unstable airmass as it approached from the west, which resulted in a line of showers and thunderstorms during the evening hours. High precipitable water levels preceding the front resulted in heavy rain and flash flooding in Bergen County.
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The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
A cold front encountered a highly unstable airmass as it approached from the west, which resulted in a line of showers and thunderstorms during the evening hours. High precipitable water levels preceding the front resulted in heavy rain and flash flooding in Bergen County.
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 Sep 12, 3:33 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
433 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE TRI-STATE TONIGHT...FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN SLIDING
OFFSHORE SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE THEN TAKING HOLD OF THE
NORTHEAST FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR NE
NJ/LOWER HUDSON VALLEY/S CT. DID NOT INCLUDE NYC/LONG ISLAND AT
THIS TIME DUE TO INFLUENCE OF MARINE LAYER. WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THIS AND ADJUST THE WATCH LATER IF NEEDED.
OUTSIDE OF AREAS WITH ONGOING CONVECTION OR MARINE
INFLUENCE...CURRENTLY HAVE 1500-3000 J/KG OF CAPE...THIS COUPLED
WITH 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 30-40
KT...APPROACHING 700-500 HAP SHORTWAVE...AND THE RIGHT REAR
QUADRANT OF A 125+ KT 250 HPA JET STREAK BUILDING OVER THE AREA
WARRANTS THE WATCH BOX OUTSIDE OF AREAS EXPERIENCING A MARINE
INFLUENCE...WITH MAIN THREAT GUSTY WINDS.
ALSO...WITH HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATERS...HAVE THE THREAT FOR
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE
SUPPORTING 700-500 HPA SHORTWAVE LIFTS TO THE NE. REFER TO THE
HYDRO SECTION OF THE AFD FOR DETAILS.
FOR LOWS TONIGHT USED A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE WITH NAM 2-METER
TEMPERATURES...WITH VALUES FORECAST TO BE AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
A DEEP TROUGH BUILDS OVER THE NE U.S. THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. OTHER
THAN MAYBE SOME LINGERING SHRA OVER FAR EASTERN ZONES FRIDAY
MORNING...IT SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY WITH NW LOW LEVEL FLOW DRYING
OUT THE LOW LEVELS. WILL SEE SOME INSTABILITY DRIVEN
CLOUDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN
RESPONSE TO THE LOW-MID LEVEL COLD POOL BEGINNING TO BUILD INTO THE
CWA. ISOLATED SPRINKLES ALSO CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO REFLECT IN THE FORECAST AT THIS
TIME. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE DRY WITH MINIMAL CLOUD COVER...AFTER
INSTABILITY CLOUDS DISSIPATE WITH THE LOSS OF SOLAR HEATING.
FOR HIGHS FRIDAY USED A BLEND OF MIXING DOWN FROM AROUND 850 HPA
WITH NAM 2-METER TEMPERATURES AND A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE. IT
WILL BE NOTABLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID THAN TODAY. HIGHS SHOULD BE
NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
FRIDAY NIGHT WILL FEATURE LOWS 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BASED ON
A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE. RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THAT DECOUPLING
IS LIKELY ONLY ACROSS DEEPER VALLEYS TO THE N/W OF NYC...SO HAVE
KEPT TEMPERATURES OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND A TAD ABOVE GUIDANCE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
RELATIVELY QUIET PERIOD THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST SAT...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HIGH
THEN PUSHING EAST AND PASSING JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY. UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SAT...WITH A ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT SETTING UP BRIEFLY SUNDAY BEFORE THE NEXT TROUGH. THIS PATTERN
SHOULD KEEP DRY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A
RUSH OF COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL SEE 850MB TEMPS DROP INTO THE LOWER
SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN WELL
BELOW NORMAL HIGHS SAT AND LOWS SAT NIGHT. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS SHOULD LEAD TO DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING SAT NIGHT...AND WITH
FORECASTED LOWS CURRENTLY JUST A FEW DEGREES ABOVE RECORD
LOWS...COULD SEE THE LOWS EVEN INCH CLOSER TO THE RECORDS. AS THE
RETURN FLOW SETS UP SUNDAY...TEMPS BEGIN TO INCREASE...THOUGH STILL
REMAINING BELOW NORMAL.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY PRECIP...AND NOT EVEN LOOKING THAT GREAT AT
THE MOMENT...IS WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPS INTO NEW ENGLAND...A
SHORTWAVE ROUNDING THE BASE MAY BRING ENOUGH FORCING TO AREAS MAINLY
NORTH OF THE NYC METRO AREA TO TRIGGER SOME ISO SHOWERS. SLIGHT
DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING BETWEEN THE GLOBAL MODELS...BUT GENERALLY
CONSENSUS IS BETWEEN 06Z AND 18Z MONDAY.
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND A VERY BROAD...STRONG SURFACE HIGH SET UP
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...PRODUCING DRY AND QUIET CONDITIONS.
A BRIEF SHOT OF CAA BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY WILL SEND TEMPS BACK
5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AS THE HIGH SLIDES TO THE EAST OFFSHORE
AND THE RETURN FLOW SETS UP ONCE AGAIN...TEMPS WILL INCREASE FOR THE
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH IMPACT AVIATION WEATHER DAY TODAY...
UPSTREAM SYSTEM ACROSS WRN PA TIMED BY STLT/RADAR/LIGHTNING/MODELS
TO REACH THE CITY ARPTS AROUND 23Z. THEREFORE A WINDOW FROM 23-03Z
FOR HEAVIEST ACTIVITY AND TSTMS TNGT. TIMING LATER ACROSS ERN TAF
SITES.
RESIDUAL -RA AND MVFR FOLLOWS. ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME
CLEARING BEFORE SUNRISE...BEST CHC OF RAPID CLEARING ATTM IS IN
THE 12-14Z PERIOD. VFR FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRI.
WINDS GENERALLY S BECOMING W THIS EVE AND NW OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
BE ERRATIC IN AND NEAR TSTMS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY.
NY METRO ENHANCED AVIATION WEATHER SUPPORT...
DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HOURLY TAF WIND COMPONENT FCSTS CAN
BE FOUND AT: HTTP:/WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ZNY/N90 (LOWER CASE)
KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z.
KJFK FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE 23Z.
KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST PROB IS N AND W OF THE ARPT.
KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z.
KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: AN ISOLD TSTM CANNOT BE RULED OUT BEFORE
23Z.
KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: BRIEF POCKETS OF CIGS BLW 1500 FT POSSIBLE
THRU 3Z.
OUTLOOK FOR 18Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
.FRI AFTN-FRI NGT...VFR WITH NW WINDS 15-25KT.
.SAT...VFR WITH LGT NW WINDS.
.SUN...VFR WITH LGT WINDS.
.MON...CDFNT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NW. A SPRINKLE POSSIBLE
BUT MAINLY VFR.
.TUE...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
HAVE EXTENDED THE SCA FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR ANZ 350/353 THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COULD SEE SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT
CONVERSION TO REGULAR SCA AT THIS TIME. OTHER WATERS WILL SEE
WINDS INCREASE TO 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...WITH MAYBE
SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR SHORE BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT SCA
AT THIS TIME.
THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ANY GUSTS TO 25 KT ON ALL WATERS AND
SEAS TO AT LEAST 5 FT FOR ANZ 350/353 TO LINGER INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO HAVE HEADLINES AT THIS TIME.
SATURDAY-TUESDAY...SUB-SCA CONDITIONS ON ALL WATERS WITH A FAIRLY
WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT RESIDING OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE COMING
WEEK. WINDS INCREASE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT...BUT GUSTS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 KTS AND SEAS 4 FT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
1/3 TO JUST UNDER 1 INCH OF BASIN AVERAGE QPF IS EXPECTED AHEAD
OF/WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY
ALSO CAUSE MINOR URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND POSSIBLY SMALL
STREAM FLOODING AS WELL...AS WELL AS A VERY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD
THREAT.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
DUE TO INTERFERENCE ISSUES WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD EMERGENCY
BROADCAST CHANNEL...THE NEW YORK CITY NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER
RADIO STATION KWO35 REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO
ISOLATE AND RESOLVE THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM.
DURING THIS TIME...THE TRANSMITTER MAY BE RETURNED TO SERVICE
INTERMITTENTLY FOR USE OF THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO
DURING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATIONS...FOR ROUTINE
WEEKLY TESTS OF THE WARNING SYSTEM...AND TO DETERMINE IF THE
INTERFERENCE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM EDT FRIDAY
FOR ANZ350-353.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JC/MALOIT/SEARS
NEAR TERM...MALOIT
SHORT TERM...MALOIT
LONG TERM...JC/SEARS
AVIATION...JMC
MARINE...JC/MALOIT/SEARS/DW
HYDROLOGY...MALOIT
EQUIPMENT...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>071-131730- 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- 124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 524 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. NYZ072>074-078-079-176-177-131730- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU- 124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-131730- 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- 124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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. NYZ075-080-081-178-179-131730- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 124 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
246 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW CITY 41.15N 73.99W
09/12/2013 ROCKLAND NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES...WIRES...AND POLES DOWN AROUND TOWN.
&&
JPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
251 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0109 PM TSTM WND DMG OSSINING 41.16N 73.87W
09/12/2013 WESTCHESTER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ON LOWER SPRING STREET.
&&
JPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
303 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 10 SSW BREEZY POINT 40.42N 73.98W
09/12/2013 M40 MPH ANZ338 NY MESONET
35 KT WIND GUST
&&
JPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
502 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
NJZ002-103-NYZ067-069-070-122145-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-ORANGE-ROCKLAND-WESTERN BERGEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-
502 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BERGEN...PASSAIC...
ROCKLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RINGWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40
MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY
RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 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.
LAT...LON 4109 7450 4120 7437 4122 7440 4136 7396
4132 7398 4133 7392 4107 7389 4106 7404
4106 7406 4106 7407 4102 7443 4105 7445
4103 7449 4104 7450
JMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
548 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
NJZ103-NYZ067>070-122245-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-WESTERN BERGEN-
548 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN BERGEN...PUTNAM...
ROCKLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 546 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SUFFERN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE...
NEAR POMONA BY 600 PM.
4 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAVERSTRAW BY 610 PM.
NEAR PEEKSKILL BY 625 PM.
NEAR MAHOPAC BY 645 PM.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
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.
LAT...LON 4150 7388 4151 7375 4137 7357 4104 7414
4111 7423 4113 7421 4115 7424
JCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
641 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
NJZ002-004-103>105-NYZ067>071-122345-
EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-NORTHERN
WESTCHESTER-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-WESTERN
BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-
641 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BERGEN...NORTHERN ESSEX...
ORANGE...PASSAIC...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
UNIONVILLE TO CALDWELL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES
SOUTH OF PORT JERVIS TO CALDWELL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE...
NEAR UNIONVILLE BY 645 PM.
NEAR RINGWOOD BY 650 PM.
NEAR RIDGEWOOD BY 655 PM.
NEAR GOSHEN BY 700 PM.
NEAR NORWOOD BY 705 PM.
NEAR YONKERS BY 710 PM.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
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.
LAT...LON 4161 7411 4159 7395 4145 7399 4149 7393
4153 7353 4129 7355 4121 7348 4110 7372
4102 7367 4083 7414 4085 7418 4081 7418
4076 7430 4081 7435 4090 7434 4090 7428
4097 7429 4104 7450 4120 7437 4134 7465
JCThe Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Franklin Ave. and Catherine Ave. in Saddle Brook were closed due to flooding.
In Ridgewood, the intersection of Sollas Ct. and Linwood Ave. was closed due to flooding. Water rescues were also performed at the intersection of Hope St. and Spring Avenue. Washington Ave. was closed in both directions at Grant Ave. in Dumont due to flooding. There were several stranded cars with water rescues performed at the intersection of Washington Ave. and River Dr. in Elmwood Park.
In Paramus, Rt. 17 northbound between Carlough Dr. and Ridgewood Ave. were closed due to flooding. Water rescues were performed at the intersection of Rodney St. and Waldron Ave. in Glen Rock. In Saddle Brook, Pehle Ave. and New Pehle Ave. and N. 5th St. between Grace Ave. and Victor St. were closed due to flooding.
Rt. 4 was closed with cars stranded in high water in Fair Lawn.
Rt. 17 was closed between Ridgewood Ave. and Linwood Ave. due to flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, September 2013
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: 477777, 477781, 477793, 477800, 477803.