High Wind in New York, April 3, 2016

Name: High Wind in New York, April 3, 2016
Start: 2016-04-03T03:00
End: 2016-04-03T12:00
Location: New York

April 3, 2016 · NWS OKX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Deep low pressure tracked just to the east of the area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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.

Deep low pressure tracked just to the east of the area.

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 Apr 3, 1:20 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:20 AM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
220 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA ALONG A STRONG ARCTIC COLD
FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...AND MOVE EAST OF NEW
ENGLAND ON SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MOVING OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SERIES
OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY INTO NEXT
WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
HVY SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG WITH MAINLY SMALL HAIL CONTINUE MVG
EAST ACROSS SUFFOLK COUNTY NY AND SOUTHERN CT AHEAD OF THE
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE AREA. WIND GUSTED TO
35-40 KT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.

RAPID DEEP LVL COOLING IS OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS
LOW. AT KMGJ...RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW AT 0523Z/123 AM...WHERE VSBYS
HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO 3/4SM.

HRRR SNOW ALGORITHMS FOR THIS EVENT A BIT DECEIVING BASED ON
THICKNESS. SNOW SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH WET BULB ZERO ABV 3000FT. AS
A RESULT...HRRR INDICATES BASED ON WET BULB ZERO HEIGHT THAT SNOW
OCCURS ONLY ON THE WRN/NWRN FLANK OF THE LOW. HEAVIEST SNOW MAY
OCCUR OVER CNTRL CT PER THE HRRR AND 00Z NAM IN A BAND OF STRONG
MID LVL FROGEN...BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS YET.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
HIGH WIND WARNINGS REMAIN FOR THE ENTIRE CWA FOR LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR SOUTHERN
CT FROM NEW HAVEN AND EAST AS WELL AS SUFFOLK COUNTY NY ON LONG
ISLAND THROUGH ALL OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BECOME MORE NEGATIVELY TILTED WITH HEIGHT
OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTIONS BEGINNING.
THIS WILL BE COINCIDING WITH POLAR UPPER LEVEL JET PHASING WITH
SUBTROPICAL UPPER LEVEL JET AS WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION. AT THE
SURFACE...THE SURFACE LOW MOVES OVER THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH A
DECREASE IN PRESSURE GRADIENT TEMPORARILY...THEN DEEPENING STILL AS
IT MOVES TOWARDS CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND RAPID INCREASE IN COLD AIR ADVECTION WITH THE
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING. ONE FEATURE THAT IS VERY
CONSPICUOUS IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE TRENDS OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. THERE WILL BE STRONG ISALLOBARIC ACCELERATION TOWARD THE
EAST. THIS IS VERY PRONOUNCED FROM 09-12Z SUNDAY WITH THEIR 3 HOUR
POSITIVE PRESSURE TENDENCIES OF 8-11 MB IN THE NAM. THE 6 HOUR
PRESSURE TENDENCIES SHOW 6-12 MB POSITIVE TENDENCIES SUNDAY
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FARTHER EAST. THE
MAGNITUDE OF POSITIVE PRESSURE TENDENCIES DECREASES SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. ALSO...THE ISALLOBARIC COMPONENT WILL
NO LONGER BE ADDING TO THE WIND AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING SO
WINDS WILL REALLY JUST BECOME MORE DEPENDENT ON THE MIXING DEPTH.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKEWISE DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION
WITH A RESULTING DECREASE IN WIND. HOWEVER...THE MIXING DEPTH WILL
STILL BE PRETTY LARGE SO EVEN WITH A DECREASE IN BOUNDARY LAYER
FLOW...GUSTS WILL STILL LIKELY BE FROM NEAR THE TOP OF THE MIXED
LAYER.

IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION...THE RAIN SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL
BE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST WITH THE INCREASE IN COLD AIR ADVECTION. WINDS COMBINED
WITH SNOW WILL CREATE VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. EXACT SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY HOW FAST THE BOUNDARY LAYER COOLS
TO ALLOW FOR MAJORITY OF SHOWERS TO BE SNOW SHOWERS AND ALSO HOW
FAST THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES COOL BUT GENERALLY 1-2 INCHES OF
SNOW IS FORECAST FOR NORTHERN INTERIOR WITH LESS TO THE SOUTH
WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE MORE MARGINAL FOR ACCUMULATION. AHEAD
OF THE LOW...THERE WILL STILL BE SOME RESIDUAL INSTABILITY OF A
FEW HUNDRED J/KG TO HAVE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE ELEVATED
INSTABILITY SHIFTS WELL EAST OF THE REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH
THE LOCAL REGION BECOMING MORE STABLE WITH THE COLDER AIR
ADVECTING INTO THE LOWER LEVELS.

IN TERMS OF HAZARDS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HIGH WIND WARNINGS
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT WITH MAX WINDS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY
WHEN THE MIXING DEPTH INCREASES AND BRINGS DOWN HIGHER WINDS WITHIN
THE STRONG BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW. THE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS DECREASES
LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE MIXING HEIGHT
WILL BE INCREASING ALLOWING FOR GUSTS TO DROP OFF ONLY BY A SMALL
AMOUNT. OUT EAST ACROSS SUFFOLK COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST
CONNECTICUT...GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AS SHOWN
BY SOME BUFKIT SOUNDINGS MIXING FROM THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER.

BY SUNDAY NIGHT...MIXING HEIGHT LOWERS AND WITH PRESSURE TENDENCIES
GETTING CLOSER TO NEUTRAL...WINDS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY SUBSIDE. THERE
IS SOME SLIGHT RIDGING AT THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS SUNDAY EVENING.
WITH THE COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE...AND INITIALLY DECREASING
CLOUDS...RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL BECOME MORE EFFICIENT. THERE
WILL BE ANOTHER APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE WAVE FROM THE NORTHWEST
TOWARDS DAYBREAK MONDAY WITH SOME ASSOCIATED LIGHT SNOW WITH THE
COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE. ANOTHER HAZARD IS FORECAST BY WAY OF THE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR REGIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY
STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SOME GREEN UP OF VEGETATION. THIS WOULD BE
FOR MOST LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF NYC AND SOUTH OF THE MOST INTERIOR
LOCATIONS...WHICH WOULD PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NJ....SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER NY...NASSAU AND SUFFOLK NY ON LONG ISLAND AS WELL AS
COASTAL CT. THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN A FREEZE WATCH FROM
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A LARGE SCALE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN CANADA AND THE
NORTHEAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE AN ALBERTA CLIPPER
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AND A LIGHT ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW
JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND
ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE EAST BRIEFLY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS IN A RE ENFORCING COLD AIRMASS. EVEN THROUGH
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL NO RECORDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE BROKEN MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY NIGHT. A RETURN
FLOW SETS UP WEDNESDAY AS THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE.

A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEK AS ANOTHER DEEP
UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME STRONG RIDGES BUILDS ACROSS THE
WEST COAST AND OVER THE NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC. THE RESULTS IN THE
UPPER TROUGH BECOMING NEGATIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH
AN UPPER LOW CLOSING OFF THURSDAY. ONE DEEP SURFACE LOW MOVES SLOWLY
THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. A WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ON A COLD FRONT ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD
FRIDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN OFFSHORE AND MOVE ALONG THE
COAST. SO UNSETTLED WEATHER IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HIGH IMPACT AVIATION WEATHER EVENT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

ARCTIC FRONT PASSES AFT 6-8Z WITH WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 KT.

WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE AFT 18Z SUNDAY.

HVY SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG WITH MVFR CIGS AND VSBY WILL CONTINUE
MVG EAST ACROSS CT AND LONG ISLAND THROUGH 08Z.

IFR SNOW WILL SPREAD SE ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHERN
NJ...CT AND LONG ISLAND THRU 12Z SUNDAY. SCT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE
UNTIL 18Z.

MIXED PCPN AND STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
POTENTIAL SNOW SQUALLS DURING THIS PERIOD COULD CAUSE BRIEF WHITE
OUT CONDITIONS. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH FOR NYC
TERMINALS...BUT UP TO 2 INCHES AT KSWF.

.OUTLOOK FOR 06Z MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...VFR. RAPIDLY DIMINISHING WINDS.
.MON...SUB-VFR WITH RAIN FOR KISP/CITY/NJ TERMINALS. MIXED PCPN
POSSIBLY CHANGING TO ALL RAIN ELSEWHERE. SW G25KT AM BCMG NW PM.
.TUE...MAINLY VFR. NW G20KT.
.WED...VFR. SW G20-25KT PM.
.THU...SUB-VFR AND RAIN. S-SW G30KT. CHC LLWS.

&&

.MARINE...
SCA CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THE OCEAN VIA LINGERING SWELLS. MARINE
FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK. OCEAN WAVE HEIGHTS ARE RANGING MAINLY
BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FT. WINDS THEN PICK UP LATE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. GALES QUICKLY ESCALATE TO STORM FORCE AFTER 06Z WHEN
STRONG POSITIVE PRESSURE TENDENCIES COME IN AS WELL AS PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL RAPIDLY TIGHTEN. STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE ON ALL
WATERS UNTIL 18Z SUNDAY AND THEN FOR EASTERN WATERS UNTIL 22Z
SUNDAY. WESTERN WATERS WILL BE MORE IN THE GALE RANGE 18-22Z
SUNDAY.

WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH TO SUB-ADVY LEVELS RATHER QUICKLY LATER
SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT MAY REACH SCA LEVELS ON THE OCEAN AGAIN MON AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN AN APPROACHING CLIPPER
SYSTEM AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH. SCA CONDS ARE THEN POSSIBLE
ON ALL WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW...AND
THERE IS A LOW CHC FOR GALE FORCE WINDS. SUB-ADVY CONDS RETURN FOR
MOST OF WED WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON THE OCEAN WATERS BY LATER
MONDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THE OCEAN WATERS INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS STRONG
NORTHERN WINDS FLOW ACROSS THE WATERS BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW AND
COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A CHANCE OF
SMALL CRAFT GUSTS ON THE REMAINDER OF THE WATERS TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY EVENING.

A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUB SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THEN IN A STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY
FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW APPROACHING FROM THE WEST SMALL CRAFT
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY INTO
SUNDAY. ANOTHER QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF LIQUID IS POSSIBLE
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLING
AS SNOW.

NO HYDROLOGIC ISSUES ANTICIPATED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CTZ006>008-
     010>012.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     CTZ009>012.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CTZ005-009.
NY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NYZ078>081.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     NYZ071-078>081-177-179.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ067>075-
     176>179.
NJ...FREEZE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     NJZ006-104-106-108.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NJZ002-004-
     006-103>108.
MARINE...STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ330-340-345-
     350-353.
     STORM WARNING UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANZ335-338-355.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JM
NEAR TERM...JMC/GC
SHORT TERM...JM
LONG TERM...MET
AVIATION...GC
MARINE...JM/MET
HYDROLOGY...JM/MET

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 9:39 PM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1039 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

CTZ005-NJZ002-004-103-105-107-NYZ067>070-072>075-176-178-040245-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-
1039 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.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.

CTZ010>012-NYZ078>081-040245-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
1039 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FREEZE WATCH.

.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.

CTZ009-NJZ006-104-106-108-NYZ071-177-179-040245-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1039 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FREEZE WATCH.

.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.

CTZ006>008-040245-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-
1039 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.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.

ANZ330-340-345-350-353-040245-
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-
1039 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.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.

ANZ335-338-355-040245-
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-
1039 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SUNDAY...

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.

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.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.

JMC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 11:39 PM EST, 3 hours 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1239 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

CTZ005-006-009-010-NYZ070-071-078-080-177-179-030545-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN
FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-NORTHERN
NASSAU-SOUTHERN NASSAU-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK-
1239 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FAIRFIELD...
SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN...NASSAU...WESTERN SUFFOLK AND SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 1237 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PARAMUS TO NEAR
HOLIDAY CITY SOUTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE
HAIL...THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT WILL COMMENCE WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  YONKERS...DOBBS FERRY AND BRONXVILLE AROUND 1250 AM EDT.
  TARRYTOWN AND SCARSDALE AROUND 1255 AM EDT.
  WHITE PLAINS...HARRISON AND HAWTHORNE AROUND 100 AM EDT.
  PORT CHESTER AROUND 105 AM EDT.
  GREENWICH AROUND 110 AM EDT.
  STAMFORD...DARIEN AND BEDFORD AROUND 115 AM EDT.
  NORWALK AND NEW CANAAN AROUND 120 AM EDT.
  WESTPORT...WILTON AND GEORGETOWN AROUND 125 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE WEST HEMPSTEAD...
THOMASTON...JERICHO TURNPIKE...MOUNT VERNON...WEST ISLIP...ANSONIA...
HERRICKS...EAST MEADOW...ISLANDIA AND EAST NORTHPORT.

LAT...LON 4058 7375 4059 7376 4060 7368 4062 7377
      4084 7375 4080 7371 4084 7370 4092 7392
      4108 7389 4146 7300 4069 7315 4065 7320
      4072 7323 4064 7329 4065 7316 4064 7316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 243DEG 46KT 4094 7409 3993 7428

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:56 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1256 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2016

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

1254 AM     HAIL             PARAMUS                 40.95N  74.07W
04/03/2016  E1.00 INCH       BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:14 AM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
114 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2016

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

0108 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ORANGE                  40.77N  74.24W
04/03/2016                   ESSEX              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:16 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
116 AM EDT SUN APR 03 2016

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

1259 AM     LIGHTNING        RIVER EDGE              40.93N  74.04W
04/03/2016                   BERGEN             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOME DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 12:31 AM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
131 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

CTZ005>012-030645-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW
HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN
FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
131 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...
MIDDLESEX...NEW HAVEN AND WESTERN NEW LONDON COUNTIES...

AT 130 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WESTON TO 24 MILES
EAST OF SURF CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE
HAIL...THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT WILL COMMENCE WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW CANAAN...WESTPORT...WILTON...WESTON AND GEORGETOWN AROUND 135 AM
  EDT.
  BRIDGEPORT...FAIRFIELD AND REDDING AROUND 140 AM EDT.
  TRUMBULL AROUND 145 AM EDT.
  MILFORD...SHELTON...STRATFORD AND MONROE AROUND 150 AM EDT.
  SEYMOUR...ORANGE AND DERBY AROUND 155 AM EDT.
  WOODBRIDGE AND BEACON FALLS AROUND 200 AM EDT.
  NEW HAVEN...HAMDEN AND BETHANY AROUND 205 AM EDT.
  NORTH HAVEN AROUND 210 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE MILLINGTON...OXFORD...
FENWICK...EASTON...DEEP RIVER...ESSEX...MADISON...HIGGANUM...ANSONIA AND
EAST HAVEN.

LAT...LON 4166 7214 4129 7223 4131 7235 4127 7233
      4124 7276 4126 7275 4124 7289 4127 7291
      4130 7291 4115 7310 4117 7318 4102 7355
      4131 7350 4158 7275 4163 7271 4165 7250
      4158 7246 4160 7233 4171 7224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 241DEG 43KT 4122 7341 3959 7371

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 12:33 AM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
133 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

NYZ078>081-179-030645-
NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST
SUFFOLK-NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-
133 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NASSAU AND
SUFFOLK COUNTIES...

AT 131 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
ARCTIC FRONT WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRIDGEPORT TO 28 MILES
EAST OF SURF CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE
HAIL...THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT WILL COMMENCE WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ISLIP...HUNTINGTON...RIVERHEAD...LINDENHURST...SOUTHOLD...BABYLON...
PATCHOGUE...FARMINGDALE...PORT JEFFERSON...NORTHPORT...SOUTHHAMPTON...SAG
HARBOR...CENTER MORICHES...COMMACK...WADING RIVER...SHIRLEY...MATTITUCK...
HUNTINGTON STATION...PLAINVIEW AND DEER PARK.

LAT...LON 4094 7345 4094 7344 4091 7345 4088 7342
      4096 7340 4098 7264 4116 7224 4109 7238
      4111 7233 4104 7226 4087 7235 4088 7250
      4087 7249 4080 7261 4076 7293 4074 7295
      4077 7275 4067 7305 4059 7351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 241DEG 43KT 4125 7333 3963 7363

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11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Southern Queens

When: April 3, 3:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Queens forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.658, -73.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust up to 64 mph was measured at JFK International Airport at 533 am. In Queens, a tree was knocked down by the high winds on live wires on 34th Avenue and 147th Place. Measured sustained winds of 46 mph were reported in Jamaica at 934 am.

High Wind, Northern Queens

When: April 3, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Queens forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.658, -73.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust up to 53 mph was measured at LaGuardia Airport at 735 am. At JFK International Airport, a 64 mph wind gust was measured at 533 am. In Queens, a tree was knocked down by the high winds on live wires on 34th Avenue and 147th Place. Measured sustained winds of 46 mph were reported in Jamaica at 934 am.

High Wind, Bronx

When: April 3, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Bronx forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust up to 64 mph was measured at JFK International Airport at 533 am. There was a partial building collapse of a vacant building on Hill Road around 730 am.

High Wind, Kings (Brooklyn)

When: April 3, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wind gust up to 64 mph was measured at JFK International Airport at 533 am. There was a partial building collapse at 535 Fourth Avenue around 8 am. In Park Slope, there was a partial roof collapse due to the high winds on 4th Avenue for a building under construction. This occurred around 1045 am. Measured sustained winds of 46 mph were reported in Bay Ridge at 615 am.

High Wind, Richmond (Staten Is.)

When: April 3, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Richmond (Staten Is.) forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) measured sustained
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet station measured sustained winds of 45 mph at 909 am.

High Wind, Northern Nassau

When: April 3, 7:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Nassau forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was knocked down in Glen Cove at 9 am. The tree fell on to power lines, and was reported by the media.

High Wind, Southern Nassau

When: April 3, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Nassau forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 9 am, the public reported a tree down on to a car due to the high winds. This occurred in Farmingdale. In Seaford, there were multiple reports of trees down at 930 am. In Wantagh, a trained spotter reported tree limbs down, along with siding off a house at 953 am. In Levittown, a tree snapped and brought down power lines which resulted in a house fire. This occurred at 11 am.

High Wind, Northwest Suffolk

When: April 3, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

In Eatons Neck, a wind gust up to 63 mph was measured by a mesonet station at 910 am.

High Wind, Northeast Suffolk

When: April 3, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 910 am, a mesonet station measured a wind gust up to 68 mph, near Calverton. Another station near Plum Island measured a wind gust of 62 mph at 923 am.

High Wind, Southwest Suffolk

When: April 3, 8:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 9 am, the public reported trees and power lines down due to the high winds in West Islip, on Udall Road and Jean Road. In Islip, a tree was knocked down on cars on Patricia Ave. The tree also brought down wires. This occurred at 930 am. At 1130 am, a tree was reported down by the public in North Babylon. It was downed on Route 231 and the Southern State Parkway.

High Wind, Southeast Suffolk

When: April 3, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The broadcast media reported a downed tree, which blocked Evergreen Avenue at 10 am.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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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: 623783, 623784, 623785, 623786, 631053, 631061, 631062, 631063, 631064, 631065, 631066.