High pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean ushered in hot and humid air northward across the area.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
High pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean ushered in hot and humid air northward across the area.
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 14, 12:53 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
153 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A weak trough of low pressure remains over the area today followed
by the passage of a cold front tonight. The front stalls to the
south from Monday into Tuesday and returns north as a warm front
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with a weak low pressure
trough lingering from later Wednesday into Thursday. A weak cold
front will pass late Thursday night into Friday.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
***DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES TODAY***
Forecast remains on track. Heat Indices at or above 100 degrees
for most sites in/around NYC and across LI and parts of CT.
Elsewhere, Heat Index approaching 100. Will keep warnings and
advisories in effect. For areas under Excessive Heat Warning, that
means HI 105 to as high as 110, and for areas under Heat Advisory,
HI 100-104. Sea breeze lifting north through Long Island and
coastal CT, so temps may have maxed out, but surface dewpoints
will creep up a bit, keeping the Heat Index high.
Line of thunderstorms over western NY/PA. Not much on radar in the
local area yet, but would expect storms to begin to develop,
mainly over western areas, over the next hour or so. Coverage
remains in question this aftn due to the lack of a clear trigger.
Isolated tstm development expected in vicinity of pre-frontal
trough...sea breeze/outflow boundaries and differential heating
off hilly terrain in the early afternoon. If vort stream gets
closer to the region in the aft/eve this could help increase
convective development along the pre-frontal trough...but
mitigating factor would be subsidence and higher heights aloft
toward the coastal plain.
Surface-based CAPE values currently 2500-3000 J/KG for NYC, NE NJ,
Lower hudson Valley, and interior portions of S CT. Once storms
develop, there will be abundant energy available.
Convective mode is once again expected to be pulse due to high
CAPE/weak shear environment early...but could transition to more
organized and if enough coverage even a line segment or two late
day/evening with increasing unidirectional deep layer westerly
shear. Anything that does develop has the potential to produce
torrential rain...but a 30-35 mph storm motion should limit flash
flood potential. Main conditional threat appears to damaging wind
gusts from wet microbursts or line segment noting the high
equilibrium level...deep moisture...and inverted v in the low
levels on the sounding.
There is a moderate risk of rip currents at the ocean beaches
today.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
Conditions should be less oppressive on Monday in the wake of the
cold front...with somewhat lower max temps in the upper 80s/lower
90s and dewpoints in upper 60s/lower 70s, with max heat indices
lower to mid 90s. Looks as if a heat advsy will be needed for NYC
on Monday...but still a bit too early to issue and will let day
shift have one more look at the guidance.
Should also be mostly dry on Monday with the exception of an isold
shower/tstm near the thermal trough N and W of NYC.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Heat abates even a bit more Tue in wake of weak fropa, with
somewhat lower max temps generally in the mid to upper 80s and
dewpoints in upper 60s/lower 70s, with max heat indices 90-95. A
warm front will then approach late Tuesday night into Wednesday,
with chances for thunderstorms, and timing of fropa somewhat
uncertain at least per model guidance. Climatology and model
biases argue for suppression Tuesday night, and then warm fropa
Wednesday morning.
Expect high temps mainly 85-90 Wed-Fri, with high humidity on Wed
and possibly Thu, then drier conditions Fri after a weak cold
frontal passage.
Heat advisory may have to continue for the NYC metro for much of
the upcoming week for 95 degree heat indices.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A weak trough of low pressure sits over the region today,
followed by a cold front passing through tonight.
Mainly VFR through the TAF period. Isolated tstms possible this
afternoon (18-21z) along convective rolls...with scattered storms
possible this evening (22-01z) downstream of activity over central
NY/PA. Main threat will be damaging winds gusts with stronger
storms. Any convection should diminish late evening through
midnight...with vfr conds overnight through Monday morning.
Sea breeze has developed for south coastal terminals...although
it is more veered to the sw. Elsewhere generally w/wsw winds of
10-15 KT with gusts 20-25 KT through this afternoon. Subsiding
winds this evening...veering nw/n and light overnight.
.OUTLOOK FOR 18Z Monday through Friday...
.Monday-Thursday...Mainly VFR. However, isolated to scattered mainly
afternoon and evening SHRA/TSRA each day could result in brief MVFR
or lower conditions.
&&
.MARINE...
Sub-SCA conditions through tonight, with occasional near shore gusts
to 25 KT possible this afternoon/early evening. Seas should remain 3
to 4 FT. Additional threat of strong thunderstorms over the waters
this afternoon/evening as well.
Sub-SCA conditions otherwise will prevail through the rest of the
forecast period.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Any thunderstorms that develop in this aft/eve will be capable of
producing torrential rainfall. Storm motion should be a faster
30-35 kt, limiting the flash flooding threat to training/anchored
convection.
Any thunderstorms with a warm frontal approach and passage late
Tuesday night into Wednesday, may be capable of producing
torrential rainfall with rainfall rates 1-2 inches per hour and
localized flash flooding.
&&
.CLIMATE...
Here are the record highs and record max mins for today August 14,
2016.
RECORD MAX TEMPERATURES
NYC...99...1988
JFK...93...2003
LGA...97...1988
EWR...98...2005*
ISP...89...2005
BDR...92...1974
RECORD MAX MIN TEMPERATURES
NYC...84...1908
JFK...76...2003
LGA...80...2000*
EWR...80...1988
ISP...75...1988*
BDR...75...1988
*Also in previous years
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Heat Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for CTZ012.
Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM EDT this evening for
CTZ005>011.
NY...Heat Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for NYZ079-081.
Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM EDT this evening for
NYZ067>075-078-080-176>179.
NJ...Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM EDT this evening for NJZ002-
004-006-103>108.
MARINE...None.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NV
NEAR TERM...MPS
SHORT TERM...NV
LONG TERM...NV
AVIATION...NV
MARINE...Maloit/NV
HYDROLOGY...NV
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 451 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016 CTZ005>011-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>074-078-176-177-150900- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON- WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU- 451 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ012-NYZ079-150900- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 451 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. && 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. NYZ075-080-178-179-150900- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 451 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AT THE OCEAN BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. && 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. NYZ081-150900- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 451 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AT THE OCEAN BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-150900- 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- 451 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 34 KT TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. && 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
955 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1149 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE MOUNT AIRY 41.23N 73.86W
08/13/2016 WESTCHESTER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN AT CROTON DAM ROAD AND ROUTE 129.
&&
FEBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1030 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1241 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW FOX MEADOWS 41.61N 72.70W
08/14/2016 MIDDLESEX CT LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH ROAD AND THE
NORTH ROAD EXTENSION.
&&
FEBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1032 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1241 AM TSTM WND DMG GOODRICH HEIGHTS 41.63N 72.66W
08/14/2016 MIDDLESEX CT LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GEER STREET AND
WATROUS PARK ROAD.
&&
FEBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1041 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0121 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW OCCUM 41.58N 72.06W
08/14/2016 NEW LONDON CT AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE AREA OF OLD
CANTERBURY TURNPIKE AND I-395.
&&
FEBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1056 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 AM LIGHTNING 1 SE VERSAILLES 41.59N 72.03W
08/14/2016 NEW LONDON CT AMATEUR RADIO
REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT THE
SUNFOX CAMPGROUND.
&&
FEBThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The combination of hot temperatures in the mid 90s, and high humidity, resulted in a heat index of up to 109 at JFK International Airport.
The combination of hot temperatures in the 90s, and high humidity resulted in a heat index up to 108 degrees at Islip MacArthur Airport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, August 2016
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: 657318, 657364.