Severe Weather 07/21/06

[Guest KFD236]

Special Weather Statement

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- 436 AM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006

...HEAVY RAIN TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

A DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL HELP PUSH SURFACE DEWPOINTS INTO THE 70S THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE AREA BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING THE TRI-STATE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND THIS WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ALONG THIS FRONT...BRINGING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF ON SUNDAY.

WITH AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED DOWNPOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ON AREA ROADS...AS WELL AS RISES IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 319 PM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... EXTREME SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

* AT 318 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR YONKERS...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRONXVILLE...CO-OP CITY...CITY ISLAND...NEW ROCHELLE AND RYE

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 334 PM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NORTHERN BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

* AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YONKERS... RYE... NEW ROCHELLE AND BRONXVILLE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Update

/O.CON.KOKX.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z- 060721T2000Z/ BRONX NY-WESTCHESTER NY- 344 PM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WESTCHESTER AND NORTHERN BRONX COUNTIES...

AT 339 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RIVERDALE...OR ABOUT NEAR BERGENFIELD NEW JERSEY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

And it Continues to come back.

Stay safe

[Guest KFD236]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Update

/O.EXP.KOKX.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z- 060721T2000Z/ BRONX NY-WESTCHESTER NY- 359 PM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WESTCHESTER AND NORTHERN BRONX COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 400 PM EDT...

THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER SEVERE.

LAT...LON 4099 7388 4088 7392 4084 7377 4097 7367