Amityville Weather - Special Cases
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT Date Issued: 707 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 Expiration: 800 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING EAST CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY... AT 705 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTH OF PATCHOGUE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR MASTIC BY 725 AM... NEAR BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY BY 730 AM... NEAR MANORVILLE BY 735 AM... NEAR WADING RIVER BY 740 AM... NEAR WESTHAMPTON BY 750 AM... NEAR RIVERHEAD BY 755 AM. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN AT THE RATE OF AN INCH PER HOUR WITH THIS STORM 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. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Date Issued: 426 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 Expiration: 630 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ALSO FORECAST A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY 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. |
