000 NOUS41 KOKX 020324 PNSOKX CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-021330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1024 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... BRIDGEPORT 1.79 935 PM 2/1 ASOS DANBURY 1.46 936 PM 2/1 ASOS ...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... MERIDEN 2.33 953 PM 2/1 ASOS NEW HAVEN/TWEED 1.80 955 PM 2/1 ASOS SOUTHBURY 1.55 937 PM 2/1 PUBLIC NAUGATUCK 1.49 929 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...NEW LONDON COUNTY... GROTON/NEW LONDON 0.89 1010 PM 2/1 ASOS NEW JERSEY ...BERGEN COUNTY... TETERBORO 1.72 900 PM 2/1 ASOS GARFIELD 1.54 850 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER BERGENFIELD 1.53 845 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORTH ARLINGTON 1.46 730 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER TENAFLY 1.44 800 PM 2/1 PUBLIC RIDGEWOOD 1.35 700 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...ESSEX COUNTY... NEWARK 1.81 830 PM 2/1 ASOS CALDWELL 1.41 815 PM 2/1 ASOS ...HUDSON COUNTY... HARRISON 1.80 730 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER JERSEY CITY 1.49 730 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORTH BERGEN 1.49 730 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER SECAUCUS 1.28 730 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER WEST NEW YORK 1.28 730 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER UNION CITY 1.15 730 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER NEW YORK ...KINGS COUNTY... BROOKLYN 1.85 850 PM 2/1 COOP SHEEPSHEAD BAY 1.50 830 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...NASSAU COUNTY... VALLEY STREAM 1.28 945 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...NEW YORK COUNTY... NYC/CENTRAL PARK 1.63 815 PM 2/1 ASOS ...ORANGE COUNTY... MONTGOMERY 1.23 832 PM 2/1 ASOS ...QUEENS COUNTY... NYC/LA GUARDIA 1.59 857 PM 2/1 ASOS NYC/JFK ARPT 1.51 855 PM 2/1 ASOS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... UPTON 2.29 945 PM 2/1 NWS SHIRLEY 1.91 913 PM 2/1 ASOS MIDDLE ISLAND 1.87 930 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER ISLIP 1.72 949 PM 2/1 ASOS FARMINGDALE 1.62 900 PM 2/1 ASOS WESTHAMPTON BEACH 1.30 1000 PM 2/1 ASOS EAST ISLIP 1.24 916 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER MONTAUK 1.12 1007 PM 2/1 ASOS ...WESTCHESTER COUNTY... WHITE PLAINS 1.73 900 PM 2/1 ASOS ***********************STORM TOTAL ICE*********************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS ICE OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... DANBURY 0.06 1115 AM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... SOUTHBURY 0.30 357 PM 2/1 PUBLIC BETHANY 0.25 600 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER SOUTHBURY 0.13 937 PM 2/1 PUBLIC NEW YORK ...ORANGE COUNTY... GOSHEN 1.10 400 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER WESTTOWN 0.58 300 PM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER NEWBURGH 0.50 1005 AM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER OTISVILLE 0.50 615 PM 2/1 MESONET MONROE 0.13 955 AM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER MONTGOMERY 0.13 1005 AM 2/1 SKYWARNSPOTTER ...ROCKLAND COUNTY... STONY POINT 0.12 1150 AM 2/1 PUBLIC ...WESTCHESTER COUNTY... ARMONK 0.65 205 PM 2/1 PUBLIC WHITE PLAINS 0.25 1040 AM 2/1 SKYWARN SPOTTER ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF (MPH) MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ...NEW LONDON COUNTY... GROTON/NEW LONDON 41 944 PM 2/1 ASOS NEW YORK ...QUEENS COUNTY... NYC/JFK ARPT 49 727 PM 2/1 ASOS NYC/LA GUARDIA 40 722 PM 2/1 ASOS ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... ISLIP 59 812 PM 2/1 ASOS FARMINGDALE 44 754 PM 2/1 ASOS SHIRLEY 43 838 PM 2/1 ASOS ************************************************************ PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1009 PM EST FRI FEB 01 2008 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0830 AM FREEZING RAIN GOSHEN 41.40N 74.33W 02/01/2008 M0.25 INCH ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER ONE FATALITY IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED ALONG ROUTE 17 AND 84. 0914 AM FREEZING RAIN NEWBURGH 41.50N 74.02W 02/01/2008 E0.00 INCH ORANGE NY BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS OF NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ON I-84 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN EXIT 6 AND EXIT 1 0956 AM FREEZING RAIN OAKLAND 41.03N 74.24W 02/01/2008 E0.00 INCH BERGEN NJ BROADCAST MEDIA SKYLINE DRIVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN I-287 AND CONKLINTOWN ROAD CLOSED 1000 AM FREEZING RAIN NEW CITY 41.15N 73.99W 02/01/2008 E0.00 INCH ROCKLAND NY BROADCAST MEDIA NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY NORTHBOUND BETWEEN EXIT 11 AND EXIT 19 0311 PM ICE STORM 1 NW OTISVILLE 41.48N 74.55W 02/01/2008 ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER 2 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN 0812 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ISLIP 40.73N 73.22W 02/01/2008 M59.00 MPH SUFFOLK NY ASOS 0827 PM FLASH FLOOD CORNWALL ON HUDSON 41.44N 74.02W 02/01/2008 ORANGE NY BROADCAST MEDIA FLOODING CAUSED ROAD CLOSURE ON STATE HIGHWAY 218 0838 PM FLASH FLOOD YONKERS 40.95N 73.87W 02/01/2008 WESTCHESTER NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS FLOODING IS BLOCKING ALL LANES ON BRONX RIVER PARKWAY AROUND EXIT 10. $$ JMC