[turtlehurricane]

Heres the high high resolution zoom in of this morning's suspected NYC tornado. I figure you guys would like to have the data.

http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/abunter/nycrloop-1.gif

http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/abunter/nycvloop-1.gif

http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f34/abunter/crossnyc.png

At maximum it was about -20 kt/+60 kt, or 80 kt of shear.

[MerquryMan]

Wow, thanks for this! That vertical profile says it all. Perfect couplet and rotation!

[The Dude]

Looks like it passed right over the Staten Island Ferry terminal.

[Southland Wx]

Hey Turtle,

Mind if I use one or some of these in our blog tonight? If so, PM me with your info so I can give you proper credit. Want to analyze this, especially if they confirm it. Thanks!

Matt

[uncle w1]

great post. It's amazing it came in the early morning and not in the afternoon.

[donsutherland1]

Many thanks for posting these images, Turtlehurricane.

[famartin]

uncle w1, on Aug 8 2007, 10:28 AM, said:

great post. It's amazing it came in the early morning and not in the afternoon.

If it came in the afternoon, the seabreeze would've killed it :arrowhead:

[NJHurricane]

Nice job turtle....crazy year for NYC area severe weather....figures it happens the summer after I move down to South Jersey. :arrowhead:

[BeauDodson]

Great image grabs...

[HurricaneJosh]

Um, what?? There was a tornado in NYC this mornning? I guess I missed that. What borough and what kind of track and damage? Info please!

[gkrangers]

HurricaneJosh, on Aug 8 2007, 02:19 PM, said:

Um, what?? There was a tornado in NYC this mornning? I guess I missed that. What borough and what kind of track and damage? Info please!

A possible tornado in the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn area. Upton is out investigating this afternoon. You could try reading the thread all about it.

[HurricaneJosh]

gkrangers, on Aug 8 2007, 11:23 AM, said:

A possible tornado in the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn area. Upton is out investigating this afternoon. You could try reading the thread all about it.

Yeah, I didn't notice the thread and was wondering which one it was. I don't see any obviously referring to a NYC tornado.

[Windsurfer_NYC]

HurricaneJosh, on Aug 8 2007, 02:19 PM, said:

Um, what?? There was a tornado in NYC this mornning? I guess I missed that. What borough and what kind of track and damage? Info please!

000
NOUS41 KOKX 081417
PNSOKX
NYZ072>077-082000-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1015 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2007

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL
TORNADIC STORM DAMAGE IN NEW YORK CITY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO
INVESTIGATE STORM DAMAGE IN THE BAY RIDGE BROOKLYN AND SURROUNDING
AREAS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE
METEOROLOGISTS NEED TO EXAMINE ALL DAMAGE...ASSESS THEIR FINDINGS
BEFORE A DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE.

ONCE THE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL ANNOUNCE THEIR
FINDINGS TO THE MEDIA.

A DETAILS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ON THE FINDING WILL BE ISSUED
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

=====

Any ideas on when they'll issue that statement? (ie, by the 6 o'clock news?)

[HurricaneJosh]

Windsurfer_NYC, on Aug 8 2007, 11:26 AM, said:

000
NOUS41 KOKX 081417
PNSOKX
NYZ072>077-082000-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1015 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2007

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL
TORNADIC STORM DAMAGE IN NEW YORK CITY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO
INVESTIGATE STORM DAMAGE IN THE BAY RIDGE BROOKLYN AND SURROUNDING
AREAS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE
METEOROLOGISTS NEED TO EXAMINE ALL DAMAGE...ASSESS THEIR FINDINGS
BEFORE A DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE.

ONCE THE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
NEW YORK CITY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL ANNOUNCE THEIR
FINDINGS TO THE MEDIA.

A DETAILS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ON THE FINDING WILL BE ISSUED
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

=====

Any ideas on when they'll issue that statement? (ie, by the 6 o'clock news?)

Thanks, Windsurfer_NYC.

In case this hasn't been posted anywhere else, here's the NYT's report of the storm. The damage sounds pretty extensive for a tornado in this region!

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/...ge-in-brooklyn/

[LocoAko]

The couplet as it approached NYC (these suck compared to turtle hurricanes :lol:)

http://i13.tinypic.com/52lix3k.png

Entering Brooklyn:



http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4271/rotationagainpp8.gif

[generelz]

Wow, that's awesome. To my untrained eye it looks like it really "tightened" up as it got closer to the bay there. Could there be any reason for that, i.e. the water modifying the boundary layer and creating some sort of artificial boundary to "spin" this thing up?

[LocoAko]

Live feed from damage area:

http://media.myfoxny...yfoxflying.html

[billgwx]

uncle w1, on Aug 8 2007, 01:28 PM, said:

great post. It's amazing it came in the early morning and not in the afternoon.

Welcome to NYC/Long Island tornado climatology. Late summer early morning warm frontal passages in a highly sheared/tropical environment will do it every time.

[billgwx]

After we archive the event, I'll try to remember to post some images from the Newark Airport TDWR showing gate-to-gate shear almost at ground level, and a nasty looking hook as it passed very near the JFK TDWR near Floyd Bennett Field.

[famartin]

billgwx, on Aug 8 2007, 01:05 PM, said:

After we archive the event, I'll try to remember to post some images from the Newark Airport TDWR showing gate-to-gate shear almost at ground level, and a nasty looking hook as it passed very near the JFK TDWR near Floyd Bennett Field.

You sure know how to pick which mornings to work, don't ya Bill? :arrowhead:

Question: Has a tornado been confirmed yet? I havn't seen any statements.