This afternoon, areas of NY saw 80F temperatures for the first time since last fall! The last 80F values across the @nysmesonet.org occurred on October 19th when Louisville reached 81F.
In #NYC, Central Park appears to have reached their earliest 80F+ high on record.
With melting snow and ice, alongside some rain and warming temperatures, we're seeing numerous river rises leading to some flooding.
Did you know our website has a community stats page (nyswrcc.org/community-stats)?
There's ~168K people and ~63K residential buildings in a flood warning in NY.
Our director, Nick Bassill, was happy to chat with Aylin Woodward at the WSJ about our nor'easter, which will be remembered for a long time.
Wondering if the snowfall reports are record breaking? We got you!
For the hardest hit counties, here's a list of the prior 1-day record, as well as the max snowfall report in each county today.
4 (!) counties have tentatively set records, though they will need to be confirmed.
By our estimates, there are 13,812,837 people currently under a blizzard warning in NY!
While the 1,563,071 estimated kids under 10 are no doubt looking forward to a snow day ☃️, the 628,380 adults with independent living difficulty may benefit from a helping hand tomorrow.
Did you know?
Our website is a great place to quickly sort through every @nws.noaa.gov product that is active for New York, view key information, and see what's valid for your area. It's a busy map today!
Visit: nyswrcc.org
Here's a summary of the weather for the rest of the morning and afternoon. The greatest impact from this storm is potentially hazardous travel.
We're a week away from Thanksgiving, and there's a chance of some snowy or rainy weather during the extended weekend. Here's what we know, what we don't know, and when we expect to have more confidence. ⬇️
Yesterday, meteorologists Katie Bachli & Jordan Tweedie visited Essex County, where they met with local emergency managers and presented a range of topics including our center, the upcoming winter, recent drought, and more!
Thanks to NYS DHSES' Dan Connor for the photograph.
It was graduation day for our inaugural "Introduction to Weather Interpretation" course! EMs from across the state learned about weather and (weather) communication, culminating in a final "briefing" today.
We thank the EMs & great partners at NYS DHSES, NWS Albany, & @nysmesonet.org.
Today we're beginning our very first class in our "Introduction to Weather Interpretation" course. This inaugural course will be conducted across four weeks and includes 16 emergency managers from across New York. We plan on more to come!
NWS WPC has upgraded the Moderate Risk for flash flooding to include NYC, western Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley. Moderate-to-heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon and evening, which will likely result in flooding.
This morning our team hosted Governor Hochul and Commissioner Bray at our Center to discuss ways we can keep New Yorkers safe during extreme weather. Planning for a Texas-sized flood was a top concern.
After, Director Nick Bassill spoke alongside Governor Hochul & Commissioner Bray to the press.
Over the last three days, there have been over 300 heat-related emergency department visits in #NYC, and 141 just yesterday (the most since at least 2016).
Why? Extreme, prolonged heat with no respite. Here's a map of consecutive hours of 85F+ feels-like temperatures. Almost 4 days straight!
Yesterday was once again a record-breaking day across NY. Here are some of the "hot"-lights:
-Several long-running weather stations recorded their warmest ever June temperature, such as at JFK airport.
-The @nysmesonet.org network recorded their first ever 100F temperatures.
While parts of upstate NY will start seeing relief from the heat, #NYC and much of downstate NY will be hot once more.
Overnight, parts of NYC never dipped below a 90F degree "feels-like" temperature. This was true for the the previous night too, which may compound health & infrastructure impacts.
It's after 10PM and the temperatures across much of #NYC are *still* in the mid-90s. Thankfully, the humidity has abated somewhat, which should make many cooling units slightly more effective. However, for those without air conditioning, it's likely to be another oppressive evening.
While it's not quite as humid today, temperatures are even warmer! At 3PM, much of eastern NY is near 100F.
Some long-running weather stations have broken records.
Nearly all of #NYC is between 97-100F right now, with even warmer feels-like temperatures.
Extreme heat and power outages aren't a great combination. This map shows peak feels-like temperatures on Monday via the @nysmesonet.org as well as counties that peaked at 1,000 or more customer outages.
Many high temperature and high heat index ("feels like") records were tied or broken across NY yesterday.
We've compiled these records for both traditional long-running stations ("ASOS") as well as NYS Mmesonet stations.
If you live in NY, it's likely you don't live far from a broken record!
If you're in New York City and you're stepping out for work, to go vote, or just for a stroll ... it's possible you haven't experienced a below 90F feels-like temperature in over 24 hours. Today won't be any different.
Find a cooling center near you here: finder.nyc.gov/coolingcente...
While hot temperatures affected all of NY on Monday, urban areas such as #NYC are feeling the brunt of the heatwave tonight. At midnight, most of NYC feels like its warmer than 90F while some locations even feel like 100F. Do whatever you can to stay cool tonight! Tomorrow will be hot once again.
At 4PM, the feels-like temperature is likely near or just past its daily peak. It's been an oppressively hot day, and tomorrow will be similar.
Some of the preliminary "highlights":
Peak feels-like temperature: 117F, at Whitehall
Peak temperature: 100F, at Plattsburgh
As of 1PM, the day's first 110F degree feels-like temperature has been observed. Numerous other stations are between 100-110F.
In fact, the NYS Mesonet's Ticonderoga station recorded a brand new all-time record high feels-like temperature of 113.7F just a few minutes ago! 🥵
As of 10AM, the day's first 100F degree feels-like temperatures have already appeared at locations in the Hudson Valley.
Additionally, many of those in the Mohawk Valley still recovering from power outages over the weekend are already experiencing feels-like values around 90F.
Last week SWRCC Staff presented on weather basics and protective actions for the Oswego County EMO & Oswego Health Department's “Cloudy Skies, Clear Messages: Effective Communication on Weather-Related Risks for Community Leaders” workshop. We love providing resources for our partners!
Yesterday was an active weather day across western and central NY, with numerous active weather warnings and severe weather reports. Here's a summary of the activity from yesterday, though this may change as NWS teams inspect damage or gather additional reports.
Yesterday certainly felt like summer across NY, given the hot temperatures and hazy skies. Here's a run-down of some of the hottest temperatures, which includes a number of broken records for areas across western and central NY.
If it feels like it rains or snows every weekend, you might be right if you live in upstate NY.
You have to go all the way back to November 16th-17th, 2024 to find a weekend that was completely dry in Albany, Syracuse, and Saranac Lake. That's over 6 months ago!
Here's the latest on today's severe thunderstorm threat, as of 830AM Tuesday. NWS SPC has continued an "enhanced" level of risk (level 3 out of 5), with strong winds, tornadoes, and large hail all possible. Storms will move from west to east this afternoon. #nywx