Screen shot for National Weather Service forecast for New York, NY at about 12:30 a.m. EDT, Sunday August 28, 2011 (See current forecast).
UPDATE: A tornado warning was issued from 4:00 a.m. to 4:15 am. after the NWS observed rotating clouds in a severe thunderstorm. No damage reports area published for the area, however one topple tree was reported.
Irene was downgraded to tropical storm at about 9:00 a.m. Sunday.
TROPICAL STORM IRENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
900 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011
…CENTER OF IRENE MOVES OVER NEW YORK CITY…
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF IRENE
MOVED OVER NEW YORK CITY AROUND 900 AM EDT…1300 UTC. IRENE HAS
WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM AND THE ESTIMATED INTENSITY AT
LANDFALL WAS 65 MPH…100 KM/H.
SUMMARY OF 900 AM EDT…1300 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…40.7N 74.0W
ABOUT 0 MI…0 KM N OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…65 MPH…100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH…43 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…965 MB…28.50 INCHES
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FORECASTER PASCH
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Tornado Watch Issued for New York City at 7:55 p.m. Saturday …
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 812
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
755 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
TORNADO WATCH 812 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRONX KINGS NASSAU
NEW YORK QUEENS RICHMOND
ROCKLAND SUFFOLK WESTCHESTER
Detailed Weather Forecast for Saturday night and Sunday as of 11:30 p.m. Saturday …
Overnight: Tropical storm conditions, with hurricane conditions possible. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. East wind 36 to 46 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday: Tropical storm conditions expected, with hurricane conditions possible. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 75. North wind 45 to 65 mph decreasing to between 35 and 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
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