Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Long Island Sound W of New Haven Ct To Port Jefferson Ny, Atlantic North
2024-08-03 · near Norwalk Light Wxflow, Long Island Sound W of New Haven Ct To Port Jefferson Ny, Atlantic North
36 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Mesonet site XNOR at Norwalk Light measured a 36 knot wind gust.
Wider weather episode
An upper level trough slowly approached the area as a stalled frontal boundary sat just to our west. With an environment with about 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE and 30 kt of Effective Bulk Shear, thunderstorms that developed were able to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213498. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.