NWS New York NY Severe Weather Page

Severe Weather Preparedness Week: April 21-April 27, 2024

Sunday April 21 to Saturday April 27 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week for New York and New England. NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) in partnership with state, local, and volunteer agencies and private sector organizations urge all residents to learn how to protect themselves from the hazards of severe thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes in our area, and even flash flooding. Now is the time to prepare, before the June thru August peak of the severe weather season.

Public Information Statements:

During this week, the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office New York, NY (OKX) will also issue and broadcast daily Public Information Statements according to the schedule in the table presented below:

Day	Topic- Public Information Statement
Sunday	Severe Weather Awareness Week Overview
Monday	Weather Impacts Impacts & Definitions
Tuesday	Severe Thunderstorms
Wednesday	Severe Weather Safety and Preparedness
Thursday	Tornadoes
Friday	Flash Flooding
Saturday	Review

Latest Severe Weather Information

Severe Weather Overview Map from the Storm Prediction Center

(Click map for more detail)

Day 2 Convective Outlook

Day 3 Convective Outlook

Mesoscale Discussion

Tri-State Tornado Statistics 1950-2022

**Totals**
Tornadoes	Fatalities	Injuries	Damage
168	13	229	$399,492,147

**F/EF Scale Ratings**
F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Unknown
65	71	21	4	1	0	6

**F and EF Scale Winds (MPH)**
Number	F	EF
0	73	65-85
1	73-112	86-110
2	113-157	111-135
3	158-206	136-165
4	207-260	166-200
5	261-318	200

**Click on the Links Below for More Detailed Information**
Connecticut	New York	New Jersey

Storm Prediction Center National Severe Weather Database Browser (Online SeverePlot 3.0)

**How To Receive Severe Weather Products**
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
Web Services (XML)
Weather Information Dissemination Systems