Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1990, 9:50 PM EDT for Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1990, 9:50 PM EDT (01:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1990, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wayne County, PA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Atlantic City In, NJ (KACY), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 254 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 494 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KAVP 010224 COR
SVRAVP
PAC069-079-127-010245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PA
950 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF PENNSYLVANIA
LACKAWANNA...LUZERNE...WAYNE
AT 950 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM WAYNE COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH
EXTREME EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY INTO WYOMING AND NORTHERN
LUZERNE COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST CELLS WERE OVER NORTHERN WAYNE
COUNTY NEAR PLEASANT MOUNT AND IN NORTH CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY
NEAR HARVEYS LAKE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST NEAR 50 MPH
AND SHOULD AFFECT MUCH OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. ONCE
INSIDE...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
MJWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
NYZ004-005-302300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE NY 520 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...MARINE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAKE ONTARIO FROM THIRTY MILE POINT TO OSWEGO UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 500 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS ACTIVITY EXTENDS FROM ABOUT SALMON POINT ON THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO TO JUST NORTH OF ROCHESTER ON THE SOUTH SHORE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 60 MILES AN HOUR WERE REPORTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS AS THEY CROSSED ONTARIO PROVINCE. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS. ALL MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND SMALL BOATS TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. WALLINGFORD
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
NYZ004-005-010100-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE NY
635 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AT 630 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LARGE CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK. THESE STORMS COVERED
WESTERN OSWEGO AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY AND EXTENDED SOUTHWEST ACROSS
THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION AND ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO
TO WEST OF ROCHESTER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE CITY OF SYRACUSE BY 700 PM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60
MILES AN HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
WALLINGFORDSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 6:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PAZ008-010-010000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PA 645 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR COLUMBIA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...THIS INCLUDES COLUMBIA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WILL EXIST IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED THAT AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN LUZERNE COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NEAR 40 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND... ...HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS LUZERNE AND SOUTHERN LACKAWANNA COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF SUCH WEATHER APPROACHES. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND o8 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEEDED. JUREWICZ/WSO WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PAZ008-010-010000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PA 645 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR COLUMBIA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...THIS INCLUDES COLUMBIA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WILL EXIST IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA UNTIL 11 PM EDT. AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN LUZERNE COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NEAR 40 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND... ...HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS LUZERNE AND SOUTHERN LACKAWANNA COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF SUCH WEATHER APPROACHES. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUqED AROUND 8 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEEDED. JUREWICZ/WSO WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PAZ007-008-010-016-010200 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PA 840 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT. IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...THIS INCLUDES COLUMBIA...LACKAWANNA...LUZERNE... SUSQUEHANNA...WAYNE...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WILL EXIST IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT. AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS IN BRADFORD COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST NEAR 50 MPH...AND SHOULD ONCE AGAIN ENTER WYOMING COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED OVER NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AT THIS TIME. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF SUCH WEATHER APPROACHES. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 10 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEEDED. JUREWICZ/WSO WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 9:10 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
NYZ004-005-010200-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE NY
905 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 1990
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AT 845 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LARGE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. THESE STORMS EXTENDED
FROM JUST SOUTH OF SYRACUSE AND UTICA SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER NEAR
BINGHAMTON AND SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES REGION. THESE
STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND NO LONGER
POSE A THREAT TO SYRACUSE AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED DURING THE PAST HOUR JUST SOUTH OF ROCHESTER.
THIS STORM WILL ALSO TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST AND CROSS THE SOUTHERN FINGER
LAKES REGION BEFORE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER NEAR BINGHAMTON.
SYRACUSE ENDED UP ON THE VERY NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE CLUSTER OF STORMS
AND ESCAPED THE BRUNT OF THESE STORMS. AREAS TO OUR WEST AND SOUTH WERE
NOT AS FORTUNATE HOWEVER. NUMEROUS REPORTS ARE NOW COMING IN CONFIRMING
A LARGE SWATH OF SEVERE WEATHER FROM THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES REGION TO THE
SOUTHERN TIER NEAR BINGHAMTON.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER ONTARIO CANADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WHICH EXTENDED FROM THIS SYSTEM SOUTHEAST
ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT FOLLOWED
BY PLEASANTLY COOL AND DRIER AIR ON SUNDAY. THIS AIR WILL ONLY BE WITH
US FOR A SHORT TIME AS VERY HOT AND HUMID AIR PRESENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS STATES WILL PUSH EAST AND OVERSPREAD OUR REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IT APPEARS THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL REMAIN WITH US RIGHT THROUGH
THE FOURTH OF JULY. AT THE PRESENT TIME IT APPEARS ANY PRECIPITATION ON
THE FOURTH WILL BE LIMITED TO MAINLY AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS S=O IT SHOULD BE A NICE BUT HOT HOLIDAY.
WALLINGFORDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Wyoming | 87 min |
| Jun 30, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 55 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.