Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 1991
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Apr 9, 1991, 8:07 PM EDT for Tompkins County, New York. It was in force for 53 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 1991, 8:07 PM EDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 1991, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tompkins County, NY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 8:15 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Tompkins, NY | |
| Apr 9, 8:55 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Tompkins, NY |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Apr 9, 7:12 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
NYZ004-005-100000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE NY 710 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 700 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH AND SHOULD BE MOVING INTO CAYUGA COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH MOST OF CENTRAL NEW YORK DURING THE EVENING TONIGHT. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 1AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERSONS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JUNG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Cortland, Tioga | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 9:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Tompkins | 67 min |
| Apr 9, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cortland | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Tioga | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 12:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware | 56 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.