Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 1992
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 1992, 5:55 PM EDT for Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 1992, 5:55 PM EDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 1992, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wayne County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 664 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KROC 172155
FFWROC
NYC117-180000-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED /EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER NY
555 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
NORTH CENTRAL WAYNE
AT 5:50 PM EDT RADAR A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN IN
SOUTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MILES AN HOUR TOWARD THE SODUS AREA OF WAYNE COUNTY WHERE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WERE REPORTED EARLIER THIS
EVENING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
ENGLISHWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 17, 3:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON 300 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1992 SPECIAL STORM REPORT FOR DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY JUL 15 1992. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WERE REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE BY LACKAWANNA COUNTY SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND EMA OFFICE AT 614 PM EDT. TOWN OF ARCHIBALD WAS HARDEST HIT WITH TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO SOME PHONE LINES. A GROUND SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED ON JUL 16. THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS CONCLUSIVE. ALL DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. KNOWN DAMAGE: MINOR DAMAGE TO PHONE LINES. HENSON/WSO/AVP END
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
NYZ004-005-172200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - FLOOD WATCH AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE NY 325 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK WEST OF I81 INCLUDING SYRACUSE UNTIL 8 PM... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY... AT 3 PM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN NEW YORK. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINED VERY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS AND WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME PARTS OF THE BUFFALO AREA HAVE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IN JUST AN HOUR FROM NOON THROUGH 1 PM. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE LEFT THE GROUND SATURATED AND UNABLE TO HOLD MUCH ADDITIONAL MOISTURE. AS A RESULT...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS AND THUS A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL PRODUCE THESE HEAVY RAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON COULD ALSO BECOME SEVERE...THEREFORE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RAPID RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES AND MOVE AWAY FROM RIVERS AND STREAMS IF THEY BEGIN TO RISE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. WALLINGFORD
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
NYZ003-006-010-172045 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 345 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER COUNTIES OF STEUBEN...CHEMUNG...SCHUYLER...TOMPKINS AND TIOGA...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW YORKS CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER AND SUSQUEHANNA REGION UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY... CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ARE IN STORE FOR NEW YORKS SOUTHERN TIER AREAS...FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. AT 330 PM...RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WERE FROM WATERTOWN AND BUFFALO SOUTH TO DUBOIS AND STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE BETWEEN WELLSVILLE AND HORNELL...JUST SOUTH OF CANADAIGUA AND 15 MILES EAST OF ROCHESTER. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORHTEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN STEUBEN COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM. CHAMPNEY
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
NYZ003-006-010-172145 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 445 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF STEUBEN... CHEMUNG...SCHUYLER...TOMPKINS AND TIOGA...UNTIL 8 PM AND...BROOME AND DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW YORKS CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER AND SUSQUEHANNA REGION UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY... SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS ACROSS STEUBEN...SCHUYLER... TIOGA AND TOMPKINS COUNTIES OF NEW YORK AT 530 PM. AT 430 PM...RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM WATERTOWN AND BUFFALO SOUTH TO DUBOIS AND HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE BETWEEN ROCHESTER AND OSWEGO NEW YORK. & THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. CHAMPNEY
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PAZ007-008-010-016-180300 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 430 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH... ...EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE REGION UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCLUDE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. HENSON/WSO/AVP
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 5:49 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
NYZ003-006-010-172245 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 545 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF STEUBEN... CHEMUNG...SCHUYLER...TOMPKINS AND TIOGA...UNTIL 8 PM AND...BROOME AND DELAWARE COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NEW YORKS CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER AND SUSQUEHANNA REGION UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY... RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN STEUBEN COUNTY OF NEW YORK WERE FROM HALF AN INCH TO JUST OVER AN INCH SINCE THE RAIN STARTED AROUND 230 PM. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER THROUGH 700 PM. AT 530 PM...RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. . SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 30 MILES EAST OF WATERTOWN TO OWEGO NEW YORK AND HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA WEST. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE 10 MILES SOUTH OF WATERTOWN NEW YORK AND 20 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. CHAMPNEY
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 1992Every flash flood warning in 1992
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.