Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 1992, 4:00 PM EDT for Chenango County, Otsego County, New York. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 5, 1992, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1992, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chenango County, NY, Otsego County, NY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado F1 | Otsego, 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 nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1016 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 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 KBGM 052000 TORBGM NYC017-077-052030- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 400 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON NY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK ...NORTHERN CHENANGO COUNTY IN EAST NEW YORK ...OTSEGO COUNTY AT 4 PM...RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR NORWICH IN CHENANGO COUNTY. THE STORM WAS RACING EAST AT 55 MILES AN HOUR. IT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH NEW BERLIN BY 415 PM...AND AFFECT WEST LAURENS IN OTSEGO COUNTY BY 430 PM. SPOTTERS IN CORTLAND COUNTY REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...AND A BUILDING COLLAPSED NEAR THE CITY OF CORTLAND AS THE STORM MOVED THROUGH AROUND 3 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DELLICARPINI
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, Jul 5, 12:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
NYZ003-006-010-051800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1230 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER... A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN BROOME AND SOUTHERN CHENANGO COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM. THE STORM STRECHED FROM RICHFORD TO WHITNEY POINT...AND WILL BE NEAR BAINBRIDGE BY 100 PM. ANOTHER STORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE BE NEAR CORNING IN STEUBEN COUNTY BY 130 PM...WHILE A THIRD MOVES TO NEAR NEW BERLIN IN CHENANGO COUNTY BY 100 PM. OTHER ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WERE OVER NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA FROM ROCHESTER AND BRADFORD...EAST TO THE HUDSON VALLEY. . THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE RACING EAST AT 55 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY ONE OF THESE STORMS...BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS. MORFORD
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
NYZ003-006-010-060000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 235 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR A LARGE PART OF NEW YORK STATE... THIS WATCH INCLUDES STEUBEN...TOMPKINS...SCHUYLER...CHEMUNG... BROOME...TIOGA...CHENANGO...CORTLAND...OTSEGO AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. YOU SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SIGNS OF THREATENING WEATHER...AND BE PREPARED TO GET INSIDE QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. REMAIN CALM... AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. DELLICARPINI
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PAZ010-016-060000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 130 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH ISSUED TILL 8PM... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.. BRADFORD LYCOMING SULLIVAN WAYNE WYOMING REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INZ AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATNING WEATHER AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:13 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE, NY 300 PM EDT SUN JUL 05 1992 . 05 / 1326-1332 EDT / HAIL / / NYZ09 / SYLVAN BEACH / ONEIDA COUNTY / NY / NUMEROUS REPORTS HAIL 1/2 INCH TO 11/2 INCH DAMAGE TO HOUSES BROKEN WINDOWS ANSD SIDING. TREES DAMAGED. CARS DAMAGED. . 05 / 1350 EDT / HAIL / / NYZ09 / ROME /T ONEIDA COUNTY / NY / 1/2 INCH HAIL . 05 / 1322 EDT / WIND / / NYZ09 / WHITESBORO / ONEIDA COUNTY / NY / TREE DAMAGE END FRANCIS
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:30 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PAZ007-008-010-016-052200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 330 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE AND WYOMING COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE WATCH INCLUDES WAYNE...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL EXIST UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM SOUTHWEST SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS SULLIVAN AND LYCOMING COUNTIES TO CLINTON COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY BETWEEN HILLSGROVE AND FORKSVILLE. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE RACING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 55 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA AREA ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT TO LOCAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES... SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HAMILTON/WSO WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:53 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PAZ007-008-010-016-052200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 330 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE WATCH INCLUDES SUSQUEHANNA...WAYNE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL EXIST UNTIL 8 PM EDT. AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM SOUTHWEST SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS SULLIVAN AND LYCOMING COUNTIES TO CLINTON COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY BETWEEN HILLSGROVE AND FORKSVILLE. ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE RACING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 55 MPH. PER2SONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA AREA ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT TO LOCAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES... SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HAMILTON/WSO WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON ...CORRECTED TO ADD SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango, Cortland | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Otsego | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cortland | 68 min |
| Jul 5, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.