Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 1994, 3:55 PM EDT for Broome County, New York. It was in force for 65 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Broome County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALB), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 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 271955 TORBGM NYC007-272100- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 355 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON NY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK ...WESTERN BROOME COUNTY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR FRIENDSVILLE IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NORTH AND ENTER BROOME COUNTY NEAR VESTAL CENTER BY 410 PM...AND REACH ENDWELL BY 420 PM. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THISn TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
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, Jun 27, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PAZ039-040-043-044-047-053-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 250 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS FOLLOWING A A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL WYOMING COUNTY AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AREAS SUCH AS FACTORYVILLE...NICHOLSON...VOSBURG AND SURROUNDING AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH BRIEF STREET FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINIAGE AND ALSO GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. REMEMBER NEVER DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS AND TRY TO AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS EXPECT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LISTENING AREA. ANY THUNDERSTORM COULD CONTAIN DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. GRAF/WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PA
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:00 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PAZ039-040-043-044-047-053-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 250 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS FOLLOWING A A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL WYOMING COUNTY AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AREAS SUCH AS FACTORYVILLE...NICHOLSON...VOSBURG AND SURROUNDING AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH BRIEF STREET FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINIAGE AND ALSO GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. REMEMBER NEVER DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS AND TRY TO AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS EXPECT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LISTENING A4REA. ANY THUNDERSTORM COULD CONTAIN DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. GRAF/WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PA
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:15 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-272100- SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 315 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF ONEIDA COUNTY BY 900 PM. POOR DRAINAGE AND STREET FLOODING COULD STILL BE A PROBLEM ACROSS THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FINGER LAKES AND SOUTHERN TIER THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH CORTLAND AND OWEGO BY 930 PM...AND CONTINUE ACROSS ONONDAGA COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM. THE REST OF CENTRAL NEW YORK WILL HAVE CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH PATCHES OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PB
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:25 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-272100- SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 315 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION AND FINGER LAKES...BETWEEN SYRACUSE...BAINBRIDGE AND OWEGO THROUGH 500 PM. THESE STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN CATSKILLS AND WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY THROUGH 500 PM. PB
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:30 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PAZ039-040-043-044-047-053-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 330 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS FOLLOWING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. OVER THE NEXT HALFHOUR OR SO AREAS SUCH AS NEW MILFORD...QUAKER LAKE AND SURROUNDING AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH BRIEF STREET FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINIAGE AND ALSO GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. REMEMBER NEVER DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS AND TRY TO AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS EXPECT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LISTENING AREA. ANY THUNDERSTORM COULD CONTAIN DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. GRAF/WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PA
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 3:36 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PAZ039-040-043-044-047-053-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILKES BARRE SCRANTON PA 330 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...A THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS... AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS FOLLOWING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. OVER THE NEXT HALFHOUR OR SO AREAS SUCH AS NEW MILFORD...QUAKER LAKE AND SURROUNDING AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH BRIEF STREET FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINIAGE AND ALSO GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. REMEMBER NEVER DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS AND TRY TO AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. ELSEWHERE...LIGHTER RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS EXPECT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LISTENING AREA. ANY THUNDERSTORM COULD CONTAIN DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. GRAF/WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON PA
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.