Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2000, 5:40 PM EDT for Sullivan County, New York; Pike County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 65 min. 4 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
- Jun 2, 2000, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2000, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Sullivan County, NY, Pike County, PA, Wayne County, PA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 5:40 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 E | Countywide, PA | Emergency management reported numerous trees and wires down throughout Wayne county. The central portion of the county was hardest hit, especially from Hamlin through Honesdale. Storm spotters also reported a large apple tree blown over in Waymart. 17000 peop |
| Jun 2, 6:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 E | Tafton, PA | Storm spotters reported trees down in Tafton. |
| Jun 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 60 E | Highland Lake, NY | Law enforcement officers reported 4 people seriously injured when a tree was blown down onto a tent at Kittatinny Campgrounds in Barryville. |
| Jun 2, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado F0 | Rock Hill, NY | A National Weather Service Binghamton survey team studied wind damage in the Emerald Green community, approximately 10 miles southeast of Monticello, NY on Saturday June 3rd 2000. The conclusions were that the damage, which occurred around 630 pm June 2nd, was |
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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 2238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 WUUS51 KBGM 022141 SVRBGM NYC105-PAC103-127-022245- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 540 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. PIKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. SULLIVAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. * UNTIL 645 PM EDT. * AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WAYMART TO DICKSON CITY TO DUPONT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... HEADLEY AND HONESDALE AROUND 550 PM EDT. ARLINGTON AND STERLING AROUND 555 PM EDT. LAVA AND NARROWSBURG AROUND 600 PM EDT. TUSTEN AND KIMBLES AROUND 605 PM EDT. BEAVER BROOK AND BLOOMING GROVE AROUND 610 PM EDT. BARRYVILLE AND ELDRED AROUND 615 PM EDT. FORRESTBURG AND TWIN LAKES AROUND 620 PM EDT. GLEN SPEY AND HARTWOOD AROUND 625 PM EDT. MILLRIFT AND TAMIMENT AROUND 630 PM EDT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. $$ NICOSIA
What 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.
NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 2:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 2:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 215 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 SVR WX EPISODE WELL UNDERWAY. INTERESTINGLY NEARLY ALL OF THE RPTS HAVE BEEN OF LARGE HAIL WITH SVRL CELLS SHOWING ORGANIZED ROTATION. STILL XPCT MORE IN THE WAY OF WIND DAMAGE AS LINES ORGANIZE THIS AFTN. MAIN EMPHASIS IN THE FCST WILL BE FOR IMPVNG CONDITIONS. HIGH PRES WILL PROVIDE A NICE DAY ON SATURDAY...MAY SEE SOME ERLY MRNG LOW CLDS BUT OTRW MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. NOT MUCH TIL THE XTNDD PD...MDLS HAVE BEEN LEANING TWDS THE MRF WITH THE SYSYEM FOR ERLY NXT WEEK. STILL BELIEVE THE MRF IS OVERDONE BUT AVN CONTINUES THIS TREND AND OTHER XTNDD GUIDANCE IS ALSO TRENDING TWDS THIS SOLUTION. WILL ADD IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT PD FOR A CHC OF SHOWERS THEN GO WITH A CHC OF SHOWERS FOR MONDAY. WORKZONES OUT...ZFPBGM OUT BY 300 PM. .BGM...NONE. BRADY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 11:44 AM EDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
NYZ015-022-024-023-016-017-025-018-036-009-037-055-044-056-045-046- 057-062-PAZ038-039-043-044-047-040-048-022200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1144 AM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN NEW YORK. YATES NY... STEUBEN NY... CHEMUNG NY... SCHUYLER NY... SENECA NY... CAYUGA NY... TOMPKINS NY... ONONDAGA NY... MADISON NY... ONEIDA NY... TIOGA NY... CORTLAND NY... BROOME NY... CHENANGO NY... OTSEGO NY... DELAWARE NY... SULLIVAN NY... IN PENNSYLVANIA. BRADFORD PA... SUSQUEHANNA PA... WYOMING PA... LACKAWANNA PA... LUZERNE PA... WAYNE PA... PIKE PA... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL 3/4 OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER...DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON. ONCE AGAIUN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT. WALDSTREICHER
Local storm report, Jun 2, 2:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
ZCZC ALBLSRBGM ALL
TTAA00 KBGM DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
236 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0130 PM ADDISON NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 STEUBEN REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0135 PM GIBSON NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 STEUBEN REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0145 PM TYRE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 SENECA TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0155 PM AUBURN NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 CAYUGA TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
WIND SPEED ESTIMATED
AROUND 60 MPH. REPORTED
BY STORM SPOTTER.
0155 PM ELMIRA NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 CHEMUNG REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER IN SOUTHEAST
ELMIRA.
0202 PM CHITTENANGO NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 MADISON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0225 PM MINOA NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 ONONDAGA REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0225 PM MINOA NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 ONONDAGA TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER.
NNNNLocal storm report, Jun 2, 3:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
ZCZC ALBLSRBGM ALL
TTAA00 KBGM DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
313 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0210 PM MANLIUS NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 ONONDAGA REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0215 PM CHITTENANGO NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 MADISON TREES DOWN. . REPORTED
BY MEDIA.
0215 PM CHITTENANGO NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 MADISON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0225 PM 5 S CAMDEN NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 ONEIDA TIME ESTIMATED.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0230 PM TULLY NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 ONONDAGA TREES DOWN ACROSS ROUTE
80 IN TILLY/APULIA
AREA. REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0245 PM PARIS NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 ONEIDA TREE LIMBS DOWN.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0245 PM NORTH SYRACUSE NY MPH TSTM GUST
06/02/00 ONONDAGA TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AT
FLY ROAD . REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER.
0250 PM HORNELL NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 STEUBEN NUMEROUS TREES AND
WIRES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0300 PM CANISTEO NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 STEUBEN NUMEROUS TREES AND
WIRES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
NNNNSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-022030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 359 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2000 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FINGER LAKES - WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELED... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE REGION AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. C BRADY
Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:56 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
ZCZC ALBLSRBGM ALL
TTAA00 KBGM DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
456 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0205 PM OWASCO NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 CAYUGA TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0230 PM WAVERLY NY 1 INCH HAIL
06/02/00 TIOGA REPORTED BY FIRE AND
RESCUE.
0230 PM COUNTY WIDE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 ONEIDA TREES AND WIRES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0305 PM SHERBURNE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 CHENANGO TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0305 PM DUNDEE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 YATES LARGE LIMBS AND WIRES
DOWN. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0315 PM SMYRNA NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 CHENANGO TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0320 PM PITTSFIELD NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 OTSEGO TREES AND WIRES DOWN
COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0325 PM TRUMANSBURG NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 TOMPKINS TREES AND WIRES DOWN
COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0329 PM ITHACA TOMPKINS ARPT NY 58 MPH TSTM GUST
06/02/00 TOMPKINS
0400 PM NORWICH NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 CHENANGO TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
DAMAGE TO HOMES.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0400 PM COUNTY WIDE NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 BROOME TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0410 PM MARATHON NY WIND DAMAGE
06/02/00 CORTLAND TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
NNNNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Steuben | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Onondaga | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Seneca | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison | 55 min |
| Jun 2, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Oneida | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Tioga | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Steuben | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango, Otsego | 61 min |
| Jun 2, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Schuyler, Yates | 56 min |
| Jun 2, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Tompkins | 58 min |
| Jun 2, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cortland | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Chenango | 54 min |
| Jun 2, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford, Wyoming | 57 min |
| Jun 2, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna | 57 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.