Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2001, 12:24 PM EDT for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2001, 12:24 PM EDT (16:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2001, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Luzerne County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 1136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
225
WUUS51 KBGM 011624
SVRBGM
PAC079-011730-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1224 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT.
* AT 1224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...NEAR SHICKSHINNY...OR ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF
POND HILL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SLOCUM AND CONYNGHAM AROUND 1230 PM EDT.
ALDEN AROUND 1235 PM EDT.
DORRANCE AND NUANGOLA AROUND 1240 PM EDT.
ALBERT AND DRIFTON AROUND 1245 PM EDT.
FREELAND AND WOODSIDE-DRIFTON AROUND 1250 PM EDT.
GLEN SUMMIT AROUND 1255 PM EDT.
PENN LAKE PARK AND BEAR CREEK AROUND 105 PM EDT.
STODDARTSVILLE AROUND 125 PM EDT.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4119 7626 4100 7625 4096 7548 4122 7546
4118 7560
$$
RHWhat 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 Jul 1, 10:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1030 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2001 WILL NOT PLAN ON ANY UPDATES TO FCST THIS MRNG AS ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR A SEVERE WEATHER LAUNCH THIS AFTERNOON...ESP ACROSS NE PA WHERE HTG CONTS TO DESTABILIZE THE AIR MASS. MODIFICATION OF BUF SOUNDING USING SHARP WITH 80/68 YIELDS CAPES OF 3200. ALSO BUF RAOB SHOWS MUCH BETTER WIND FIELD THAN YSTRDY WITH MEAN 0-6KM WIND AROUND 40 KTS. UNIDIRECTIONAL PROFILE MEANS SPLITTING AND MULTICELL STORMS TDY INSTEAD OF SPINNERS. VIL 'O DAY IS ABOUT 45 TO 50. DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH SVR ACTIVITY OVR NRN CWA THIS AFTN THOUGH AS MRNG CONVECTION WILL LAY DOWN A STABLE LYR WITH TOO MUCH CIN TO OVERCOME. ALSO DEBRIS CLDS FROM CONVECTION ACRS WRN NY LIKELY TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL HTG THERE. BEST PLACE FOR SVR STORMS OVR NE PA WHERE UPPER 60S DWPTS AND TEMPS EXPECTED TO BE IN LOW 80S. MAPS LI ANALYSIS ALREADY SHOWS ABT -4 THERE. CpONVECTION ACRS NRN TIER CO OF PA NOW WILL PRODUCE OUTFLOWS TO HELP KICK OFF STORMS IN NE PA TOWARD NOON. .BGM...NONE. RH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:15 AM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
NYZ009-037-036-018-017-016-015-022-024-023-025-055-056-044-045-046- 011800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 815 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ONEIDA NY... MADISON NY... ONONDAGA NY... CAYUGA NY... SENECA NY... YATES NY... STEUBEN NY... CHEMUNG NY... SCHUYLER NY... TOMPKINS NY... OTSEGO NY... CHENANGO NY... CORTLAND NY... TIOGA NY... BROOME NY... 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 AGAIN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT.
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:45 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-011800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1045 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2001 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 200 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS INTO THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA WHERE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS HAVE ALLOWED THE INSTABILITY TO INCREASE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FOR THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LARGE HAIL 3/4 OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER...WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. 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. TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR P$OSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON. ONCE AGAIN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:36 AM EDT, 48 minutes before
NYZ057-062-PAZ040-048-047-044-043-039-038-012200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1136 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2001 ...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: DELAWARE NY... SULLIVAN NY... WAYNE PA... PIKE PA... LUZERNE PA... LACKAWANNA PA... WYOMING PA... SUSQUEHANNA PA... BRADFORD 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. TU3NE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON. ONCE AGAIN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 12:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Susquehanna | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Wayne | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Wayne | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.