Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Binghamton, NY

Issued

May 31, 2002, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)

Expired

May 31, 2002, 1:45 PM EDT

In force

51 min

Issued by

NWS Binghamton, NY

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Cortland County, NY

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1253 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* UNTIL 145 PM EDT.

* AT 1248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM HOMER TO VIRGIL...MOVING EAST AT
  45 MPH.

* THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  EAST FREETOWN AT 100 PM EDT.
  CINCINNATUS AT 105 PM EDT.
  WILLET AT 110 PM EDT.

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER
AWAY FROM CREEK BEDS AND OTHER FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN BINGHAMTON.

LAT...LON 4269 7623 4247 7631 4242 7587 4261 7588

NICOSIA

NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 31, 8:50 AM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
850 AM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

SENT A QUICK UPDATE TO ADJUST TIMING OF PRECIPITATION FOR WEST AND
CENTRAL ZONES. PRE-FRONTAL LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
QUICKLY EAST AND WILL ENTER WEST ZONES IN NEXT HOUR OR SO.

.BGM...NONE.

JML

In the hours before

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1130 AM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE
REGION REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT.  THE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENTUALLY ORGANIZE INTO A LINE AS THE FRONT PASSES. THE PRIMARY
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FROM THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST WINDS.
SOME AREAS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA REMAIN
SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED ACROSS THE AREA
SINCE MONDAY.  THE STORMS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SO
FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR
VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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.