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Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 28, 2006Broome County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2006, 3:50 AM EDT for Broome County, New York. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 28, 2006, 3:50 AM EDT (07:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2006, 9:45 AM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Broome County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 230 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.1
Supercell composite: -0.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 28, 3:05 AM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 3:05 AM EDT, 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
305 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006

.SHORT TERM (TODAY - THURSDAY)...
MODERATE-HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS MOST OF THE FA TONIGHT.
ABUNDANT MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA AS TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME
CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTH AHEAD OF LOW.  THIS SYSTEM IS NOW LOCATED
OVER THE DELMARVA PENINSULA AND ENHANCING RAIN OVER SE PA.
UNFORTUNATELY...MOST OF THIS WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL AND
EASTERN FA THIS MORNING.  SATELLITE PCPN ESTIMATES PER NESDIS
ESTIMATING MAX RAINFALL RATES IN THIS TROPICAL BAND OF 1.2-1.5
INCHES PER HALF HOUR.  ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES MAY OCCUR AS THIS LOW
LIFTS NORTH INTO NEPA/CNY THRU 15Z.  OF COURSE...ANY CONVECTION WILL
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS.  ONE BAND STRETCHES FROM
WAYNE INTO OTSEGO CNTY...WITH POSSIBLE 1-2 INCH PER HOUR AMOUNTS OUT
OF THIS.  BIGGEST AREA OF FOCUS FOR HVY RAINFALL WILL BE CATSKILLS
AND POCONOS ONCE AGAIN.

STILL AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RAIN TO COME.  WIDESPREAD FLDG HAS
BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MOST CTYS WITH EVENT RAPIDLY EVOLVING INTO
SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING.  MODERATE-MAJOR FLOODING FCST FOR MANY
POINTS ACROSS THE FA...WITH FLOOD OF RECORD FCST FOR A FEW POINTS.
IN FACT...RECORD FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REACHED AT CONKLIN
TONIGHT.  WITH ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES FCST...ALL PCPN WILL RUN OFF INTO
THE RIVER SYSTEM AND AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING.

LOW WILL SLOWLY PULL NORTH AND EAST...WITH PCPN FINALLY COMING TO AN
END LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.  UPPER TROF HANGS BACK
WEST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.  SCTD STORMS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AS
AIRMASS DESTABILIZES.  WITH FAIRLY STRONG MID-LEVEL FLOW...DRYING AT
MID AND UPPER LEVELS AND WET-BULB ZEROES DROPPING BLO 9KFT...ISOLD
STRONG TO SVR STORMS POSSIBLE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  -PB

&&

.AVIATION (28/06Z TO 29/06Z)...
OCNL MOD-HVY RAIN EXPECTED AT ERN AND SRN TAF SITES THRU APPROX
14Z.  MAINLY MVFR CIGS EXPECTED THRU THE PERIOD...OCCASIONALLY
DROPPING TO IFR IN SHOWERS.  CONDS BEGIN TO IMPROVE AT KUCA/KBGM/
KAVP TO VFR AFTER 14Z.  ELSEWHERE...PREVAILING VFR WITH OCNL MVFR
CIGS EXPECTED.

&&

.LONG RANGE (THU NIGHT - MONDAY)...

FCST AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER TROF...AND
ASSOCIATED WET AND COOL CONDS...THRU THE PD. GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE
TROPICAL CONNECTION TO THE TROF SHD BE BKN BY THE BEGINNING OF THE
PD...SO WHILE A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL REMAIN THRU MUCH OF THE
PD...AMTS WILL BE LGT. FLWD HPC GUID FOR TEMPS...AND CLOSE TO HPC
FOR POPS. MORFORD

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-
055>057-062 UNTIL NOON EDT.
.PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072 UNTIL
NOON EDT.

&&

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 10:12 PM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1012 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WYALUSING               41.67N 76.26W
06/27/2006                   BRADFORD           PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROCKSLIDE OCCURRED IN TOWN AS A RESULT OF VERY HEAVY
            RAINFALL

0445 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CORTLAND                42.60N 76.18W
06/27/2006                   CORTLAND           NY   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY-WIDE STREET FLOODING

0445 AM     FLASH FLOOD      VESTAL                  42.08N 76.05W
06/27/2006                   BROOME             NY   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY-WIDE STREET FLOODING

0448 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LITTLE MEADOWS          41.99N 76.13W
06/27/2006                   SUSQUEHANNA        PA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            BRIDGE FLOODED IN TOWN. WATER TOPPED BRIDGE AND IS NOW
            ENTERING HOMES.

0535 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CHITTENANGO             43.05N 75.87W
06/27/2006                   MADISON            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF
            COUNTY. SEVERAL HOMES EXPERIENCING CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS
            DUE TO HIGH WATER.

0710 AM     FLASH FLOOD      COLCHESTER              42.17N 75.08W
06/27/2006                   DELAWARE           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING

0710 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HANCOCK                 41.95N 75.28W
06/27/2006                   DELAWARE           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ALL ROADS CLOSED IN THE TOWN

0810 AM     FLASH FLOOD      NESCOPECK               41.05N 76.21W
06/27/2006                   LUZERNE            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROUTE 93 FLOODED IN NESCOPECK AND CONYNGHAM. NUMEROUS
            CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTY. NUMEROUS
            ROADS FLOODED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

0145 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WALTON                  42.17N 75.13W
06/27/2006                   DELAWARE           NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            MOST OF TOWN UNDER WATER.

0300 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ONEONTA                 42.45N 75.07W
06/27/2006                   OTSEGO             NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            ALL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING.

0310 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OWEGO                   42.10N 76.26W
06/27/2006                   TIOGA              NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            BUSINESSES FLOODED DOWNTOWN.

0400 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BATH                    42.34N 77.32W
06/27/2006                   STEUBEN            NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0415 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MECKLENBURG             42.47N 76.70W
06/27/2006                   SCHUYLER           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            1.10 INCHES IN 10 MINUTES. ROADS CLOSED AND DRIVEWAY
            WASHOUTS.

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CAROLINE                42.38N 76.30W
06/27/2006                   TOMPKINS           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BRIDGE WASHED OUT. ROADS CLOSED.

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WAVERLY                 42.01N 76.54W
06/27/2006                   TIOGA              NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FIRST FLOOR OF HOUSES UNDER WATER. ALSO MAJOR FLOODING IN
            CAMPBELL. 1 INCH OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES IN TIOGA TERRACE.

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FREETOWN CORNERS        42.52N 76.03W
06/27/2006                   CORTLAND           NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROUTES 11 AND 41 CLOSED. ALSO FLOODING IN SOLON.

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LANESBORO               41.96N 75.58W
06/27/2006                   SUSQUEHANNA        PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOUSES UNDER WATER. RESIDENTS BEING EVACUATED.

0550 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WYALUSING               41.67N 76.26W
06/27/2006                   BRADFORD           PA   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED OR WASHED OUT IN EASTERN BRADFORD
            COUNTY.

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NORWICH                 42.53N 75.52W
06/27/2006                   CHENANGO           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE REPORTS OF HOUSES AND ROADS FLOODED

0615 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HARFORD                 41.78N 75.70W
06/27/2006                   SUSQUEHANNA        PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROAD WASHOUTS. 1 INCH IN 15 MINUTES.

0615 PM     FLASH FLOOD      UNION CENTER            42.15N 76.07W
06/27/2006                   BROOME             NY   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROUTE 26 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ROME                    43.23N 75.49W
06/27/2006                   ONEIDA             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROAD WASHOUTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0840 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FACTORYVILLE            41.56N 75.78W
06/27/2006                   WYOMING            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TUNKHANNOCK CREEK FLOODING LOCAL PARK.

&&

MJC

Local storm report, Jun 27, 10:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1018 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NESCOPECK               41.05N 76.21W
06/27/2006                   LUZERNE            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS ROAD WASHOUTS IN THE TOWNSHIP. NESCOPEK CREEK
            HHAS RISEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ROUTE 93 BRIDGE.

&&

MJC

Local storm report, Jun 27, 11:28 PM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1128 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NORWICH                 42.53N 75.52W
06/27/2006                   CHENANGO           NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CANASAWACTA CREEK HAS FLOODED THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY.
            RESIDENTS BEING EVACUATED.

&&

MJC

Local storm report, Jun 28, 3:29 AM EDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
329 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 AM     FLOOD            BINGHAMTON              42.10N 75.91W
06/28/2006                   BROOME             NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2500 PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM THE CITY OF BINGHAMTON.

0325 AM     FLOOD            CONKLIN                 42.03N 75.80W
06/28/2006                   BROOME             NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE BEING RESCUED ALONG THE
            SUSQUEHANNA RIVER.

&&

MSE

Local storm report, Jun 28, 3:41 AM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
341 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 AM     FLOOD            ATHENS                  42.27N 73.81W
06/28/2006                   GREENE             NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3000 PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM ATHENS ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA
            RIVER.

0325 AM     FLOOD            SAYRE                   41.99N 76.52W
06/28/2006                   BRADFORD           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            300 EVACUATED FROM SAYRE ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER.

&&

MSE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 11:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 27, 11:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida	6 hr
Jun 28, 3:17 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Sullivan	6 hr
Jun 28, 4:52 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga	6 hr
Jun 28, 5:08 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida	4 hr
Jun 28, 8:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Oneida and 3 more	6 hr
Jun 28, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Seneca	31 min
Jun 28, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Schuyler, Steuben, Yates	50 min
Jun 28, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Onondaga	57 min
Jun 27, 10:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming	6 hr
Jun 28, 4:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming	6 hr
Jun 28, 6:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Wayne	3 hr

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.