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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 319, NWS Binghamton, NY

October 9, 2007Chemung County, Tioga County, Tompkins County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 9, 2007, 3:03 PM EDT for Chemung County, Tioga County, Tompkins County, New York. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 9, 2007, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired
Oct 9, 2007, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Chemung County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Tompkins County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 225 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-10-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-10-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Oct 9, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 1:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 3:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
303 PM EDT TUE OCT 9 2007

NYZ009-015>018-022-036-037-062-PAZ038-043-044-047-048-072-101915-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-
MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
303 PM EDT TUE OCT 9 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW
YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT... WITH THE
MAIN THREAT BEING GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

NYZ023>025-044>046-055>057-PAZ039-040-101915-
SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-
DELAWARE-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-
303 PM EDT TUE OCT 9 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS WILL BE SEVERE... WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

MSE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 9, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
128 PM EDT TUE OCT 9 2007

NYZ015-016-022-023-091830-
SCHUYLER NY-SENECA NY-STEUBEN NY-YATES NY-
128 PM EDT TUE OCT 9 2007

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 124 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM VINE VALLEY TO PRATTSBURG TO
  AVOCA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  MIDDLESEX AND WHEELER AT 135 PM EDT...
  ITALY HILL AT 140 PM EDT...
  FRIEND AND POTTER AT 145 PM EDT...
  YATESVILLE AND URBANA AT 150 PM EDT...
  WAYNE AND SONORA AT 155 PM EDT...
  PENN YAN AND MILO MILLS AT 200 PM EDT...
  MILO CENTER AND MAYS MILLS AT 205 PM EDT...
  DRESDEN AND STARKEY AT 210 PM EDT...

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY

ARNOTT
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 2:32 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
232 PM EDT TUE OCT 9 2007

NYZ016>018-025-044-091930-
CAYUGA NY-CORTLAND NY-ONONDAGA NY-SENECA NY-TOMPKINS NY-
232 PM EDT TUE OCT 9 2007

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROMULUS TO INTERLAKEN TO 6
  MILES SOUTH OF CAYWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  CANOGA AND WILLETS AT 240 PM EDT...
  UNION SPRINGS AND LEVANNA AT 245 PM EDT...
  LEDYARD AND KING FERRY AT 250 PM EDT...
  TRUMANSBURG AND LAKE RIDGE AT 255 PM EDT...
  MAPLETON AND VENICE CENTER AT 300 PM EDT...
  FLEMING AND TAUGHANNOCK FALLS AT 305 PM EDT...
  WYCKOFF AND MELROSE PARK AT 310 PM EDT...
  OWASCO AND MYERS AT 315 PM EDT...

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY

IF ON OR NEAR CAYUGA LAKE...SEEK SHELTER NOW. GET OUT OF THE WATER
AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE.

ARNOTT
Local storm report, Oct 9, 2:52 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
252 PM EDT TUE OCT 09 2007

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

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PENN YAN                42.66N 77.05W
10/09/2007                   YATES              NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OVID                    42.68N 76.82W
10/09/2007                   SENECA             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER POLE DOWN

&&

TAC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates40 min
Oct 9, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins53 min
Oct 9, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Tioga58 min
Oct 9, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Delaware60 min
Oct 9, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna57 min
Oct 9, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming55 min
Oct 9, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne43 min
Oct 9, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMPike45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.