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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 22, 2008Oneida County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2008, 4:38 PM EDT for Oneida County, New York. It was in force for 21 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
Jun 22, 2008, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2008, 4:59 PM EDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Oneida County, NY

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2008-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 331 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 2008-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
331 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
823 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 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 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 22, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
259 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH CENTRAL
NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT...BRINGING ADDITIONAL
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. A COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY LOW PRESSURE ON TUESDAY WILL
KEEP THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK UNSETTLED WITH MAINLY DAYTIME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL BE
FEATURED WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80...AND LOWS IN THE 50S
AND 60S.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
CNTRL NY/NEPA PLACED INTO SVR WATCH 596 THIS AFTERNOON AS ATMOS
HAS DESTABILIZED TO 1000-1500 J/KG SFC BASED CAPE AS OF MID
AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. A COUPLE IMPULSES NOTED ON THE WATER VAPOR LOOP ARE FCST
TO ROTATE AROUND MAIN UPR LOW POSITIONED OVER LK SUPERIOR. THIS
MAY BE A LATER IN THE WATCH SHOW FOR US AS WE AWAIT THE STRONGER
UL IMPULSE OVER OH/WV TO ARRIVE. WE DO EXPECT ISOLD CONVECTION TO
INCRS IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY DURG THE LATE AFTN HRS AS WAVE ROTATES
NE PROMOTING BROAD SCALE LIFT. NO GOOD SYNOPTIC SFC FEATURE TO
FOCUS TSTM ACTIVITY ON...HOWEVER SVRL MESO BNDRYS EXIST INCLUDING
LAKE BREEZES AND TERRAIN INDUCED FEATURES. POSSIBLY ALSO A
LEFTOVER BNDRY AROUND THE CATSKILLS/POCONOS FROM MORNING STORMS. A
SECONDARY IMPULSE BACK ACROSS WI THEN ROTATES IN FOR LATER THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. NAM/GFS/RUC ALL SEEM TO HINT THAT SHRA/TSRA
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO A DEGREE ALL NIGHT...BUT COVERAGE AND
TIMING IS NOT OUR BEST CONFIDENCE TODAY. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A
FAIR AMOUNT OF STORM FREE TIME FOR SOME AREAS BETWEEN THESE WAVES.
ALL MDL SUITES ARE LEANING WITH THE BETTER CHANCES OVER OUR
EASTERN AREAS FROM THESE WAVES...SO WILL PRETTY MUCH GO WITH
LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH NO SET TIMING IN PLACE
DUE TO UNCERTAINTY. WILL BUY THE MODEL HINTS AND PUT A LITTLE
HIGHER PROB OVER THE CATSKILLS AND NEPA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MORE OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED MONDAY AS THE MAIN TROF BEGINS TO
LIFT OUT AND MOVE EAST...GENERATING A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA AND
PUSHING A SFC TROF/WEAK FRONT ACROSS CNY/NEPA BY MON EVENING. MODELS
HAVE A DISTINCT SHIFT IN WIND TO THE NW MONDAY AFTERNOON HINTING
AT THIS FEATURE. AGAIN...WE SHOULD SEE HIGH CHANCES FOR SHOWER/TSTM
ACTIVITY AS THESE ENTITIES PROVIDE LIFT IN OUR AREA...BUT TIMING
AND COVERAGE IS AGAIN IN QUESTION. I THINK COVERAGE MAY NOT BE AS
MUCH AS TONIGHT...SO FOR NOW WILL JUST FOLLOW CLOSE TO A MOS POP
BLEND WHICH WINDS UP IN THE CHC CATEGORY. WILL USE THE SCT
TERMINOLOGY TO INDICATE THAT THERE WILL BE SHOWERS/STORMS ABOUT
THE REGION...BUT CERTAINTY AT ANY ONE SPOT IS UP IN THE AIR.

ON MONDAY NIGHT...DIURNAL STABILITY INCREASES WITH SOME CAA AND
DRYING AS THOSE LLVL WINDS COME AROUND TO THE NW. EXPECT THAT AFTER
ANY EARLY EVENING STORMS...WE SHOULD BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY AS THE
TROF AXIS APROACHES BUT LOSE HEATING. NOT ENOUGH LIFT OR MOISTURE AT
NIGHT FOR SHOWERS SO WILL MAKE THAT A DRY PERIOD OVERNIGHT.

ON TUESDAY...COLD POOL ASSOCIATED WITH TROF WILL SWING OVERHEAD
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS SEEM A REASONABLE BET WITH TEMPS CLIMBING
INTO THE 70S AND H5 TEMPS AROUND -15C. NUDGED CHANCES UP A BIT FOR
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...FINALLY LOOKS TO BE A DRY PERIOD
AS FLOW SHIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST AND RIDGES A BIT. NAM/GFS DO HINT
AT A WEAK OPEN WAVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY...BUT ATTM THINK IT IS A BIT
TOO DRY FOR MUCH IN THE WAY OF SHRA TO DEVELOP.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FOLLOWED HPC GUIDANCE AND HAVE UPDATED GRIDS EARLY IN ANTICIPATION
OF AFTERNOON SEVERE WEATHER. EXTENDED RANGE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO
BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PATTERN OVER OUR
AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A MORE POTENT TROUGH POISED
TO ARRIVE IN OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND. QUITE A FEW DISTURBANCES IN
THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THINGS UNSETTLED.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...RANGING FROM
THE UPPER 70S OVER THE HILLTOPS TO THE LOWER 80S IN THE VALLEYS.

CAN/T RULE OUT SHRA/TSRA ON THURSDAY...BUT BETTER CHANCES WILL
COME FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND AS ONE WAVE PUSHES
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE MAIN TROUGH WHICH
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHRA/TSRA ON SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
VFR ATTM ALL SITES WITH CU AND TCU DEVELOPING. EXPECT SHRA/TSRA TO
GET GOING BY AROUND 18Z...WITH ALL SITES POSSIBLY SEEING A STORM
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. STILL...GIVEN UNCERTAINTY
AS TO WHERE STORMS WILL FIRST GET GOING...HAVE ONLY INCLUDED FOUR
HOUR CB TEMPO GROUPS AT THIS TIME. WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO TSRA
TEMPOS ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE DEVELOPING CONVECTION.
STRONG WINDS/HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS THAT DEVELOP.

THIS EVENING...CONVECTION WILL WANE...WITH FOG AND SOME SHRA
REDEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. CANNOT RULE OUT THUNDER AS WELL...SO HAVE
INCLUDED PROB30 CB GROUPS TO HIGHLIGHT THIS POTENTIAL AFTER 6Z.

FOR THE MORNING MONDAY...EXPECT IMPROVEMENT FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST WITH MVFR SHRA PERSISTING UP NORTH...BUT IMPROVEMENT TO
VFR AT ALL OTHER SITES.

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 10G15KTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO SOUTHERLY 5KTS THIS EVENING.
SOUTWHESTERLY WINDS 5-10KTS WILL REDEVELOP MONDAY MORNING.

OUTLOOK...

MON AFTERNOON/TUE...CHC MAINLY AFTERNOON SHRA/TSRA WITH MVFR
POSSIBLE.

WED...VFR.

THU...VFR WITH POSSIBLE AFTERNOON SHRA/TSRA WITH MVFR POSSIBLE.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NY...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JAB
NEAR TERM...JAB
SHORT TERM...JAB
LONG TERM...JMA
AVIATION...JMA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 3:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
310 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-231915-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-
SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-
OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-
NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
310 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 596 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
231 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

NYZ062-221930-
SULLIVAN NY-
231 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 226 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH FALLSBURG...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WOODRIDGE AT 240 PM EDT...
  MOUNTAIN DALE AND MT VERNON AT 245 PM EDT...
  MT VERNON AT 250 PM EDT...
  PHILLIPSPORT AT 255 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

MSE
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
234 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

NYZ018-221900-
ONONDAGA NY-
234 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHERN ONONDAGA
COUNTY...

* AT 230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY
  WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAY...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BREWERTON AND CICERO AT 245 PM EDT...
  LOWER SOUTH BAY AT 250 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

ARNOTT
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
330 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

NYZ062-PAZ048-222015-
PIKE PA-SULLIVAN NY-
330 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 326 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  GREELEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 22 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MILFORD AND GLEN SPEY AT 340 PM EDT...
  MILLRIFT AT 350 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

MSE
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:56 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
356 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

NYZ016>018-222045-
CAYUGA NY-ONONDAGA NY-SENECA NY-
356 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 352 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAYUGA...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 24 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  THROOPSVILLE AT 405 PM EDT...
  AUBURN AT 410 PM EDT...
  WYCKOFF AT 415 PM EDT...
  OWASCO AT 420 PM EDT...
  SKANEATELES AT 425 PM EDT...
  MARCELLUS AT 435 PM EDT...
  CAMILLUS AT 440 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

MSE
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:29 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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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.