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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 10, 2008Delaware County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2008, 5:09 PM EDT for Delaware County, New York. It was in force for 48 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
Aug 10, 2008, 5:09 PM EDT (21:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2008, 5:57 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Delaware County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 10, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2008-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 271 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 2008-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
271 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
910 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 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 Aug 10, 4:20 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 4:20 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 2:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
201 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008

NYZ009-036-037-044>046-056-057-062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048-072-
111815-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-OTSEGO-
BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
201 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 819 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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...

REMEMEBER SKYWARN IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED WHEN A
WARNING IS ISSUED. PLEASE TUNE IN TO YOUR LOCAL REPEATER OR
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND RELAY REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE VIA 1-800-759-2992 OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV

NYZ025-055-PAZ038-111815-
TOMPKINS-TIOGA-BRADFORD-
201 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
WITH UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

NYZ015>017-022>024-111815-
YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-
201 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT BEING LARGE
HAIL...AND A SECONDARY THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. FOR THESE
REASONS...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA IN A
SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

NYZ018-111815-
ONONDAGA-
201 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 819 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.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...

REMEMEBER SKYWARN IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED WHEN A
WARNING IS ISSUED. PLEASE TUNE IN TO YOUR LOCAL REPEATER OR
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND RELAY REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE VIA 1-800-759-2992 OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV

NICOSIA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:18 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 4:51 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego64 min
Aug 10, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango67 min
Aug 10, 1:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Oneida, Onondaga65 min
Aug 10, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware65 min
Aug 10, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida54 min
Aug 10, 3:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida3 hr
Aug 10, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego56 min
Aug 10, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego53 min
Aug 10, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Delaware63 min
Aug 10, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware63 min
Aug 10, 3:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMDelaware3 hr
Aug 10, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Delaware, Otsego61 min
Aug 10, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango65 min
Aug 10, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Cortland55 min
Aug 10, 4:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMMadison56 min
Aug 10, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Oneida59 min
Aug 10, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango64 min
Aug 10, 5:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome, Chenango, Tioga84 min
Aug 10, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Tioga53 min
Aug 10, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga61 min
Aug 10, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins54 min
Aug 10, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Tioga, Tompkins58 min
Aug 10, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMPike62 min
Aug 10, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSusquehanna, Wayne59 min
Aug 10, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne61 min
Aug 10, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne, Wyoming53 min
Aug 10, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSusquehanna60 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.