Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 4:58 PM EDT for Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 47 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 8, 2008, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2008, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Bradford County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 664 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 8, 4:50 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 4:50 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 12:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1244 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-091645- 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- 1244 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 486 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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 THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND LIKELY INTO TUESDAY...WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING THE UPPER 90S ON MONDAY...AND THE MID 90S ON TUESDAY. TUESDAY AFTERNOON...A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION...BRINGING WITH IT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 312 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 PAZ044-048-072-082015- LACKAWANNA PA-PIKE PA-WAYNE PA- 312 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN LACKAWANNA...SOUTHERN WAYNE...AND PIKE COUNTIES... * AT 308 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 MOUNT COBB...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... STERLING AT 320 PM EDT... ARLINGTON AND ANGELS AT 325 PM EDT... LEDGERDALE AND GREENTOWN AT 330 PM EDT... PANTHER AT 335 PM EDT... PAUPACK AT 340 PM EDT... BLOOMING GROVE AT 345 PM EDT... PECKS POND AT 355 PM EDT... LORDS VALLEY AT 400 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. MJ
Local storm report, Jun 8, 3:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
338 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0248 PM TSTM WND DMG ENDWELL 42.12N 76.02W
06/08/2008 BROOME NY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF SHADY DR AND
VERDUN AVE
&&
PBLocal storm report, Jun 8, 3:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
341 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0308 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 S BINGHAMTON 42.00N 75.91W
06/08/2008 BROOME NY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON QUAKER LAKE ROAD JUST BEFORE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE
&&
PBSpecial weather statement, Jun 8, 4:04 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 404 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 PAZ044-048-072-082100- LACKAWANNA PA-PIKE PA-WAYNE PA- 404 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN LACKAWANNA...SOUTHERN WAYNE...AND PIKE COUNTIES... * AT 359 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 MOSCOW... AND MOVING EAST AT 22 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... STERLING AT 410 PM EDT... ANGELS AT 415 PM EDT... NEWFOUNDLAND AND GREENTOWN AT 420 PM EDT... PANTHER AT 425 PM EDT... BLOOMING GROVE AT 440 PM EDT... PECKS POND AND LORDS VALLEY AT 450 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. MJ
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:12 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Cortland, Tompkins | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Cortland | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 1:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango, Delaware, Otsego | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Delaware | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 40 min |
| Jun 8, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Delaware, Sullivan | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Steuben | 21 min |
| Jun 8, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Onondaga | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 30 min |
| Jun 8, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Pike, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Pike, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Pike | 32 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.