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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 8, 2008Bradford County, Susquehanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 6:55 PM EDT for Bradford County, Susquehanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 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, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bradford County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wyoming County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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
Jun 8, 12:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 4:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 12:44 PM EDT, 6 hours 11 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:55 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:58 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
558 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

PAZ038-082300-
BRADFORD PA-
558 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

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

* AT 555 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 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF SYLVANIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 31 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SYLVANIA AND COWLEY AT 610 PM EDT...
  TROY AND SPRINGFIELD AT 615 PM EDT...
  LEONA AND WETONA AT 620 PM EDT...
  WEST BURLINGTON AND EAST SMITHFIELD AT 625 PM EDT...
  BURLINGTON AND RIGGS AT 630 PM EDT...
  WEST FRANKLIN AND RIGGS AT 635 PM EDT...
  FRANKLINDALE AT 640 PM EDT...
  MONROE AND TOWANDA AT 645 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
Local storm report, Jun 8, 6:15 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 6:33 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:36 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
636 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

NYZ055-056-PAZ038-039-082315-
BRADFORD PA-BROOME NY-SUSQUEHANNA PA-TIOGA NY-
636 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

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

* AT 633 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 TIOGA
  TERRACE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 32 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  VESTAL CENTER AT 645 PM EDT...
  FRIENDSVILLE AT 650 PM EDT...
  BRACKNEY AT 655 PM EDT...
  WYOANNA AT 700 PM EDT...
  HALLSTEAD AND GREAT BEND AT 710 PM EDT...
  NEW MILFORD AND LAKESIDE AT 715 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
Local storm report, Jun 8, 6:47 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 12:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Cayuga, Cortland, Tompkins45 min
Jun 8, 12:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Cortland54 min
Jun 8, 1:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Delaware, Otsego44 min
Jun 8, 1:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Delaware46 min
Jun 8, 1:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Tioga41 min
Jun 8, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins48 min
Jun 8, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Tioga40 min
Jun 8, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan42 min
Jun 8, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Delaware, Sullivan50 min
Jun 8, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome42 min
Jun 8, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan48 min
Jun 8, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Steuben21 min
Jun 8, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Onondaga26 min
Jun 8, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Tioga30 min
Jun 8, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Pike, Wayne38 min
Jun 8, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford47 min
Jun 8, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming43 min
Jun 8, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford35 min
Jun 8, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming46 min
Jun 8, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Pike, Wayne38 min
Jun 8, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMPike32 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.