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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 7:07 PM EDT for Lackawanna County, Pike County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 38 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, 7:07 PM EDT (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2008, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lackawanna County, PA, Pike County, PA, Wayne County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 183 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, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 4:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 12:44 PM EDT, 6 hours 23 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
Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 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, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
615 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWANDA 41.77N 76.45W
06/08/2008 BRADFORD PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. DAMAGE BEING REPORTED
FOR THE PAST HOUR.
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PBLocal storm report, Jun 8, 6:33 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
633 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG CONKLIN 42.03N 75.80W
06/08/2008 BROOME NY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES BLOWN DOWN ON TRAILERS OFF OF ROUTE 7. MEDIUM SIZE
WOODEN SHED LIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND BLOWN ACROSS
FIELD.
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PBSpecial weather statement, Jun 8, 6:36 PM EDT, 31 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, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
647 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HAIL 1 N TUNKHANNOCK 41.56N 75.95W
06/08/2008 E0.75 INCH WYOMING PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
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PBThe 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, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford | 47 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, 7:43 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.