Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2009, 2:25 PM EDT for Madison County, Onondaga County, New York. It was in force for 35 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
- May 16, 2009, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2009, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Madison County, NY, Onondaga County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1074 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 16, 1:44 PM EDT, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 1:44 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 144 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH NY AND PA THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO OUR REGION, FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE COOL DOWN STARTING ON SUNDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/... LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS FIRED ALONG PRE- FRONTAL TROF. WE BELIEVE THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE CONFINED TO STORMS ALONG AND CLOSE TO THIS PRE-FRONTAL TROF, AS STRATUS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST SHOULD STABILIZE ATMOSPHERE LATER. BEST CHANCE FOR SUPERCELLULAR CONVECTION AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE FROM FINGER LAKES TOWARD ONONDAGA AND WESTERN ONEIDA COUNTIES, WHERE LOW LEVEL SHEAR IS POTENT AND CAPES HAVE CLIMBED TO AROUND 1000 J/KG. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... MESOSCALE ANALYSIS DEPICTS A SMALL AREA OF 800-1300 J/KG CAPES DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWESTERN NY, COINCIDENT WITH DIURNAL HEATING UNDER CLEARING SKIES. THIS BREAK IN THE CLOUDS IS MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FINGER LAKES REGION, AND WILL SOON CAUSE DESTABILIZATION OVER OUR NORTHERN FORECAST AREA. PLENTY OF CLOUDS FOLLOW IN ITS WAKE HOWEVER, AND THIS WILL MUTE CAPES SUBSTANTIALLY. RUC13 APPEARS TO BE PRODUCING A VERY REALISTIC PICTURE, GENERATING 800-1100 J/KG CAPE VALUES FROM THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER UP THE LAKE PLAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG KINEMATICS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. BRN SHEAR VALUES OF 70 TO 100 AND SR HELICITY VALUES OF 350-500 OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA, ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN HALF, SPELL OUT THE NEED FOR ADDED CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOULD AMPLE INSTABILITY BE REALIZED, ORGANIZED SEVERE CONVECTION IS LIKELY. THE THREAT FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES WILL BE HIGHEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING FROM THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES TOWARD SYRACUSE. && .SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY/... SUNDAY MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES MOVE IN WHILE THE COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST. NW LL FLOW BECOMES ALIGNED WHILE THE UL TROF MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY PM INTO MONDAY. 850 TEMPS NOT COLD ENOUGH FOR ANY SHOWERS GIVEN THE DRY MID LEVELS. MAY SEE A FEW CLOUDS ESPECIALLY IN THE NW CWA BUT ONLY BY A CATEGORY. SUNDAY NIGHT IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR AT LEAST A FROST ADVISORY EVERYWHERE AND MAYBE A FREEZE WARNING ACROSS THE TWIN TIERS. MONDAY NIGHT THE HIGH WILL BE OVERHEAD SO AGAIN A CHANCE OF FROST. SOME MODERATION SO LOW SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN SUNDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW YORK AND REACH JUST INTO PA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY TRY TO PUSH INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS TO THE CWA. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... MOSTLY MVFR AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. THE TAFS REFLECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS REFLECTED BY THE TEMPO GROUP WITH HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THE STORMS TO HAVE PENNY TO NICKLE SIZED HAIL. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO STABILIZE BEHIND THIS LINE OF STORMS. HOWEVER THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SEVERE STORM THROUGH 8PM EDT THIS EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THROUGH THE NIGHT AND BE IN PLACE TOMORROW. OUTLOOK... SAT NIGHT...EARLY EVENING RESTRICTIONS LIKELY IN THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 03Z. MVFR/IFR FOG POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN. SUN THRU WED...VFR. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED INTO SUNDAY. WITH DRY AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE FUELS WILL DRY DURING THE DAY...SUNDAY TO TUESDAY. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT SUNDAY TO TUESDAY. AFTER A WINDY DAY SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL HAVE WINDS UNDER 15 MPH. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TAC NEAR TERM...DJP SHORT TERM...TAC LONG TERM...SLI AVIATION...SLI FIRE WEATHER...
Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 4:16 AM EDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 16, 12:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 16, 1:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 103 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 NYZ016>018-161745- CAYUGA NY-ONONDAGA NY-SENECA NY- 103 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ONONDAGA... NORTHWESTERN SENECA AND WEST CENTRAL CAYUGA COUNTIES... * AT 102 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF WATERLOO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DUBLIN AND WATERLOO AT 110 PM EDT... MAGEE AT 115 PM EDT... TYRE AND LEHIGH VLY JCT AT 120 PM EDT... MONTEZUMA AT 125 PM EDT... SENNETT AT 135 PM EDT... PLAINVILLE AND JACKS REEF AT 145 PM EDT... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY PADAVONA
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 105 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 NYZ015-161730- YATES NY- 105 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN YATES COUNTY... * AT 102 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VINE VALLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MIDDLESEX AT 110 PM EDT... RUSHVILLE AND POTTER AT 115 PM EDT... FERGUSON CORNERS AT 120 PM EDT... BELLONA STATION AND BENTON AT 125 PM EDT... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY PADAVONA
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:36 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 136 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 NYZ017-018-161815- CAYUGA NY-ONONDAGA NY- 136 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CAYUGA AND NORTHWESTERN ONONDAGA COUNTIES... * AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PLAINVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... VAN BUREN AT 145 PM EDT... BALDWINSVILLE AND VILLAGE GREEN AT 150 PM EDT... EUCLID AND BAYBERRY AT 155 PM EDT... CLAY AT 200 PM EDT... BREWERTON AND CICERO AT 205 PM EDT... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY PADAVONA
Special weather statement, May 16, 1:38 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 138 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 NYZ015>017-161830- CAYUGA NY-SENECA NY-YATES NY- 138 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CAYUGA...NORTHEASTERN YATES AND NORTHERN SENECA COUNTIES... * AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KENDAIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WATERLOO AND PACKWOOD CORNERS AT 145 PM EDT... SENECA FALLS AND MAGEE AT 150 PM EDT... CAYUGA AND CANOGA AT 155 PM EDT... FOSTERVILLE AND MAPLETON AT 200 PM EDT... AUBURN AND THROOPSVILLE AT 205 PM EDT... SENNETT AND MELROSE PARK AT 210 PM EDT... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY PADAVONA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Oneida | 50 min |
| May 16, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates | 53 min |
| May 16, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Oneida | 19 min |
| May 16, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida, Onondaga | 67 min |
| May 16, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins | 61 min |
| May 16, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins | 57 min |
| May 16, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego | 52 min |
| May 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung | 42 min |
| May 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga | 25 min |
| May 16, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Tioga | 53 min |
| May 16, 4:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Chemung, Tioga | 38 min |
| May 16, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego | 58 min |
| May 16, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Tioga | 64 min |
| May 16, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego | 58 min |
| May 16, 6:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Delaware | 2 hr |
| May 16, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford | 58 min |
| May 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford | 48 min |
| May 16, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Susquehanna, Wayne | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.