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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2011, 1:25 PM EDT for Chenango County, Cortland County, New York. 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
- Jul 26, 2011, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2011, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chenango County, NY, Cortland County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 Jul 26, 11:57 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 11:57 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1157 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A REINFORCING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH FAIR WEATHER. THE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... UPDATED AS OF 12 NOON... WW 686 NOW IN EFFECT TIL 23Z...FOR ALL OF OUR CNTRL NY CNTYS...AS WELL AS THE NRN TIER OF PA. INSTAB/SHEAR COMBO...AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST ISOLATED SVR TSRA. GIVEN CURRENT STM MOTION AND MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER-LVL WAVE...WE'LL BEGIN TO CLEAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OUT OF THE REGION BY LATE AFTN (20-23Z). UPDATED AS OF 10 AM... VSBL SAT/RADAR LOOPS SHOW DEVELOPING CONVECTIVE BANDS FROM THE ADIRONDACKS...ACRS LK ONT...AND INTO PTNS OF WRN NY/SRN ONT ATTM...COINCIDENT WITH APPROACHING UPPER- LVL WAVE. MEANWHILE...DOWNSTREAM ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NY AND NORTHEAST PA...SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. GIVEN DAYTIME HEATING THROUGH EARLY AFTN...AND SOME HGT FALLS/COOLING ALOFT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED UPPER-LVL SYSTEM...OUR AMS SHOULD DESTABILIZE...LEADING TO SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TWIN TIERS NWD. THUS...WE'LL CONTINUE TO EMPLOY CHC POPS/SCTD WORDING THROUGH LATE AFTN. BASED ON 12Z SOUNDINGS/MODEL PROGS...ML CAPES OF 500-1000 CAN BE EXPECTED...ALG WITH GOOD VERT SHEAR (0-6 KM VALUES OF 40-50 KT). BASED ON THESE INDICES...STORMS MAY BECOME ORGANIZED IN NATURE...AND WE'LL HAVE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS CLOSELY BY MIDDAY. AS FAR AS TEMPS GO THIS AFTN...925/850 MB TEMPS AT 12Z SUPPORT OUR FCST MAX READINGS FAIRLY WELL (UPPER 70S-MID 80S). && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... ONCE THIS TROUGH MOVES THROUGH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WEATHER QUIET THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING, A WARM FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ZONES. THIS WILL BRING OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND LOOKS TO POSSIBLY OCCLUDE BEFORE IT MAKES IT THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... 11 AM UPDATE...LONG TERM FORECAST DONE EARLY WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. POPULATED WITH HPC GUIDANCE. FAIRLY QUIET LONG TERM PERIOD WITH A RAIN THREAT ENDING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND. NEXT SHOT AT PRECIP COMES EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A FRONT DROPPING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION /16Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... HIGHLY VARIABLE FOG CONDITIONS AT KITH/KELM/KAVP WILL MIX OUT TO VFR AROUND 12Z. UPPER LEVEL TROF AND SFC COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. MID LEVEL WARM LAYER MAY LIMITED INTENSITY OF CONVECTION. CONVECTION ALONG BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO ONLY BE SCATTERED BUT INCLUDED A 3 HOUR TEMPO GROUP AT ALL TERMINALS FOR MVFR SHOWERS WITH CB MENTIONED IN CLOUD GROUP TO IMPLY POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. GENERAL PERIOD FOR CONVECTION, 18Z-21Z BUT SLIGHTLY EARLIER AT KSYR AND LATER AT KAVP. AFTER FROPA VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 06Z FOLLOWED BY WRAP AROUND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH MVFR CIGS LIKELY AT KRME/KITH/KBGM. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. LIGHT NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET. OUTLOOK... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ...GENERALLY VFR. MORNING IFR/MVFR FOG POSSIBLE AT KELM EACH DAY. SCT TSTM THUR AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...POSSIBLE MVFR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORNING IFR/MVFR FOG POSSIBLE AT KELM. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SLI NEAR TERM...MLJ/SLI SHORT TERM...SLI/TAC LONG TERM...HEDEN AVIATION...RRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 12:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1200 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-048- 072-271600- 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-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 1200 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ON FRIDAY MOST LOCATIONS WILL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S... WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING NEAR 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ043-044-047-271600- WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- 1200 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OR HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ON FRIDAY MOST LOCATIONS WILL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S... WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING NEAR 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MJ
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Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 10:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Madison | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 11:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Otsego | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 11:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Otsego | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 11:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Onondaga | 66 min |
| Jul 26, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 12:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida, Otsego | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 12:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida, Otsego | 24 min |
| Jul 26, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cortland, Onondaga | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Cortland, Tompkins | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Otsego | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chenango, Delaware, Otsego | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Delaware, Sullivan | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Susquehanna | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wayne | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Lackawanna, Wyoming | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wayne | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Pike | 36 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.