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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 26, 2011Delaware County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 5:57 PM EDT for Delaware County, New York. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2011, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Delaware County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 26, 6:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Grand Gorge, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 26, 2:16 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1004 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 327 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

513 
WUUS51 KBGM 262157
SVRBGM
NYC025-262245-
/O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0073.110526T2157Z-110526T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
557 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT.

* AT 554 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  MARGARETVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLEISCHMANNS AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOVINA
  CENTER BY 604 PM EDT...
  ROXBURY BY 618 PM EDT...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOBART BY 624 PM EDT...
  STAMFORD BY 632 PM EDT...

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT
1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4221 7452 4220 7452 4218 7446 4216 7446
      4214 7453 4210 7458 4205 7470 4216 7504
      4251 7475 4252 7471 4243 7462 4235 7442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 212DEG 26KT 4216 7470

$$

HEDEN

1 follow-up statement

233 
WWUS51 KBGM 262229
SVSBGM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
629 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

NYC025-262245-
/O.CON.KBGM.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110526T2245Z/
DELAWARE NY-
629 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTY...

AT 624 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR ROXBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER STORMS NEAR 
STAMFORD PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE AROUND 620 PM.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY AT 640 PM EDT

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4222 7451 4219 7456 4232 7473 4242 7459
      4235 7442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 228DEG 29KT 4231 7456

$$

HEDEN

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 26, 2:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
210 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN WARM MOIST AIR
TO THE REGION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE
AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AND SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE. AS A STORM SYTEM OVER THE MIDWEST MOVES CLOSER
FRIDAY...MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM...OUR AREA CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE WITH MU CAPES
NEARING 3000 J/KG. FORTUNATTELY THERE IS NOT A STRONG FORCING
MECHANISM TO ORGANIZE THE STORMS. STILL ISOLATED CELLS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. GOOD CU FIELD IS
FORMING ON THE SATELLITE PX AND RADAR HAS STORM CELLS DEVELOPING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN LAKE ONTARIO SHORE NORTHWEST OF SYR. GIVEN A GOOD
SHEAR ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS THE CAPE... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME STORMS TO ROTATE AND BECOME SUPERCELLS PRODUCING ISOLATED
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND OR ISOLATED TORNADOES. HENCE A TORNADO
WATCH IS BEING ISSUED SHORTLY.

HIGH RES MODELS SEEM TO INDICATE AFTER A BATCH OF CONVECTION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THAT ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE MAY BRING
ANOTHER BATCH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. FRIDAY...MORE SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH AN ALMOST SIMILAR
SITUATION. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE MID WEST EDGES EAST WITH A
NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO AND ERIE. THERE IS
AGAIN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY THE FRONT OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL
SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL NY AND PA. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS
OVER THE MIDWEST WITH SHORT-WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW. BY SUNDAY THE FRONT WILL BE STRUNG MORE E-W ACROSS
CENTRAL NY WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR CONVECTION.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY, A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
WILL EXIST ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARM
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH PARTLY TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ALONG WITH
MAX TEMPS RANGING FROM THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S.

TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SFC LOW PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN CANADA AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WILL ADVERTISE LOW CHC POPS FOR SHRA/TSRA ON WEDNESDAY
WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. MAX TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY, STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG
WITH SFC HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTH FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL
RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT AIRMASS CHANGE WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE
LOWER 70S ON THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON MODERATELY TO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE BUT LACK
OF SIGNIFICANT TRIGGER HAS RESULTED IN ONLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY SO
FAR. LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEAK TROFS MOVING
THROUGH REGION MAY DEVELOP MORE ORGANIZED ACTIVITY. FOR THIS REASON
INCLUDED FOUR HOUR TEMPO GROUPS LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING
AT ALL TERMINALS FOR MVFR HEAVY SHOWERS WITH CB IN CLOUD GROUP TO
IMPLY POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. OVERNIGHT, HAZE AND MIST WILL
PRODUCE MVFR CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z. AFTER 13Z, CONDITIONS
WILL RETURN TO VFR THROUGH 18Z. DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING MORE
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH MVFR CONDITIONS.

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 KNOTS ON FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK...

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MVFR IN PRIMARILY AFTN SHRA/TSRA.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...VFR.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NY...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BMW
NEAR TERM...BMW
SHORT TERM...BMW
LONG TERM...RRM
AVIATION...RRM

Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 2:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
228 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-271830-
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-
228 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...TORNADO WATCH 382 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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.

   TORNADO WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AFTERNOONS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAINING THE
PRIMARY TREATS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING
THIS POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 5:35 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
535 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0511 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LEONA                   41.82N  76.73W
05/26/2011  M1.00 INCH       BRADFORD           PA   PUBLIC

            15 MINUTE RAINFALL

0511 PM     HAIL             LEONA                   41.82N  76.73W
05/26/2011  M1.00 INCH       BRADFORD           PA   PUBLIC

            15 MINUTE RAINFALL

&&

EMG

Local storm report, May 26, 5:37 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
537 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             HOMER                   42.64N  76.18W
05/26/2011  E2.00 INCH       CORTLAND           NY   PUBLIC

            ALSO...1.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED

&&

MJN

Local storm report, May 26, 5:39 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
539 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0537 PM     HAIL             DALLAS                  41.33N  75.97W
05/26/2011  E1.75 INCH       LUZERNE            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MJN

Local storm report, May 26, 5:43 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
543 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     HAIL             SAYRE                   41.99N  76.52W
05/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       BRADFORD           PA   PUBLIC

&&

MJN

Local storm report, May 26, 5:47 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
547 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0526 PM     HAIL             NEWFIELD                42.37N  76.58W
05/26/2011  M1.00 INCH       TOMPKINS           NY   PUBLIC

&&

MJN

Local storm report, May 26, 5:54 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
554 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0554 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE CANASTOTA         43.07N  75.75W
05/26/2011  M0.90 INCH       MADISON            NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAIN FELL IN 35 MINUTES

&&

MJN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 11:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Steuben	36 min
May 26, 12:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chemung, Steuben	35 min
May 26, 12:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Schuyler, Seneca, Yates	34 min
May 26, 12:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and 1 more	43 min
May 26, 1:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chemung, Tioga	63 min
May 26, 1:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca and 2 more	55 min
May 26, 1:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Onondaga	30 min
May 26, 1:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Cortland, Madison, Onondaga	25 min
May 26, 2:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Oneida and 1 more	53 min
May 26, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Cayuga	52 min
May 26, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chemung	38 min
May 26, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chemung	27 min
May 26, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins	62 min
May 26, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Tompkins	55 min
May 26, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware	39 min
May 26, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego, Sullivan	62 min
May 26, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Tompkins	40 min
May 26, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chemung, Tioga	55 min
May 26, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida	57 min
May 26, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Tioga	62 min
May 26, 6:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BGM	Delaware	30 min
May 26, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins	17 min
May 26, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Madison	64 min
May 26, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida	57 min
May 26, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Tioga	52 min
May 26, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Tioga	43 min
May 26, 7:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chemung, Tioga	24 min
May 26, 7:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins	40 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.