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Special Weather Statement, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 7, 2011Lackawanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2011, 5:56 PM EDT for Lackawanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2011, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY

Counties Lackawanna County, PA, Wyoming County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 238 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 165 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
165 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
325 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, PRIMARILY THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON MONDAY AS A SECONDARY
COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
INTO MID WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
LOW PRESSURE IS TRACKING TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA, WITH A WARM AND
COLD FRONT OVER THE CWA ATTM. THIS, TOGETHER WITH PWATS UP TO 2
INCHES IS CAUSING SOME HEAVY RAIN IN THE AREA. THIS AREA OF RAIN
WILL MOVE EASTWARDS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WITH SOME CLEARING
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, DAYTIME HEATING HAS CAUSE SOME ISOLATED
STORMS TO DEVELOP. THE 0-6KM BULK SHEAR COMBINED WITH CAPE OF
AROUND 1000J MAY ALLOW AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM DEVELOP, AND
ACTUALLY ALLOWED ONE TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA THIS
AFTERNOON, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE POSSIBLE.

BEHIND THE FRONT AND WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING, STORMS
SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME POSSIBLE SHOWERS
THOUGH THROUGH THE NIGHT. ALSO, ANY CLEARING TONIGHT WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN SOME DENSE FOG AROUND THE AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MONDAY...SECONDARY TROF WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION UNDER
NORTHWEST FLOW. DUE TO DRIER AIR ADVECTING OVER THE AREA ALONG
WITH REDUCED INSTABILITY, ONLY INCLUDED CHC POPS FOR RAIN SHOWERS
ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BY LATE AFTERNOON THE CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN THE NRN CWA AS BOUNDARY PASSES
THROUGH. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 AND WITH
DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER 60S IT WILL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.

MONDAY NIGHT...BRIEF UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ALONG WITH SFC HIGH PRES
NOSING DOWN FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL PROVIDE A DRY PERIOD
ALONG WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER SFC WAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY AND PASS SOUTH OF THE REGION DURING THE EVENING. LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THE NEXT SFC TROF WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW CHC POPS FOR THESE
FEATURES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

WEDNESDAY WILL SEE THE LOW TRACK TO THE EAST, BUT SHOWERS BEHIND
THE LOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY WEDNESDAY, AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
EXTENDED PERIOD CONTINUES TO FEATURE UNSETTLED PATTERN WITH A BROAD
TROF IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST U.S. SHORTWAVES MOVING THRU THE
MEAN FLOW WILL BRING CHCS FOR SHRA/TSRA...WITH EXACT TIMING FOR BEST
PERIODS OF PRECIP DIFFICULT THIS FAR OUT.  MODELS ALSO CONTINUE TO
SHOW BRIEF PERIOD OF BUILDING HEIGHTS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL BE BEST CHC FOR DRY WEATHER DURING THE PERIOD.
THEREAFTER...NEW TROF LOOKS TO SET UP FOR NEXT WEEKEND, WITH BETTER
CHCS FOR SHRA/TSRA DURING THAT TIME. TEMPS LOOK TO BE NEAR OR A FEW
DEGREES BELOW AVG FOR EARLY/MID AUGUST.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SCT-BKN CLOUD
DECK BETWEEN 2 AND 3 KFT SO EXPECT OCNL MVFR CIGS WITH LOCAL IFR
CONDITION IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER 22Z
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING FROM THE WEST BUT
A LINGERING SHOWER IS STILL POSSIBLE. AS CLOUDS BECOME MORE
SCATTERED...LOW LEVELS ARE VERY MOIST WITH HAZE BEING REPORTED
MANY SITES. AS CLOUDS SCATTER OUT AND TEMPERATURES COOL WITH LIGHT
WINDS...LIGHT FOG MAY SET IN EARLY TONIGHT WITH IFR FOG POSSIBLE
IN THE RIVER VALLEYS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR MOST AREAS
BY 15Z MON.

OUTLOOK...

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PREVAILING VFR WITH SCATTERED
MVFR IN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY...VFR.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...SLI
NEAR TERM...SLI
SHORT TERM...SLI
LONG TERM...HEDEN
AVIATION...BMW
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
339 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

NYZ015-022>025-055-062-PAZ038-043-044-047-048-072-081945-
YATES-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-TIOGA-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-
WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
339 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW
YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
SOME OF THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ISOLATED MINOR FLOODING
IN SMALL STREAMS MAY BE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NYZ009-016>018-036-037-044-081945-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-
SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-
339 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN THREATS ARE HIGH GUSTY WIND, LARGE HAIL, AND HEAVY RAIN.
THE ACTIVITY SHOULD SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NYZ045-046-056-057-PAZ039-040-081945-
CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-DELAWARE-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-
339 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA, FOLLOWED BY
ISOLATED SHOWERS THAT MAY ALSO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME MINOR FLOODING WITH THE HEAVY RAIN. THE LARGEST
AREA OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE OUT OF BROOME COUNTY AND THROUGH
DELAWARE AND OTSEGO COUNTIES THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
415 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

NYZ036-037-046-072115-
MADISON NY-ONEIDA NY-OTSEGO NY-
415 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

...HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL
MADISON...NORTH CENTRAL OTSEGO AND SOUTH CENTRAL ONEIDA COUNTIES...

* AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  WIDESPREAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
  RAIN. STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR PECKSPORT...AND MOVING SLOWLY EAST.

* LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE MINOR
  FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  AUGUSTA...PECKSPORT...HAMILTON...MADISON...SOLSVILLE...
  WATERVILLE...UNADILLA FORKS...STOCKWELL...SAUQUOIT...PARIS...
  ORISKANY FALLS...NORTH BROOKFIELD...LEONARDSVILLE...HUBBARDSVILLE...
  EXETER CENTER...CLAYVILLE...BROOKFIELD AND BRIDGEWATER.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND
COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LAT...LON 4277 7506 4287 7589 4304 7586 4303 7521
      4291 7519 4286 7520 4287 7515 4291 7511
      4290 7506

JAB
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSchuyler, Tompkins61 min
Aug 7, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome64 min
Aug 7, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca40 min
Aug 7, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Delaware, Sullivan41 min
Aug 7, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCayuga45 min
Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome, Delaware117 min
Aug 7, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison60 min
Aug 7, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOnondaga54 min
Aug 7, 5:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMMadison, Oneida, Otsego103 min
Aug 7, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego41 min
Aug 7, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna, Wayne69 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.