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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 29, 2012Chemung County, Schuyler County, Steuben County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2012, 1:23 PM EDT for Chemung County, Schuyler County, Steuben County, New York. It was in force for 67 min. 2 reports 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 29, 2012, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Chemung County, NY, Schuyler County, NY, Steuben County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 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 29, 1:33 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	Corning, NY
May 29, 1:40 PM EDT	HAIL 1	3 E Corning, NY

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

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 29, 10:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 29, 1:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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: 1783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

704 
WUUS51 KBGM 291723 RRA
SVRBGM
NYC015-097-101-291830-
/O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0013.120529T1723Z-120529T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
123 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHEMUNG COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  SOUTHEASTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.

* AT 123 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
  ERWINS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PAINTED POST AND CATON BY 132 PM EDT...
  SOUTH CORNING AND CORNING BY 136 PM EDT...
  EAST CORNING BY 144 PM EDT...
  BIG FLATS BY 150 PM EDT...
  ELMIRA ARPT BY 156 PM EDT...
  BIG FLATS AIRPORT BY 158 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING
OR IS IMMINENT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...HAIL ONE INCH IN
DIAMETER OR LARGER...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL
LIKELY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM MOVE TO SAFE
SHELTER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4241 7678 4203 7655 4201 7656 4200 7723
      4214 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 247DEG 21KT 4210 7713

$$

CMG

1 follow-up statement

748 
WWUS51 KBGM 291749
SVSBGM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
149 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NYC015-097-101-291830-
/O.CON.KBGM.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120529T1830Z/
CHEMUNG NY-SCHUYLER NY-STEUBEN NY-
149 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN...SOUTHEASTERN SCHUYLER AND CHEMUNG
COUNTIES...

AT 144 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 EAST CORNING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BIG FLATS AIRPORT...ELMIRA ARPT AND CHAMBERS BY 155 PM EDT...
  FISHERVILLE...TOMPKINS CORNERS AND ELMIRA HEIGHTS BY 200 PM EDT...
  HORSEHEADS NORTH...HORSEHEADS AND MORELAND BY 205 PM EDT...
  MILLPORT BY 210 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!

&&

LAT...LON 4241 7678 4203 7655 4201 7656 4201 7716
      4219 7720
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 247DEG 21KT 4216 7695

$$

CMG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 8:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida	10 min
May 29, 7:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Oneida	22 min
May 29, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Steuben, Yates	64 min
May 29, 12:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Steuben	23 min
May 29, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida, Onondaga	61 min
May 29, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chemung	24 min
May 29, 1:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Seneca	67 min
May 29, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida	47 min
May 29, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Yates	35 min
May 29, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Madison, Onondaga	55 min
May 29, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins	55 min
May 29, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga	66 min
May 29, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Seneca	62 min
May 29, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins	63 min
May 29, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Yates	40 min
May 29, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida	58 min
May 29, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga	63 min
May 29, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chemung, Tioga	63 min
May 29, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Sullivan	60 min
May 29, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego	58 min
May 29, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome	57 min
May 29, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego	58 min
May 29, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Delaware	57 min
May 29, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Sullivan	31 min
May 29, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	60 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.