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Special Weather Statement, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2012, 5:55 PM EDT for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2012, 5:55 PM EDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2012, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
County Luzerne County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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 254 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
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jul 15, 2:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 2:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 216 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE MOVES THROUGH. MAINLY FAIR AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 90S ON TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK...AND OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN TIER AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... SCT TO NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM W TO E LATE THIS AFTN ACRS WRN NY...AND THIS EVNG ACRS ERN/SE ZONES. POTNL FOR ISOLD ACTIVITY TIL ARND 06Z FOR MOST AREAS WITH S/WV STILL CROSSING THE AREA...BUT THINK ANY ACTIVITY STILL TO OUR WEST OVER LOWER ONTARIO WILL DSPT SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AND NOT AFFECT THE BGM CWA. +RA MAIN THREAT WITH THE TSRA THIS AFTN/EVNG. MDLS ARE SPITTING OUT SOME LGT PCPN TMRW...BUT INSPECTION OF MDL PROFILES SUGESTS A SIG CAP IN THE 650-700 MB LAYER..THEREFORE LEFT OUT SLGT CHC POPS ON MON. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... TUESDAY IS SHAPING UP AS A VERY WARM DAY...WITH MAXES MOST AREAS IN THE L/M90S. WITH FCST TD'S IN THE M/U60S ACRS THE LAKE PLAIN...HEAT INDICES APRCH 100F IN A FEW LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...IT ALSO LOOKS RATHER BREEZY SPCLY TUE AFTN WITH A WELL MIXED BL XPCTD TO DVLP AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. FNT WILL APRCH FAR NRN ZONES WITH A CHC FOR SHRA/TSRA VERY LATE IN THE DAY. TIMING OF THIS FNT IS NOT OPTIMAL FOR MOST OF THE FCST AREA W/RESPECT TO CONVECTION. BEST CHCS ATTM APPEARS TO BE FAR NRN ZONES TUE EVNG...THEN SRN ZONES (NE PA) ON WED AFTN. WE INDICATED AN IMPRVG TREND IN SKY COVER ON WED ACRS MOST OF CNTRL NY BEHIND THE FNT. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... 1:30 PM UPDATE... EXTENDED PERIOD STARTS OFF A BIT ACTIVE WITH A COLD FRONT SLIDING THROUGH THE CWA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY 06Z THURSDAY. PRIOR TO 06Z THURSDAY EXPECT THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND T'STORMS....ESPECIALLY ACROSS NE PA. ON THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A 500 TROUGH LOCATED TO THE NE OF THE CWA, KEEPING US IN THE NW FLOW REGIME. BY THURSDAY EVENING THE ECMWF IS SHOWING A SHORTWAVE AND AN ASSOCIATED AREA OF HIGHER VORTICITY DIGGING INTO THE CWA...ESPECIALLY OUR EASTERN ZONES. FRIDAY LOOKS QUIET AS THE 500MB RIDGE ATTEMPTS TO BUILD INTO OUR AREA. 850 TEMPS LOOK TO BE IN THE 8-10 DEGREE RANGE....SO EXPECT HIGHS AROUND 80. SATURDAY SHOULD START OFF QUIET BEFORE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED VORT MAX DIGGS INTO OUR REGION AFTER 18Z SATURDAY. BY 12Z SUNDAY THE ECMWF IS FORECASTING A FRONT TO BE LOCATED NEAR LAKE ONTARIO AND SLIDING SOUTH THROUGH OUR CWA THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS FRONT SHOULD GIVE US A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/T'STORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. BY MONDAY WE ARE ONCE AGAIN IN THE NW FLOW ALONG THE TOP OF THE 500MB RIDGE, THIS WILL KEEP SHORTWAVES ROTATING THROUGH THE REGION WITH THE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... 18Z UPDATE... UPPER DISTURBANCE IS INTERACTING WITH A MOIST AIR MASS RESULTING IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OF INCREASING COVERAGE...SWEEPING WNW TO ENE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. IFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF 15-25 KTS...AS STORMS AFFECT THE INDIVIDUAL SITES. KSYR-KRME MAY BE FAR ENOUGH NORTH TO AVOID CB...BUT HEAVY SHOWER WITH AT LEAST MVFR CONDITIONS STILL LIKELY. A SHORTH PERIOD OF MIST/HAZE WILL LINGER AFTER PASSAGE OF CONVECTION. INTO TONIGHT...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL HUMIDITY AND MOISTURE FROM PRIOR RAINFALL...WILL LIKELY ALLOW DEVELOPMENT MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND/OR VIS DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS MONDAY. RETURN TO VFR AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 12Z MONDAY. OUTLOOK... MON AFTN THRU TUE..VFR. TUE NGT...SCT MVFR IN SHRA/TSRA. WED...MVFR IN SCT TSRA MAINLY S CENT NY AND NE PA. THU/FRI...VFR. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && LONG TERM...MDP AVIATION...MDP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 2:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 223 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-161830- 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- 223 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...CAUSING PONDING ON ROADS AND FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
344 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012
NYZ056-152045-
BROOME NY-
344 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BROOME COUNTY...
* AT 341 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ENDICOTT...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ENDWELL AND VESTAL CENTER AT 350 PM EDT...
JOHNSON CITY AND NWS BINGHAMTON AT 355 PM EDT...
BINGHAMTON AT 400 PM EDT...
PORT DICKINSON AND CHENANGO BRIDGE AT 405 PM EDT...
PORT CRANE AT 410 PM EDT...
SANITARIA SPGS AND CONKLIN AT 415 PM EDT...
BELDEN AT 425 PM EDT...
EAST WINDSOR AND WINDSOR AT 430 PM EDT...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LAT...LON 4201 7550 4203 7607 4221 7606 4222 7566
4218 7566 4218 7551 4219 7549Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 346 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012 NYZ045-056-057-152030- BROOME NY-CHENANGO NY-DELAWARE NY- 346 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL BROOME...SOUTH CENTRAL CHENANGO AND WEST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES... * AT 337 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARPURSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... AFTON AT 355 PM EDT... SANFORD AT 405 PM EDT... DEPOSIT AT 410 PM EDT... MASONVILLE AND STILESVILLE AT 415 PM EDT... CANNONSVILLE AT 425 PM EDT... TROUT CREEK AT 430 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LAT...LON 4228 7525 4204 7527 4210 7572 4227 7568 JAB
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 4:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
428 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012
NYZ057-152115-
DELAWARE NY-
428 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012
...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL DELAWARE
COUNTY...
* AT 422 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEREDITH TO 7 MILES WEST
OF HARVARD...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SHINHOPPLE AND HARVARD AT 435 PM EDT...
EAST DELHI AND DOWNSVILLE AT 440 PM EDT...
BOVINA CENTER AT 450 PM EDT...
WOLF HOLLOW AND ANDES AT 455 PM EDT...
NEW KINGSTON AT 500 PM EDT...
ROXBURY AND DUNRAVEN AT 505 PM EDT...
MARGARETVILLE AND HALCOTTSVILLE AT 510 PM EDT...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND
COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LAT...LON 4205 7469 4201 7478 4199 7484 4200 7532
4237 7506 4237 7445
JABSpecial weather statement, Jul 15, 4:55 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Seneca | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Sullivan | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 1:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins | 69 min |
| Jul 15, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome | 44 min |
| Jul 15, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Delaware | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wyoming | 50 min |
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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.