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Special Weather Statement, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 28, 2012Onondaga County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2012, 7:55 AM EDT for Onondaga 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2012, 7:55 AM EDT (11:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2012, 8:45 AM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY

County Onondaga County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 210 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: 29 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 28, 6:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 5:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
503 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-290915-
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-
503 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
THIS MORNING AND PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS
CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE PRIMARY THREAT
FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT FORMS IS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY. RAINFALL OF UP TO 1 OR 2
INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS WHICH COULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND MINOR
FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND POSSIBLE ROAD WASH OUTS. AT THIS
TIME...MORE SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. YOU COULD ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BGM

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DJN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:05 AM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:04 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
604 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

NYZ015-016-281100-
SENECA NY-YATES NY-
604 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SENECA AND
NORTHERN YATES COUNTIES...

AT 602 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR RUSHVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE NEAR...
  YATESVILLE AT 610 AM EDT...
  FERGUSON CORNERS AT 615 AM EDT...
  BENTON AND MILO MILLS AT 620 AM EDT...
  BELLONA STN AND MILO CENTER AT 625 AM EDT...
  MAYS MILLS AT 630 AM EDT...
  DRESDEN AT 635 AM EDT...
  BORDER CITY AT 640 AM EDT...
  KENDAIA AND WILLARD AT 645 AM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM YOU MAY HAVE TO SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

LAT...LON 4277 7731 4277 7699 4287 7699 4288 7697
      4291 7697 4299 7673 4290 7674 4284 7672
      4277 7674 4268 7672 4260 7735 4271 7736

DJN

Local storm report, Jul 28, 6:28 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
628 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

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

0627 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BENTON                  42.73N  77.07W
07/28/2012  M1.00 INCH       YATES              NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED IN 15 MINUTES.

&&

HEDEN

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
644 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

NYZ015>017-022-281145-
CAYUGA NY-SENECA NY-STEUBEN NY-YATES NY-
644 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT CENTRAL
CAYUGA...NORTHEASTERN STEUBEN...SENECA AND YATES COUNTIES...

AT 636 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SENECA FALLS TO
BENTON TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PRATTSBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE NEAR...
  CAYUGA AND PENN YAN AT 650 AM EDT...
  MONTEZUMA AND MILO MILLS AT 655 AM EDT...
  FOSTERVILLE AND MILO CENTER AT 700 AM EDT...
  MAYS MILLS AND DRESDEN AT 705 AM EDT...
  THROOPSVILLE AND UNION SPRINGS AT 710 AM EDT...
  AUBURN AND CROSBY AT 715 AM EDT...
  SENNETT AND WILLARD AT 720 AM EDT...
  MELROSE PARK AND PORTER CORNER AT 725 AM EDT...

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

LAT...LON 4239 7757 4274 7709 4277 7708 4277 7699
      4287 7699 4288 7697 4302 7696 4303 7650
      4300 7649 4301 7646 4294 7646 4277 7657
      4258 7682

DJN

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 7:55 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
755 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

NYZ015>018-023-025-044-281245-
CAYUGA NY-CORTLAND NY-ONONDAGA NY-SCHUYLER NY-SENECA NY-TOMPKINS
NY-YATES NY-
755 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME EAST CENTRAL YATES...
NORTHEASTERN SCHUYLER...NORTHWESTERN CORTLAND...NORTHWESTERN
TOMPKINS...ONONDAGA...SOUTHERN CAYUGA AND SOUTHERN SENECA COUNTIES...

* AT 750 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  CLUSTER OF TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE
  STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR LEDYARD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  EDGEWATER AND SHERWOOD AT 755 AM EDT...
  MONTVILLE AND MELROSE PARK AT 800 AM EDT...
  NILES AND KELLOGGSVILLE AT 805 AM EDT...
  NEW HOPE AND SKANEATELES AT 810 AM EDT...
  GLEN HAVEN AND SCOTT AT 815 AM EDT...
  MARIETTA AND MARCELLUS AT 820 AM EDT...
  OTISCO AND VESPER AT 825 AM EDT...
  CEDARVALE AND TULLY AT 830 AM EDT...

THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAIN RATES
ESTIMATED AT AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. RAIN REPORTS FROM NORTHERN
YATES AND SENECA COUNTIES HAVE INDICATED 1.25 TO 1.75 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN SINCE 6 AM. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING
OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE URBANIZED
LOCATIONS WHERE STORM DRAIN SYSTEMS COULD BE OVERWHELMED.

LAT...LON 4317 7623 4284 7592 4260 7634 4244 7678
      4266 7690

JAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 6:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Seneca, Yates	56 min
Jul 28, 6:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Cayuga, Seneca, Yates	61 min
Jul 28, 8:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Cayuga, Seneca, Yates	3 hr
Jul 28, 10:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chenango	48 min
Jul 28, 10:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	49 min
Jul 28, 11:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chenango	18 min
Jul 28, 11:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Otsego	63 min
Jul 28, 12:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Sullivan	3 hr
Jul 28, 1:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Sullivan	4 hr
Jul 28, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Oneida	42 min
Jul 28, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Pike	63 min
Jul 28, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wyoming	66 min
Jul 28, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wayne	59 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.