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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 26, 2012Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 26, 2012, 5:06 PM EDT for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 54 min. 4 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
Jul 26, 2012, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Luzerne County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 26, 5:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHazleton, PADAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY... BUT MOST SIGNIFICANT IN THE SOUTHERN PART. MANY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 80. EMERGENCY MANAGER SAW ROTATION IN THE CLOUDS IN WILKES BARRE.
Jul 26, 5:24 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Nescopeck, PA
Jul 26, 5:33 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDrums, PATREES DOWN
Jul 26, 5:44 PM EDTTORNADO1 Ssw Freeland, PACONFIRMED TORNADO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FREELAND... PA IN FOSTER TOWNSHIP. AT THIS LOCATION...AN OUTDOOR STORAGE BARN WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH SEVERAL UPROOTED AND SNAPPED TREES LAYED OUT IN A CONVERGENT PATTERN. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED 95-100 MPH...EF-1 RA

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 26, 2:10 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2012-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2012-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 238 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-282 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1017 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
239 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.

004 
WFUS51 KBGM 262106
TORBGM
PAC079-262200-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0008.120726T2106Z-120726T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
506 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.

* AT 502 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF
  EAST BERWICK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NESCOPECK AND EAST BERWICK BY 515 PM EDT...
  BEACH HAVEN BY 520 PM EDT...
  CONYNGHAM BY 530 PM EDT...
  DRUMS AND WEST HAZLETON BY 535 PM EDT...
  FREELAND...WOODSIDE-DRIFTON AND DRIFTON BY 540 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 TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM...AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4095 7622 4113 7624 4113 7628 4116 7630
      4114 7562 4113 7562 4113 7570 4109 7576
      4105 7576 4103 7573 4100 7574 4090 7602
      4090 7604
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 275DEG 34KT 4106 7634

$$

CMG
2 follow-up statements
003 
WWUS51 KBGM 262148
SVSBGM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
548 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

PAC079-262200-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120726T2200Z/
LUZERNE PA-
548 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LUZERNE COUNTY...

AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FREELAND...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PENN LAKE PARK BY 555 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...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 7599 4115 7598 4114 7562 4113 7562
      4113 7570 4109 7576 4105 7576 4103 7573
      4100 7574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 275DEG 34KT 4102 7589

$$

CMG
402 
WWUS51 KBGM 262203
SVSBGM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
603 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

PAC079-262213-
/O.EXP.KBGM.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120726T2200Z/
LUZERNE PA-
603 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LUZERNE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4093 7599 4115 7598 4114 7562 4113 7562
      4113 7570 4109 7576 4105 7576 4103 7573
      4100 7574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 275DEG 34KT 4102 7589

$$

CMG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 3:35 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMBradford40 min
Jul 26, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford65 min
Jul 26, 4:00 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMBradford45 min
Jul 26, 4:17 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMBradford43 min
Jul 26, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna, Wayne60 min
Jul 26, 4:49 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMSusquehanna, Wayne56 min
Jul 26, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming67 min
Jul 26, 5:04 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMSusquehanna, Wayne56 min
Jul 26, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMPike, Wayne29 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.