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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2013, 6:58 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Cortland County, Tompkins County, New York. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2013, 6:58 PM EDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Cortland County, NY, Tompkins County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 8, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 3:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 300 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055-056-PAZ038-091900- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO- OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD- 300 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE...URBAN..AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HEDEN NYZ057-062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048-072-091900- DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA- LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 300 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE...URBAN..AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE...URBAN..AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HEDEN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:37 PM EDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 8, 6:46 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
646 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013
NYZ017-018-025-044-082345-
CAYUGA NY-CORTLAND NY-ONONDAGA NY-TOMPKINS NY-
646 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013
...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CORTLAND...NORTHEASTERN
TOMPKINS...SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA AND SOUTHEASTERN ONONDAGA COUNTIES...
* AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MORAVIA TO GROTON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
KELLOGGSVILLE AND NEW HOPE AT 650 PM EDT...
SEMPRONIUS AND DRESSERVILLE AT 655 PM EDT...
DRYDEN AT 700 PM EDT...
GLEN HAVEN AND COMO AT 705 PM EDT...
SCOTT AND GRACIE AT 710 PM EDT...
SOUTH CORTLAND AND CORTLAND WEST AT 715 PM EDT...
VIRGIL AND MUNSONS CORNERS AT 720 PM EDT...
VESPER AND CORTLAND AT 725 PM EDT...
* OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PERUVILLE...
GROTON...FREEVILLE...MC LEAN...NUBIA...HOMER...PREBLE...
BALTIMORE...EAST HOMER...TULLY...MCGRAW...MCGRAW...FABIUS...
APULIA...TRUXTON...TRIPOLI...SOLON...KEENEY...FREETOWN CORNERS...
EAST FREETOWN AND CUYLER.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
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.
RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR.
LAT...LON 4281 7590 4280 7589 4274 7589 4273 7589
4251 7589 4246 7650 4281 7649 4285 7590
TACSpecial weather statement, Aug 8, 6:51 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
651 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013
NYZ015-016-023-025-082330-
SCHUYLER NY-SENECA NY-TOMPKINS NY-YATES NY-
651 PM EDT THU AUG 8 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SCHUYLER...SOUTHEASTERN SENECA...
SOUTHEASTERN YATES AND WESTERN TOMPKINS COUNTIES...
* AT 649 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TYRONE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DUNDEE AND TOWNSEND AT 700 PM EDT...
GLENORA AND ROCK STREAM AT 705 PM EDT...
WATKINS GLEN AND WATKINS GLEN STATE PARK AT 710 PM EDT...
HECTOR AND LOGAN AT 715 PM EDT...
BENNETTSBURG AT 720 PM EDT...
SEARSBURG AND EAST STEAMBURG AT 725 PM EDT...
PERRY CITY AND MECKLENBURG AT 730 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
IF ON OR NEAR SOUTHERN SENECA LAKE...SEEK SHELTER NOW. GET OUT OF
THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4256 7715 4263 7667 4262 7661 4263 7655
4237 7653 4232 7710 4250 7711 4250 7715
DGMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Sullivan | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 65 min |
| Aug 8, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Yates | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Seneca | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cayuga | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cortland | 59 min |
| Aug 8, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Schuyler | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 7:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Cayuga, Cortland, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins | 4 hr |
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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.