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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 21, 2013Madison County, Oneida County, Otsego County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2013, 3:51 PM EDT for Madison County, Oneida County, Otsego County, New York. It was in force for 54 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
May 21, 2013, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2013, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Madison County, NY, Oneida County, NY, Otsego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 21, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 129 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2013-05-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 98 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2013-05-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 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
98 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-172 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 May 21, 2:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 2:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
156 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-221800-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-
SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-
OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-
156 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 203 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-221800-
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-
SOUTHERN WAYNE-
156 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN A WARM AND
HUMID AIRMASS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN ISOLATED STORM TO
PRODUCE HAIL OR GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RRM

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 1:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 21, 1:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
140 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

0113 PM     HAIL             WATERLOO                42.90N  76.86W
05/21/2013  M1.00 INCH       SENECA             NY   PUBLIC

&&

EMG
Special weather statement, May 21, 1:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
143 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

NYZ044-045-056-211815-
BROOME NY-CHENANGO NY-CORTLAND NY-
143 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BROOME...
SOUTHEASTERN CORTLAND AND WEST CENTRAL CHENANGO COUNTIES...

* AT 139 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL.  THIS STORM
  WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLET...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WILLET AT 150 PM EDT...
  CINCINNATUS AT 155 PM EDT...
  GERMAN AND SMITHVILLE FLATS AT 200 PM EDT...
  MC DONOUGH AT 210 PM EDT...
  SMITHVILLE CENTER AND PHARSALIA AT 215 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

LAT...LON 4261 7574 4235 7564 4238 7599 4248 7603

CMG
Local storm report, May 21, 1:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
148 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

0124 PM     HAIL             2 NW FAYETTE            42.84N  76.83W
05/21/2013  M1.75 INCH       SENECA             NY   PUBLIC

&&

EMG
Special weather statement, May 21, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
206 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

NYZ046-211845-
OTSEGO NY-
206 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OTSEGO COUNTY...

* AT 205 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RICHFIELD SPRINGS...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GLIMMERGLASS STATE PARK AND SPRINGFIELD AT 220 PM EDT...
  EAST SPRINGFIELD AT 230 PM EDT...
  CHERRY VALLEY AT 240 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

LAT...LON 4274 7500 4286 7499 4283 7490 4289 7489
      4290 7488 4284 7467 4283 7464 4276 7466
      4269 7464 4267 7464

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 1:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida, Onondaga64 min
May 21, 2:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida27 min
May 21, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSeneca42 min
May 21, 12:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca38 min
May 21, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca66 min
May 21, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango32 min
May 21, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego39 min
May 21, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSeneca, Yates67 min
May 21, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca, Yates67 min
May 21, 5:55 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca, Yates35 min
May 21, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Onondaga59 min
May 21, 6:21 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga39 min
May 21, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Oneida, Onondaga66 min
May 21, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga51 min
May 21, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida36 min
May 21, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego60 min

Nearby

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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.