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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 22, 2013Chemung County, Tioga County, New York; Bradford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2013, 7:57 PM EDT for Chemung County, Tioga County, New York; Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 63 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 22, 2013, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Chemung County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Bradford County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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: 225 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1219 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 22, 7:53 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 7:53 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 5:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
528 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-072-
232130-
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-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
528 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 212 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...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.

THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BECOME SEVERE, PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THREAT...SHOULD ADDITIONAL STORMS
REPEAT...FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT
ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM STORMS ON TUESDAY...AND
EARLIER TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AS A FRONT
APPROACHES. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ043-044-047-048-232130-
WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-
528 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 210 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...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.

THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BECOME SEVERE, PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AS A FRONT
APPROACHES. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 6:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
621 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITESBORO              43.12N  75.30W
05/22/2013                   ONEIDA             NY   PUBLIC

            HALF TREE BLOWN DOWN.

&&

EMG

Local storm report, May 22, 6:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
629 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

0611 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITESBORO              43.12N  75.30W
05/22/2013                   ONEIDA             NY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS PER 911
            DISPATCH FEED

&&

HEDEN

Local storm report, May 22, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
632 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

0607 PM     HAIL             NEW HARTFORD            43.07N  75.29W
05/22/2013  M1.00 INCH       ONEIDA             NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

HEDEN

Local storm report, May 22, 7:46 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
746 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

0719 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOWARD                  42.37N  77.52W
05/22/2013                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CENTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

&&

MJN

Local storm report, May 22, 7:47 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 7:49 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Steuben, Yates	4 hr
May 21, 8:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga	64 min
May 21, 8:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida, Onondaga	57 min
May 21, 8:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego and 1 more	4 hr
May 21, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Otsego	59 min
May 21, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Cortland, Tompkins	65 min
May 21, 9:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca	65 min
May 21, 9:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego	53 min
May 21, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Otsego	33 min
May 21, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Tioga, Tompkins	51 min
May 21, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chenango, Otsego, Tioga	57 min
May 22, 11:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Tioga	36 min
May 22, 11:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins	58 min
May 22, 12:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Delaware	50 min
May 22, 12:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Delaware, Otsego	59 min
May 22, 1:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	36 min
May 22, 1:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego	40 min
May 22, 1:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BGM	Sullivan	36 min
May 22, 2:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BGM	Sullivan	16 min
May 22, 2:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Sullivan	3 hr
May 22, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Sullivan	56 min
May 22, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Madison, Onondaga	43 min
May 22, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Madison	23 min
May 22, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida, Onondaga	60 min
May 22, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Madison	26 min
May 22, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	32 min
May 22, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida	55 min
May 22, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida	60 min
May 22, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Steuben	43 min
May 22, 7:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates	44 min
May 22, 11:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wayne	31 min
May 22, 7:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Bradford	54 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2013 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

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.