Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2014, 1:46 PM EDT for Sullivan County, New York. It was in force for 4 hr. 5 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 2, 2014, 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Sullivan County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Youngsville, NY | ROADS FLOODED. |
| Jul 2, 3:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hortonville, NY | ROADS FLOODED. |
| Jul 2, 3:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jeffersonville, NY | SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IN JEFFERSONVILLE. 3 FEET OF WATER FLOODING THE TOWN. |
| Jul 2, 4:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jeffersonville, NY | BRIDGE OVER-TOPPED ALONG ROUTE 52. |
| Jul 2, 4:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Youngsville, NY | BRIDGE OVERTOPPED ALONG ROUTE 52 IN YOUNGSVILLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
456
WGUS51 KBGM 021746
FFWBGM
NYC105-022145-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0013.140702T1746Z-140702T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
146 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN
SULLIVAN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST INTO
SULLIVAN COUNTY FROM NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BETHEL...
CALLICOON...COCHECTON...FOSTERDALE...GRAHAMSVILLE...HARRIS...
HAZEL...HORTONVILLE...HURLEYVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...LIBERTY...
LIVINGSTON MANOR...LOCH SHELDRAKE...NEVERSINK...PARKSVILLE...SWAN
LAKE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...WILLOWEMOC...WOODBOURNE AND FREMONT.
RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...URBAN...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY IN AND NEAR THESE LOCATIONS. SOME STREAMS THAT COULD SEE
FLASH FLOODING ARE LITTLE BEAVER KILL CREEK...EAST BRANCH CALLICOON
CREEK AND SHINGLE BROOK.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-888-603-1402...OR BY EMAIL
AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4180 7451 4175 7458 4164 7505 4176 7506
4177 7508 4177 7510 4179 7510 4180 7507
4181 7507 4183 7512 4199 7472 4191 7452
4186 7446
$$
DJN2 follow-up statements
979
WGUS71 KBGM 021853
FFSBGM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
253 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
NYC105-022145-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140702T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SULLIVAN NY-
253 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTY...
AT 246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF IN NORTHERN SULLIVAN
COUNTY. BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM LIVINGSTON
MANOR AND PARKSVILLE SOUTHWEST TO THE JEFFERSONVILLE AREA.
SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE SEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
SULLIVAN COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT FLASH FLOODING IN THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. ANY FLASH FLOODING THAT IS ON GOING WILL
CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA SEEING
FLOODING AS WELL.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BETHEL...
CALLICOON...FOSTERDALE...GRAHAMSVILLE...HARRIS...HAZEL...
HORTONVILLE...HURLEYVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON
MANOR...LOCH SHELDRAKE...NEVERSINK...PARKSVILLE...SWAN LAKE...WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS...WILLOWEMOC...WOODBOURNE AND FREMONT.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-888-603-1402...OR BY EMAIL
AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4180 7451 4175 7458 4164 7505 4176 7506
4177 7508 4177 7510 4179 7510 4180 7507
4181 7507 4183 7512 4199 7472 4191 7452
4186 7446
$$
DJN176
WGUS71 KBGM 022059
FFSBGM
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
459 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
NYC105-022145-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140702T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SULLIVAN NY-
459 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTY...
AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF IN NORTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTY. RADAR
RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN IN AN AREA FROM LIVINGSTON MANOR AND PARKSVILLE SOUTHWEST TO
THE JEFFERSONVILLE AREA. UNOFFICIAL REPORTS WERE RECEIVED OF
ALMOST 5 INCHES IN THIS AREA.
COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED AS MUCH AS 3 FEET OF WATER FLOODING
JEFFERSONVILLE WITH YOUNGSVILLE AND HORTONVILLE ALSO EXPERIENCING
FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND ROADS. 2 BRIDGES WERE ALSO FLOODED IN
THESE AREAS.
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH
FLOOD PROBLEMS. HOWEVER...THE FLOOD WATERS WERE RECEDING BUT
CONDITIONS STILL REMAIN DANGEROUS IN THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREAS.
EXPECT THE SERIOUS FLOODING TO ABATE BY 545 PM.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BETHEL...
CALLICOON...FOSTERDALE...GRAHAMSVILLE...HARRIS...HAZEL...
HORTONVILLE...HURLEYVILLE...JEFFERSONVILLE...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON
MANOR...LOCH SHELDRAKE...NEVERSINK...PARKSVILLE...SWAN LAKE...WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS...WILLOWEMOC...WOODBOURNE AND FREMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4180 7451 4175 7458 4164 7505 4176 7506
4177 7508 4177 7510 4179 7510 4180 7507
4181 7507 4183 7512 4199 7472 4191 7452
4186 7446
$$
DJNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cayuga, Seneca | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 2:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Oneida | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 10:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 12:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Delaware | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Otsego | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 2:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | Sullivan | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Oneida | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Tompkins | 45 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.