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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 2, 20144 counties in New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2014, 8:36 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 24 min. 3 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, 8:36 PM EDT (00:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Chenango County, NY, Cortland County, NY, Tompkins County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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, 8:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Groton, NY	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN VILLAGE
Jul 2, 8:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wnw Cortland, NY	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG ST. RT. 281. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE CITY.
Jul 2, 9:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wsw Mcgraw, NY	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND TOWN OF POLKVILLE.

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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 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: 171 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

193 
WFUS51 KBGM 030036
TORBGM
NYC011-017-023-109-030100-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0002.140703T0036Z-140703T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
836 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTHWESTERN CHENANGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTHERN CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTHEASTERN TOMPKINS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

* AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GROTON...
  MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CORTLAND...MUNSONS CORNERS AND HOMER BY 845 PM EDT...
  MCGRAW AND EAST HOMER BY 855 PM EDT...
  SOLON...6 MILES SOUTH OF TRUXTON AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST
  FREETOWN BY 900 PM EDT...

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT
1-888-603-1402...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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4274 7589 4272 7588 4273 7584 4255 7579
      4249 7639 4266 7644 4277 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 258DEG 29KT 4260 7629

$$

DGM

1 follow-up statement

057 
WWUS51 KBGM 030051
SVSBGM

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
851 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

NYC011-017-023-109-030100-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140703T0100Z/
CHENANGO NY-CORTLAND NY-TOMPKINS NY-CAYUGA NY-
851 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA...NORTHEASTERN TOMPKINS...CENTRAL CORTLAND AND
NORTHWESTERN CHENANGO COUNTIES...

AT 848 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CORTLAND...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SOLON...EAST FREETOWN AND TAYLOR BY 900 PM EDT...

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS 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...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4274 7589 4272 7588 4273 7584 4255 7579
      4249 7639 4266 7644 4277 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 265DEG 30KT 4260 7613

$$

DGM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 8:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida	24 min
Jul 2, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Cortland, Madison, Tompkins	45 min
Jul 2, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Cortland	47 min
Jul 2, 9:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Madison	63 min
Jul 2, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Otsego	50 min
Jul 3, 3:40 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	BGM	Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and 11 more	17 hr
Jul 3, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Yates	67 min
Jul 3, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Cortland, Tompkins	67 min
Jul 3, 1:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chemung, Tioga, Tompkins	63 min
Jul 3, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Seneca, Yates	60 min
Jul 3, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	62 min
Jul 3, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cortland, Tompkins	58 min
Jul 3, 2:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Sullivan	27 min
Jul 3, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins	16 min
Jul 3, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Tompkins	66 min
Jul 3, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida	51 min
Jul 3, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	64 min
Jul 3, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Oneida	45 min
Jul 3, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida	44 min
Jul 3, 3:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Cayuga, Onondaga	3 hr
Jul 3, 3:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida, Otsego	35 min
Jul 3, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	53 min
Jul 3, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Otsego	54 min
Jul 3, 4:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	6 hr
Jul 3, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Sullivan	63 min
Jul 3, 5:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Sullivan	6 hr
Jul 3, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego	47 min
Jul 3, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Broome, Tioga	52 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.