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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 23, 2015Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2015, 1:36 PM EDT for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 39 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
Jun 23, 2015, 1:36 PM EDT (17:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2015, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Luzerne County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 245 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 2015-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 56 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 2015-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 396 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
56 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1348 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
462 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 Jun 23, 1:14 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 1:14 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 9:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
900 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-045-055-056-PAZ038-241300-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-
SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-
TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD-
900 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS FRONT COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO HAVE HEAVY
RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ046-057-062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048-072-241300-
OTSEGO-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
900 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL HAVE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO HAVE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD
CAUSE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 8:02 AM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 23, 8:50 AM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
850 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

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

0705 AM     TSTM WND DMG     THURSTON                42.22N  77.27W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            FEW TREES DOWN

0712 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BATH                    42.34N  77.32W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN

0715 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CORNING                 42.15N  77.06W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            WIRES DOWN

0720 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CATON                   42.05N  77.03W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN IN CATON

&&

BGM
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 9:03 AM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
903 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

NYZ057-231400-
DELAWARE NY-
903 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE
COUNTY  ...

* AT 903 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
  THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BOVINA CENTER TO 7
  MILES NORTH OF WILLOWEMOC...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ROXBURY AROUND 915 AM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN BINGHAMTON.

&&

LAT...LON 4221 7453 4220 7453 4217 7446 4215 7450
      4215 7453 4212 7456 4204 7472 4239 7484
      4245 7465 4242 7461 4235 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1303Z 279DEG 60KT 4231 7480 4202 7471

ABS
Local storm report, Jun 23, 9:11 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
911 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

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

0705 AM     TSTM WND DMG     THURSTON                42.22N  77.27W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            FEW TREES DOWN

0712 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BATH                    42.34N  77.32W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN

0715 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CORNING                 42.15N  77.06W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            WIRES DOWN

0720 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CATON                   42.05N  77.03W
06/23/2015                   STEUBEN            NY   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN IN CATON

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHPORT               42.06N  76.81W
06/23/2015                   CHEMUNG            NY   FACEBOOK

            TREE DOWN

&&

BGM
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 10:33 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1033 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

PAZ047-231500-
LUZERNE PA-
1033 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN LUZERNE COUNTY  ...

* AT 1032 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  OVER BEACH HAVEN...OR NEAR BERWICK...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DRIFTON AND MOUNTAIN TOP AROUND 1040 AM EDT.
  FREELAND AND WOODSIDE-DRIFTON AROUND 1045 AM EDT.
  WHITE HAVEN AROUND 1050 AM EDT.
  STODDARTSVILLE AROUND 1055 AM EDT.

LAT...LON 4095 7621 4105 7623 4112 7623 4117 7563
      4116 7560 4112 7563 4112 7565 4113 7568
      4109 7577 4105 7577 4103 7574 4101 7574
      4092 7597 4090 7603
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 261DEG 61KT 4106 7614

PCF
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:27 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
127 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

PAZ047-231815-
LUZERNE PA-
127 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN LUZERNE COUNTY  ...

* AT 126 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  OVER MAINVILLE...OR NEAR BLOOMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BERWICK AROUND 130 PM EDT.
  NESCOPECK...ROCK GLEN AND BEACH HAVEN AROUND 135 PM EDT.
  CONYNGHAM AROUND 140 PM EDT.
  HAZLETON...WEST HAZLETON AND DRUMS AROUND 145 PM EDT.
  FREELAND...WOODSIDE-DRIFTON AND DRIFTON AROUND 150 PM EDT.
  WHITE HAVEN AROUND 155 PM EDT.
  STODDARTSVILLE AROUND 205 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4095 7621 4105 7623 4108 7623 4114 7562
      4112 7565 4113 7566 4112 7571 4109 7577
      4105 7577 4103 7574 4101 7574 4098 7583
      4090 7603
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 263DEG 55KT 4097 7635

DJN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 4:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida63 min
Jun 23, 5:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSeneca, Yates38 min
Jun 23, 6:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSchuyler, Steuben, Yates65 min
Jun 23, 7:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChemung, Schuyler, Steuben45 min
Jun 23, 7:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTioga41 min
Jun 23, 7:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTompkins62 min
Jun 23, 8:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome58 min
Jun 23, 9:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware57 min
Jun 23, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego28 min
Jun 23, 7:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford52 min
Jun 23, 10:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLuzerne27 min
Jun 23, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLuzerne48 min
Jun 23, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMPike32 min
Jun 23, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMPike13 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.