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Special Weather Statement, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 3, 2015Cortland County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2015, 7:35 PM EDT for Cortland County, New York. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2015, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2015, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY

County Cortland County, NY

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 6:59 PM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 6:59 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 3:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
351 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-042000-
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-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
351 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED INSTANCES OF STRONG WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
343 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

NYZ062-032015-
SULLIVAN NY-
343 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL SULLIVAN COUNTY  ...

* AT 343 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  OVER HARRIS...OR NEAR MONTICELLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FALLSBURG...SOUTH FALLSBURG AND LOCH SHELDRAKE AROUND 350 PM EDT.
  NEVERSINK...WOODRIDGE AND WOODBOURNE AROUND 355 PM EDT.
  GRAHAMSVILLE AROUND 400 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4168 7446 4159 7477 4175 7488 4191 7454
      4188 7447 4188 7446 4184 7448 4175 7457
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 243DEG 35KT 4171 7473

DJP

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
436 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

NYZ062-PAZ048-032115-
SULLIVAN NY-PIKE PA-
436 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN AND
NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIES  ...

* AT 436 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  OVER HIGHLAND LAKE...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORT JERVIS...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HARTWOOD AND OAKLAND AROUND 450 PM EDT.
  MONTICELLO AROUND 455 PM EDT.
  ROCK HILL...THOMPSONVILLE AND HAVEN AROUND 500 PM EDT.
  WURTSBORO AROUND 505 PM EDT.
  WOODRIDGE...BLOOMINGBURG AND HIGHVIEW AROUND 510 PM EDT.
  PHILLIPSPORT AROUND 515 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4157 7442 4152 7447 4150 7450 4149 7476
      4147 7475 4144 7476 4143 7475 4143 7473
      4138 7486 4153 7498 4175 7457 4173 7456
      4165 7440 4159 7436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 239DEG 32KT 4150 7484

DJP

Local storm report, Aug 3, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:36 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 7:35 PM EDT, 0 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
Aug 3, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	32 min
Aug 3, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	39 min
Aug 3, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Sullivan	22 min
Aug 3, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Madison	24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.