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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 14, 2017Chenango County, Cortland County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2017, 5:45 PM EDT for Chenango County, Cortland County, New York. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2017, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2017, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chenango County, NY, Cortland County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2017-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
567 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

897 
WGUS51 KBGM 142145
FFWBGM
NYC017-023-142345-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0013.170714T2145Z-170714T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
545 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2017

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East central Cortland County in central New York...
  Northwestern Chenango County in central New York...

* Until 745 PM EDT
  
* At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  very heavy rain across the warned area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Cincinnatus, Pitcher, Pharsalia, German, Brisben, Smithville 
  Flats, Mc Donough and Smithville Center. 

* Genegantslet Creek and Strongs Brook are especially vulnerable to 
  flash flooding from this rainfall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 4265 7571 4237 7567 4232 7584 4233 7585
      4261 7591

$$

MDP
2 follow-up statements
442 
WGUS71 KBGM 142212
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
612 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2017

NYC017-023-142345-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170714T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cortland NY-Chenango NY-
612 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL CORTLAND AND NORTHWESTERN CHENANGO COUNTIES...

At 608 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heaviest rain was 
starting to move out of the warned area, but radar estimates that 
over an inch of rain has fallen for some locations in a very short 
period of time. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that are most likely to experience flooding include...
Cincinnatus, German, Brisben, Smithville Flats, and Smithville 
Center. 

Genegantslet Creek, Strongs Brook, and Miller Brook are 
especially vulnerable to flash flooding from this rainfall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 4265 7571 4237 7567 4232 7584 4233 7585
      4261 7591

$$

MDP
838 
WGUS71 KBGM 142312
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
712 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2017

NYC017-023-142321-
/O.CAN.KBGM.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170714T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cortland NY-Chenango NY-
712 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CORTLAND AND NORTHWESTERN
CHENANGO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended and flood waters continue to recede. 
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4265 7571 4237 7567 4232 7584 4233 7585
      4261 7591

$$

MDP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCayuga45 min
Jul 14, 1:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida65 min
Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCayuga, Seneca43 min
Jul 14, 2:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida2 hr
Jul 14, 2:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida66 min
Jul 14, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison49 min
Jul 14, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida32 min
Jul 14, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSchuyler27 min
Jul 14, 3:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida112 min
Jul 14, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland, Madison, Tompkins32 min
Jul 14, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChemung, Cortland, Madison, Tompkins40 min
Jul 14, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida60 min
Jul 14, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins46 min
Jul 14, 4:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMCortland, Tompkins2 hr
Jul 14, 4:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida2 hr
Jul 14, 4:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMCayuga3 hr
Jul 14, 4:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMCortland, Tompkins2 hr
Jul 14, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga41 min
Jul 14, 5:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBroome, Tioga118 min
Jul 14, 5:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome, Tioga3 hr
Jul 14, 6:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMChenango2 hr
Jul 14, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango36 min
Jul 14, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware34 min
Jul 14, 6:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBroome81 min
Jul 14, 7:01 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMCortland119 min
Jul 14, 7:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMDelaware116 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.