Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 25, 2017, 3:45 PM EST for Otsego County, New York. It was in force for 6 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
- Feb 25, 2017, 3:45 PM EST (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2017, 9:45 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Otsego County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -449 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
643
WGUS51 KBGM 252045
FFWBGM
NYC077-260245-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0002.170225T2045Z-170226T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
345 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Otsego County in central New York...
* Until 945 PM EST
* At 345 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has
already fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hyde Park, Oneonta, Hartwick, Cooperstown, Springfield, Richfield
Springs, Burlington, New Lisbon, Otego and Morris.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
&&
LAT...LON 4243 7503 4242 7509 4238 7514 4238 7517
4242 7530 4291 7510 4283 7491 4283 7489
4290 7488 4287 7479 4286 7478
$$
KAH2 follow-up statements
890
WGUS71 KBGM 252304
FFSBGM
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
604 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017
NYC077-260245-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170226T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otsego NY-
604 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EST FOR
CENTRAL OTSEGO COUNTY...
At 603 PM EST, local law enforcement reported heavy rain across the
warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash
flooding is continue.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hyde Park, Oneonta, Hartwick, Cooperstown, Springfield, Richfield
Springs, Burlington, New Lisbon, Otego and Morris.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 4243 7503 4242 7509 4238 7514 4238 7517
4242 7530 4291 7510 4283 7491 4283 7489
4290 7488 4287 7479 4286 7478
$$
KAH803
WGUS71 KBGM 252354
FFSBGM
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
654 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017
NYC077-260001-
/O.CAN.KBGM.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170226T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otsego NY-
654 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL OTSEGO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
Heavy rain has moved out of the area this evening. The threat for
additional flash flooding is no longer expected, thus the flash
flood warning has been cancelled. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4243 7503 4242 7509 4238 7514 4238 7517
4242 7530 4291 7510 4283 7491 4283 7489
4290 7488 4287 7479 4286 7478
$$
KAHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:10 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Sullivan and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cayuga, Seneca, Yates | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 11:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Chenango | 36 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Cortland | 47 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome | 54 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 47 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cayuga | 41 min |
| Feb 25, 12:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Onondaga | 53 min |
| Feb 25, 12:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Tioga | 31 min |
| Feb 25, 12:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cortland | 37 min |
| Feb 25, 12:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cortland | 33 min |
| Feb 25, 1:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Oneida | 33 min |
| Feb 25, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome, Chenango | 32 min |
| Feb 25, 1:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome | 28 min |
| Feb 25, 1:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Otsego | 32 min |
| Feb 25, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Delaware, Otsego | 39 min |
| Feb 25, 3:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Delaware | 55 min |
| Feb 25, 4:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware | 29 min |
| Feb 25, 4:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 44 min |
| Feb 25, 4:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 21 min |
| Feb 25, 4:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 56 min |
| Feb 25, 4:29 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware, Sullivan | 55 min |
| Feb 25, 4:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 5:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | Delaware | 6 hr |
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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.