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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 5, 2017Delaware County, Otsego County, Sullivan County, New York; Wayne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood watch at Jun 5, 2017, 10:10 PM EDT for Delaware County, Otsego County, Sullivan County, New York; Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2017, 10:10 PM EDT (02:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2017, 3:17 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Flood severity
None

Counties Delaware County, NY, Otsego County, NY, Sullivan County, NY, Wayne County, PA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Jun 5, 4:29 PM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 4:29 PM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
429 PM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
Showers and storms this evening will subside tonight and redevelop
Tuesday. The potential for overnight rain showers and afternoon
showers and storms exists through the rest of the week before dry
and warmer weather settles in this weekend.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
350 pm update...
Main concerns in the near term remain focused around the scattered
showers and thunderstorms across the region the rest of today, the
potential for patchy fog early Tuesday morning, and another round of
showers and storms through the day Tuesday.

There still exists a threat of strong to severe thunderstorms into
the evening hours with hail and damaging winds the main concerns,
along with localized flooding.

Surface low over central NY with a stationary front draped west to
east across the area remains the focus of convection this afternoon.
An incoming upper s/w will rotate through the region later this
afternoon and early this evening as well, and enhance the large
scale lifting that will support further convective development. The
presence of weak to modest instability (SB CAPE values around 1000
J/kg) and strong deep layer shear, will continue to create favorable
conditions for a few more strong to possibly severe storms early
this evening. There will also be residual deep layer moisture
hanging around, enough to trigger heavy downpours on already
saturated soils and create excessive runoff and localized flooding.

The short wave will kick to the east tonight as a wedge of drier air
advects in and allows most of the significant precip to stop. Will
likely be a few light rain showers lingering across the ern counties
with drier conditions to the west. May see a batch of fog develop
over the wrn counties late tonight and Tue morning.

The main upper low will drop in from the nw over w-central NY during
the day Tuesday and cause the convective showers and storms to re-
develop. Instability and deep layer shear will not be as intense, so
not expecting thunderstorms to be as strong. Air mass will likely be
a bit drier as well, so downpours not expected to be as heavy.
Steering flow within the upper low will be rather weak, so storm
motion will be very slow. So, even though deep moisture will not be
available, scattered to isolated slow moving storms may cause
issues. May see a quarter to a half inch of precip through the day.

Upper low will slowly drift to the south Tuesday night and allow the
showers and storms to end.

Low temperatures tonight will fall into the lower to mid 50s. Highs
on Tuesday will only reach into the lower to mid 60s from w-central
NY into ne PA...and into the mid to upper 50s from the Tug Hill
plateau into the Catskills. Lows Tuesday night will drop into the
mid 40s to lower 50s.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
4 PM Update...

Cutoff low dropping south into PA Wednesday. Elongated from
northeast to southwest. Best forcing and rainfall will be well
to the southwest of the cwa in western PA into the Ohio Valley.
cold air aloft will keep some showers and clouds around this
entire period. Low level flow will be from the southeast. Best
chances of showers during the afternoon each day.

Temperatures continue below normal with highs mid 60s to low 70s
and lows in the 40s.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
4 PM update...

Warming and drying trend as an upper level trough over the area
at start moves east then a ridge moves in Sunday and Monday.
Temperatures start out below normal at the start then on Monday
are about 10 degrees above normal. Highs near 70 rise into the
80s. Lows in the 40s rise to around 60.

Weak waves drop into the back side of the trough into Saturday
causing mostly light afternoon rain showers.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Showers and thunderstorms are developing over wrn /w-central NY
and far nrn PA early this afternoon and will likely expand in
coverage and intensity through 00Z. Flight conditions will
range from VFR to MVFR in TS with brief gusty winds and locally
heavy rain possible. Will likely see IFR restrictions later
tonight with another round of rain showers by Tuesday morning
and ceilings only improving to fuel alternate required or MVFR.

Winds will remain light and variable through the forecast
period. A gust to 30 kt or greater is possible if a thunderstorm
impacts a terminal.

Outlook...

Tuesday night...Restrictions likely in rain showers.

Wednesday-Thursday...Restrictions possible in morning fog,
showers through the day...and afternoon thunderstorms.

Friday...Restrictions possible in showers and storms.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BJT
NEAR TERM...BJT
SHORT TERM...TAC
LONG TERM...TAC
AVIATION...BJT/KAH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 5:15 AM EDT, 16 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
515 AM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-060915-
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-
515 AM EDT Mon Jun 5 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and
northeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

...Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening...

A cold front will move across the area this afternoon. Showers and
thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead and along this front.
Some of these storms could become severe. Strong winds and large hail
are the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible.

.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.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 9:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMDelaware3 hr
Jun 5, 9:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMDelaware, Sullivan3 hr
Jun 6, 4:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome114 min
Jun 6, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland, Tioga64 min
Jun 5, 9:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna66 min
Jun 5, 11:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne4 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in New York, 2017Flash Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2017Every flash flood watch in 2017

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.