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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 19, 2017Bradford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2017, 6:41 PM EDT for Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 34 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
Aug 19, 2017, 6:41 PM EDT (22:41 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2017, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Bradford County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 243 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 2017-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 2017-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
888 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 19, 3:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 3:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
302 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
An upper level disturbance will move across NY and PA this
afternoon and evening bringing scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms to our area. After this disturbance passes by,
high pressure will build into our region for Sunday and Monday
with fair weather and seasonable temperatures. The next chance
for precipitation will come Tuesday as a cold front approaches
the region.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Scattered showers are developing across western NY and northwest
Pennsylvania as weak capping indicated on the 12z Buffalo
sounding begins to break down. Strongest storms are beginning to
develop over eastern Ohio and these will track east-southeast
across western Pa during the next few hours remaining well to
our south and west. Latest HRRR and RAP forecasts continue to
indicate only marginal levels of instability in our area with
MLCAPE values maxing out near or just above 500 J/kg and the
best chances for organized convection remaining to our south and
west. We are expecting scattered showers with isolated thunder
to move across our area during the mid afternoon through early
evening followed by clearing overnight, then patchy low clouds
and fog around daybreak Sunday. Sunday looks like a mostly sunny
and seasonably warm day with highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s
as high pressure builds across the area.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
300 PM EDT Update...
Minor changes were made to the previous forecast. Zonal flows
will prevail over the region from Sunday night through Tuesday
morning, combined with ridging at mid-lvls and surface high
pressure. This combination will result in mostly sunny skies,
above normal temperatures with no chance for precip.

Temps Monday night will range in the mid 50s/low 60s. Temps Tues
afternoon will rise into the mid/upper 80s and fall into the 60s
Tues night.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
300 PM EDT Update...
Updated with new WPC guidance...
Surface high pressure will slide off to the east early Tuesday
morning as the next storm system approaches the region from the
west. There continues to be fairly decent model agreement on the
timing of the next system with showers moving into western NY
as a sfc low moves NE into Quebec Tuesday night and a fropa
moves across Ny/PA Tues night. Showers and thunderstorms are
likely across the region late Tuesday evening into Tuesday
night. This could be our next shot for a widespread rainfall
event. The upper level shortwave that will force the sfc
low/fropa across the region will be slow to move east, thus
showers and and a possible rumble of thunder will be possible
through Thursday. High pressure is expected to build back into
the area Thurs evening.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Scattered showers with isolated thunder will develop across the
area this afternoon into this evening. A shower is possible at
any of the TAF sites between 19z and 01z today and have included
a tempo group at BGM/ELM/AVP for a showers where we believe the
best chance for a shower will be. After 01z skies will become
clear to partly cloudy with patches of low cloud and fog after
06z. Skies will become mostly sunny on Sunday with just
scattered cu. Winds will be west at 10 to 15 kts with a few
higher gusts this afternoon, northwest at less than 10 kts
tonight and west at around 10 kts on Sunday.

Outlook...

Sunday through Monday...VFR. Possible IFR in valley fog early.

Tuesday...Restrictions possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday...VFR.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...DJN
NEAR TERM...DJN/MSE
SHORT TERM...KAH
LONG TERM...KAH
AVIATION...DJN/MSE
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 2:23 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
223 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-201830-
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-
223 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MSE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 5:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
534 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

NYZ055-056-192215-
Tioga NY-Broome NY-
534 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOME AND TIOGA
COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lockwood, or 8 miles north of Waverly, moving east at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Vestal, Johnson City, Endicott, Barton, Maine, Waverly, Owego, Newark
Valley, Candor and Spencer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to
minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4215 7655 4216 7653 4222 7654 4224 7653
      4227 7591 4201 7603 4203 7655 4205 7654
      4207 7655 4213 7656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 278DEG 22KT 4213 7650

BJT
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 5:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
540 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

NYZ044-045-055-056-192245-
Chenango NY-Cortland NY-Tioga NY-Broome NY-
540 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT...NORTHWESTERN
BROOME...SOUTHEASTERN CORTLAND...NORTHEASTERN TIOGA AND CENTRAL
CHENANGO COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near East Freetown to Berkshire. Movement was
east at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Norwich, Guilford, Nanticoke, Coventry, Greene, Oxford, Berkshire,
Cincinnatus, Preston and Willet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead to
minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4256 7538 4219 7559 4229 7625 4258 7595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 276DEG 26KT 4252 7594 4231 7618

BJT
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 6:15 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

NYZ055-056-192300-
Tioga NY-Broome NY-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...SOUTHWESTERN BROOME AND
SOUTHEASTERN TIOGA COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
West Corners, or over Endicott, moving east at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Binghamton, Vestal, Johnson City, Endicott, Kirkwood, Conklin, Maine,
Port Dickinson, Nws Binghamton and Apalachin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to
minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4202 7622 4221 7609 4220 7564 4200 7566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 274DEG 25KT 4211 7611

BJT
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 6:31 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
631 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

PAZ038-192315-
Bradford PA-
631 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...NORTHWESTERN BRADFORD COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

At 631 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sylvania, or near Troy, moving east at 35 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Sayre, Athens, Towanda, Ridgebury, Troy, Sheshequin, Ulster,
Litchfield, North Towanda and West Burlington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to
minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4199 7637 4169 7643 4173 7689 4174 7690
      4196 7692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 272DEG 32KT 4186 7687

BJT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChemung, Tioga46 min
Aug 19, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTioga41 min
Aug 19, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango65 min
Aug 19, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome45 min
Aug 19, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego47 min
Aug 19, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware64 min
Aug 19, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSchoharie14 min
Aug 19, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware39 min
Aug 19, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford44 min
Aug 19, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford32 min
Aug 19, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSusquehanna34 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.