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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 22, 2017Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2017, 7:43 PM EDT for Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 47 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 22, 2017, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2017, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lackawanna County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Wayne County, PA

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 22, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

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 22, 6:49 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 6:49 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
649 PM EDT Tue Aug 22 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will sweep through the area tonight with strong to
severe thunderstorms affecting portions of the region through
this evening. Pleasant weather will return on Wednesday with
clearing skies and lower humidities. Clouds and a few sprinkles
will be possible again on Thursday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Tornado threat looks to be over across our western CWA and have
canceled the Tornado Watch across the Finger Lakes and portions
of the Central Southern Tier west of Binghamton. Plume of
anomalous PWAT air with best dynamic forcing was in the process
of sliding across CNY/NEPA with widespread light to moderate
rain and embedded thunderstorms. Aside from a minor potential
for severe storm activity east of I-81, the threat should be
waning everywhere within the next 3-4 hours and aside from
lingering isolated to scattered shower, or storm activity...the
bulk of the overnight hours look to be rain free in most areas.
Have continued working on adjusting PoP trends to reflect latest
thinking. As far as flash flooding is concerned, we think this
system will be progressive enough to mitigate a serious
concern...however the high PWATs and surface dewpoints around
70F have been efficient enough to bring some areas around 1.5
inches in less than an hour. No water problems noted...but will
still have to watch our urban areas for +RA through about
midnight.

Wednesday will be post frontal and breezy with modest cold
advection and drier dewpoints. Temperatures in the 70s.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
A broad trof remains over the region during this time as high
pressure builds in from the Great Lakes. This will force our
area to be under cool northerly advection and thus marginally
unstable across CNY due to lake temperature differentials and
colder air aloft. Diurnal heating and some weak waves rotating
around the broad trof could trigger widely scattered showers and
sprinkles on Thursday.

Nearly Fall like temps with highs in the 70s and lows in the
50s...possibly even some upper 40s in the colder rural areas.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
High pressure builds in for a rather uncharacteristic mainly
rain free extended period of time for these parts. Mainly dry
weather and unseasonably cool conditions should prevail through
the weekend and into early next week within a pattern such as
what is being shown. Several of the medium range models are
trying to float some tropical systems into the Gulf States and
offshore of the SE Atlantic early next week. Although these
appear to be a non-issue for us at this time, the model trends
do bear close monitoring for any changes.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Airports will be affected by thunderstorm activity into early
evening, followed by ceilings varying on the VFR-MVFR edge for a
time tonight. Gradual clearing is expected overnight with the
potential for patchy fog, although drier air moving into the
area may alleviate very dense fog. Breezy and drier on Wednesday
with broken VFR ceilings developing after 14Z.

Winds S-SW 15-30 KTS becoming W-NW around 10 KTS tonight and
then NW 10-20 KTS and gusty on Wednesday. Winds variable with
possible gusts in excess of 50 KTS in any thunderstorms tonight.

Outlook...

Wednesday through Sunday...Mainly VFR.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JAB
NEAR TERM...JAB
SHORT TERM...JAB
LONG TERM...JAB
AVIATION...JAB
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
418 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYZ009-222045-
Northern Oneida NY-
418 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...NORTHEASTERN ONEIDA COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM EDT...

At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Alder Creek, or 11 miles southeast of Boonville, moving east at 45
mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Remsen, Prospect, Hinckley and Woodgate.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4360 7511 4333 7508 4331 7511 4331 7514
      4330 7515 4329 7520 4355 7522 4361 7511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 248DEG 41KT 4342 7512

KAH
Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
458 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     HAIL             VERONA                  43.13N  75.58W
08/22/2017  M1.75 INCH       ONEIDA             NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

JML
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 5:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYZ018-036-222130-
Onondaga NY-Madison NY-
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND
NORTHERN ONONDAGA COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Camillus, or near Baldwinsville, moving east at 55 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Onondaga, Syracuse, Clay, Cicero, De Witt, Lysander, Sullivan, Van
Buren, Baldwinsville and North Syracuse.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central New
York.

LAT...LON 4320 7608 4316 7589 4303 7583 4296 7646
      4301 7646 4301 7650 4310 7650 4311 7647
      4322 7648 4323 7630 4320 7627 4322 7626
      4324 7627 4320 7622 4322 7620 4326 7621
      4326 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 260DEG 50KT 4307 7636

PCF
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 5:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 22, 7:25 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
725 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EARLVILLE               42.74N  75.55W
08/22/2017                   MADISON            NY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN

&&

JML

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 2:19 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMSteuben, Yates28 min
Aug 22, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCayuga, Onondaga30 min
Aug 22, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida26 min
Aug 22, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga35 min
Aug 22, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida34 min
Aug 22, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida31 min
Aug 22, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida27 min
Aug 22, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCayuga24 min
Aug 22, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga33 min
Aug 22, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben, Yates45 min
Aug 22, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida28 min
Aug 22, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Oneida24 min
Aug 22, 4:10 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMMadison, Oneida35 min
Aug 22, 4:13 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga32 min
Aug 22, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMHerkimer27 min
Aug 22, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca31 min
Aug 22, 4:39 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMCortland, Madison, Onondaga36 min
Aug 22, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida31 min
Aug 22, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOnondaga30 min
Aug 22, 5:12 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMMadison, Oneida, Otsego27 min
Aug 22, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga and 1 more39 min
Aug 22, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida36 min
Aug 22, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Madison, Oneida, Otsego49 min
Aug 21, 9:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLuzerne56 min
Aug 22, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne, Wyoming45 min
Aug 22, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne45 min
Aug 22, 7:59 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMLuzerne31 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.