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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 1, 2017Chenango County, Otsego County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2017, 8:17 PM EDT for Chenango County, Otsego County, New York. It was in force for 26 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 1, 2017, 8:17 PM EDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2017, 8:43 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Chenango County, NY, Otsego County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 1, 8:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Norwich, NY	NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED MICROBURST OF 90 TO 100 MPH. AT LEAST 100 HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AROUND CITY OF NORWICH RESERVOIR ALONG ROUTE 23.
May 1, 8:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Gilbertsville, NY	POSSIBLE TORNADO. TREES DOWN AND OTHER DAMAGE. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME.
May 1, 8:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	New Berlin, NY	TREES DOWN ON SHACKTOWN MTN. ROAD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 1, 2:12 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 1, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 361 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WFUS51 KBGM 020017
TORBGM
NYC017-077-020100-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0004.170502T0017Z-170502T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
817 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Otsego County in central New York...
  Northeastern Chenango County in central New York...

* Until 900 PM EDT
    
* At 817 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Norwich, moving northeast at 70 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Gilbertsville around 820 PM EDT. 
  Pittsfield, New Berlin and Morris around 825 PM EDT. 
  Edmeston and Laurens around 830 PM EDT. 
  Hartwick around 835 PM EDT. 
  Cooperstown, Hyde Park and Milford around 840 PM EDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4237 7554 4257 7564 4285 7505 4254 7483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 242DEG 62KT 4251 7544 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MSE

1 follow-up statement

674 
WWUS51 KBGM 020043
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
843 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017

NYC017-077-020052-
/O.CAN.KBGM.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170502T0100Z/
Otsego NY-Chenango NY-
843 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN OTSEGO AND NORTHEASTERN CHENANGO
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central New
York.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central New York.

LAT...LON 4237 7554 4257 7564 4285 7505 4254 7483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 242DEG 62KT 4271 7492 

$$

MSE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 8:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego	58 min
May 1, 8:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	61 min
May 1, 8:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego	66 min
May 2, 12:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.