Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2018, 2:32 PM EDT for Bradford County, Susquehanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- Aug 3, 2018, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2018, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bradford County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wyoming County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Laceyville, PA | WATER OVER WYALUSING-NEW ALBANY ROAD. UNNAMED STREAM AT SUGAR RUN BANK FULL. SUGAR RUN FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS BETWEEN WYALUSING-NEW ALBANY ROAD AND SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
062
WGUS51 KBGM 031832
FFWBGM
PAC015-115-131-032130-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0021.180803T1832Z-180803T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
232 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Bradford County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Wyoming County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated another round of
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Some
areas of Bradford, Wyoming and Susquehanna counties have already
seen up to 2.5 inches of rain this morning.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Rush, Wilmot, Hollenback, Mehoopany, Wyalusing, Meshoppen,
Forkston, Laceyville, New Albany and Rushville.
Flash flooding was reported earlier today around New Albany
township, including flooding of the library and Route 220. Flash
flooding of small streams, creeks and developed areas is likely to
redevelop this afternoon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4154 7622 4155 7639 4160 7649 4166 7642
4182 7613 4183 7602 4164 7597 4155 7607
4147 7624
$$
JAB1 follow-up statement
307
WGUS71 KBGM 032014
FFSBGM
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
414 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
PAC015-115-131-032130-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180803T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Susquehanna PA-Bradford PA-Wyoming PA-
414 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SUSQUEHANNA...SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD AND NORTHWESTERN
WYOMING COUNTIES...
At 411 PM EDT, Doppler radar continued to show periods of moderate
to heavy rain passing through the warned area. Emergency management
in Bradford county had reported extensive flooding throughout New
Albany. Several bridges have been overtopped, and flood waters were
affecting the library and Post Office. Ladds Creek was flooding
these areas in town. Additional rain into this evening will continue
to cause flooding.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Rush, Wilmot, Hollenback, Mehoopany, Wyalusing, Meshoppen, Forkston,
Laceyville, New Albany and Rushville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 4154 7622 4155 7639 4160 7649 4166 7642
4182 7613 4183 7602 4164 7597 4155 7607
4147 7624
$$
JABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 5:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 118 min |
| Aug 3, 9:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 9:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Susquehanna, Wayne | 119 min |
| Aug 3, 12:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Luzerne | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wyoming | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wayne | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Wayne | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 2:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Lackawanna, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Susquehanna | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Wayne | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Susquehanna | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Pike | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Susquehanna | 117 min |
| Aug 3, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Lackawanna | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wayne | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 5:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | Bradford, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Wyoming | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Wayne | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Susquehanna, Wayne | 2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.