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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 28, 2018Cayuga County, Cortland County, Tompkins County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2018, 2:39 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Cortland County, Tompkins County, New York. It was in force for 66 min. 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
May 28, 2018, 2:39 PM EDT (18:39 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Cortland County, NY, Tompkins County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 3:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDryden, NYMULTIPLE REPORTS OF WIRES DOWN IN DRYDEN

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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 199 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 2018-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
587 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

511 
WUUS51 KBGM 281839
SVRBGM
NYC011-023-109-281945-
/O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0021.180528T1839Z-180528T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
239 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cayuga County in central New York...
  Southern Cortland County in central New York...
  Northeastern Tompkins County in central New York...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 238 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Groton, or 12
  miles west of Cortland, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Groton around 250 PM EDT.
  Freeville around 300 PM EDT.
  Dryden around 310 PM EDT.
  South Cortland around 320 PM EDT.
  Homer and Munsons Corners around 325 PM EDT.
  Cortland and Virgil around 330 PM EDT.
  East Homer around 340 PM EDT.
  Marathon, Solon and McGraw around 345 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4271 7648 4267 7595 4241 7603 4241 7604
      4254 7654
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 282DEG 13KT 4262 7642 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MLJ
1 follow-up statement
652 
WWUS51 KBGM 281902
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
302 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

NYC011-281911-
/O.CAN.KBGM.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180528T1945Z/
Cayuga NY-
302 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4267 7595 4242 7603 4252 7642 4262 7639
      4262 7627 4269 7627
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 282DEG 13KT 4260 7631 

$$

NYC023-109-281945-
/O.CON.KBGM.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180528T1945Z/
Cortland NY-Tompkins NY-
302 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CORTLAND AND NORTHEASTERN TOMPKINS COUNTIES...

At 301 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Groton, or near
Cortland, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Dryden around 310 PM EDT.
  South Cortland around 320 PM EDT.
  Homer and Munsons Corners around 325 PM EDT.
  Cortland and Virgil around 330 PM EDT.
  East Homer around 340 PM EDT.
  Solon and McGraw around 345 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4267 7595 4242 7603 4252 7642 4262 7639
      4262 7627 4269 7627
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 282DEG 13KT 4260 7631 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MLJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland38 min
May 28, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins43 min
May 28, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMTioga, Tompkins59 min
May 28, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Tioga62 min
May 28, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome61 min
May 28, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland42 min
May 28, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Tioga62 min
May 28, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTioga41 min
May 28, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMTioga38 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.