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Snow Squall Warning 14, NWS Binghamton, NY

November 21, 2018Sullivan County, New York; 5 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this snow squall warning at Nov 21, 2018, 3:45 PM EST for Sullivan County, New York; 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 60 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
Nov 21, 2018, 3:45 PM EST (20:45 UTC)
Expired
Nov 21, 2018, 4:45 PM EST
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Sullivan County, NY, Lackawanna County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Pike County, PA, Wayne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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 2018-11-21Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-11-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 303 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
303 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
285 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 snow squall 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 snow squall warning went out at Nov 21, 3:01 PM EST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 3:01 PM EST, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 21, 3:50 AM EST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
350 AM EST Wed Nov 21 2018

NYZ018-036-037-220900-
Onondaga-Madison-Southern Oneida-
350 AM EST Wed Nov 21 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Record or near record cold weather is expected Thanksgiving, and
into Friday morning. Wind chill values as low as 10 below zero are
possible Thanksgiving morning. Please take the proper precautions to
protect against this early season cold weather. Do not forget about
your pets and other animals.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ015>017-022>025-044-045-055-056-PAZ038>040-220900-
Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Steuben-Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-
Cortland-Chenango-Tioga-Broome-Bradford-Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-
350 AM EST Wed Nov 21 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Snow squalls this afternoon and evening may lead to quick 1 to 2
inch snow accumulations on roads, resulting in slippery travel.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts 30 to 35 mph will also
create areas of blowing snow. High profile vehicles will be affected
by the strong winds. Near record cold tonight, with wind chills
between 0 and 10 below expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Record or near record cold weather is expected Thanksgiving through
Friday morning. Wind chill values as low as 10 below zero are possible
Thanksgiving morning. Please take the proper precautions to protect
against this early season cold weather. Do not forget about your pets
and other animals.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ043-044-047-048-072-220900-
Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne-
350 AM EST Wed Nov 21 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Snow squalls this afternoon and evening may lead to a quick light
accumulation of snow on roads, resulting in slippery travel.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts 30 to 35 mph will also
create hazardous travel conditions, especially for high profile
vehicles. Near record cold tonight, with wind chills between 5 above
and 10 below expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Record or near record cold weather is expected Thanksgiving through
Friday morning. Wind chill values as low as 10 below zero are possible
Thanksgiving morning. Please take the proper precautions to protect
against this early season cold weather. Do not forget about your pets
and other animals.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ046-057-062-220900-
Otsego-Delaware-Sullivan-
350 AM EST Wed Nov 21 2018

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Chill Advisory.

Snow squalls this afternoon and evening may lead to quick 1 to 2
inch snow accumulations on roads, resulting in slippery travel.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts 30 to 35 mph will also
create areas of blowing snow. High profile vehicles will be affected
by the strong winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Chill Advisory.

Record or near record cold weather is expected Thanksgiving through
Friday morning. Wind chill values as low as 20 below zero are
possible Thanksgiving morning. Please take the proper precautions to
protect against this early season cold weather. Do not forget about
your pets and other animals.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ009-220900-
Northern Oneida-
350 AM EST Wed Nov 21 2018

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST THURSDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Wind Chill Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Chill Advisory.

Record or near record cold weather is expected Thanksgiving through
Friday morning. Wind chill values as low as 20 below zero are
possible Thanksgiving morning. Please take the proper precautions to
protect against this early season cold weather. Do not forget about
your pets and other animals.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 21, 3:31 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBGMDelaware, Oneida, Otsego, Sullivan32 hr
Nov 21, 9:54 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMMadison, Oneida, Onondaga66 min
Nov 21, 10:50 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMCayuga, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga55 min
Nov 21, 11:35 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga55 min
Nov 21, 12:07 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMCayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Otsego and 1 more53 min
Nov 21, 12:26 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins64 min
Nov 21, 2:20 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMBroome, Delaware, Sullivan, Tioga55 min
Nov 21, 2:52 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan68 min
Nov 21, 4:51 PM ESTSnow Squall WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne24 min

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2018Snow Squall Warnings in New York, 2018Every snow squall warning in 2018

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.