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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 11, 2019Oneida County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2019, 9:10 PM EDT for Oneida County, New York. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2019, 9:10 PM EDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2019, 1:45 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Oneida County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 339 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2019-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 369 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2019-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 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
369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 11, 3:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 3:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
343 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move east and cross the region, bringing
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Somewhat
cooler air will arrive Friday with lingering showers.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
330 PM Update...

Showers and storms continue across our eastern zones this
afternoon, but a brief lull in the majority of the activity is
expected through the early evening. However, with CAPE up to
2000-3000 j/kg, any storms that can develop over the next
several hours would still have the potential to produce strong
wind gusts and heavy downpours. With PWATS up to 1.5-2.0 in
today, locally heavy downpours will be possible, which could
cause localized flooding issues. The greatest concern for
flooding would be across NE PA and portions of the eastern
Southern Tier and western Catskills, where heavy downpours have
already occurred so far today. Convection lingers into the night
ahead of the approaching front, with a line of convection in
Ontario province expected to move into western NY into the
evening. With the pre- frontal environment still quite
favorable for strong storms this afternoon and into the early
evening, we will continue to keep in the risk for strong to
severe wind gusts and heavy downpours through 3Z as this line
moves through. Thunder tapers off through 6Z, then only showers
are expected to linger overnight.

Rain should wind down by Friday afternoon, with more breaks in
the clouds developing throughout the day as temperatures
starting in the 60s reach highs in the mid 70s to near 80F.
Temperatures quickly drop back into the upper 50s and low 60s
under increasingly clear skies Friday night, with some patchy
fog possible.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
230 PM Update...

A weak surface front will drop into the area Saturday evening.
This is with an upper level trough dropping southeast into the
northeast U.S. Unlike total winds and wind shear will be good
but the instability will be weak. Cape only gets to a hundred
but deep wind shear at 40 kts. Moisture will be lacking and
mostly Saturday afternoon and evening. Isolated showers and
maybe a thunderstorm is possible mostly in CNY closer to the
better forcing and cold air aloft. Highs in the 80s and lows
around 60.

H&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
230 PM Update...

High pressure builds into the Great Lakes Sunday with dry and
cooler air. The high is over NY/PA Monday then slowly moves off
the coast Tuesday. Heat and humidity slowly builds as highs
around 80 Sunday rise into the mid and upper 80s Tuesday. Lows
Sunday night in the 50s rise well into the 60s.

Tuesday weak short wave energy moves through in a zonal flow.
The big question is how far north remnants of Barry will get
late week. For now models have it to the east coast Thursday.
Tropical moisture moves in starting Tuesday but with not much of
a trigger to set thunderstorms off. Wednesday and Thursday with
the deeper moisture showers and thunderstorms will be
scattered.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
We continue to see MVFR conditions across BGM and AVP over the
next couple of hours as ceilings remain somewhat restricted in
the wake of earlier showers and storms. Chances for showers and
storms increase for the late afternoon and evening hours, with
occasional MVFR conditions across all TAF sites in storms. Wind
gusts around 16kts are possible at AVP over the next couple of
hours, otherwise southerly winds should stay generally below
10kts the rest of the afternoon. Ceilings drop back to fuel
alternate and finally IFR across most TAF sites overnight, with
some patchy fog also possible at ELM.

Outlook...

Friday...ceilings improve to mainly MVFR for the daytime hours
and finally VFR by the evening.

Saturday through Monday...Mainly VFR, though a period of valley
fog will be possible early each morning at KELM.

Tuesday...Restrictions possible in showers and storms during the
afternoon.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...DGM
NEAR TERM...HLC
SHORT TERM...TAC
LONG TERM...TAC
AVIATION...HLC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 3:46 PM EDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
Issued by National Weather Service State College PA
747 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

NYZ009-037-120030-
Southern Oneida NY-Northern Oneida NY-
747 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF ONEIDA COUNTY UNTIL 830
PM EDT...

At 747 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Lowville to 11 miles west of Whetstone Gulf
State Park to near Highmarket to near Redfield to 9 miles northeast
of Central Square. Movement was east southeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph are possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Camden around 815 PM EDT.
  Vienna, Sylvan Beach and Verona Beach around 825 PM EDT.
  Boonville, Rome and Blossvale around 830 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Stokes Corner,
Hawkinsville, Jewell, Florence and Delta Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4353 7510 4346 7516 4335 7510 4327 7527
      4315 7568 4324 7588 4332 7586 4334 7588
      4348 7581 4342 7553 4361 7511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 295DEG 26KT 4380 7556 4365 7569 4353 7563 4346
7580 4339 7603

Jurewicz
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 8:33 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
833 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

NYZ009-120115-
Northern Oneida NY-
833 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY UNTIL 915
PM EDT...

At 832 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Camden, moving east at 25 mph.

Small hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Camden, Boonville, Forestport, Florence, Ava, Alder Creek, Point
Rock, North Western, Hawkinsville and Pixley Falls State Park.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4336 7518 4331 7583 4339 7586 4347 7582
      4348 7578 4342 7553 4356 7523
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 259DEG 23KT 4343 7572

BJG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida42 min
Jul 11, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida44 min
Jul 11, 10:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida3 hr
Jul 12, 12:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida3 hr
Jul 12, 3:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida7 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.