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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2019, 6:02 PM EDT for Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 43 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
- Aug 17, 2019, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2019, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Bradford County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1233 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 344 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A few upper level disturbances will move east across the region tonight through Sunday night with off and on showers and thunderstorms. A weak cold front will move into the region Monday with chances for more showers and thunderstorms. This unsettled weather pattern will last until late next week when a stronger cold front moves through the region. High pressure will follow this front bringing fair and cooler weather for Friday and Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Water vapor imagery shows an upper level wave moving northeast across far southeast Ontario. This wave was leading to cooling aloft at 500 mb as per the SPC mesoanalysis. Visible satellite imagery continues to show insolation south of the convection which has fired over northern and western NY. Mixed layer CAPEs were running between 1000 and 2000 J/Kg in south central NY and northeast PA south of convection. Vertical wind shear was between 30 and 40 knots so we expect more development farther south with strong to severe thunderstorms. We will have likely POPs moving east across the forecast area of central NY/northeast PA for showers and thunderstorms. Enhanced the wording with gusty winds and lightning. Activity will wind down overnight with loss of heating and passage of short wave / warming aloft. The low-level winds will be light southerly so will have patchy valley fog again late tonight. For Sunday, models show another smaller upper wave moving east Sunday which will be the impetus for more afternoon convection. The lower atmosphere will be even moister than today with dewpoints likely into the lower 70s and hence model CAPEs exceed 2000 J/Kg. 0-6 km wind shear will be 25 to 30 knots or so and with a weaker wave believe there will be more storms but not as widespread as today. Heat indices are projected to be close to heat advisory criteria but fall just short. So no heat advisories this issuance. By Sunday night, another upper wave moves through to our north but we will be in the diurnal minimum of CAPE so have slight chance to chance POPs higher in our north and lower to the south farther away from the wave and lifting. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... For Monday, upper level short wave trough moves northeast from eastern Ontario to central Quebec. This wave will press a cold front south into northern NY/eastern Great lakes region by Monday evening. The low-level winds will accelerate from the west-southwest ahead of this upper level wave and advect higher low-level dewpoints into central NY and northeast PA. Mixed layer CAPEs on the NAM are projected to be over 2000 J/kg especially in south central NY and northeast PA. The 0-6 km bulk vertical wind shear is between 25 and 35 knots with the highest shear farther north. We will go with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms for Monday afternoon. POPs will be highest in north central NY and lower farther south. There will be some potential for severe thunderstorms given the instability and shear profiles. Heat indices also will be close to heat advisory criteria of 95F in parts of central NY as well. For Monday Night, high pressure builds across central NY and northeast PA as we come under a short-lived short wave ridge axis. With clearing skies, looks like an excellent night for valley fog formation by Tuesday morning. GFS holds onto some showers into the night with the Euro and NAM tapering activity down into the evening. We will have chance POPs for showers and storms mainly in the evening, tapering off overnight into Tuesday morning. For Tuesday and Tuesday night, more showers and thunderstorms will be possible as a low-level wave spins up across the Middle Atlantic States. The Euro/GFS/CMC and NAM all have this feature with associated QPF. For grids went with NBM for now given the timing uncertainities and the convective nature of the wave. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Used NBM as a starting point for this period. All synoptic models show a large upper trough building into the northeast U.S by Friday with a large canadian high pressure following the trough. This trough will push a cold front through the region from Wednesday night to Thursday night depending on which model you look at. So used the blend to populate the POPs in this time period. All synoptic models and the NBM agree that cooler and drier air covers the region for Friday and Saturday so have POPs less than 15 percent both days. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... IFR conditions over the next hour at SYR with thunderstorms moving in, then occasional MVFR to IFR conditions will be possible across all terminals through the rest of the afternoon and evening in thunderstorms. Activity largely winds down after 0Z, with mainly VFR conditions through 6Z across all sites. Expect slight reductions in visibility beginning by 9Z with a moist environment in the wake of thunderstorm activity. Looking like mainly MVFR visibility across all sites but ELM - where ceiling and visibility may drop to ALT MIN or even airport min. Conditions gradually improve to VFR after 13Z Sunday, then additional showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon may lead to occasional visibility restrictions. Outlook... Sunday night...MVFR conditions possible in lingering showers. Monday to Thursday...Restrictions possible in showers and storms. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && SYNOPSIS...DJN NEAR TERM...DJN SHORT TERM...DJN LONG TERM...DJN AVIATION...HLC
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 4:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 424 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-182030- Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben- Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango- Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna- Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne- 424 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will continue over a large part of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania into this evening. Additionally there is a chance for localized urban and small stream flooding. Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for the latest updates on this situation. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. ...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAT INDICES WELL INTO THE 90S MONDAY... A very warm and humid air mass combined with an upper level disturbance will lead to the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon across a wide area in central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Temperatures will also approach 90 degrees in many areas on Monday and combine with high humidity to produce heat indices well into the 90s. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Monday afternoon. NICOSIA
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Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Cayuga | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Otsego | 67 min |
| Aug 16, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Onondaga | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Onondaga | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 9:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Otsego | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Oneida | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Madison | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Onondaga | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Oneida | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida, Onondaga | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Madison, Oneida, Onondaga | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Yates | 40 min |
| Aug 17, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Oneida | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Yates | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Chenango, Otsego | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Yates | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Tompkins | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Oneida | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Steuben | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cayuga, Cortland, Tompkins | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Chenango, Delaware, Otsego | 107 min |
| Aug 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Steuben | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Chenango, Delaware, Otsego | 85 min |
| Aug 17, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Tioga | 63 min |
| Aug 17, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome, Chemung, Tioga | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Otsego | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Sullivan | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Lackawanna | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Wayne | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Bradford | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wayne | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Sullivan | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wyoming | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.