Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2019, 2:41 PM EDT for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 49 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
- May 29, 2019, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Luzerne County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 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 May 29, 2:33 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 2:33 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 1:41 PM EDT, 1 hour before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 141 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 NYZ009-015>018-022-023-025-036-037-044>046-057-301745- Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben- Schuyler-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango-Otsego- Delaware- 141 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NYZ024-055-056-062-PAZ038>040-301745- Chemung-Tioga-Broome-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna-Northern Wayne- 141 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to pass through the area this afternoon into early evening. A few storms may contain damaging winds, hail, and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Another round of showers and embedded thunderstorms is expected late Thursday afternoon into evening. Locally heavy rainfall may occur. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ043-044-048-072-301745- Wyoming-Lackawanna-Pike-Southern Wayne- 141 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Another round of thunderstorms is expected this afternoon through evening. In addition to posing the threat for flash flooding, there is an enhanced risk for some thunderstorms to be severe with damaging wind and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. An additional round of showers and embedded thunderstorms is expected late Thursday afternoon into evening. Locally heavy rainfall may occur. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ047-301745- Luzerne- 141 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 ...TORNADO WATCH 292 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. An additional round of showers and embedded thunderstorms is expected late Thursday afternoon into evening. Locally heavy rainfall may occur. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 2:00 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
200 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
PAZ038-291845-
Bradford PA-
200 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...SOUTHWESTERN BRADFORD COUNTY
UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wellsboro, moving east at 45 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Towanda, Canton, West Franklin, Troy, North Towanda, West Burlington,
Monroe, Overton, Sylvania and Alba.
LAT...LON 4184 7644 4156 7648 4158 7674 4160 7688
4187 7691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 281DEG 40KT 4180 7724
MJMSpecial weather statement, May 29, 2:06 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
206 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
PAZ047-291845-
Luzerne PA-
206 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...LUZERNE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM
EDT...
At 206 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rohrsburg, or 9 miles northwest of Berwick, moving east at 45 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Wilkes-Barre, Muhlenberg, Berwick, Nanticoke, Plymouth, Edwardsville,
Larksville, Freeland, Ashley and Bear Creek.
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.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 4102 7623 4114 7623 4114 7628 4120 7632
4125 7632 4127 7631 4129 7619 4122 7565
4118 7564 4116 7560 4112 7563 4113 7570
4109 7577 4105 7577 4101 7573 4096 7587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 260DEG 37KT 4116 7638
MJMSpecial weather statement, May 29, 2:32 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 232 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 PAZ038-039-043-291915- Wyoming PA-Susquehanna PA-Bradford PA- 232 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...SOUTHWESTERN SUSQUEHANNA...EAST CENTRAL BRADFORD AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wysox, or over Towanda, moving east at 30 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Rush, Towanda, Wysox, Springville, Montrose, Dimock, Sheshequin, Ulster, North Towanda and Herrick. 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 4168 7654 4186 7650 4186 7579 4160 7582 TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 278DEG 27KT 4176 7642 MJM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 33 min |
| May 28, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Pike | 46 min |
| May 29, 3:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming | 15 hr |
| May 29, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Bradford | 45 min |
| May 29, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Luzerne | 39 min |
| May 29, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna | 43 min |
| May 29, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 24 min |
| May 29, 3:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Susquehanna | 114 min |
| May 29, 3:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 26 min |
| May 29, 3:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Wyoming | 30 min |
| May 29, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 33 min |
| May 29, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne | 42 min |
| May 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Luzerne | 2 hr |
| May 29, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Lackawanna | 2 hr |
| May 29, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 12 min |
| May 29, 4:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019
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.