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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Binghamton, NY

May 29, 2019Sullivan County, New York; 4 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2019, 3:27 PM EDT for Sullivan County, New York; 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 33 min. 2 reports 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 29, 2019, 3:27 PM EDT (19:27 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Sullivan County, NY, Lackawanna County, PA, Pike County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 29, 3:27 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nne Spencers Corners, PA	TREE DOWN ON WIRES IN GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP
May 29, 3:29 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Carbondale, PA	TREES DOWN NEAR CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD AND OLD BAKER ROAD

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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 175 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

326 
WFUS51 KBGM 291927
TORBGM
NYC105-PAC069-103-115-127-292000-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0021.190529T1927Z-190529T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
327 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Sullivan County in central New York...
  Southeastern Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Central Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  North central Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 400 PM EDT.
    
* At 327 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Forest City, or near Carbondale, moving east at 35
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Carbondale around 330 PM EDT.
  Forest City and Union Dale around 335 PM EDT.
  Pleasant Mount around 340 PM EDT.
  Waymart around 345 PM EDT.
  Prompton around 350 PM EDT.
  Honesdale and Bethany around 355 PM EDT.
  Rutledgedale and Narrowsburg around 400 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4156 7565 4174 7563 4174 7497 4147 7501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 275DEG 29KT 4165 7554 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DGM

2 follow-up statements

867 
WWUS51 KBGM 291947
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
347 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

NYC105-PAC069-103-115-127-292000-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190529T2000Z/
Sullivan NY-Susquehanna PA-Lackawanna PA-Wayne PA-Pike PA-
347 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...SOUTHEASTERN SUSQUEHANNA...NORTHEASTERN
LACKAWANNA...CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTIES...
    
At 347 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bethany, or near Honesdale, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Damascus, Rutledgedale and Narrowsburg around 400 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4156 7565 4174 7563 4174 7497 4147 7501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 275DEG 29KT 4164 7532 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

DGM

231 
WWUS51 KBGM 291955
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
355 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

NYC105-PAC069-103-115-127-292004-
/O.EXP.KBGM.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190529T2000Z/
Sullivan NY-Susquehanna PA-Lackawanna PA-Wayne PA-Pike PA-
355 PM EDT Wed May 29 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...SOUTHEASTERN
SUSQUEHANNA...NORTHEASTERN LACKAWANNA...CENTRAL WAYNE AND NORTH
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4156 7565 4174 7563 4174 7497 4147 7501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 275DEG 29KT 4164 7526 

$$

DGM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Luzerne	49 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

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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.