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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 15, 2019, 5:56 PM EDT for Steuben County, New York. It was in force for 34 min. 7 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
- Aug 15, 2019, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2019, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Steuben County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 6:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cameron, NY | LARGE TREE BRANCH DOWN ON WIRES NEAR 6315 COUNTY ROAD 119. |
| Aug 15, 6:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cameron, NY | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ONE LANE OF ROADWAY NEAR COUNTY ROAD 10 AND COUNTY ROAD 119. |
| Aug 15, 6:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S South Thurston, NY | TREE DOWN ON WIRES NEAR 3928 EDDY ROAD. |
| Aug 15, 6:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse South Thurston, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 3 AND CHAPPEL ROAD. |
| Aug 15, 6:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Addison, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 3 AND COUNTY ROAD 1. |
| Aug 15, 6:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Addison, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF ADDISON ALONG COUNTY ROAD 3. |
| Aug 15, 6:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Curtis, NY | TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 4 NEAR JOHN RIAL ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
896
WFUS51 KBGM 152156
TORBGM
NYC101-152230-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0024.190815T2156Z-190815T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
556 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Steuben County in central New York...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 556 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over West Cameron, or 11 miles southeast of Hornell,
moving east at 30 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...
West Cameron around 600 PM EDT.
Cameron around 605 PM EDT.
Thurston and Savona around 620 PM EDT.
Campbell around 625 PM EDT.
Coopers Plains and Gang Mills around 630 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 4222 7753 4230 7750 4230 7711 4211 7716
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 282DEG 25KT 4224 7747
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Kistner2 follow-up statements
547
WWUS51 KBGM 152212
SVSBGM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
612 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019
NYC101-152230-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-190815T2230Z/
Steuben NY-
612 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY...
At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cameron, or 15 miles west of Corning, moving east at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Thurston around 620 PM EDT.
Campbell and Savona around 625 PM EDT.
Coopers Plains and Gang Mills around 630 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4219 7742 4228 7737 4227 7712 4211 7716
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 282DEG 25KT 4222 7734
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Kistner540
WWUS51 KBGM 152228
SVSBGM
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
628 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019
NYC101-152238-
/O.EXP.KBGM.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-190815T2230Z/
Steuben NY-
628 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
630 PM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
LAT...LON 4219 7742 4228 7737 4227 7712 4211 7716
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 282DEG 25KT 4220 7722
$$
KistnerWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Aug 15, 4:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 4:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 408 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A weak frontal system with unstable air will track across NY and PA this afternoon and evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue into tonight. The weather will remain unsettled into the weekend. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... 3 pm update... A weak surface trough in eastern Ohio will move slowly east and weaken further tonight. A short wave will move through our area into tonight. In addition an upper level jet is on the east coast providing added lift. With surface heating today, cape has increased to 1500 in the far west and southwest. Deep shear in the same area is 40 kts. This area coincides with the better thunderstorm coverage and the slight chance of severe on the day 1 from the storm prediction center. In the northeast still stable and dry. Showers and thunderstorms will push northeast into tonight with the short wave. The slow movement of the thunderstorms has caused heavy rain to add up to 2 or 3 inches in Luzerne County with flooded roads. Will need to watch for training as more storms develop. pwats around 1.25" with slow movement this afternoon increasing tonight. Another short wave late tonight will increase the coverage across Syracuse and Utica. With the clouds and high dewpoints, low temperatures will be mostly in the low 60s. Friday will be similar with more showers and thunderstorms. Diurnal heating will help with the instability as temperatures rise to the upper 70s. Forcing will be weaker than today. Friday night showers and thunderstorms taper off with the lack of heating. Lows in the mid 60s. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... 330 pm update... Main concerns in the short term remain focused on the persistent chance of showers and thunderstorms through the weekend with temperatures warming well above average. Large scale synoptic pattern will remain defined by weak cyclonic flow with embedded short waves rotating across the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast through the weekend. The first, slightly more amplified, wave will track e/ne through central NY on Saturday, and combine with modest instability to trigger more showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures on Saturday will climb into the lower 80s with dew points in the upper 60s making it feel like the mid 80s. Conditions will be even hotter on Sunday with highs reaching into the mid to upper 80s...close to 90. The highest heat indices will be in the lower 90s along the lake plain of the nrn Finger Lakes and in the valley locations of the srn tier of NY and ne PA. A weaker wave rotates through on Sunday, but should still be able to combine with modest to high instability by the afternoon to generate more showers and thunderstorms. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... 330 pm update... A broad and relatively flat upper ridge will build across much of the eastern US Monday and Tuesday with continued warmth and slightly drier weather conditions likely. The overall flow pattern will be flat across the ern Great Lakes into nrn New England...so the increased heat and humidity will combine with weak ripples along the nrn periphery of the ridge to produce slight chances for thunderstorms both Monday and Tuesday afternoon/evening. An upper low over Hudson Bay will eventually rotate e/sewd by the middle of the week with a spoke of energy dropping south across the Great Lakes into the Northeast. This wave will have much cooler and drier air associated with it and likely interact with the warm and humid air mass in place to trigger showers and storms along and ahead of the front. Temperatures will still remain near normal and very pleasant...into the upper 70s and lower 80s...behind the front. && .AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... 130 pm update... A scattered to broken cumulus deck with a base of 4000-6000 feet will be over the terminals into this evening. Showers and thunderstorms are developing near AVP/BGM/ELM and tracking slowly northeast. Brief restrictions are possible with stronger storms. This will move into the ITH area around 22z then to SYR/RME around 00z. Restrictions likely late tonight at all but SYR. Most restrictions will be due to cigs falling to MVFR but at ELM vsbys could also be MVFR. AVP/BGM should fall to fuel alternate MVFR 10 to 15z. All NY sites go to VFR by 16z. Light southeast winds at 5 kts this afternoon. Winds turn south late tonight. Outlook... Friday afternoon to Saturday...MVFR to VFR conditions with scattered showers possible. Sunday to Tuesday...Restrictions possible in rain showers. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && SYNOPSIS...TAC NEAR TERM...TAC SHORT TERM...BJT LONG TERM...BJT AVIATION...TAC
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 301 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 NYZ009-018-036-037-045-046-057-062-PAZ040-048-072-161915- Northern Oneida-Onondaga-Madison-Southern Oneida-Chenango-Otsego- Delaware-Sullivan-Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne- 301 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NYZ015>017-022>025-044-055-056-PAZ038-039-043-044-047-161915- Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Steuben-Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins- Cortland-Tioga-Broome-Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-Lackawanna- Luzerne- 301 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Isolated thunderstorms will occur this afternoon and evening. A few thunderstorms could have damaging winds and flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 15, 3:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
341 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0339 PM FLOOD HAZLETON 40.95N 75.97W
08/15/2019 LUZERNE PA 911 CALL CENTER
STREET FLOODING 22ND ST
&&
HLCLocal storm report, Aug 15, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
413 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG HORSEHEADS 42.17N 76.83W
08/15/2019 CHEMUNG NY 911 CALL CENTER
POLE AND WIRES DOWN NEAR 903 RIDGE RD
&&
HLCLocal storm report, Aug 15, 4:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
419 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE MIDWAY 42.24N 76.80W
08/15/2019 CHEMUNG NY 911 CALL CENTER
POLE AND WIRES DOWN NEAR 903 RIDGE RD
&&
CORRECTED LOCATION
HLCSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 5:24 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 524 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 NYZ022-152215- Steuben NY- 524 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT...CENTRAL STEUBEN COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT... At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hornell, moving east at 30 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hornell, Bath, Campbell, Canisteo, Howard, Thurston, Wheeler, Avoca, Cameron and Arkport. 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 4239 7773 4245 7718 4215 7718 4220 7774 TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 271DEG 25KT 4231 7764 Kistner
Local storm report, Aug 15, 5:43 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
543 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0529 PM TSTM WND DMG MARATHON 42.44N 76.04W
08/15/2019 CORTLAND NY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON WIRES NEAR 17 ACADEMY STREET
&&
CJH/BJGLocal storm report, Aug 15, 5:55 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
555 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0534 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE SOUTH HORNELL 42.30N 77.63W
08/15/2019 STEUBEN NY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON ROADWAY NEAR 6138 COUNTY ROAD 29
&&
BJGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Chemung, Schuyler, Tompkins | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Chenango, Cortland | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Steuben | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Steuben | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 5:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Schuyler, Steuben | 4 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Steuben | 4 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Madison, Onondaga | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Tioga | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 6:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Chemung | 18 min |
| Aug 15, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Tioga, Tompkins | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Tompkins | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Chemung, Tioga | 63 min |
| Aug 15, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins | 24 min |
| Aug 15, 7:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Chemung, Steuben | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.