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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2020, 6:53 PM EDT for Sullivan County, New York; Lackawanna County, Pike County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 67 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
- Jun 3, 2020, 6:53 PM EDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Sullivan County, NY, Lackawanna County, PA, Pike County, PA, Wayne County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 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 Jun 3, 3:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 311 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS... A front will move across the region this afternoon and tonight bringing passing showers and a chance for thunderstorms, especially from the Twin Tiers southward, where a few storms could be severe. Weak high pressure builds back in on Thursday with mainly dry weather, but other passing disturbances Friday and Saturday will result in chances of showers and thunder. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... 240 PM Update... Slight destabilization of the boundary layer was occurring this afternoon in response to pockets of solar heating mainly along and west of the Central Southern Tier. Mid level lapse rates are not substantial, and a solid trigger is lacking at the surface or in satellite views aloft. The latest HRRR still insists on redevelopment of showers and storms developing and moving from the lower Finger Lakes/Southern Tier into NEPA between about 20Z and 00Z. We suspect this will occur to some degree and have left scattered/chance shower and thunderstorm activity into the evening. The risk of severe storms looks to be waning fast as favorable parameters consolidate over central and eastern PA. Beyond sunset...weak high pressure with dry air will build across the region later tonight through most of Thursday. Models suggest a minor wave curling through the OH Valley and riding along a stationary front over PA from Thursday afternoon through the evening. Guidance remains consistent with much of the precipitation chances remaining to our south, but there's still enough evidence for scattered shower, or thunderstorm activity over NEPA tomorrow afternoon and night. SPC positions marginal risk of severe along our southernmost border counties...but no major concern from us at this time. Seasonable temperatures expected for the next 36 hours. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... A cold frontal boundary will move through the area Friday night with another boundary to our south. These boundaries coupled with enough moisture and instability should be enough to spark a few showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. Shear looks very week for any organized activity. Highs should still get well into the 80's on Friday. Friday night looks warm and a bit muggy still being ahead of the cold front with lows only falling into the mid 60's on average. Still with the warm moist air in place the threat for a few showers and thunderstorms continues. By Saturday, the cold frontal boundary should east of the area. As typical for northwest flow events one concern is that blended model guidance looks to quick clearing out the skies with the potential for a little additional moisture on the backside of the departing low pressure system. A cooler airmass slowly builds into the region lowering highs down to around 80. High pressure builds into the region Saturday night with a favorable setup for radiational cooling light winds and clear skies. As a result, lows fall into the low and mid 50's. With a slightly tighter pressure gradient winds pick up to around 10 mph Saturday from the northwest but winds Friday look even weaker. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... The high pressure system builds into the region early next week and deflects Cristobal a named system in the southern Gulf toward the western Gulf coast states while also keeping the next cold front well west of the region. While Sunday starts off cooler with highs around 70 the flow eventually becomes southerly with highs in the 80's by mid-week. Low temperatures will rise a few degrees each night from the cold 40's Saturday night well into the 50's by Tuesday night. Right now modeling is keying on interaction between a frontal boundary and what's left of Cristobal around Wednesday well northwest of our region. Still a considerable amount of ensemble spread here but enough members indicate a few showers and thunderstorms could move into the area by Wednesday next week ahead of that front. && .AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Isolated to scattered convection still possible through 00Z, but very low confidence as to impact on terminal operations thus left it out of TAFs and will monitor for amendments. Otherwise, generally VFR with some lingering MVFR still to burn off by 21Z. After 00Z VFR is likely with the exception of a fog chance at KELM and MVFR restricted ceilings toward morning, mainly at KRME and KBGM. Winds NW 10G20 kts until 00Z, then variable under 10 knots. Outlook... Thursday through Thursday night...Mainly VFR. Friday through Friday night...Chance of showers and thunderstorms with associated restrictions as front passes. Saturday...Small chance of showers/restrictions, otherwise VFR. Saturday night through Sunday...Flight restrictions unlikely. Monday...Flight restrictions unlikely. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && SYNOPSIS...JAB NEAR TERM...JAB SHORT TERM...MWG LONG TERM...MWG AVIATION...JAB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 249 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020 NYZ062-PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-041900- Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna- Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne- 249 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Some thunderstorms are still possible into this evening and one, or two storms could become severe with high winds and hail. .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. NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-041900- Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben- Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango- Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware- 249 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .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.
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Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Yates | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Seneca, Yates | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Steuben | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 12:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 12:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Onondaga | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 1:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Chenango, Cortland | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 2:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Steuben | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Schuyler | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Tioga | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 1:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne | 67 min |
| Jun 3, 4:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Bradford | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Sullivan | 61 min |
| Jun 3, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming | 56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.