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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 6, 2020Sullivan County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2020, 5:19 PM EDT for Sullivan County, New York. It was in force for 41 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
Jul 6, 2020, 5:19 PM EDT (21:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2020, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Sullivan County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 6, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
359 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

.SYNOPSIS...
Heat and humidity will build through the rest of the week. While
the majority of the time will be dry, scattered showers and
thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon. A cold front
will arrive Saturday, which will bring an additional chance for
showers and thunderstorms, along with somewhat cooler
temperatures to the region.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
3 pm update...

Forecast in good shape. Only minor adjustments.

This afternoon thunderstorms went up quickly shortly after noon.
CAPE is over 2k J/kg but bulk deep shear is under 20 kts. A low
level boundary is creating enough lift from Steuben County
southeast to Pike County. Temperatures now around 90 degrees and
won't go much higher. Dewpoints today are reasonable and mostly
in the 50s in CNY but mid 60s in Luzerne County. With the weak
winds thunderstorms with heavy rain are moving slowly at best.
Isolated flash flooding will be a problem. thunderstorms will
slowly build north into south central NY the rest of today.

SPC has south central NY and NEPA in a marginal risk of severe
thunderstorms. They also have a severe thunderstorm watch
extending north to Luzerne County until 11 PM. The main severe
weather  threats are damaging winds and large hail.

The thunderstorm threat will end this evening then showers will
end late tonight from north to southeast. Low temperatures will
be in the low and mid 60s.

The front over the southwest part of the area now will lift
northeast tonight into Tuesday. Cooler temperatures will be over
the Catskills with high in the low 80s. The Finger Lakes to the
central southern tier will be the warmest and around 90 but
humidity increases with dewpoints well into the 60s. This
combination will increase heat indices to the mid 90s where a
heat advisory is in effect. The heat will continue into Friday
and expand to the rest of CNY and NEPA.

Tuesday there will be plenty of instability in the hot humid air
mass but little wind and forcing for widespread thunderstorms.
The best chance of any showers and thunderstorms will be during
the heat of the day in the afternoon to early evening. Late
evening convection wanes but a short wave approaching Wednesday
could bring some showers in around sunrise. Low temperatures
only mid to upper 60s with the humid air.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...

Another weak short wave will be riding east along the northern
edge of the broad ridge during the day Wednesday, which will
interact with the persist hot/humid weather across the region to
produce more showers and thunderstorms. The ridge axis becomes
directly overhead on Thursday, which should act to keep
convection to a minimum, but a few isolated storms cannot be
ruled out Thur afternoon.

The continued hot and humid weather conditions will be the story
Wed and Thur with high temperatures topping out in the upper
80s and lower 90s on Wed and in the lower to mid 90s on
Thursday. Dew points will be in the upper 60s and 70s during
this time, which will induce heat indices well into the 90s and
near 100 on Thursday.

This level of heat and humidity will produce a great amount of
instability...around 1000-1500 J/kg of ML CAPE and Wed and
possibly  up to 2000 J/kg on Thursday. The steering flow will
once again be very weak, which will yield very slow moving or
stationary storms with a pulsing nature. PWATs will range from
1.4 to 1.6 inches. The slow-moving nature of the storms,
combined with a modest amount of deep moisture may lead to heavy
downpours and a threat of flash flooding...mainly on Wed with
the greater threat for thunderstorms, but cannot be completely
ruled out on Thursday.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...

The dry weather persists into Thursday night as high pressure lifts
off to the northeast. As this occurs a coastal low will ride north
and draw up a fair amount of deep moisture and interact with the
unstable air mass to produce another round of afternoon/evening
showers and storms. A trailing cold front may be capable of
producing more showers and storms on Saturday, with a slightly
cooler and less humid air mass arriving later in the weekend. Highs
in the 80s expected on Sunday, but diurnally forced convection is
possible within the nw flow...with weak showers and storms
possible.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
140 PM update...

Mainly VFR through the evening. A thunderstorm with heavy rain
and gusty winds is possible at AVP until 22z. There is a small
chance of a thunderstorm moving north to BGM and ELM between 21
and 00z.

Late tonight MVFR and IFR cigs move north into south central NY
and AVP. These restrictions will continue well into the morning.
At ITH high end MVFR is expected from 11 to 16z. ELM/BGM/AVP
will fall to MVFR around 08z then IFR around 10z lifting by 14z
back to MVFR. VFR is likely toward 16z.

This afternoon winds are light and variable which will continue
through tonight. Tuesday winds shift to south at 5 to 8 kts.

Outlook...

Tuesday afternoon through Saturday...mainly VFR with a chance
of brief restrictions due to afternoon shower and thunderstorm
activity. Chance of IFR valley fog at ELM each morning.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday for NYZ015>018-
     023>025-055.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BJG/TAC
NEAR TERM...TAC
SHORT TERM...BJT
LONG TERM...BJT
AVIATION...TAC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
317 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

NYZ022-044>046-056-057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044-048-072-071930-
Steuben-Cortland-Chenango-Otsego-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-
Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Pike-Southern Wayne-
317 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and
northeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon. Some
storms may become strong to severe with gusty winds, small hail, and
locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Heat and humidity will be on the increase throughout the week. Heat
index values Wednesday through Friday afternoons have the potential
to get well into the 90s and perhaps around 100 degrees Thursday and
Friday afternoons in urban valleys.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about severe weather to the NWS.

PAZ047-071930-
Luzerne-
317 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 333 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening.
Some storms may become strong to severe with gusty winds, small hail,
and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Heat and humidity will be on the increase throughout the week. Heat
index values Wednesday through Friday afternoons have the potential
to get well into the 90s and perhaps around 100 degrees Thursday and
Friday afternoons in urban valleys.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about severe weather to the NWS.

NYZ015>017-023>025-055-071930-
Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Tioga-
317 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon. Some
storms may become strong to severe with gusty winds, small hail, and
locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

Heat and humidity will be on the increase throughout the week. Heat
index values Wednesday through Friday afternoons have the potential
to get well into the 90s and perhaps around 100 degrees Thursday and
Friday afternoons in urban valleys.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about severe weather to the NWS.

NYZ018-071930-
Onondaga-
317 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

Heat and humidity will be on the increase throughout the week. Heat
index values Wednesday through Friday afternoons have the potential
to get well into the 90s and perhaps around 100 degrees Thursday and
Friday afternoons in urban valleys.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ009-036-037-071930-
Northern Oneida-Madison-Southern Oneida-
317 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Heat and humidity will be on the increase throughout the week. Heat
index values Wednesday through Friday afternoons have the potential
to get well into the 90s and perhaps around 100 degrees Thursday and
Friday afternoons in urban valleys.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 4:16 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryBGMCayuga, Chemung, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga and 2 more40 hr
Jul 6, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben65 min
Jul 6, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Tioga47 min
Jul 6, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSteuben20 min
Jul 6, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben44 min
Jul 6, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan49 min
Jul 6, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan42 min
Jul 6, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan65 min
Jul 6, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChemung47 min
Jul 6, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Steuben40 min
Jul 6, 5:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMSullivan3 hr
Jul 6, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan43 min
Jul 6, 6:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan55 min
Jul 6, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan55 min
Jul 6, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan62 min
Jul 6, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan51 min
Jul 6, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWyoming58 min
Jul 6, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMWyoming39 min
Jul 6, 1:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMWyoming3 hr
Jul 6, 1:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMWyoming2 hr
Jul 6, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWyoming39 min
Jul 6, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford43 min
Jul 6, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford50 min
Jul 6, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWayne51 min
Jul 6, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMPike26 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.