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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 19, 2020Chemung County, Steuben County, New York; Bradford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2020, 4:34 PM EDT for Chemung County, Steuben County, New York; Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 26 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 19, 2020, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chemung County, NY, Steuben County, NY, Bradford County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 19, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 893 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
893 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1022 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 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 19, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
244 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

.SYNOPSIS...
Showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous into
tonight, especially west of I-81 with only scattered activity to
the east. A few showers will linger Monday morning as a cold
front moves through the area. Monday will be another warm day,
but with decreasing humidity and increasing sunshine in the
afternoon. Dry and seasonable weather will continue on Tuesday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
MCS was continuing to move east toward western NY at this time.
Mixed Layer CAPEs were ranging between 1000 and 1500 J/kg
mainly west of I-81 in NY and northern PA. As this feature moves
east this afternoon it will encounter increasing instability as
it reaches western and central NY at the time of peak heating.
I wouldn't be surprised to see MLCAPEs around 2000 J/kg later
this afternoon. Bulk shear between 0-6 km was projected to be
around 30 knots. Effective shear from SPC mesoanalysis page
shows values mainly between 20 and 30 knots associated with this
MCS working eastward. Shear won't be that impressive but the
CAPEs are. Additionally, the MCS was moving farther away from
the upper level short wave trough which initiated it over the
Great Lakes. This short wave will continue to track from the
Upper Lakes to Quebec by later this evening. Believe this line
of thunderstorms will move east this afternoon and peter out as
it reaches central NY due to lack of upper support and lack of a
focused low-level boundary. CAMs models also support this. So
our western counties look good in a severe thunderstorm watch
for now. I don't think it will be need to be extended farther
east. Primary threat with this line of storms will be damaging
winds especially along bowing segments as expected. For POPs
used the WRF_ARW since it had this MCS feature modelled the best
but had to bump up the POPs a couple hours since it and the
others CAMs are slow with this feature.

This line of storms will continue east this evening and should
weaken later this evening and overnight with lingering showers
possible in its wake. Lingering showers will be associated with
a surface front that will move through NY and PA by 12z Monday.
This front will be pushed along by another short wave at mid to
upper levels heading across the upper Great Lakes. We will
continue chance or slight chance POPs to account for later this
evening and overnight.

For Monday, front clears region and our area is under a dry slot
which presently can be seen over the upper Midwest. There will
be a few lingering showers in the upslope regions of central NY
and Catskills Monday morning. We will see some cumulus
formation but the day should remain dry for the most part.

For Monday night, high pressure builds in with light winds,
clear skies and of course typical valley fog formation.

As for this afternoon's Heat Advisories, everything looks on
track with heat indices running from mid to upper 90s in our NY
heat advisory area. In PA heat indices were also in the mid to
upper 90s. Since the atmosphere has reached convective
temperatures, temperatures will just creep up a couple more
degrees at best. So no changes expected here.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
240 PM update...
Medium range models agree on high pressure being over the
region on Tuesday. This airmass looks to bring temperatures and
dewpoints down to more seasonably warm readings in the mid 80s
with comfortable humidity. Flow aloft will be rather broad and
zonal so intermittent high clouds and sun will be a possibility
after any morning valley fog and low clouds.

Low pressure approaches from the Northern Plains/Great Lakes region
Tuesday night into Wednesday with a leading warm front reaching NW
Pennsylvania by 12Z Wednesday. There is likely to be nocturnally
driven elevated convection/MCC approaching ahead of the warm front
overnight Thursday as there are several vort maxes embedded in the
broad flow. Increasing chances for showers and storms are expected
by Wednesday morning. PoPs climb up during the day Wednesday as the
warm frontal system arrives with daytime heating. Shower and storm
chanes continue into Wednesday night as the trailing cold front
pushes into western NY overnight. Warm sector and cold frontal push
will be overnight and early Thursday at time of minimal heating. Not
much dynamic push to the system, either as main upper support
traverses across eastern Canada...thus severe probabilities look low
at this time. Also nothing organized is noted that supports a
significant flash flood pattern, although locally heavy thunderstorm
rains will certainly be possible.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
240 PM Update...
Shower/storm activity appears to linger into Thursday with mid-range
PoPs as the upper trough axis swings through in tandem with
increasing the instability. Drier air finally arrives Friday as
surface high pressure builds in and the upper heights rise. Dry
weather should be short lived as the models show yet another
convective complex and upper wave arrives on Saturday in the NW
flow. 00Z ECMWF shows a more rigorous 500 mb wave sweeping through
on NW flow for Sunday with diffuse surface features in the area.
Timing at this stage is of course an issue, but will have to keep a
close eye on these NW trajectory frontal systems.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
VFR conditions expected most terminals through forecast period.
There could be a brief period of MVFR or even IFR in
thunderstorms between 21z Sunday and 00z Monday. After showers
and thunderstorms weaken tonight we are expecting mainly VFR
except for MVFR conditions at KRME 8-14z. Confidence is low on
this. Confidence is also low on ceilings after this convective
system traverses the region. It will depend on how much rain
falls and at this point we don't think its going to be
widespread enough for any significant widespread low ceilings.

Winds will be southwest this afternoon and tonight and more
westerly Monday morning mainly under 10 knots. A few sites could
gust to 20 knots briefly this afternoon. Of course winds and
shear will be much higher near any storms.

Outlook...

Monday through Tuesday...VFR conditions, except IFR in FG at
KELM Tuesday morning.

Wednesday and Thursday...Restrictions possible in showers and
storms with another frontal system moving in.

Friday...VFR.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for NYZ009-015>018-
     022>025-036-037-055-056.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DJN/JAB
NEAR TERM...DJN
SHORT TERM...JAB
LONG TERM...JAB/DGM
AVIATION...DJN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 2:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

NYZ009-018-023-036-037-201830-
Northern Oneida-Onondaga-Schuyler-Madison-Southern Oneida-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop northwest of our
area and track southeast into the Greater Syracuse area to Upper
Mohawk Valley into this evening. There is a chance that an isolated
storm or two could become severe with damaging winds and large hail.

Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for the latest
updates on this situation.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ015>017-022-201830-
Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Steuben-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 385 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ024-025-055-056-201830-
Chemung-Tompkins-Tioga-Broome-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

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

   Heat Advisory.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop northwest of our
area and track southeast into the southern tier of NY this evening
and overnight. There is a chance that an isolated storm or two could
become severe with damaging winds and large hail.

Monitor NOAA Weather Radio for the latest information, forecasts,
and warnings.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ038>040-043-201830-
Bradford-Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop northwest of our
area and track southeast into the northern tier of PA this evening
and overnight. There is a chance that an isolated storm or two could
become severe with damaging winds and large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ044>046-057-201830-
Cortland-Chenango-Otsego-Delaware-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop northwest of our
area and track southeast into the highlands of central NY and
western Catskills this evening and overnight. There is a chance that
an isolated storm or two could become severe with damaging winds and
large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ062-PAZ044-047-048-072-201830-
Sullivan-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne-
230 PM EDT Sun Jul 19 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NICOSIA

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSchuyler, Steuben, Yates46 min
Jul 19, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware50 min
Jul 19, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and 1 more64 min
Jul 19, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben67 min
Jul 19, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland36 min
Jul 19, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Madison and 3 more59 min
Jul 19, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga39 min
Jul 19, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware, Otsego51 min
Jul 19, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan46 min
Jul 19, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan44 min
Jul 19, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware31 min
Jul 19, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan46 min
Jul 19, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan34 min
Jul 19, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLackawanna, Wyoming55 min
Jul 19, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWayne44 min
Jul 19, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna46 min
Jul 19, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLuzerne44 min
Jul 19, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMPike46 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.