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Areal Flood Warning 22, NWS Binghamton, NY

October 26, 2021Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this areal flood warning at Oct 26, 2021, 3:20 PM EDT for Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 115 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
Oct 26, 2021, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
115 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-10-26Temperature 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 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 344 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
517 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
344 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
343 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 areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Oct 26, 3:00 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 3:00 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
300 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
A strong low pressure system will bring periods of rain through
tonight. Rain could be heavy enough for flash flooding in
northeast PA and the south central NY. Stream and river flooding
is also possible. Dry and seasonably mild weather returns
Wednesday afternoon through Thursday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
1230 pm update...
Minor update to increase rainfall amounts, clouds , and chance
of rain. Rain and clouds over the entire area with embedded
heavy rain. Flooding and flash flooding ongoing in the
southeast.

412 am update...
Main challenge in the near term is centered around the complex
low pressure system developing off the coast and the resulting
rain, which could prove heavy at times and potentially lead to
pockets of flash flooding through today.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for portions of central
NY and all of northeast PA through this evening.

Current synoptic set up is very chaotic with the parent 500 mb
upper low over the nrn Great Lakes and a short wave extending
south into the mid Atlantic region...and a surface low which has
nearly completed a transfer to the coast of NJ and in the
beginning stages of phasing with a quasi-tropical low a couple
hundred miles off the coast. The low near NJ has started to draw
up a maritime air mass into itself and is starting to deposit
heavy rain in and around the NYC area. There is a weak amount of
instability present as well, which will aid in focusing the
deep convection over parts of nrn NJ, NYC and into CT. The
position of this heavy rain/deep convection could likely play an
important role in robbing areas of central NY and ne PA of both
moisture and instability through at least the mid morning
hours today...limiting the intensity of the rainfall during
this time.

So, for the rest of the morning hours, will likely continue to
see steady rain being ushered into the region along and east of
I-81 with rainfall rates around a tenth to a quarter inch per
hour. Farther to the west weak scattered convective rain showers
will continue to bubble up around the Finger Lakes with rates
around a tenth of an inch per hour.

Locations of the Poconos and into the Catskills have seen
around a half to 1 inch of rain so far since last evening. While
lesser amounts can be found farther west, except for a few
embedded heavier showers in the Finger Lakes and Mohawk Valley
that have produced several isolated one third to half inch
amounts.

Once the two surface lows merge off the coast later this
morning the low level dynamic field will pick up strength and
throw moisture and needed forcing back to the northwest along
the baroclinic zone in NY, which should act to enhance rainfall
rates initially over the watch area which could prove impactful
to areas that are already saturated, and then farther to the
west in the afternoon over areas that are not as wet and
potentially more able to handle the rain. The highest risk
timeframe will likely be around 10 am or so until about 3
pm...earlier over ne PA and s-central NY, and later across the
Finger Lakes. A broad area of 1-2 inches is expected in a
relatively short period of time which could cause some flooding
issues, especially in flood prone areas. Some headwater
locations and smaller streams and creeks which could rise
quickly and cause minor flooding issues.

The area of heavy rain this afternoon will continue shifting to
the west/sw into the early evening, but quickly get cutoff from
the moisture source and dissipate rapidly. Lingering light rain
showers are likely into the early overnight hours but most of
the rain will be gone by sunrise Wednesday. A slow improvement
in conditions will be felt on Wed with winds remaining steady
out of the n/nw around 5 to 15 mph, and clouds taking a good
portion of the day to scatter out. Temperatures will remain on
the mild side with highs topping out in the upper 50s to near
60.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
300 PM Update:

A trough digging into the central US will result in mid and upper
level ridging across NY and PA on Thursday. Dry air aloft will keep
the region partly cloudy with temperatures getting back to
seasonably warm. Increasing southerly flow Thursday night into
Friday increases the cloud cover along with precipitation moving
back in late Friday as a warm front lifts into the region. Most
models have the warm front progressive with a several hour period
with preliminary QPF of 0.5 to 1 inch. With recent rainfall
localized flash flooding is a concern once again Friday afternoon
into Friday night. As the trough moves into the northeast Friday
night, a surface low moves in keeping clouds and rain showers going
into Saturday morning.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
300 PM Update:

The upper level trough slowly propagates through the northeast
this weekend with unsettled and cooler weather. NW flow early
next week with cool 850 mb temps results in chances of lake
effect rain showers along and north of I 90 early next week.
Still little to no chance of any overnight freezes in the long
term.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
145 pm update...

Steady moderate rain over most of the area with restrictions,
continues into the evening. Slow improvement Wednesday.

All sites wavering between IFR and fuel alternate MVFR due to
ceilings and visibilities. As the rain tapers off this evening
visibilities improve to MVFR then VFR late tonight. Cigs stay
down through 12z then improve to VFR SYR/RME and MVFR rest by
16z.

Northwest to north winds at 10 kts with some higher gusts.

Outlook...

Wednesday afternoon through Thursday...Mainly VFR.

Friday through Sunday...Restrictions likely with rain.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Flash Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for PAZ038>040-
     043-044-047-048-072.
NY...Flash Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for NYZ045-046-
     055>057-062.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BJT/TAC
NEAR TERM...BJT/TAC
SHORT TERM...AJG
LONG TERM...AJG
AVIATION...TAC
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 4:13 AM EDT, 11 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
413 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

NYZ045-046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-270815-
Chenango-Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna-
Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne-
413 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

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

   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.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 while following
local, state and CDC guidelines.

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-270815-
Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben-
Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-
413 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 26, 1:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
146 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0144 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SHOHOLA                 41.47N 74.92W
10/26/2021  M4.64 INCH       PIKE               PA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            RAINFALL REPORT PASSED ALONG VIA TWITTER,
            RAIN RATES WERE STILL NEAR 0.5 INCHES AN
            HOUR.

&&

AJG
Local storm report, Oct 26, 2:40 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
240 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0238 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BEACH LAKE              41.60N 75.15W
10/26/2021  M5.00 INCH       WAYNE              PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Local storm report, Oct 26, 3:02 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
302 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1228 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSW JEFFERSONVILLE    41.76N 74.94W
10/26/2021                   SULLIVAN           NY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            FLOODING ON NY 52 BLOCKED ALL LANES, TIME
            TAKEN FROM 511.

&&

AJG
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 9:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMDelaware, Sullivan96 min
Oct 26, 10:23 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan16 hr
Oct 26, 10:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan5 hr
Oct 26, 11:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMDelaware, Otsego, Sullivan29 min
Oct 26, 11:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMDelaware, Otsego24 min
Oct 26, 11:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Otsego, Sullivan4 hr
Oct 26, 11:44 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Otsego4 hr
Oct 26, 12:37 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMTompkins20 days
Oct 26, 1:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMChenango, Madison, Oneida3 hr
Oct 26, 2:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBroome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Onondaga, Tioga and 1 more6 hr
Oct 26, 2:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMDelaware9 hr
Oct 26, 2:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMCortland52 hr
Oct 26, 3:04 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMSullivan36 hr
Oct 26, 3:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMSullivan42 hr
Oct 26, 3:06 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMDelaware23 hr
Oct 26, 3:11 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Otsego3 hr
Oct 26, 3:30 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Otsego, Sullivan3 hr
Oct 26, 3:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOnondaga3 hr
Oct 26, 3:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMCayuga, Seneca, Steuben, Yates3 hr
Oct 26, 3:53 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan3 hr
Oct 26, 4:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMBroome, Tioga37 hr
Oct 26, 4:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMChenango, Delaware10 hr
Oct 26, 4:15 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatBGMCayuga4 hr
Oct 26, 4:15 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMChenango22 hr
Oct 26, 4:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMMadison, Oneida, Onondaga3 hr
Oct 26, 4:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMBroome32 hr
Oct 26, 4:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMTompkins3 hr
Oct 26, 5:34 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBGMCayuga, Schuyler, Seneca, Yates5 hr
Oct 26, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMDelaware, Otsego3 hr
Oct 26, 6:26 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBGMBroome, Tioga4 hr
Oct 26, 6:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMBroome35 hr
Oct 26, 7:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMOnondaga7 hr
Oct 26, 7:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMOnondaga21 days
Oct 26, 7:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMTompkins2 hr
Oct 26, 6:39 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMPike, Wayne21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.