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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 11, 2021Chenango County, Delaware County, Otsego County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2021, 9:20 PM EDT for Chenango County, Delaware County, Otsego County, New York. It was in force for 2 hr. 5 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
Jul 11, 2021, 9:20 PM EDT (01:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chenango County, NY, Delaware County, NY, Otsego County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 11, 11:25 PM EDTFLOOD2 Ese East Sidney, NYBASEMENT FLOODING.
Jul 11, 11:25 PM EDTFLOOD2 Wnw Masonville, NYWATER OVER THE ROAD.
Jul 11, 11:25 PM EDTFLOODOneonta, NYMULTIPLE FLOODED BASEMENTS.
Jul 11, 11:25 PM EDTFLOODUnadilla, NYMULTIPLE FLOODED ROADS WITH A COUPLE INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.
Jul 11, 11:27 PM EDTFLOOD1 Ne Sidney, NYBASEMENT FLOODING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -108 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
845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

121 
WGUS51 KBGM 120120
FFWBGM
NYC017-025-077-120330-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0019.210712T0120Z-210712T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
920 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Chenango County in central New York...
  Northwestern Delaware County in central New York...
  Southern Otsego County in central New York...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 920 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and isolated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 
  0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing 
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Oneonta, Sidney, Davenport, Maryland, Meredith, Bainbridge, 
  Unadilla, Otego, Milford, Franklin, Laurens, West End, Emmons, 
  Colliersville, Meridale, Cooperstown Junction, East Sidney, East 
  Meredith, Sidney Center and Schenevus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4229 7554 4265 7488 4247 7467 4219 7527

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

$$

NICOSIA
1 follow-up statement
199 
WGUS71 KBGM 120216
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1016 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

NYC017-025-077-120330-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210712T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chenango NY-Delaware NY-Otsego NY-
1016 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHENANGO, NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND 
SOUTHERN OTSEGO COUNTIES...

At 1016 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain was tapering off 
across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned 
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain and runoff.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Oneonta, Sidney, Davenport, Maryland, Meredith, Bainbridge, 
Unadilla, Otego, Milford, Franklin, Laurens, West End, Emmons, 
Colliersville, Meridale, Cooperstown Junction, East Sidney, East 
Meredith, Sidney Center and Schenevus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4229 7554 4265 7488 4247 7467 4219 7527

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

NICOSIA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMChenango, Delaware, Otsego51 min
Jul 12, 12:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMCayuga, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins3 hr
Jul 12, 1:11 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca, Tompkins3 hr
Jul 12, 1:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga3 hr
Jul 12, 4:44 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida3 hr
Jul 12, 5:16 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMOneida3 hr
Jul 12, 5:22 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMMadison, Onondaga118 min
Jul 12, 5:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMSullivan3 hr
Jul 12, 6:06 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMSullivan3 hr
Jul 12, 9:22 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMDelaware4 hr
Jul 12, 10:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBGMBroome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Steuben, Sullivan and 1 more15 hr
Jul 12, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMSteuben30 min
Jul 12, 4:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMSteuben77 min
Jul 12, 4:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMSteuben65 min
Jul 12, 5:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome, Chemung, Chenango, Tioga108 min
Jul 12, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome41 min
Jul 12, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBroome, Tioga3 hr
Jul 12, 7:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMChemung, Tioga3 hr
Jul 12, 7:45 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMDelaware30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.