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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 8, 2021Lackawanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 11:27 AM EDT for Lackawanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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: Jun 8, 2021, 11:27 AM EDT (15:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Lackawanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 8, 12:00 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ssw Turnersville, PA	SECTION OF LEHIGH ROAD WASHED OUT NEAR ROARING BROOK.
Jun 8, 12:10 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wsw Big Bass Lake, PA	SECTION OF ROUTE 435 WAS DOWN TO ONLY ONE LANE. (4 LANE ROAD). FIRE DEPT HAD TO PUMP THE WATER OFF THE ROAD.

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 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 289 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1170 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

875 
WGUS51 KBGM 081527
FFWBGM
PAC069-127-081830-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0002.210608T1527Z-210608T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1127 AM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 1127 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Sterling, Lehigh, Gouldsboro, Angels, Greentown, Daleville, Fells 
  Corners, Yostville and Newfoundland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4144 7525 4137 7528 4137 7530 4137 7531
      4138 7534 4137 7534 4135 7534 4134 7534
      4134 7531 4133 7531 4130 7531 4122 7552
      4122 7554 4121 7555 4118 7564 4119 7565
      4126 7565 4126 7568

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kistner

2 follow-up statements

561 
WGUS71 KBGM 081615
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1215 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

PAC069-127-081830-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210608T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lackawanna PA-Wayne PA-
1215 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN LACKAWANNA AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE 
COUNTIES...

At 1215 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain 
has already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Sterling, Lehigh, Gouldsboro, Angels, Greentown, Daleville, Fells 
  Corners, Yostville and Newfoundland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4144 7525 4137 7528 4137 7530 4137 7531
      4138 7534 4137 7534 4135 7534 4134 7534
      4134 7531 4133 7531 4130 7531 4122 7552
      4122 7554 4121 7555 4118 7564 4119 7565
      4126 7565 4126 7568

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kistner

392 
WGUS71 KBGM 081828
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

PAC069-127-081838-
/O.EXP.KBGM.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210608T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lackawanna PA-Wayne PA-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN LACKAWANNA AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4144 7525 4137 7528 4137 7530 4137 7531
      4138 7534 4137 7534 4135 7534 4134 7534
      4134 7531 4133 7531 4130 7531 4122 7552
      4122 7554 4121 7555 4118 7564 4119 7565
      4126 7565 4126 7568

$$

Kistner

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 10:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Susquehanna	36 min
Jun 8, 10:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Lackawanna	32 min
Jun 8, 10:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Lackawanna, Wyoming	2 hr
Jun 8, 11:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Lackawanna	38 min
Jun 8, 11:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming	4 hr
Jun 8, 11:41 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Pike	3 hr
Jun 8, 11:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Lackawanna, Pike, Wayne	44 min
Jun 8, 12:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Pike	39 min
Jun 8, 12:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Luzerne	118 min
Jun 8, 2:32 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Luzerne	86 min
Jun 8, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Wayne	45 min
Jun 8, 5:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Susquehanna, Wayne	116 min
Jun 8, 5:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Susquehanna, Wayne	63 min
Jun 8, 6:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Wyoming	115 min
Jun 8, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Susquehanna	52 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.