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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 12, 2021Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; Broome County, Delaware County, Sullivan County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2021, 8:29 PM EDT for Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; Broome County, Delaware County, Sullivan County, New York. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report 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 12, 2021, 8:29 PM EDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 10:34 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Broome County, NY, Delaware County, NY, Sullivan County, NY, Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 12, 9:15 PM EDTFLASH FLOODHancock, NYFLOODING IN VILLAGE OF HANCOCK. STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED.

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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2021-07-13Temperature 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 2021-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 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
598 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

299 
WGUS51 KBGM 130029
FFWBGM
NYC007-025-105-PAC115-127-130330-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0025.210713T0029Z-210713T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
829 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Broome County in central New York...
  Delaware County in central New York...
  Northwestern Sullivan County in central New York...
  Northeastern Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 829 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 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...
  Walton, Delhi, Deposit, Roxbury, Sanford, Colchester, Susquehanna, 
  Susquehanna Depot, Andes, Hancock, Windsor, Margaretville, 
  Lanesboro, Fleischmanns, Thompson, Starrucca, Harvard, Corbett, 
  Downsville and East Branch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 4209 7572 4233 7480 4235 7444 4220 7454
      4217 7445 4215 7453 4212 7455 4202 7478
      4200 7475 4194 7461 4182 7508 4186 7564

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

DJN
1 follow-up statement
673 
WGUS71 KBGM 130234
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

NYC007-025-105-PAC115-127-130244-
/O.CAN.KBGM.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210713T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Broome NY-Delaware NY-Sullivan NY-Susquehanna PA-Wayne PA-
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROOME, 
DELAWARE, NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN, NORTHEASTERN SUSQUEHANNA AND 
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES...

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



LAT...LON 4209 7572 4233 7480 4235 7444 4220 7454
      4217 7445 4215 7453 4212 7455 4202 7478
      4200 7475 4194 7461 4182 7508 4186 7564

$$

DJN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 8:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford43 min
Jul 12, 8:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBradford3 hr
Jul 12, 8:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming46 min
Jul 12, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming47 min
Jul 12, 9:54 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBGMBradford2 hr
Jul 12, 10:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMSusquehanna, Wyoming3 hr
Jul 12, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWyoming32 min
Jul 12, 10:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming40 min
Jul 12, 10:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMWayne2 hr
Jul 12, 11:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne51 min
Jul 12, 11:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna118 min
Jul 12, 11:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne112 min
Jul 12, 11:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBradford3 hr
Jul 12, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLackawanna, Wayne47 min
Jul 13, 12:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna, Luzerne2 hr
Jul 13, 12:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna, Pike, Wayne2 hr
Jul 13, 1:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna81 min
Jul 13, 12:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBGMBradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wyoming11 hr
Jul 13, 11:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison51 min
Jul 13, 12:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Oneida52 min
Jul 13, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison49 min
Jul 13, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTompkins27 min
Jul 13, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Schuyler, Tompkins32 min
Jul 13, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSchuyler30 min
Jul 13, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSchuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates24 min
Jul 13, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOnondaga33 min
Jul 13, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison27 min
Jul 13, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSeneca29 min
Jul 13, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango31 min
Jul 13, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison47 min
Jul 13, 4:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMChenango74 min
Jul 13, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCayuga12 min
Jul 13, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida30 min
Jul 13, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida17 min
Jul 13, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSteuben48 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.