Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2021, 8:48 PM EDT for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr. 14 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
- Aug 22, 2021, 8:48 PM EDT (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lackawanna County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Peckville, PA | 2 VEHICLES FLOATING IN FLOODED ROADWAY ON MAIN STREET ACROSS FROM CVS PHARMACY. |
| Aug 22, 9:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Blakely, PA | VEHICLE STUCK IN FLOODED ROADWAY ON MAIN STREET ACROSS FROM PLANET FITNESS. |
| Aug 22, 9:00 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.63 | Richmondale, PA | SINCE 4PM. |
| Aug 22, 9:05 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Dickson City, PA | 2 VEHICLES STUCK IN FLOODED ROADWAY ON COMMERCE BOULEVARD ACROSS FROM TACO BELL. |
| Aug 22, 9:15 PM EDT | FLOOD | Olyphant, PA | MULTIPLE FLOODED BASEMENTS THROUGHOUT OLYPHANT. |
| Aug 22, 9:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Dunmore, PA | VEHICLE STUCK IN FLOODED ROADWAY ON SOUTH APPLE STREET. |
| Aug 22, 9:20 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.8 | Scranton, PA | FELL IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR. |
| Aug 22, 9:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Scranton, PA | TWITTER PHOTOS OF MULTIPLE VEHICLES PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN SCRANTON AREA. |
| Aug 22, 9:30 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 3 Nnw Blakely, PA | |
| Aug 22, 9:35 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.39 | 1 Sse Clarks Summit, PA | 0.89 INCHES IN LAST 35 MINUTES. |
| Aug 22, 10:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Lehigh, PA | 3.57 INCHES OF RAIN, SOME STREET FLOODING AND WASHOUTS OBSERVED. |
| Aug 22, 10:20 PM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Sw Quicktown, PA | FLOODED BASEMENT ON MADISONVILLE ROAD. |
| Aug 22, 10:30 PM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Ne Scranton, PA | TWITTER VIDEO OF FLOODING INSIDE THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN SCRANTON. |
| Aug 23, 12:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.86 | Clarks Summit, PA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
735
WGUS51 KBGM 230048
FFWBGM
PAC069-230400-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0054.210823T0048Z-210823T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
848 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly. Law enforcement dispatch reported vehicles stuck in water
in Jessup.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Scranton, Carbondale, Waverly, Dunmore, Old Forge, Archbald,
Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant, Clarks Summit, Moscow, Mayfield,
Clarks Green, Dalton, Elmhurst, La Plume, Lehigh, Mount Cobb,
Tompkinsville and East Benton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 7546 4126 7544 4124 7550 4122 7552
4122 7554 4116 7560 4117 7563 4119 7565
4126 7565 4126 7568 4129 7568 4129 7569
4132 7569 4134 7569 4135 7574 4140 7583
4143 7583 4151 7577 4152 7580 4164 7572
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JAB1 follow-up statement
262
WGUS71 KBGM 230158
FFSBGM
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
958 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021
PAC069-230400-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210823T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lackawanna PA-
958 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
FOR LACKAWANNA COUNTY...
At 958 PM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain resulting in
an increase in significant flash flooding across the warned area.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Scranton, Carbondale, Waverly, Dunmore, Old Forge, Archbald,
Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant, Clarks Summit, Moscow, Mayfield,
Clarks Green, Dalton, Elmhurst, La Plume, Lehigh, Mount Cobb,
Tompkinsville and East Benton.
Numerous roads and properties flooded are. Several cars are stranded
in flood water from Scranton to Carbondale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4164 7546 4126 7544 4124 7550 4122 7552
4122 7554 4116 7560 4117 7563 4119 7565
4126 7565 4126 7568 4129 7568 4129 7569
4132 7569 4134 7569 4135 7574 4140 7583
4143 7583 4151 7577 4152 7580 4164 7572
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
JABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 8:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Susquehanna | 8 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Pike, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Bradford | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Luzerne, Wyoming | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | Lackawanna | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | Wayne | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Susquehanna, Wyoming | 67 min |
| Aug 23, 6:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | BGM | Lackawanna | 4 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.