Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 26, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 101 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2021, 6:04 PM EDT
- In force
- 101 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Wyoming County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 237 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
- 467 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
491
WGUS51 KBGM 262023
FFWBGM
PAC131-262315-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0059.210826T2023Z-210826T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
423 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Wyoming County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 inches 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...
Kasson Brook and Stull.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 7623 4151 7614 4148 7605 4138 7609
4138 7628
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
BJT2 follow-up statements
750
WGUS71 KBGM 262056
FFSBGM
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
456 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
PAC131-262315-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210826T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wyoming PA-
456 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING COUNTY...
At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams and streets
as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Kasson Brook and Stull.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 7623 4151 7614 4148 7605 4138 7609
4138 7628
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
BJT424
WGUS71 KBGM 262204
FFSBGM
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
604 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
PAC131-262214-
/O.CAN.KBGM.FF.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210826T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wyoming PA-
604 PM EDT Thu Aug 26 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING
COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4149 7623 4151 7614 4148 7605 4138 7609
4138 7628
$$
BJTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Sullivan | 25 min |
| Aug 26, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wyoming | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne, Wyoming | 26 min |
| Aug 26, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne, Wyoming | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Luzerne, Wyoming | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Wayne | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Pike | 33 min |
| Aug 26, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Pike, Wayne | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Susquehanna | 33 min |
| Aug 26, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Susquehanna | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.