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Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Binghamton, NY

September 1, 20215 counties in Pennsylvania; Sullivan County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Sep 1, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; Sullivan County, New York. It was in force for 11 hr. 27 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
Sep 1, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT (17:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2021, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Sullivan County, NY, Lackawanna County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Pike County, PA, Wayne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 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
Sep 1, 2:43 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.75Hawley, PA
Sep 1, 4:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNuangola, PAVOLUNTARY EVACUATION VALLEY STREAM MOBILE VILLAGE DUE TO FLOODING OF BIG WAPWALLOPEN CREEK. ROAD CLOSED. TIME ESTIMATED.
Sep 1, 4:18 PM EDTFLOOD1 Sw West Wyoming, PAREPORT FROM MPING: RIVER/CREEK OVERFLOWING; CROPLAND/YARD/BASEMENT FLOODING.
Sep 1, 4:18 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.771 Ne Moosic, PA
Sep 1, 4:20 PM EDTFLOOD1 Se Plymouth, PA3-4 FEET OF WATER OVER SANS SOUCI PARKWAY, WATER RISING NEARLY AFFECTING STRUCTURES.
Sep 1, 4:45 PM EDTFLOOD3 Nnw Drums, PAREPORT FROM MPING: RIVER/CREEK OVERFLOWING; CROPLAND/YARD/BASEMENT FLOODING.
Sep 1, 5:10 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.094.9 E Moscow, PA
Sep 1, 5:20 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.3Duryea, PAMINOR STREET FLOODING.
Sep 1, 5:31 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.6Avoca, PA
Sep 1, 5:45 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5West Pittston, PAOBSERVER JUST REACHED 5 INCHES, STILL RAINING.
Sep 1, 5:55 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.5Beach Lake, PAHEAVY RAIN STILL FALLING.
Sep 1, 6:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wsw Wilkes-Barre, PAROAD CLOSURE WEST SAINT MARY'S ROAD AND SAN SOUCI PARKWAY (TIME ESTIMATED).
Sep 1, 6:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNanticoke, PAPA 29 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN SR 0011 SH AND CHASE ROAD.
Sep 1, 6:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODWest Nanticoke, PACORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM NANTICOKE. PA 29 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN SR 0011 SH AND CHASE ROAD.
Sep 1, 6:30 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.2Fairview Hgts, PATREE LEANING INTO RT 309 DUE TO SATURATED GROUND.
Sep 1, 7:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODOld Forge, PASIBLEY AVENUE CLOSED.
Sep 1, 7:15 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.911 Nne Twin Lakes, PA
Sep 1, 7:23 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.14Greentown, PA
Sep 1, 7:30 PM EDTFLOOD3 Nnw Blakeslee, PATHE GAUGE ON THE LEHIGH RIVER AT STODDARTSVILLE (STDP1) REACHED FLOOD STAGE AT 730 PM 9/1, CRESTING AT 10.83 FEET (MINOR FLOODING) AT 130 AM 9/2.
Sep 1, 8:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.264.9 E Moscow, PA
Sep 1, 8:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.85Drums, PA
Sep 1, 9:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODAshley, PAROAD COLLAPSE. EARTH CONSERVANCY DRIVE AND SOUTH MAIN ST. TIME ESTIMATED.
Sep 1, 9:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.131.3 Se Nanticoke, PA
Sep 1, 10:00 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.771 W Harveys Lake, PA
Sep 1, 10:30 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.532 Nne Twin Lakes, PAUPDATED TOTAL.
Sep 1, 10:30 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.97Drums, PASTORM TOTAL FROM DRUMS.
Sep 1, 10:58 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.571 Ne Moosic, PA

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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 222 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-01Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1152 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

556 
WGUS51 KBGM 011700
FFWBGM
NYC105-PAC069-079-103-127-131-012245-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0065.210901T1700Z-210901T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
100 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Sullivan County in central New York...
  Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Wyoming County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 100 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The 
  expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional 
  rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. 
  Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  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, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Carbondale, Pittston, Honesdale, 
  Waverly, Falls, Muhlenberg, Dunmore, Old Forge, Bushkill, 
  Archbald, Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant, Clarks Summit, 
  Lackawaxen, Blooming Grove and Edwardsville.

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 4129 7631 4150 7580 4161 7531 4161 7504
      4135 7473 4132 7479 4108 7501 4114 7508
      4115 7516 4125 7513 4123 7551 4112 7563
      4109 7577 4103 7576 4101 7573 4090 7603
      4095 7621 4114 7623 4113 7628 4121 7632

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

$$

BJT
3 follow-up statements
089 
WGUS51 KBGM 012000 RRA
FFWBGM
NYC105-PAC069-079-103-127-131-020145-
/O.EXT.KBGM.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210902T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
400 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Sullivan County in central New York...
  Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Wyoming County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The 
  expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional 
  rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. 
  Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  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, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Carbondale, Pittston, Honesdale, 
  Waverly, Falls, Muhlenberg, Dunmore, Old Forge, Bushkill, 
  Archbald, Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant, Clarks Summit, 
  Lackawaxen, Blooming Grove and Edwardsville.

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 4129 7631 4150 7580 4161 7531 4161 7504
      4135 7473 4132 7479 4108 7501 4114 7508
      4115 7516 4125 7513 4123 7551 4112 7563
      4109 7577 4103 7576 4101 7573 4090 7603
      4095 7621 4114 7623 4113 7628 4121 7632

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

$$

BJT
106 
WGUS71 KBGM 020012
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
812 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

NYC105-PAC069-079-103-127-131-020145-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210902T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sullivan NY-Lackawanna PA-Luzerne PA-Pike PA-Wayne PA-Wyoming PA-
812 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN, LACKAWANNA, LUZERNE, PIKE, 
SOUTHERN WAYNE AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING COUNTIES...

At 812 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned 
area. Between 3.5 and 5 inches of rain has already fallen and an 
additional half inch to an inch of rain is expected. Flash flooding 
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

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, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Carbondale, Pittston, Honesdale, 
  Waverly, Falls, Muhlenberg, Dunmore, Old Forge, Bushkill, 
  Archbald, Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant, Clarks Summit, 
  Lackawaxen, Blooming Grove and Edwardsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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 4129 7631 4150 7580 4161 7531 4161 7504
      4135 7473 4132 7479 4108 7501 4114 7508
      4115 7516 4125 7513 4123 7551 4112 7563
      4109 7577 4103 7576 4101 7573 4090 7603
      4095 7621 4114 7623 4113 7628 4121 7632

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kistner
988 
WGUS51 KBGM 020108
FFWBGM
NYC105-PAC069-079-103-127-131-020345-
/O.EXT.KBGM.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210902T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
908 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Sullivan County in central New York...
  Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Wyoming County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 1145 PM EDT.

* At 908 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 3.5 and 5 inches of rain has already fallen 
  and an additional half inch of rain is expected. Flash flooding is 
  already occurring with multiple reports of flooded roads in the 
  area.

  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, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Carbondale, Pittston, Honesdale, 
  Waverly, Falls, Muhlenberg, Dunmore, Old Forge, Bushkill, 
  Archbald, Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant, Clarks Summit, 
  Lackawaxen, Blooming Grove and Edwardsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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 4129 7631 4150 7580 4161 7531 4161 7504
      4135 7473 4132 7479 4108 7501 4114 7508
      4115 7516 4125 7513 4123 7551 4112 7563
      4109 7577 4103 7576 4101 7573 4090 7603
      4095 7621 4114 7623 4113 7628 4121 7632

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kistner

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 9:38 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMPike, Wayne30 hr
Sep 1, 10:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna, Luzerne60 min
Sep 1, 11:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne13 hr
Sep 1, 11:40 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMLackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming6 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMPike, Wayne10 hr
Sep 1, 4:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMLackawanna13 hr

Nearby

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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.