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Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Sep 1, 2021, 11:46 PM EDT for Lackawanna County, Pike County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; Sullivan County, New York. It was in force for 74 min. 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
- Sep 1, 2021, 11:46 PM EDT (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 74 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Sullivan County, NY, Lackawanna County, PA, Pike County, PA, Wayne County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 12:36 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.1 | 8 W Dingmans Ferry, PA | EDGEMERE, DELAWARE TWP. |
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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
235
WGUS51 KBGM 020346
FFWBGM
NYC105-PAC069-103-127-020500-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0067.210902T0346Z-210902T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1146 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...
Eastern Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Southern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 100 AM EDT.
* At 1146 PM EDT, While heavy rainfall has mostly diminished across
the area, runoff will continue to contribute to localized flooding
for another hour or so, particularly in the higher terrain of the
Poconos.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
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, Honesdale, Dunmore, Bushkill, Archbald,
Dickson City, Moosic, Olyphant, Lackawaxen, Blooming Grove,
Paupack, Shohola, Moscow, Mayfield, Clarks Green, Sterling,
Waymart, Hawley and Milford.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4153 7569 4161 7531 4161 7503 4135 7473
4132 7479 4113 7493 4108 7503 4114 7508
4115 7516 4125 7513 4123 7551 4122 7554
4117 7560 4119 7565
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
MPH1 follow-up statement
813
WGUS71 KBGM 020502
FFSBGM
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
102 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021
NYC105-PAC069-103-127-020512-
/O.EXP.KBGM.FF.W.0067.000000T0000Z-210902T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sullivan NY-Lackawanna PA-Pike PA-Wayne PA-
102 AM EDT Thu Sep 2 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN,
EASTERN LACKAWANNA, PIKE AND SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended, and flood waters are likely to recede.
Please continue to heed remaining road closures, and be aware for
any road wash-outs that may not have been discovered yet.
LAT...LON 4153 7569 4161 7531 4161 7503 4135 7473
4132 7479 4113 7493 4108 7503 4114 7508
4115 7516 4125 7513 4123 7551 4122 7554
4117 7560 4119 7565
$$
MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 8:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 3 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.