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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Binghamton, NY

October 4, 2021Steuben County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Oct 4, 2021, 6:49 PM EDT for Steuben 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
Oct 4, 2021, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Steuben County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Oct 4, 6:55 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ssw Bradford, NYROAD FLOODED, TRAILER FLOODED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 144 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-10-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 353 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-10-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 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
353 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
460 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

978 
WGUS51 KBGM 042249
FFWBGM
NYC101-050100-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0071.211004T2249Z-211005T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
649 PM EDT Mon Oct 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Steuben County in central New York...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 649 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 
  Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  Savona, Sonora and Bradford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 4232 7710 4230 7711 4229 7721 4238 7722
      4238 7710 4237 7710 4233 7710

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DJN
2 follow-up statements
440 
WGUS71 KBGM 050012
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
812 PM EDT Mon Oct 4 2021

NYC101-050100-
/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-211005T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Steuben NY-
812 PM EDT Mon Oct 4 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING 
FOR EAST CENTRAL STEUBEN COUNTY...

At 812 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that between 1 and 3 inches 
of rain have fallen.  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...
  Bradford.

Mud Creek remains vulnerable to flooding.

Less than a half inch of additional rain is expected, but responses 
to the earlier heavy rain are ongoing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4232 7710 4230 7711 4231 7719 4237 7717
      4238 7710 4237 7710 4233 7710

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MDP
932 
WGUS71 KBGM 050056
FFSBGM

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
856 PM EDT Mon Oct 4 2021

NYC101-050106-
/O.EXP.KBGM.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-211005T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Steuben NY-
856 PM EDT Mon Oct 4 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST 
CENTRAL STEUBEN COUNTY...

Scattered showers will continue this evening but the heavy rain has 
ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please 
continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4232 7710 4230 7711 4231 7719 4237 7717
      4238 7710 4237 7710 4233 7710

$$

MDP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 4, 4:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMCortland3 hr
Oct 4, 4:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMCortland5 hr
Oct 4, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome, Tioga2 hr
Oct 4, 5:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMCortland4 hr
Oct 4, 6:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMSteuben23 min
Oct 4, 7:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMSteuben110 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.