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Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS Binghamton, NY

October 26, 20214 counties in New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Oct 26, 2021, 5:34 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 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: Oct 26, 2021, 5:34 PM EDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired: Oct 26, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Schuyler County, NY, Seneca County, NY, Yates County, NY

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 26, 6:03 PM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 3	2 E Lodi, NY	STORM TOTAL ON CR-129 IN OVID, 2 MILES EAST OF LODI.
Oct 26, 6:15 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Waterloo, NY	NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED. A FEW HOMES FLOODED. MANY ROADS CLOSED. STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EFFECT.
Oct 26, 6:16 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Seneca Falls, NY	NUMEROUS ROADS 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 143 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 446 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

161 
WGUS51 KBGM 262134
FFWBGM
NYC011-097-099-123-270130-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0079.211026T2134Z-211027T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
534 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Cayuga County in central New York...
  Northern Schuyler County in central New York...
  Seneca County in central New York...
  Yates County in central New York...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated an area of heavy rain 
  across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Emergency managers have reported several roads already 
  flooded in the area. Flash flooding is ongoing.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Penn Yan, Dundee, Hector, Romulus, 
  Starkey, Benton, Covert, Potter, Middlesex, Union Springs, Italy, 
  Aurora, Rushville, Ovid, Interlaken, Cayuga, Dresden and Lodi.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4248 7711 4251 7711 4251 7715 4258 7714
      4258 7737 4267 7737 4276 7731 4276 7697
      4286 7698 4287 7696 4301 7696 4302 7672
      4262 7667 4255 7659 4255 7670 4247 7669
      4246 7689 4248 7699

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Kistner

1 follow-up statement

471 
WGUS51 KBGM 270043
FFWBGM
NYC011-097-099-123-270230-
/O.EXT.KBGM.FF.W.0079.000000T0000Z-211027T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
843 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Cayuga County in central New York...
  Northern Schuyler County in central New York...
  Seneca County in central New York...
  Yates County in central New York...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 843 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated light to moderate rain 
  across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have 
  fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing with many roads flooded. Seneca 
  County has declared a state of emergency due to the flooding.

  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...
  Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Penn Yan, Dundee, Hector, Romulus, 
  Starkey, Benton, Covert, Potter, Middlesex, Union Springs, Italy, 
  Aurora, Rushville, Ovid, Interlaken, Cayuga, Dresden and Lodi.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4248 7711 4251 7711 4251 7715 4258 7714
      4258 7737 4267 7737 4276 7731 4276 7697
      4286 7698 4287 7696 4301 7696 4302 7672
      4262 7667 4255 7659 4255 7670 4247 7669
      4246 7689 4248 7699

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DJN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 26, 9:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	96 min
Oct 26, 10:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	16 hr
Oct 26, 10:49 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	5 hr
Oct 26, 11:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Delaware, Otsego, Sullivan	29 min
Oct 26, 11:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Delaware, Otsego	24 min
Oct 26, 11:42 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego, Sullivan	4 hr
Oct 26, 11:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego	4 hr
Oct 26, 12:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Tompkins	20 days
Oct 26, 1:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Chenango, Madison, Oneida	3 hr
Oct 26, 2:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Onondaga, Tioga and 1 more	6 hr
Oct 26, 2:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware	9 hr
Oct 26, 2:52 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Cortland	52 hr
Oct 26, 3:04 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Sullivan	36 hr
Oct 26, 3:05 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Sullivan	42 hr
Oct 26, 3:06 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware	23 hr
Oct 26, 3:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego	3 hr
Oct 26, 3:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego, Sullivan	3 hr
Oct 26, 3:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Onondaga	3 hr
Oct 26, 3:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BGM	Cayuga, Seneca, Steuben, Yates	3 hr
Oct 26, 3:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Sullivan	3 hr
Oct 26, 4:08 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Broome, Tioga	37 hr
Oct 26, 4:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Chenango, Delaware	10 hr
Oct 26, 4:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threat	BGM	Cayuga	4 hr
Oct 26, 4:15 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Chenango	22 hr
Oct 26, 4:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Madison, Oneida, Onondaga	3 hr
Oct 26, 4:26 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Broome	32 hr
Oct 26, 4:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	BGM	Tompkins	3 hr
Oct 26, 6:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BGM	Delaware, Otsego	3 hr
Oct 26, 6:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	BGM	Broome, Tioga	4 hr
Oct 26, 6:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Broome	35 hr
Oct 26, 7:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Onondaga	7 hr
Oct 26, 7:10 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	BGM	Onondaga	21 days
Oct 26, 7:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	BGM	Tompkins	2 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.