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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 21, 20216 counties in New York; Bradford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 5:18 PM EDT for 6 counties in New York; Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 42 min. 8 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
Jun 21, 2021, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Broome County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chemung County, NY, Cortland County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Tompkins County, NY, Bradford County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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
Jun 21, 5:19 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGIthaca, NYLARGE TREE DOWN ON WEST SENECA STREET.
Jun 21, 5:38 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W South Danby, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN ON FISHER SETTLEMENT ROAD.
Jun 21, 5:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Dryden, NYSEVERAL TREES SNAPPED. ALSO TREES ON WIRES AND SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN IN THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 21, 5:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Dryden, NYA COUPLE OF TREES DOWN.
Jun 21, 5:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFreeville, NYSEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG MIDLINE ROAD. SOME WIRES. RADAR ESTIMATE.
Jun 21, 5:49 PM EDTTORNADO1 Sse Dryden, NYA TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN YELLOW BARN STATE FOREST, EAST OF YELLOW BARN ROAD. IT THEN TRACKED EASTWARD AND STRUCK A FARM ON IRISH SETTLEMENT ROAD, SNAPPING AND UPROOTING MULTIPLE TREES. THE TORNADO THEN STRUCK THE YARD OF A HOUSE ON THE WEST SIDE OF ROUTE 38,
Jun 21, 6:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Freetown Corners, NYAPPROXIMATELY 5 TREES DOWN, ONE FELL ON GARAGE CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE. CHICKEN COOPS HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TIME IS ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jun 21, 6:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHarford, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN. ALSO IN MARATHON AND VIRGIL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 12:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 21, 1:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 21, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-284 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1192 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

885 
WUUS51 KBGM 212118
SVRBGM
NYC007-011-015-023-107-109-PAC015-212200-
/O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0052.210621T2118Z-210621T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
518 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Broome County in central New York...
  Southeastern Cayuga County in central New York...
  Eastern Chemung County in central New York...
  Southwestern Cortland County in central New York...
  Tioga County in central New York...
  Tompkins County in central New York...
  Bradford County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 518 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Locke to near Le Roy, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Chemung, Ithaca, Cortland, Barton, Sayre, Newfield, Waverly, Owego,
  Cayuga Heights and Lansing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Binghamton.

&&

LAT...LON 4159 7682 4224 7666 4225 7662 4229 7664
      4270 7653 4267 7601 4241 7604 4226 7610
      4219 7609 4218 7612 4200 7610 4200 7615
      4175 7612 4166 7615 4157 7660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 260DEG 36KT 4263 7646 4161 7673 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MWG
1 follow-up statement
914 
WWUS51 KBGM 212142
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
542 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NYC007-011-015-023-107-109-PAC015-212200-
/O.CON.KBGM.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210621T2200Z/
Broome NY-Cayuga NY-Chemung NY-Cortland NY-Tioga NY-Tompkins NY-
Bradford PA-
542 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN BROOME...SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA...EASTERN CHEMUNG...
SOUTHWESTERN CORTLAND...TIOGA...TOMPKINS AND BRADFORD COUNTIES...

At 540 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Homer to South Branch, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. A dangerous 
         microburst has been detected by radar near Bosemer moving 
         northeast toward Slaterville and Dryden. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Chemung, Ithaca, Cortland, Barton, Sayre, Newfield, Waverly, Owego,
Cayuga Heights and Lansing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Binghamton.

&&

LAT...LON 4159 7682 4224 7666 4225 7662 4229 7664
      4270 7653 4267 7601 4241 7604 4226 7610
      4219 7609 4218 7612 4200 7610 4200 7615
      4175 7612 4166 7615 4157 7660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 260DEG 36KT 4266 7619 4165 7646 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

MWG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland50 min
Jun 20, 11:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChemung26 min
Jun 21, 12:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTompkins31 min
Jun 21, 1:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTompkins31 min
Jun 21, 1:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben30 min
Jun 21, 2:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben35 min
Jun 21, 2:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSteuben34 min
Jun 21, 3:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison33 min
Jun 21, 6:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMYates28 min
Jun 21, 6:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCayuga, Seneca, Yates39 min
Jun 21, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida30 min
Jun 21, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOnondaga32 min
Jun 21, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland30 min
Jun 21, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCortland, Madison, Onondaga53 min
Jun 21, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMMadison58 min
Jun 21, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMCortland, Tompkins37 min
Jun 21, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Tompkins64 min
Jun 21, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida47 min
Jun 21, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSteuben61 min
Jun 21, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Oneida42 min
Jun 21, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida26 min
Jun 21, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga35 min
Jun 21, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSchuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Yates44 min
Jun 21, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMMadison, Oneida, Onondaga64 min
Jun 21, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins48 min
Jun 21, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Onondaga67 min
Jun 21, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida47 min
Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga56 min
Jun 21, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins61 min
Jun 21, 6:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga55 min
Jun 21, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome, Tioga52 min
Jun 21, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Otsego64 min
Jun 21, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware27 min
Jun 21, 7:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware40 min
Jun 21, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChenango, Delaware, Otsego39 min
Jun 21, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSullivan64 min
Jun 21, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan47 min
Jun 21, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford, Wyoming40 min
Jun 21, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wyoming48 min
Jun 21, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLuzerne45 min
Jun 21, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna38 min
Jun 21, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming66 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.