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Special Weather Statement, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2021, 1:19 PM EDT for Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2021, 1:19 PM EDT (17:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
County Susquehanna County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 16, 1:05 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 1:05 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 3:52 PM EDT, 21 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 352 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-162000- Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben- Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango- Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna- Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne- 352 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms are expected Friday afternoon and evening. A few of these storms could become severe with strong winds the main threat. Heavy rain is also possible Friday through Saturday, which could lead to isolated occurrences of flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about severe weather to the NWS while following local, state and CDC guidelines.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 119 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021 PAZ038-039-161800- Susquehanna-Bradford- 119 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN SUSQUEHANNA AND EAST CENTRAL BRADFORD COUNTIES... At 119 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rushville, or 9 miles northeast of Wyalusing, moving east at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Rush, Springville, Montrose, Dimock, Le Raysville, Rushville, Brushville, South Montrose, Elk Lake and Stevensville. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. LAT...LON 4176 7623 4186 7618 4188 7576 4167 7586 TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 281DEG 14KT 4179 7616 BJT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BGM | Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware and 11 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Sullivan | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Lackawanna | 39 min |
| Jul 16, 1:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BGM | Bradford | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 2:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Bradford | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Lackawanna | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 3:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming | 98 min |
| Jul 16, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne, Wyoming | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Luzerne | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Lackawanna | 47 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.