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Special Weather Statement, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 12, 2021Pike County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2021, 11:48 PM EDT for Pike County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2021, 11:48 PM EDT (03:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2021, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Pike County, PA

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 367 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 252 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
367 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-254 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 12, 9:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 9:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
952 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

.SYNOPSIS...
Lingering thunderstorms late this evening, then drying out
overnight. Hot and humid conditions and another round of
showers and thunderstorm are expected Friday. After a passing
cold front late Friday, the weekend will be seasonable and much
less humid.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...

950 PM Update...

Made some adjustments to raise PoPs where thunderstorms are
likely over the next several hours across most of NE PA. These
storms still have the potential to bring heavy downpours,
frequent cloud to ground lightning and isolated damaging winds,
through about midnight. Otherwise, just some minor adjustments
to overnight lows, cloud cover and winds...but overall the near
term forecast remains well on track.

730 PM Update...

The environment still has quite a bit of energy until the sun
sets, so it is possible that strong to severe storms may
continue into the late evening. Of most concern is a cluster of
thunderstorms in western PA which could clip the Wyoming valley
and Poconos late this evening. However, lapse rates are very
poor which has prevented more in the way of thunderstorms. The
HRRR overall has a better handle than the overdone NAM nest.
With this in mind the northern edge of the watch was trimmed
back at 7 pm with the rest of it expiring at 8 given the overall
decreasing threat. Temperatures fall to around 70 tonight, not
much relief from the heat.

Tomorrow will be a similar story with hot and humid conditions
and another chance for thunderstorms. Low-level cloud cover
present through the morning hours and even into the afternoon
could keep temperatures below the forecasted highs. Expected
highs will be in the mid to upper 80s across CNY and upper 80s
to lower 90s in NEPA. These forecasted highs are lower than the
previously forecast based on updated guidance. This was the
result even after blending in some of the 75th percentile from
the NBM. Due to this, heat indices are borderline advisory
criteria and a heat advisory was not issued at this time. It
does look like NEPA will not have the low-level cloud cover for
as long of a period tomorrow, so an advisory may be needed for
the southern counties of our forecast area. This will be re-
evaluated during the overnight update.

Another day of strong to severe storms are possible tomorrow.
Some scattered storms are possible tomorrow afternoon due to a
couple of weak waves passing through. Instability is not quite
as good as today as CAPE values are no more than 2000 J/kg and
shear values are 20-25kt. There is a little upper level support
as the jet dips down into our region and there is a slight fall
in 500mb heights.

Overnight lows will be in the 60s. A passing cold front late
Friday night and into early Saturday morning could bring some
additional scattered showers and thunderstorms, but likely
nothing severe. There is some uncertainty with how quickly this
frontal system will pass through so kept at least chance PoPs
through 06z Saturday before decreasing PoPs through the early
morning hours.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
245 PM Update...

A significant change in airmass is expected this weekend behind a
late night/early Saturday morning cold frontal passage. A
Continental Polar airmass will build in from Canada on Saturday with
much lower dewpoints in the 50s and high temperatures expected only
to reach the mid 70s. Morning clouds will give way to at least
partly sunny skies on Saturday followed by generally clear/sunny
skies for Sunday. Predominantly loaded the NBM forecast guidance,
although skewed it a bit with a blend of the cooler 10th
percentile guidance on Saturday night as there will be
significant radiational cooling prior to overnight fog/stratus
development. Upper 40s not out of the question in many parts of
CNY, although NEPA should hold out in the 50s.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
245 PM Update...

High pressure continues to influence the Northeast's weather pattern
into early next week, although warming begins again on Monday
as we start to feel the influence of return southerly flow
aloft. This trend will continue through midweek with increasing
moisture resulting in better and better chances for thunderstorm
activity again toward Wednesday and Thursday. Confidence in the
forecast becomes less during the middle part of the week as we
keep an eye on what should be the remnants of tropical system
Fred moving through the Gulf States next week. Looks like enough
moisture return for showers and thunderstorms, anyway, but the
details of whether or not we'll be dealing with tropical-like
downpours remains to be sorted out. Temperatures should be back
into the 80s for Wednesday and Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION /02Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Conditions are gradually becoming less favorable for
thunderstorms this evening. Still radar shows a brief shower
approaching KITH right around 00Z tonight. This shower should
be a quick mover and if lightning ramps up a quick AMD may be
needed. KAVP also may see another cluster of storms move through
around 01-03Z but confidence is too low for TAF inclusion at
this time. main concern overnight is for fog at KELM from 09-13Z
with indications of IFR restrictions at times.

VFR late evening through most of Friday. Some showers and
perhaps thunderstorms should develop by mid to late afternoon.
Given coverage and timing uncertainities held off on anything
more than VFR showers with this TAF set.

Outlook...

Friday night through Saturday...Scattered afternoon- evening
thunderstorms/restrictions, especially Friday night.

Saturday night through Monday...Mainly VFR.

Tuesday...Mainly VFR; slight chance for thunderstorms and
restrictions.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BTL
NEAR TERM...BTL/MJM/MWG
SHORT TERM...JAB
LONG TERM...JAB
AVIATION...MWG
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 8:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
804 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-140015-
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-
804 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and
northeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional scattered thunderstorms are expected tomorrow afternoon
and evening. A few may be severe with damaging winds. Where
repeating batches of storms occur, isolated flash flooding could
occur.

Heat and humidity are likely to continue into tomorrow.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about severe weather to the NWS while following
local, state and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 10:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan35 min
Aug 12, 11:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan37 min
Aug 13, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida46 min
Aug 13, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMOneida29 min
Aug 13, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChemung32 min
Aug 13, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Schuyler, Steuben30 min
Aug 13, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Schuyler, Steuben36 min
Aug 13, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Schuyler16 min
Aug 13, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida24 min
Aug 13, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben48 min
Aug 13, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Tioga39 min
Aug 13, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango44 min
Aug 13, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSchuyler, Steuben37 min
Aug 13, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSchuyler, Steuben13 min
Aug 13, 4:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMOneida86 min
Aug 13, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Tioga48 min
Aug 13, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMDelaware51 min
Aug 13, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Delaware22 min
Aug 13, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMChemung, Tioga36 min
Aug 13, 5:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome119 min
Aug 13, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBroome, Chenango, Delaware38 min
Aug 13, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware46 min
Aug 13, 6:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBroome, Delaware2 hr
Aug 13, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware, Otsego19 min
Aug 13, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMDelaware, Sullivan48 min
Aug 13, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego36 min
Aug 12, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford60 min
Aug 12, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming46 min
Aug 12, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne, Wyoming44 min
Aug 12, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna44 min
Aug 12, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming49 min
Aug 12, 10:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLackawanna, Luzerne56 min
Aug 13, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford46 min
Aug 13, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLuzerne52 min
Aug 13, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWayne37 min

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