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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Binghamton, NY

October 15, 2021Cayuga County, Onondaga County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Oct 15, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Onondaga County, New York. It was in force for 27 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: Oct 15, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired: Oct 15, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Onondaga County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

014 
WFUS51 KBGM 152003
TORBGM
NYC011-067-152030-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0013.211015T2003Z-211015T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
403 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Cayuga County in central New York...
  Southwestern Onondaga County in central New York...

* Until 430 PM EDT.
    
* At 403 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Levanna, or 10 miles south of Auburn, moving east
  at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Venice Center around 415 PM EDT.
  Fleming and Scipio Center around 420 PM EDT.
  Casowasco and Cascade around 425 PM EDT.
  Owasco, Moravia and Niles around 430 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4272 7665 4277 7669 4287 7669 4297 7643
      4271 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 261DEG 18KT 4278 7664 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

HLC

2 follow-up statements

317 
WWUS51 KBGM 152010
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
410 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021

NYC011-067-152030-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-211015T2030Z/
Cayuga NY-Onondaga NY-
410 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CAYUGA AND SOUTHWESTERN ONONDAGA COUNTIES...
    
At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Scipio Center, or 10 miles south of Auburn, moving
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Venice Center around 415 PM EDT.
  Fleming and Scipio Center around 420 PM EDT.
  Casowasco and Cascade around 425 PM EDT.
  Owasco, Moravia and Niles around 430 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4273 7658 4277 7664 4287 7664 4297 7643
      4271 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 261DEG 18KT 4279 7659 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

HLC

693 
WWUS51 KBGM 152017
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
417 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021

NYC011-067-152030-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-211015T2030Z/
Cayuga NY-Onondaga NY-
417 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CAYUGA AND SOUTHWESTERN ONONDAGA COUNTIES...
    
At 417 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Scipio Center, or 9 miles south of Auburn, moving
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Cascade around 425 PM EDT.
  Owasco around 435 PM EDT.
  Niles around 440 PM EDT.
  Sempronius and Kelloggsville around 445 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4274 7658 4279 7659 4287 7662 4297 7643
      4271 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 261DEG 18KT 4279 7654 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

HLC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 15, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca	30 min
Oct 15, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga	23 min
Oct 15, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Yates	44 min
Oct 15, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Madison	47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.