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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Binghamton, NY

October 16, 2021Schuyler County, Seneca County, Yates County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Oct 16, 2021, 5:34 AM EDT for Schuyler County, Seneca County, Yates County, New York. It was in force for 26 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 16, 2021, 5:34 AM EDT (09:34 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 6:00 AM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

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

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 630 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
630 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
250 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
4.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

976 
WFUS51 KBGM 160934
TORBGM
NYC097-099-123-161000-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0014.211016T0934Z-211016T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
534 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Seneca County in central New York...
  Northwestern Schuyler County in central New York...
  Southeastern Yates County in central New York...

* Until 600 AM EDT.
    
* At 534 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Dundee, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Hector, Starkey and Himrod around 540 AM EDT.
  Caywood around 545 AM EDT.
  Lodi and Lodi Station around 550 AM EDT.
  Ovid, Townsendville and Willard around 555 AM EDT.
  Covert, Interlaken and Sheldrake around 600 AM 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 4276 7677 4257 7663 4242 7702 4253 7712
TIME...MOT...LOC 0934Z 235DEG 33KT 4252 7700 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

MPH
2 follow-up statements
246 
WWUS51 KBGM 160943
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
543 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

NYC097-099-123-161000-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211016T1000Z/
Seneca NY-Schuyler NY-Yates NY-
543 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SENECA...NORTH CENTRAL SCHUYLER AND EAST CENTRAL YATES
COUNTIES...
    
At 543 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Caywood, or near Dundee, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
  Townsendville and Willard around 550 AM EDT.
  Interlaken and Ovid around 555 AM EDT.
  Covert, Sheldrake and Kidders around 600 AM 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 4257 7663 4249 7690 4260 7701 4268 7689
      4269 7687 4271 7673
TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 234DEG 35KT 4257 7689 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

MPH
464 
WWUS51 KBGM 160951
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
551 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

NYC097-123-161001-
/O.CAN.KBGM.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211016T1000Z/
Schuyler NY-Yates NY-
551 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SCHUYLER AND EAST CENTRAL
YATES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4266 7680 4270 7672 4259 7664 4257 7672
      4254 7687 4262 7689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 231DEG 56KT 4263 7676 

$$

NYC099-161000-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211016T1000Z/
Seneca NY-
551 AM EDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SENECA COUNTY...
    
At 551 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Interlaken, or 13 miles northeast of Dundee, moving
northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Seneca County.

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 4266 7680 4270 7672 4259 7664 4257 7672
      4254 7687 4262 7689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 231DEG 56KT 4263 7676 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 16, 4:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben38 min
Oct 16, 4:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSchuyler, Steuben, Yates47 min
Oct 16, 4:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSchuyler, Steuben, Yates41 min
Oct 16, 5:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSeneca47 min
Oct 16, 5:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSchuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Yates44 min
Oct 16, 5:55 AM EDTTornado WarningBGMCayuga, Seneca, Tompkins35 min
Oct 16, 6:25 AM EDTTornado WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga35 min
Oct 16, 6:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOnondaga40 min
Oct 16, 9:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMTompkins27 min
Oct 16, 9:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Tompkins42 min
Oct 16, 10:20 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMCayuga, Onondaga3 hr
Oct 16, 10:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOnondaga33 min
Oct 16, 10:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMMadison, Onondaga3 hr
Oct 16, 11:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida30 min
Oct 16, 11:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMCayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Tompkins20 min
Oct 16, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango25 min
Oct 16, 12:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMChenango, Cortland, Madison3 hr
Oct 16, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan37 min
Oct 16, 4:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBGMOnondaga5 hr

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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.