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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 12, 2021Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 12, 2021, 7:08 PM EDT for Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 37 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 12, 2021, 7:08 PM EDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

666 
WFUS51 KBGM 122308
TORBGM
PAC115-127-122345-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0002.210712T2308Z-210712T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
708 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 745 PM EDT.
    
* At 708 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Susquehanna Depot, or 13 miles southwest of
  Deposit, moving east at 20 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...
  Susquehanna and Lanesboro around 715 PM EDT.
  Starrucca and Starruca around 735 PM EDT.
  Sherman around 740 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 4188 7541 4192 7571 4198 7570 4200 7555
      4200 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 270DEG 18KT 4195 7565 

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

$$

AJG
1 follow-up statement
590 
WWUS51 KBGM 122325
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
725 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

PAC115-127-122345-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210712T2345Z/
Susquehanna PA-Wayne PA-
725 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SUSQUEHANNA AND NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 725 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lanesboro, or 9 miles southwest of Deposit, moving
east at 20 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...
  Starrucca and Starruca around 735 PM EDT.
  Sherman around 740 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 4188 7541 4192 7565 4198 7563 4200 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 270DEG 18KT 4195 7554 

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

$$

AJG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMWyoming34 min
Jul 11, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMWyoming48 min
Jul 11, 8:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne54 min
Jul 11, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne45 min
Jul 11, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne62 min
Jul 11, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne47 min
Jul 12, 5:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMPike, Wayne3 hr
Jul 12, 10:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBGMBradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and 1 more15 hr
Jul 12, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMPike13 min
Jul 12, 5:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMBradford, Susquehanna108 min
Jul 12, 5:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBGMPike3 hr
Jul 12, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna25 min
Jul 12, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna44 min
Jul 12, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna3 hr
Jul 12, 7:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBradford3 hr
Jul 12, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBradford31 min
Jul 12, 7:36 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMBradford24 min
Jul 12, 7:45 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMWayne30 min
Jul 12, 7:59 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMBradford17 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.