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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Binghamton, NY

July 13, 2021Tioga County, New York

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2021, 9:36 PM EDT for Tioga County, New York. It was in force for 24 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2021, 9:36 PM EDT (01:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Binghamton, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Tioga County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 13, 9:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nnw Tioga Center, NY	SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. NUMEROUS OTHER TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 13, 9:53 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Newark Valley, NY	2 LARGE PINE TREES SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 13, 1:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 202 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: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -268 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

959 
WFUS51 KBGM 140136
TORBGM
NYC107-140200-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0006.210714T0136Z-210714T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
936 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Tioga County in central New York...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.
    
* At 936 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Tioga Center, or near Owego, 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...
  Candor around 945 PM EDT.
  Newark Valley around 955 PM EDT.
  Berkshire around 1000 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4230 7629 4230 7625 4233 7625 4236 7623
      4229 7610 4228 7609 4226 7608 4226 7610
      4223 7609 4206 7638 4212 7647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 221DEG 34KT 4212 7638 

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

$$

BJG

2 follow-up statements

951 
WWUS51 KBGM 140146
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
946 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

NYC107-140200-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210714T0200Z/
Tioga NY-
946 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TIOGA COUNTY...
    
At 946 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Candor, or near Owego, 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...
  Newark Valley around 955 PM EDT.
  Berkshire around 1000 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4230 7629 4230 7625 4233 7625 4236 7623
      4229 7610 4228 7609 4226 7608 4226 7610
      4223 7609 4216 7630 4219 7634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 221DEG 34KT 4219 7629 

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

$$

BJG

023 
WWUS51 KBGM 140158
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
958 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

NYC107-140207-
/O.EXP.KBGM.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210714T0200Z/
Tioga NY-
958 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TIOGA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1000 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
central New York.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect 
until 1015 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4230 7629 4230 7625 4233 7625 4236 7623
      4229 7610 4228 7609 4226 7608 4226 7610
      4223 7609 4216 7630 4219 7634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 221DEG 34KT 4226 7621 

$$

BJG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates	48 min
Jul 13, 9:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins	59 min
Jul 13, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins	65 min
Jul 13, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Tioga	43 min
Jul 13, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga	63 min
Jul 13, 10:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego and 2 more	53 min
Jul 13, 10:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Oneida	24 min
Jul 13, 10:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BGM	Chenango, Delaware, Madison, Oneida, Otsego	63 min
Jul 14, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Sullivan	45 min
Jul 14, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chenango	45 min
Jul 14, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Chemung	31 min
Jul 14, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Tioga	44 min
Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Tioga	41 min
Jul 14, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Otsego	52 min
Jul 14, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Madison	45 min
Jul 14, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Broome	42 min
Jul 14, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Otsego	45 min
Jul 14, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Delaware	44 min
Jul 14, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Schuyler	42 min
Jul 14, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BGM	Cortland	42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.