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Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Binghamton, NY

August 18, 2024Lackawanna County, Susquehanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2024, 5:42 PM EDT for Lackawanna County, Susquehanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2024, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2024, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lackawanna County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wyoming County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 2024-08-18Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
636 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 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 flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 18, 2:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 2:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
252 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
An upper level storm system will bring showers and thunderstorms
to the area today, with risks for localized flooding and perhaps
damaging winds in the stronger thunderstorms. Showers will
linger into Monday, with drier and cooler conditions arriving
Tuesday. A few showers may return to the area mid-week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
250 PM Update...

An upper low over southern Ontario will weaken into an open
trough as it drifts east tonight. Several shortwave troughs
moving through NY/PA will be the focus for clusters of showers
and thunderstorms through this evening.

Moderate instability has developed across the area as widespread
cloud cover has started to erode. SPC mesoanalysis shows a sharp
gradient over the Hudson Valley, with with SBCAPE of 1500-2000
J/Kg across most of our CWA. Surface analysis also suggests a
weak front or convergence zone roughly along I-81, with SE winds
to its east, and lighter southerly flow to its west. This
boundary has also been a focal point for deeper convection
stretching from NEPA into Oneida County.

Models suggest low level (0-1km) shear will increase to around
20 knots across areas roughly south of I-88 in NY and NEPA later
this afternoon, and there is a risk for an isolated tornado.
Otherwise, the primary severe threat will be damaging wind
gusts.

There's also a risk for flash flooding as storm motion is ideal
for training, which we're already seeing, especially in NEPA.
The Flash Flood Watch will remain in effect as-is, covering the
areas most sensitive to flooding due to prior rainfall. Isolated
flash flooding is also possible further north, outside of the
watch area.

Showers and thunderstorms will diminish in intensity and
coverage from west to east tonight, but isolated showers will
persist through morning. A cold front will push through the area
Monday morning into the early afternoon with showers and
isolated thunderstorms again increasing in coverage. CAMS
suggest a weak convective line may develop ahead of the front in
the early afternoon, mainly affecting areas east of I-81.

Cooler temperatures will filter into the area through the day,
and high temps may be set in the morning, with afternoon
temperatures falling into the 60s. Monday night will be chilly,
with lows dropping into the lower-50s.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
125 PM Update...

The trough overhead the Northeast lingers through the short term
period. The center low of the trough dives southward Tuesday,
and may bring some light rain showers over Central NY during the
daytime Wednesday. As the center low pushes southward, it'll
bring some colder Canadian air down into Central NY and NE PA,
bringing high temperatures down to the low to mid 60s Tuesday,
and overnight Tuesday temperatures down to the mid 40s to low
50s. Wednesday high temperatures warm very slightly to the mid
60s to low 70s, but overnight temperatures cool back down to the
high 40s to low 50s overnight Wednesday.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
125 PM Update:

The trough finally exits off to the east during the later half
of the week, and high pressure begins to build. For the rest of
the week, it's expected to be dry with temperatures warming from
the low to mid 70s on Thursday to the low 80s on Saturday.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Lower ceilings are beginning to erode across the area, as
showers and thunderstorms increase in coverage. IFR still
hanging on at BGM, but should lift to MVFR shortly.

Through the afternoon, ceilings will lift to MVFR-VFR, with
restrictions mostly due to visibility reductions in locally
heavy rainfall. Timing of heaviest rain and possible thunder is
a bit difficult to pinpoint, but kept TEMPO groups with minor
adjustments.

Surface low and a cold front will begin moving through the area
overnight, with lowering ceilings expected, and IFR to Fuel Alt
common before dawn. Lower ceilings will linger well into the day
Monday as the upper low moves overhead.

.Outlook...

Monday Afternoon through Monday night...Ceiling restrictions
with only minor improvements in the afternoon. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms daytime with resultant occasional
restrictions, followed by post-frontal ceilings lowering late
afternoon through night.

Tuesday through Thursday...Mainly VFR as high pressure gradually
builds across the region.

&&

.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for PAZ038>040-043-044-
     047-048-072.
NY...Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for NYZ022-024-055-056-
     062.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MPH
NEAR TERM...MPH
SHORT TERM...KL
LONG TERM...KL
AVIATION...MPH
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 2:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
205 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

NYZ062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048-072-191815-
Sullivan-Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-
Southern Wayne-
205 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
severe weather to the NWS.

NYZ009-015>018-023-025-036-037-044>046-191815-
Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Schuyler-
Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango-Otsego-
205 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today, a few possibly
containing heavy rainfall, especially afternoon through early
evening. Isolated flash flooding will be possible for locations
that receive multiple rounds of rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NYZ022-024-055-056-PAZ038-191815-
Steuben-Chemung-Tioga-Broome-Bradford-
205 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Also, a few of the thunderstorms this afternoon to early evening
could become severe with damaging winds. An isolated tornado cannot
be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
severe weather to the NWS.

NYZ057-191815-
Delaware-
205 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today, a few possibly
containing heavy rainfall, especially afternoon through early
evening. Isolated flash flooding will be possible for locations
that receive multiple rounds of rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about
severe weather to the NWS.

In the hours before

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Local storm report, Aug 18, 4:59 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
459 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0459 PM     Flash Flood      Clifford                41.65N 75.60W
08/18/2024                   Susquehanna        PA   911 Call Center

            Water rescue, water up to front door or
            residence.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 18, 5:32 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
532 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0531 PM     Flash Flood      2 SSW Burnwood          41.75N 75.53W
08/18/2024                   Susquehanna        PA   Emergency Mngr

            Roads closed in Uniondale due to flooding.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben51 min
Aug 17, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSteuben48 min
Aug 17, 9:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSteuben57 min
Aug 18, 2:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMChenango, Madison, Oneida5 hr
Aug 18, 5:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMBroome3 hr
Aug 18, 6:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMBroome3 hr
Aug 18, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMOneida5 hr
Aug 18, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida36 min
Aug 18, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWayne25 min
Aug 18, 2:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne9 hr
Aug 18, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWayne29 min
Aug 18, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMWayne28 min
Aug 18, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLackawanna38 min
Aug 18, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWayne31 min
Aug 18, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne39 min
Aug 18, 3:53 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMWayne37 min
Aug 18, 4:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMWayne7 hr
Aug 18, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatBGMSusquehanna3 hr
Aug 18, 7:06 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBGMLackawanna2 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.