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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Binghamton, NY

April 30, 2024Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2024, 2:47 PM EDT for Susquehanna County, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2024, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2024, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 244 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-04-30Temperature 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 30, 2:41 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 2:41 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 12:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1211 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-011615-
Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben-
Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango-
Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna-
Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne-
1211 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A round of showers and thunderstorms will move through the area
this afternoon and evening. Some of the storms may produce heavy
downpours, gusty winds and small hail. Localized urban and or small
stream flooding will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:06 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
206 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

PAZ039-301830-
Susquehanna PA-
206 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

At 205 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rush, or 9 miles west of Montrose, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Rush, Montrose, Birchardville, South Montrose, Lawton, and Wyoanna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4174 7606 4184 7613 4195 7590 4182 7579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 244DEG 21KT 4181 7605

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

DK
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:20 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
220 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

NYZ045-046-301845-
Otsego NY-Chenango NY-
220 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTSEGO AND
NORTHEASTERN CHENANGO COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
New Berlin, or 7 miles northeast of Norwich, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Edmeston, Pittsfield, Burlington, New Lisbon, New Berlin, Columbus,
Morris, Mt Vision, South New Berlin, and South Edmeston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4255 7498 4252 7547 4265 7553 4275 7532
      4274 7530 4277 7528 4281 7518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 256DEG 24KT 4259 7540

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JTC
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:44 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 12:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOneida45 min
Apr 30, 4:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChemung47 min
Apr 30, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego25 min
Apr 30, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego31 min
Apr 30, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome26 min
Apr 30, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego34 min
Apr 30, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango29 min
Apr 30, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMOtsego21 min
Apr 30, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMBroome29 min
Apr 30, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMChenango29 min
Apr 30, 4:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMChenango, Otsego111 min
Apr 30, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSusquehanna24 min
Apr 30, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMSusquehanna62 min
Apr 30, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLackawanna34 min
Apr 30, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Wayne44 min
Apr 30, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMWayne26 min
Apr 30, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLackawanna29 min
Apr 30, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMPike26 min
Apr 30, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMLuzerne25 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.