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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Binghamton, NY

June 19, 2025Bradford County, Luzerne County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2025, 7:29 PM EDT for Bradford County, Luzerne County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 61 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
Jun 19, 2025, 7:29 PM EDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2025, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bradford County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 286 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 2025-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-197 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
907 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 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 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 Jun 19, 4:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 4:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 4:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
403 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-202015-
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-
403 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A cold front will move through the area late this afternoon and
evening. There will be a chance for scattered showers and embedded
isolated thunderstorms. The potential for severe storms is low, but a
few strong wind gusts could occur with the passing line. Localized
flash flooding could also occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is increasing confidence for oppressive heat and humidity
starting Sunday through at least Tuesday. Heat index values in the
upper 90s to low 100s are forecast with little relief at night due
to elevated humidity. Monitor the forecast for details in coming
days on this potential for a significant heat wave.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay
any information about severe weather to the NWS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 4:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
458 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-200200-
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-
458 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

...LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NY
AND NORTHEAST PA THIS EVENING...

A line of showers and thunderstorms will push eastward across the
region this evening. Although it is unlikely that these storms
will be severe, a few storms may be capable of producing brief
heavy rainfall and gusty winds up to 45 mph. A quick half inch to
an inch of rain is possible in 30 to 60 minutes with these storms.
This could lead to some isolated instances of urban and or poor
drainage flooding, especially in areas that are already saturated.
Please be mindful of the potential for rapidly changing weather
conditions, especially if outdoors this evening.

Listen to NOAA Weather Radio,or your local media for the latest
updates on this situation.

Sera/Kistner

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBGMSullivan19 min

Nearby

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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.