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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Binghamton, NY

September 1, 2026Bradford County, Pennsylvania

NWS Binghamton, NY issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT for Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
Sep 1, 2026, 6:58 PM EDT (22:58 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Binghamton, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Bradford County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 1, 7:09 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUD2 Wnw Overton, PAFunnel cloud report relayed by county emergency manager. Near Bradford Sullivan Colunty border west of Overton. Radar-estimated time for when rotation was passing.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 1, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 227 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2026-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1018 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2026-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1018 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
723 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

563 
WFUS51 KBGM 012258
TORBGM
PAC015-012330-
/O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0021.260901T2258Z-260901T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
658 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Bradford County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Le Roy, or 11 miles east of Canton, moving
  southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  Overton around 710 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 4158 7666 4166 7672 4172 7660 4155 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 316DEG 24KT 4166 7664 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

SJW
1 follow-up statement
207 
WWUS51 KBGM 012323
SVSBGM

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
723 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

PAC015-012333-
/O.EXP.KBGM.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260901T2330Z/
Bradford PA-
723 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRADFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 730 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
northeastern Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4158 7666 4166 7672 4172 7660 4155 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 316DEG 24KT 4154 7649 

$$

SJW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne26 min
Sep 1, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLuzerne, Wyoming67 min
Sep 1, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford61 min
Sep 1, 6:31 PM EDTTornado WarningBGMBradford29 min
Sep 1, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMLackawanna, Luzerne38 min
Sep 1, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBGMBradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming61 min
Sep 1, 7:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBGMLuzerne79 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.