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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Binghamton, NY
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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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 7:09 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Wnw Overton, PA | Funnel 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 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.
- 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
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
$$
SJW1 follow-up statement
207 WWUS51 KBGM 012323 SVSBGM Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 723 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 PAC015-012333- /O.EXP.KBGM.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260901T2330Z/ Bradford PA- 723 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRADFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northeastern Pennsylvania. && LAT...LON 4158 7666 4166 7672 4172 7660 4155 7629 TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 316DEG 24KT 4154 7649 $$ SJW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne, Wyoming | 67 min |
| Sep 1, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BGM | Bradford | 29 min |
| Sep 1, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 79 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.