1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 4, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 240 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2002 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE INCOMING COLD FRONT. WE EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FOCUSES LIFT AND CONVERGENCE IN A MOIST UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. OVERALL, LACK OF VERTICAL SHEAR REMAINS A NEGATIVE FACTOR, BUT THE INSTABILITY IS QUITE SUFFICIENT FOR ISOLATED PULSE TYPE SEVERE STORMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. LATER TONIGHT, THE ATMOSPHERE DRIES OUT AND STABILIZES BEHIND THE FRONT. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD BE COOLER AND MUCH LESS HUMID AS A CANADIAN AIR MASS BUILDS DOWN INTO THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PROGGED TO AMPLIFY OVER THE NEW ENGLAND STATES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT, BEFORE LIFTING OUT INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON SATURDAY. THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA MAY BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE TROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOME CUMULUS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT. AS A RESULT, WE WENT WITH PARTLY SUNNY AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR THESE ZONES AS OPPOSED TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND MAINLY CLEAR CONDITIONS FURTHER WEST. SATURDAY LOOKS SUNNY AREA-WIDE FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT. THE WORK ZONES WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. THE FINAL PACKAGE WILL BE SHIPPED OUT BY AROUND 3. .BGM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT FOR AREAS IN CENTRAL NY EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 AND MOST OF NORTHEAST PA. JUREWICZ
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044 -047-048-041745- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1053 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2002 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW OF TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM 1 TO 7 PM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD INTENSIFY TO SEVERE LEVELS ACROSS THE WESTERN CATSKILLS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS. DURING THE EVENING, DRIER MORE STABLE AIR SHOULD MOVE IN WITH ANY REMAINING STORMS DISSIPATING.
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-041745- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1125 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2002 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW OF TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM 1 TO 7 PM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD INTENSIFY TO SEVERE LEVELS ACROSS THE WESTERN CATSKILLS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS. DURING THE EVENING, DRIER MORE STABLE AIR SHOULD MOVE IN WITH ANY REMAINING STORMS DISSIPATING.
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-042100- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1125 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2002 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW OF TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM 1 TO 7 PM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD INTENSIFY TO SEVERE LEVELS ACROSS THE WESTERN CATSKILLS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS. DURING THE EVENING, DRIER MORE STABLE AIR SHOULD MOVE IN WITH ANY REMAINING STORMS DISSIPATING.
NYZ009-037-036-045-056-PAZ039-043-044-047-048-040-NYZ062-057-046- 042200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1240 PM EDT THU JUL 04 2002 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ONEIDA NY... MADISON NY... CHENANGO NY... BROOME NY... SUSQUEHANNA PA... WYOMING PA... LACKAWANNA PA... LUZERNE PA... PIKE PA... WAYNE PA... SULLIVAN NY... DELAWARE NY... OTSEGO NY... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL 3/4 OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER...DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON. ONCE AGAIN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT. RRM
NYZ017-022>025-044-045-055-056-041930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 231 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2002 ...AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WIND MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 225 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH, AND SMALL HAIL, FROM HOMER TO ODESSA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... HORSEHEADS AT 245 PM. CINCINNATUS AND SPENCER AT 305 PM. CANDOR AT 315 PM. LISLE AT 320 PM. WHITNEY POINT AND NEWARK VALLEY AT 325 PM. OWEGO AND OXFORD AT 330 PM. ALSO, EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL, IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. GILT
NYZ024-025-036-044>046-055>057-PAZ038>040-042045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 309 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2002 ...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 305 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH, FROM OTSELIC TO SPENCER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SHERBURNE AND NEWARK VALLEY AT 320 PM. WHITNEY POINT AT 325 PM. OWEGO AND NICHOLS AT 330 PM. NORWICH AT 335 PM. NEW BERLIN AND APALACHIN AT 340 PM. OXFORD AND GREENE AT 345 PM. VESTAL AND ENDWELL AT 350 PM. JOHNSON CITY AND GUILFORD AT 355 PM. VESTAL CENTER AND BINGHAMTON AT 400 PM. EXPECT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. GILT
The Albany radar (KENX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were downed due to thunderstorm winds. One tree fell on a car.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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