Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga
- When
- June 5, 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga County, Barton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.050, -76.450
Trees down.
Damaging Wind in New York, June 5, 2002
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 5, 1:45 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:45 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 245 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002 LATEST THERMODYNAMIC DATA SHOWS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION WITH AIRMASS MDTLY UNSTABLE ACROSS THE REGION. SATL SOUNDERS...LAPS AND MSAS DATA SHOWED CAPES 1500-2000 J/KG WITH LI VALUES DOWN TO ROUGHLY -5. RADARS VERY QUIET HOWEVER WITH ONLY ISOLD TSRA FIRING ON LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES. WITHOUT AN APPRECIABLE UPR LVL TRIGGER TAFTN...BLV THIS IS THE WAY THINGS WL BE INTO THE ERLY EVENING WITH ONLY A SLGHT INCRS IN COVERAGE OF CONV ACTIVITY. BETTER CHCS FOR DYNAMIC SUPPORT WL ARRIVE DURG THE LATER EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH SFC FRONT DROPPING INTO THE AREA AND UPR WAVE NOW EJECTING OUT OF ERN MISSOURI INTO THE OH VLY...AND EVENTUALLY THRU US. AT THE SAME TIME HWVR...SLIGHT NEG THETA-E ADVN AT H7 AND BLO AND A MORE STABLE ATMOS WL BE TAKING HOLD AND HELP TO LIMIT DEEP CONVECTION AFT SUNDOWN. SFC FRONT WL TAKE ON KATA-FRONT CHARACTERISTICS AS IT PARALLELS THE SW-NE UPR FLOW...SO XPCT BULK OF PRECIP WL BE LATER TONIGHT IN A SWATH OF RAIN AND PERHAPS SOME LINGERING EMBEDDED TSRA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. GIVEN THIS HI PW AMS...ANY TSRA WL LIKELY PRODUCE LOCALIZED HVY AMTS OF QPF...BUT ATTM A LTL TOO ISOLD FOR A WATCH. ETA/AVN AND TO AN EXTENT...THE NGM HAVE TRENDED SLOWER WITH FROPA LATE TONIGHT AND THURS WHICH WL KEEP CLOUDS AND CHCS FOR RAIN LINGERING INTO THE DAY AS A WAVE OF LOW PRES RUNS UP THE FRONT. WL BRING CHCS FOR LINGERING SHRA A LTL FURTHER NORTH THAN PREV XPCTD AND INCRS CHCS OVER NEPA. GREATER DESTABILIZATION WL BE SOUTH OF THE BNDRY OVER SRN PA AND MID ATLC. HIGH PRES MOVG SOUTH FROM CAN WL FINALLY BE STRONG ENUF TO GET MOISTURE OUT OF THE REGION FOR FRIDAY WITH SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLE TEMPS EXPECTED. IN THE EXTENDED...MDLS CONTINUES TO SHOW A SLOWING TREND ON TROF DIGGING ACROSS THE WEST WITH MORE OF A RESPONDING EAST COAST RIDGE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SFC HIGH SETTLES DOWN INTO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SHOULD KEEP MUCH MOIST RETURN AT BAY THRU MONDAY. SOUNDS LIKE FAIR WITH A WARMING TREND...ALTHO IM A LTL CONCERNED ABOUT PSBLY GETTING INTO A RING OF FIRE AROUND TOP OF RIDGE LATER IN THE WEEKEND. FOR NOW INDICATIONS ARE THAT RIDGE WL BE SHARP ENOUGH TO KEEP FRONTS AND ANY UPR MIDWEST MCS DEBRIS IN SRN CANADA UNTIL WHOLE TROF SLIPS EAST MIDWEEK. MAV/FWC TEMPS PRETTY CLOSE AND COMPROMISE ACCEPTED. .BGM...NONE. BREWSTER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:00 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
NYZ009-037-018-036-017-016-015-022-023-024-025-055-044-056-045-046- 057-062-060200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 500 PM EDT WED JUN 05 2002 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ONEIDA NY... ONONDAGA NY... MADISON NY... CAYUGA NY... SENECA NY... YATES NY... STEUBEN NY... SCHUYLER NY... CHEMUNG NY... TOMPKINS NY... TIOGA NY... CORTLAND NY... BROOME NY... CHENANGO NY... OTSEGO NY... DELAWARE NY... SULLIVAN NY... REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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 TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. VAN AUSDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:05 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PAZ038-039-040-048-044-043-047-060200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 505 PM EDT WED JUN 05 2002 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BRADFORD PA... SUSQUEHANNA PA... WAYNE PA... PIKE PA... LACKAWANNA PA... WYOMING PA... LUZERNE PA... 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 1000 PM EDT. VAN AUSDALL
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:29 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PAZ038-043-052300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 629 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL NEAR DUSHORE....OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF WILMOT....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...MESHOPPEN AND JENNINGSVILLE AT 645 PM...ALDOVIN AND LAKE CAREY AT 700 PM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 700 PM WITH THESE STORMS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST BRADFORD...AND WYOMING COUNTIES. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM.
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:48 PM EST, 47 minutes before
NYZ024-055-056-PAZ038-052345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 648 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL NEAR CHEMUNG....OR ABOUT OVER SAGETOWN....MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...BARTON AND TIOGA CENTER AT 715 PM... APALACHIN AND VESTAL AT 730 PM...ENDWELL AND JOHNSON CITY AT 745 PM... EXPECT HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM. AHNERT
Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:22 PM EST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY
722 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0718 PM CORTLAND NY .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/02 CORTLAND REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER
DGMThe radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:36 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Vermont, June 5, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 5 to 6, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 5, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 5, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 5, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 5, 2002
- Flooding and Hail in Georgia, June 5, 2002
- Tornado in Florida, June 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 5, 2002
- Tornado in Connecticut, June 5, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 5, 2002
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 5, 2002
More
Every storm in New York in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, June 2002
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5300621.