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 May 3, 12:50 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 150 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 2002 VIGOROUS UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS WRN LAKE ONTARIO IS KICKING OFF SOME SHOWERS ACROSS WRN NYS ATTM. THE BULK OF THIS ENERGY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ADIRONDACKS EARLY THIS MORNING AND TAKE THE CURRENT PCPN WITH IT. HOWEVER A TRAILING SHORT WAVE ENERGY WILL SWING THROUGH WITH THE MAIN SYNOPTIC TROF AXIS THIS AFTERNOON. WITH COLD 850MB TEMPS AND SOME LINGERING SYNOPTIC LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THIS UPPER ENERGY SHOULD COMBINE WITH DIURNAL INSTABILITY TO REGENERATE SOME POPCORN SHOWER ACTIVITY. THE TROF AXIS SHOULD BE THROUGH THE NWRN HALF OF THE AREA BY 18Z AND CLEAR THE REST OF THE REGION SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CURRENT FORECAST ADVERTISING CHC POPS SEEMS TO BE ON TARGET. STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD WITH GOOD MIXING AND MOMENTUM TRANSFER INDICATED BY THE MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOULD LEAD TO A WINDY DAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS HIGH BUILDS IN AND IT SHOULD BE A GOOD NIGHT FOR RAD COOLING. ******AFTER COORDINATION WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A FROST ADVISORY FOR ACTIVE FROST/FREEZE COUNTIES ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES/WRN MOHAWK AND THE WYOMING VALLEY OF NE PA. MINS TONIGHT IN THESE AREAS WILL BE IN THE MID 30S AND FALL WITHIN THE UPPER RANGE OF A FROST ADVISORY****** WITH RIDGING SFC AND ALOFT THROUGH SATURDAY THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF TRANQUIL SPRING WEATHER ON TAP. NEXT SYNOPTIC TROF WILL SWING BY WELL TO OUR NORTH WITH A WEAK TRAILING FRONT DRIFTING THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE ANOTHER SHORT WAVE SCOOTS BY WELL TO OUR SOUTH. THIS WILL GIVE A SOLID STRETCH OF QUIET WEATHER WITH MODERATING TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT CHANCE OF PCPN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ON MONDAY WITH SOME ENERGY MOVING OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY. BUT WE LOOK TO REMAIN ON THE NRN PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION. MORE SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS A LOW WINDING UP OVER ERN CANADA BRINGS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. MOS TEMPS VERIFY WELL WITH UPSTREAM VALUES SO WILL HAVE GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE NUMBERS. .BGM...FROST ADVISORY TONIGHT NYZ015>018-036-037-PAZ043-044-047 SPORER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree limb came down on a parked car breaking the front windshield. Winds were estimated at between 40 and 50 miles an hour. Wires were also reported down in the county by the power company Niagara Mohawk. 200 customers were affected in Oneida and Herkimer Counties.
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