1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Sep 27, 2:12 PM EST, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 312 PM SAT SEP 27 2003 .DISCUSSION... BIG PICTURE...HIGHLY AMPLIFIED +PNA PATTERN CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. MID-LONG RANGE MODELS KEEP THINGS FAIRLY WELL BLOCKED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WHEN MODELS DIVERGE SOMEWHAT...HOWEVER...ONLY DIFFERENCES INVOLVE AMPLITUDE OF PATTERN. TONIGHT...COMPLEX WEATHER SITUATION AS STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVING BENEATH LARGE...ENERGETIC 500 MB TROUGH. ABOVE ALL THIS LIES A 300 MB JET OF 130+ KTS...WITH RIGHT ENTRY REGION MOVING ACROSS CWA AS SFC FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. ALSO...850 MB JET OF 35-40 KTS EXITS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. ALL OF THIS COMES TOGETHER SOMEWHERE OVER THE CWA (MODELS DIFFER SLIGHTLY AS TO WHERE) TONIGHT. AS SFC WAVE TRACKS OUT OF THE TN VLY...AND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL PA...FRONT WILL SLOW AS IT MOVES THRU CWA. DYNAMICS ALONG THE FRONT ITSELF WILL BE STRONG...AND IF WAVE CAN SET UP WARM CONVEYOR BELT TO TAP VERY MOIST AIR TO THE SE...MODEL QPF OF 1-2 MAY BE TOO LIGHT. OVERNIGHT GRIDS COVER THIS FAIRLY WELL...SO WILL ONLY MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS...MAINLY HAVING POPS COVERING ENTIRE PERIOD CWA-WIDE. CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER SE PA IN WEAK LIFT COULD SURVIVE THE TRIP NORTHWARD INTO POCONOS/WRN CATSKILLS. SUNDAY-SUNDAY NIGHT...WEAK COASTAL LOW CURRENTLY ON SERN US COAST WILL TRACK NNE UP THE COAST. ETA/NGM...WANT TO TRACK IT TO THE WEST...AND SEEM TO MERGE IT WITH WAVE MOVING ALONG FRONT...GFS/GEM TRACK IT SLOWER AND FARTHER EAST. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE GFS/GEM SOLUTION...WHICH WILL ACT TO TO CONTINUE THE SLOW MOVEMET OF THE FRONT...THUS LINGERING RAIN INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY IN ERN ZONES. SHOULD SEE SOME CLEARING ACROSS WRN ZONES IN SUBSIDENCE BEHIND FRONT. ALL ZONES SHOULD SEE SOME PARTIAL CLEARING BY SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY...500 MB TROUGH AXIS SWINGS THROUGH WITH SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR. FAVORABLE LAKE TRAJECTORIES DEVELOP SO WILL GO WITH M/CDY...AND KEEP THE CHC POPS FOR SHRA. MON NIGHT - SAT... LARGE 500 MB TROUGH/CLOSED LOW WILL BE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER ERN NOAM THRU THE PERIOD WITH GNRLY UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. BLUSTERY AND COOL CONDITIONS WITH -SHRA FORCED BY PASSING S/WVS AND ENHANCEMENT OFF THE GTLAKES. LOOKS LIKE TUESDAY (DAYLIGHT HRS) COULD BE DRY IF CRNT MDL TIMING HOLDS, AS LAKE-ENHANCED ACTIVITY SHUD BE N OF THE BGM FCST AREA DUE TO LOW LVL SW FLOW. MORE SIG S/WVS PASS ON WED AND THU WITH REINFORCING COOL SHOTS. DRY FOR NXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS DEEP ERN U.S. TROF FINALLY BEGINS LIFTS OUT (WE HOPE). && .HYDROLOGY... MODEL BASIN AVERAGE QPF IN THE 1-2 RANGE...THOUGH WITH STRONG DYNAMICS...WOULD NOT RULE OUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. FFG VALUES RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 SO FLOOD WATCH PRUDENT. SOME COUNTIES IN NE PA HAVE 3-HOUR VALUES < 2...THUS RAINFALL RATES WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED. MAIN STEM RIVERS CAN HANDLE 2...MORE COULD CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS. && .AVIATION... BROUGHT IN THE RAIN FROM WEST TO EAST W/PSBLTY OF EMBEDDED THUNDER, BEST GUESS STARTING AT SYR/ELM AROUND 00Z, REACHING UCA/BGM 04-06Z THEN AVP ARND 08Z (COULD BE SOME SCT ACTIVITY THIS AFTN/EVNG AT AVP). LOWERED CIGS TO MVFR/IFR WITH RAIN PERSISTING FOR SVRL HRS. KEPT IFR CIGS MOST AREAS INTO SUNDAY MRNG AS WAVE CNRLTY OVER TN VLY TRACKS NEWD ALONG THE BNDRY, SLOWING ITS EWD PROGRESS. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER...SUSQUEHANNA REGION AND WESTERN CATSKILLS PA...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY FOR ALL NE PA COUNTIES && SHORT TERM...CEMPA EXTENDED/AVIATION...BRADY
NYZ005-009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040- 043-044-047-048-072-272200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 430 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK...AND BRADFORD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. ANY SEVERE THUNDERSSTORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. STRONG WINDS...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW MAY GUST AT TIMES TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY. GIVEN MOIST SOILS AND TREES STILL AT NEARLY FULL CANOPY THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES. HILLTOP AREAS AND SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED VALLEYS HAVE THE HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF STRONG GUSTS. HEAVY RAIN... MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE REGION TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TAPPING INTO GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE. THE FRONT IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA PLEASE SEE ALBFFABGM (WGUS 61 KBGM) FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. JAB
NYZ015>018-022>025-044-055-PAZ038-280100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 401 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2003 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES... CAYUGA...CHEMUNG...CORTLAND...ONONDAGA...SCHUYLER...SENECA... STEUBEN...TIOGA...TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES... BRADFORD. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCES DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 57 MPH AND/OR LARGE HAIL THREE-QUARTER INCH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM.
NYZ057-062-PAZ040-048-072-272100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 402 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2003 ...CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN CATSKILLS INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LIBERTY TO HONESDALE... MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...STALKER AND SEELYVILLE AT 430 PM...PLEASANT MOUNT AND EQUINUNK AT 445 PM...HAMDEN AND LAKE COMO AT 500 PM. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AS THEY MOVE NORTHWEST. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. 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 WEATHER.GOV. NICOSIA
NYC011-015-023-067-069-075-097-099-101-107-109-117-123-PAC015-105- 113-117-280100- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 419 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2003 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES... CAYUGA...CHEMUNG...CORTLAND...OSWEGO...ONTARIO...ONONDAGA... SCHUYLER...SENECA...STEUBEN...TIOGA...TOMPKINS...WAYNE AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES... TIOGA...POTTER...BRADFORD AND SULIVAN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCES DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 57 MPH AND/OR LARGE HAIL THREE QUARTER INCH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV NICOSIA
NYZ046-057-062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-272145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 449 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2003 ...CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WESTERN CATSKILLS IN NEW YORK... AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ONEONTA TO DEPOSIT TO HONESDALE TO PITTSTON.....MOVING NORTH AT AROUND 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... RUTLEDGEDALE AND ABRAHAMSVILLE AT 500 PM. NORTH FRANKLIN AND ONEONTA AT 515 PM. HANCOCK AND MT VISION AT 530 PM. EXETER CENTER AND MEREDITH AT 545 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. ALSO...TORRENTIAL RAIN COULD OCCUR WITH ANY STORM AND CAUSE LOCALIZED RUNOFF PROBLEMS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. 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 WEATHER.GOV. MJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the tower of the St Mary's of the Assumption church on West Liberty Street. This damaged the electric bell system in the tower.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, September 2003
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: 5372390.