Thunderstorm Wind, Broome
- When
- July 1, 8:12 PM EST
- Where
- Broome County, Vestal
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 42.083, -76.050
Thunderstorm winds downed trees.
Damaging Wind in New York, July 1, 2004
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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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
- $5,000
- 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 Jul 1, 4:55 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 4:55 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 555 PM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 .SHORT TERM... UPDATE...ISSUED ZONES TO DROP SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL BUT ONEIDA COUNTY. THE WATCH FOR ONEIDA COUNTY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 9 PM EDT. RRM ...PREVIOUS AFD... CONVECTION IS OFF TO A SLOW START WITH LITTLE SHEAR AND FORCING. INSTABILITY GREAT. TEMPS HAVE SOARED INTO 80S. WAITING FOR COLD FRONT ON NORTH SIDE OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME DEVELOPMENT AS IT HITS THE SOUTH SHORE. CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE SOUTH WITH FRONT INTO EVENING. AHEAD OF FRONT ISOLATED CELLS WILL CONTINUE. SOME PULSING BUT NOWHERE NEAR SEVERE. WITH MOVEMENT AND COVERAGE ATTM THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL ONLY CAUSE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING AT BEST. RIVER FLOODING WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH LOW LEVELS. WITH LOSS OF HEATING THIS EVENING AND COLD FRONT WASHING OUT CONVECTION SHOULD DIE AROUND MIDNIGHT. SHORT WAVE WILL STAY STRONGEST ACROSS EXTREME NORTH PASSING THROUGH THIS EVENING. FRONT MAY CREATE ENOUGH CONVERGENCE TO SET SOME ADDITIONAL CONVECTION OFF FRIDAY IN EXTREME SOUTH. DRIER AIR ACROSS MOST OF CWA WILL MAKE FOR A PS WARM DAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FRI PM DROPPING WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES. THIS HIGH WILL LAST INTO SATURDAY. DEWPTS WILL ONLY DROP INTO 50S SO FOG MAY OCCUR AGAIN SAT MORNING. MAX TEMPS SAT A TAD WARMER WITH WAA ADVECTION STARTING. && .LONG TERM (SAT NIGHT - WED)... IT STILL APPEARS THAT A STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BE OUR MAIN PLAYERS FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. DURING THE DAY ON THE FOURTH...MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IF PROGRESSIVELY SLOWER MODEL TRENDS PERSIST. SUNDAY NIGHT AND AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF MONDAY STILL LOOK WET AT THIS JUNCTURE AS THIS MAIN FRONT ITSELF MOVES THROUGH AND INTERACTS WITH DEEPER MOISTURE. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY MONDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES TOWARD THE EAST COAST. WELL MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER TUESDAY WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE STILL PROGGED TO BE OVER THE REGION. MOST OF THE LONGER RANGE MODELS HAVE ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...SO WE KEPT THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS PERIOD. OUR FIRST STAB AT LATER NEXT WEEK CALLS FOR MORE SUMMER-LIKE TEMPERATURES THAN WEVE SEEN RECENTLY AS HEIGHTS BEGIN TO RISE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. && .AVIATION... AT LEAST SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. CONDITIONS COULD BRIEFLY DETERIORATE TO MVFR AS ANY STORMS AFFECT INDIVIDUAL TAF SITES. SOME LIGHT FOG AND PATCHY STRATUS COULD FORM IN SOME OF THE SOUTHERN TIER VALLEYS AND NORTHEAST PA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING CLOSER TO SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME DRYING IS EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH VFR CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 01Z. NYZ009-037. PA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...CHAMPNEY EXTENDED AND AVIATION...JUREWICZ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 2:50 AM EST, 17 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 350 AM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-021100- BRADFORD PA-BROOME NY-CHEMUNG NY-CHENANGO NY-CORTLAND NY-DELAWARE NY- LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-MADISON NY-NORTHERN ONEIDA NY- NORTHERN WAYNE PA-ONONDAGA NY-OTSEGO NY-PIKE PA-SCHUYLER NY- SENECA NY-SOUTHERN CAYUGA NY-SOUTHERN ONEIDA NY-SOUTHERN WAYNE PA- STEUBEN NY-SULLIVAN NY-SUSQUEHANNA PA-TIOGA NY-TOMPKINS NY- WYOMING PA-YATES NY- 350 AM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERTORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN CATSKILLS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. OTHERWISE, NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:48 PM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 548 PM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 NYZ015>018-036-044>046-012215- 548 PM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... CAYUGA...CHENANGO...CORTLAND...MADISON...ONONDAGA...OTSEGO...SENECA AND YATES. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS GREATLY DIMINISHED. NYZ009-037-020100- ONEIDA NY- 548 PM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES... ONEIDA. 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.
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:11 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 611 PM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 NYZ009-012230- ONEIDA NY- 611 PM EDT THU JUL 1 2004 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 600 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL NEAR CAMDEN...OR ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLORENCE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. 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. MJC
Local storm report, Jul 1, 6:59 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
759 PM EDT THU JUL 01 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL POINT ROCK 43.38N 75.55W
07/01/2004 0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY CO-OP OBSERVER
&&Local storm report, Jul 1, 7:36 PM EST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
836 PM EDT THU JUL 01 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM HAIL VERONA 43.13N 75.58W
07/01/2004 0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0715 PM HAIL POINT ROCK 43.38N 75.55W
07/01/2004 0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY CO-OP OBSERVER
&&Local storm report, Jul 1, 8:05 PM EST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
905 PM EDT THU JUL 01 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM HAIL NEW HARTFORD 43.07N 75.29W
07/01/2004 0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY AMATEUR RADIO
0825 PM HAIL VERONA 43.13N 75.58W
07/01/2004 0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0715 PM HAIL POINT ROCK 43.38N 75.55W
07/01/2004 0.75 INCH ONEIDA NY CO-OP OBSERVER
&&The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:11 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
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 1, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 1, 2004
- Flooding in Wisconsin, July 1 to 9, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 1, 2004
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 1, 2004
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 1, 2004
- Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, July 1 to 5, 2004
- Drought in Colorado, July 1 to 31, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, July 1, 2004
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, July 1, 2004
- Lightning Strike in New York, July 1, 2004
- Hail in New York, July 1, 2004
More
Every storm in New York in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, July 2004
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: 5417226.