3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 May 24, 1:07 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
207 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004
.DISCUSSION...
SHORTWAVE DIP IN THE JET STREAM OVER MI MOVING EASTWARD ATTM.
ATTENDANT SFC LOW SLOWLY PROGRESSING ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. FLOW IS
STRONGER ALOFT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SHORTWAVE SUGGESTING THIS
FEATURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS. CONUS RADAR SUMMARY
DEPICTS DEVELOPING SEVERE SCENARIO OVER CENTRAL PLAINS BUT MAINLY
QUIET ELSEWHERE.
SFC DEWPOINTS IN 60S IN PLACE OVER CWA THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER THE
DEPTH OF THE MOIST LAYER IS SHRINKING. PBZ AND ILN SOUNDINGS SHOW
VERY LARGE DRY INTRUSIONS THIS MORNING WITH SHALLOW MOIST LAYERS.
THE LAST HOUR DEW POINT VALUES DIPPED AT DANSVILLE AND PENN YAN TO
OUR WEST. THIS SUGGESTS THE DEEP DRY INTRUSION IS NEARING US AND
WINDS ALOFT ARE MIXING SOME OF IT DOWNWARD. THIS MAY TEND TO LIMIT
SEVERE POTENTIAL TO MORE ISOLATED CELLS. THE SAME MECHANISMS SHOULD
ALSO BE CREATING A CAP ALOFT MEANING IT WILL TAKE GREATER FORCING TO
LIFT CONVECTION TO SEVERE LIMITS.
VAD WINDS SHOW MAINLY UNIDIRECTION SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH GOOD
SPEED SHEAR. AS SFC LOW SLIDES EASTWARD THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WINDS
TO BACK SOMEWHAT IN THE WARM SECTOR. THIS POTENTIAL IS ALSO
SUGGESTED BY THE MSAS ANALYZED PRESSURE FALLS. THEREFORE DIRECTIONAL
SHEAR MAY BE A BIT LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED.
CONSIDERING LACK OF ACTIVITY ALONG SHORT WAVE THIS
AFTERNOON...CANNOT SEE MUCH OVERNIGHT AS ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES. WILL
PLAY CHANCE POP EARLY OVER NORTHERN FA NEAR EXITING SHORT WAVE AND
DRY ELSEWHERE.
EARLY TUESDAY RESIDUAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN NY
STATE. HOWEVER DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER OHIO VALLEY IS PROGGED TO TRACK
INTO PA AND SOUTHERN NY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO
AFTERNOON CLEARING. UPSTREAM TEMPS ARE IN THE 72-76F RANGE WHICH
CORRESPONDS NICELY WITH MAV/FWC GUIDANCE. ETA TEMPS IN UPPER 60S
SEEM VERY PESSIMISTIC.
NEXT SHORTWAVE SWINGS OUT OF CENTRAL PLAINS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN POPS BELOW GUIDANCE BASED ON LACK OF OBSERVED CONUS
ACTIVITY COMPARED TO MODEL PROGS.
BACK TO THE GRIDS AND THE RADAR. ZONES IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
EXTENDED (WED NITE - MON)...
DUE TO THE ACTIVE WX COULD NOT SPEND ALOT OF TIME ON THE XTNDD. BEST
CHCS FOR PCPN APPEAR TO BE ON WED NGT DUE TO LINGERING ACTIVITY FROM
DEPARTING S/WV AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS NXT SYSTEM MOVS THRU AND THEN
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS WMFNT SETS UP TO OUR SOUTH. TEMPS NEAR
SEASONABLE.
&&
.AVIATION...
POTNL FOR SOME STRONG TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTN. OTRW MAIN
FEATURE OF INTEREST WILL BE LOW CLDS SURGING SEWD BEHIND THE CDFNT.
FOLLOWED THE ETA WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS LOW LVL
MSTR. BROUGHT IFR CIGS INTO SYR/UCA AREAS ARND 04-06Z, SPREADING
SEWD INTO THE SRN TIER AND NE PA IN THE 07-10Z TIME FRAME. LIFR CIGS
PSBL TWDS DAYBREAK AT ITH/BGM. PROFILES SUGGEST THAT LOW CLDS WILL
HANG TUFF THROUGH THE MRNG HRS, WITH SOME IMPVMNT PSBL SRN TIER AND
NE PA TWDS NOON.
&&
.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...FFA UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT SULLIVAN NY
SVR TSTM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM
FOR NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055-056
SVR TSTM WATCH UNTIL 4 PM
FOR NYZ057-062
PA...SVR TSTM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM
FOR PAZ038-039
SVR TSTM WATCH UNTIL 4 PM
FOR PAZ040-043-044-047-048-072
PUBLIC...PADAVONA
EXTENDED/AVIATION...BRADYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 441 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-250900- 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- 441 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY... THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD HAVE HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN ONONDAGA...MADISON...AND ONEIDA COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS FLOODING SHOULD ABATE LATER THIS MORNING. FLASH FLOODING COULD OCCUR AGAIN LATER TODAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... HAZARDOUS WEATHER DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS IS AGAIN POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD AGAIN HAVE HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... FORMAL SKYWARN ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. RAINFALL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN THEIR REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
219 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 AM HAIL LIVINGSTON MANOR 41.90N 74.83W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH SULLIVAN NY AMATEUR RADIO
1140 AM HAIL LIVINGSTON MANOR 41.90N 74.83W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH SULLIVAN NY TRAINED SPOTTER
0935 AM HAIL OWEGO 42.10N 76.26W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH TIOGA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 AM HAIL ERIN 42.18N 76.67W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH CHEMUNG NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
0600 AM FLASH FLOOD WESTERNVILLE 43.32N 75.38W
05/24/2004 ONEIDA NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED. POWER OUTAGES.
&&
XXXSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 249 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 PAZ040-043-044-047-072-242015- LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-WAYNE PA-WYOMING PA- 249 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING, WILL BE ACROSS LACKAWANNA, LUZERNE, SOUTHERN WAYNE, AND WYOMING COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES, AND A FEW MAY BECOME SEVERE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. 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, OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 312 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 NYZ009-017-018-242015- CAYUGA NY-ONEIDA NY-ONONDAGA NY- 312 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 307 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...WAS NEAR SENECA FALLS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE ALONG THE THRUWAY CORRIDOR AND BE NEAR...WEEDSPORT AT 325 PM...JORDAN AT 335 PM...BALDWINSVILLE AND LIVERPOOL AT 345 PM...CICERO AT 400 PM... AND ONEIDA LAKE AT 415 PM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY WITH THE THUNDERSTORM. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. GILT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 406 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 NYZ044-045-055-056-242100- BROOME NY-CHENANGO NY-CORTLAND NY-TIOGA NY- 406 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WIND ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF NEWARK VALLEY....MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... NANTICOKE AT 415 PM. WHITNEY POINT AROUND 425 PM. SMITHVILLE FLATS AND WILLET AT 435 PM. LOOK FOR WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WITH THE STORMS. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE. 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 WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM. GILT
NYZ009-017-018-024-025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-250100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 408 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES... BROOME...CAYUGA...CHEMUNG...CHENANGO...CORTLAND...DELAWARE... MADISON...ONEIDA...ONONDAGA...OTSEGO...SULLIVAN...TIOGA AND TOMPKINS. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES... BRADFORD...LACKAWANNA...LUZERNE...PIKE...SUSQUEHANNA...WAYNE AND WYOMING. 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
425 PM EDT MON MAY 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL MOSCOW 41.34N 75.53W
05/24/2004 0.88 INCH LACKAWANNA PA TRAINED SPOTTER
0417 PM HAIL CAMDEN 43.34N 75.75W
05/24/2004 1.00 INCH ONEIDA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
XXXThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees down and a utility pole snapped in half from strong thunderstorm winds.
Large trees and wires knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
60 mph wind gust estimated.
Several trees uprooted from thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, May 2004
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: 5400702, 5400703, 5400704, 5400705.