1 lightning, 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 13, 10:44 AM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1144 AM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 .UPDATE... ISOLD CELLS STARTING TO FIRE AT THIS HOUR AS TEMPS NEAR CONVECTIVE TRIGGER VALUE. AIRMASS STILL THE SAME AS YESTERDAY...IF NOT A TOUCH MORE MOIST IN THE BLYR AND THUS SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE. THIS TIME...SYNOPTIC BOUNDARY OFF TO OUR EAST BUT MESOSCALE BNDRYS FROM YESTERDAY LIKELY FLOATING AROUND TO ACT AS FOCAL POINTS. WEAK S/WV TROF ROUNDING THE UPR RIDGE PROGGED TO DRIFT THROUGH AREA THIS AFTERNOON TO TAP INSTABILITY. LOOKS LIKE REPEAT OF YESTERDAY WITH FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL IN SOME SPOTS. OUR WYOMING PA COUNTY WAS BLITZED WITH RADAR ESTIMATES OF 6+ INCHES OF RAIN AND SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING. PIKE COUNTY PA TOO. HAVE ISSUED A STATEMENT TO ADDRESS THAT...BUT NOT FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME UNTIL WE CAN BETTER IDENTIFY MOST LIKELY AREAS. ZONES WERE FINE IN MOST ELEMENTS...SO JUST MADE A FEW TWEEKS PER CURRENT OBS. && .EARLY MORNING DISCUSSION... TODAY...CONVECTION FROM EARLIER HAS DISSIPATED WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...AND PATCHY FOG HAS FORMED. CONDITIONS TODAY SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVING NORTH AROUND THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY INTO OUR AREA...WITH SHOWERS/ TSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY WONT BE A PROBLEM WITH CAPES OF 1000-1500 AND LIS OF -4 TO -6. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE 20KTS OR LESS WITH PWS APPROACHING 1.5...SO HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. WITH 850MB TEMPS REMAINING +15-16C TODAY... HIGHS SHOULD REACH WELL UP INTO THE 80S. RECORD HIGHS FOR TODAY ARE RELATIVELY LOW AND ARE WITHIN REACH AT BGM (83)...SYR (84)...AND AVP (86). TONIGHT...CONVECTION SHOULD DISSIPATE BY MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER WITH PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING. IT WILL BE A MILD AND HUMID NIGHT WITH LOWS AROUND 60. FRIDAY...WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE SOME AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES INTO THE WRN ATLANTIC...BUT OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THURSDAY...WITH AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS/TSTORMS. EXTENDED (FRI NGT-WED)... FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY WARM SWLY FLOW AROUND NRN PERIPHERY OF BERMUDA HIGH. WEAK SHORT WAVE COULD SET SOME TSTORMS OFF WITH HELP FROM DAYTIME HEATING. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING. THIS ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING UL TROF AND COOLER MID LEVEL TEMPS. AFTER THIS FRONT GOES THROUGH DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SFC HIGH BUILDS INTO UPSTATE NY THEN MOVES E. MOISTURE RETURN TUESDAY AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT. GFS ON THE DRY SIDE COMPARED TO MOST OF THE OTHER MID RANGE MODELS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SOME OF THESE OTHER MODELS DEVELOP A WARM FRONT FOR MONDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CHC POPS MON NGT INTO TUESDAY. THE FRONT WILL CROSS TUE PM THEN STALLS IN MID ATLANTIC. FOLLOWED CLOSE TO GFS AND HPC GUIDANCE THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THU NIGHT... EXCEPT FOR BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS IN AND NEAR TSTORMS. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...NONE. PA...NONE. UPDATE...BREWSTER DAYS 1-2 & AVIATION...VAN AUSDALL EXTENDED...CHAMPNEY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 405 AM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-131000- 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- 405 AM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY... SCATTERED SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF IT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. VAN AUSDALL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1228 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 PAZ038-131700- ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 1222 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...NEAR TROY....OR ABOUT OVER SYLVANIA. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...SYLVANIA AT 1245 PM...COWLEY AT 100 PM... EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR 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 WEATHER.GOV. RHB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1237 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 NYZ057-131710- ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 1232 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...NEAR DEPOSIT....OR ABOUT OVER HALE EDDY. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN 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 WEATHER.GOV.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 100 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 NYZ015-131730- YATES- 100 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 100 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...NEAR PENN YAN....OR ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF POTTER....MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...FERGUSON CORNERS AND PENN YAN AT 115 PM...BENTON AND BELLONA STN AT 130 PM... 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 WEATHER.GOV. RJB/RAM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 122 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 NYZ045-056-057-131815- BROOME-DELAWARE-CHENANGO- 122 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 117 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER EASTERN BROOME COUNTY, WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY, AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CHENANGO COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. AREAS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE SIDNEY, DEPOSIT, SANFORD, HALE EDDY, TROUT CREEK, AND AFTON. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH...SMALL 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 WEATHER.GOV.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 132 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 NYZ015-016-131805- YATES- 132 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 132 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...NEAR PENN YAN....OR ABOUT OVER BENTON....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...KENDAIA AND MAC DOUGALL AT 200 PM. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 225 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 NYZ009-018-036-037-131930- ONONDAGA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON- 225 PM EDT THU MAY 13 2004 ...THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... AT 225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN ONONDAGA INTO MADISON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO ONEIDA COUNTY BY 3 PM. AREAS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE POMPEY, LAFAYETTE, CAZENOVIA, PERRYVILLE, CHITTENAGO, AND VERONA. LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. 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.
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:31 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a house and started a fire. The fire destroyed the two story house. The house was located in extreme southern Monroe Township.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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