1 flash flood, 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 Jul 20, 9:25 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1020 PM THU JUL 20 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - SATURDAY)... UPDATED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING S/WV LOCATED ACROSS WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG SFC TROUGH ACROSS WESTERN NYS MOVING INTO CNY ATTM. THE 18Z NAM SEEMS TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON THE CURRENT WX. UPDATED THE FORECAST BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS WHICH MEANT SPEEDING UP THE TIMING OF PRECIP TONIGHT AND HENCE INCREASING POPS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE FASTER TIMING WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS INTO THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO SHOW MORE OF A TREND TWD HIGHER CHCS FOR MORNING PRECIP BASED ON FASTER FRONTAL PASS. WILL LET THE NEXT SHIFT TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT FRIDAY AND MAKE FURTHER CHANGES IF NECESSARY. FRIDAY NIGHT...THE FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK SLOWLY TOWARDS THE COASTAL PLAIN...WITH PRECIPITATION COVERAGE GRADUALLY DECREASING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. ON SATURDAY...ANOTHER LOW-PRESSURE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO RUN NORTHEASTWARD UP THE FRONT ACROSS EASTERN PA AND NJ. THIS WILL ACT TO TEMPORARILY STALL THE BOUNDARY...AND CAUSE SOME LIGHT RAIN TO MOVE BACK TOWARDS AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. FOR NOW...WE RETAINED THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM NYS SOUTHERN TIER DOWN ACROSS NORTHEAST PA. -MJ && .AVIATION (21/00Z TO 22/00Z)... SHRA/TSRA OVER WRN SXNS ATTM...AND ACTIVITY IS DPSTNG. SCT CIGS/VSBYS INTO THE MVFR RANGE WITH ANY SHOWERS AND TSTMS, WITH POTNL FOR A PD OF MVFR CIGS TWDS DAYBREAK BEHIND THE PCPN. LATE TMRW MRNG/AFTN SFC FLOW SHUD GRADUALLY COME ARND TO THE NW ARND 10 KTS WITH VFR CIGS. STILL POTNL FOR SOME SCT CONVECTION BUT PROBS NOT GREAT ENUF TO INCLUDE IN TAFS AT THIS POINT. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT - THURSDAY)... SLOW MVG FNTLY SYSTEM WILL BE CLR OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY AND A PROLONGED PD OF DRIER WX WILL BE OVER THE AREA AS A SFC HI BLDS IN. FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE ON WED AS A BROAD BUT WEAK UPPER TROF AND SHRT WV BRINGS SOME LFT AND THE THREAT OF SHWRS. STRUNGOUT SYSTEM IS DFCLT TO DEFINE AND TIME...ESP AT LONG RANGE SO POPS WILL REMAIN LOW AND SPEAD OUT INTO THU. FLWD HPC GUID FOR TEMPS. -MORFORD && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .NY...NONE. .PA...NONE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 339 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-210745- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD- SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE- SOUTHERN WAYNE- 339 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER INCLUDES THE FINGER LAKES...CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE CHANCE IS QUITE LOW...BUT ISOLATED STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD OCCUR IN THESE AREAS WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY MINOR FLOODING. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG A STALLED FRONT OVER THE MID ATLANTIC. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE FRONT...HOWEVER SHOULD CONDITIONS COME TOGETHER THE MOST LIKELY AREA AFFECTED BY ANY HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO BE NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK. EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOWS LOW POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ASSISTANCE IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY...BUT COULD BE NEEDED TONIGHT. JAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 902 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 NYZ016-017-210200- CAYUGA NY-SENECA NY- 902 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 858 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OVID...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SHELDRAKE SPGS AT 910 PM EDT... INTERLAKEN AT 915 PM EDT... SHELDRAKE AND KIDDERS AT 920 PM EDT... WILLETS AND COVERT AT 925 PM EDT... KING FERRY AND LEDYARD AT 935 PM EDT... GENOA AND VENICE CENTER AT 950 PM EDT... EAST VENICE AND EAST GENOA AT 955 PM EDT... MORAVIA AND SHERWOOD AT 1000 PM EDT... TAKE SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1132 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 NYZ022-210430- STEUBEN NY- 1132 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 1128 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODHULL...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... ADDISON AT 1150 PM EDT... LINDLEY AND ERWINS AT 1210 AM EDT... CATON AND SOUTH CORNING AT 1225 AM EDT... EAST CORNING AT 1230 AM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. JAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 148 AM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006 PAZ038-039-210645- BRADFORD PA-SUSQUEHANNA PA- 148 AM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 142 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HERRICKVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... STEVENSVILLE AND BRUSHVILLE AT 155 AM EDT... RUSHVILLE AND SILVARA AT 200 AM EDT... LAWTON AND RUSH AT 205 AM EDT... AUBURN CENTER AND BIRCHARDVILLE AT 210 AM EDT... ELK LAKE AT 215 AM EDT... DIMOCK AND SPRINGVILLE AT 220 AM EDT... ALFORD AT 230 AM EDT... HOP BOTTOM AT 235 AM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:32 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flooding of Route 49, with about 2 feet of water flowing over the road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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