Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed as a cold front pushed through central New York during the afternoon. Isolated storms produced damaging winds and large hail.
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed as a cold front pushed through central New York during the afternoon. Isolated storms produced damaging winds and large hail.
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 Aug 21, 2:19 PM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 319 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE REGION. DRIER COOLER CONDITIONS SHOULD SET IN BY TUESDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM SOUTHERN CANADA. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... 3 PM UPDATE... WW 795 (SVR TSTM) REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 01Z...BASICALLY FOR LOCALES ALG AND E OF THE I-81 CORRIDOR. CONVECTIVE LN MOVING TO THE E FROM WRN NY ATTM...JUST AHEAD OF SFC COLD FRNT...AND AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BETTER UPPER-LVL FORCING. AS HTS ALOFT BEGIN TO FALL OVER CNTRL NY/ERN PA LATE THIS AFTN INTO THE EARLY EVE...AND CONVERGENCE INCREASES AHD OF THE SFC FRNTL BNDRY...THE AMS SHOULD DESTABILIZE A LTL FURTHER...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF DECENT CONVECTIVE COVERAGE (LIKELY/NUMEROUS POP VALUES CONTINUING THROUGH 01-02Z). ML CAPES OF 1000-2000 IN PLACE OVER THE SRN/ERN ZONES ATTM...AND WITH DEEP-LYRD SHEAR (30-40 KT) SPREADING OVER THE AREA FROM THE NW...SVR WX IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY...AND A FEW SUPER CELLS CAN'T BE RULED OUT. LATER TONIGHT...BEHIND THE COLD FRNT...COOLER MORE STABLE AIR MOVES IN AT THE SFC. HOWEVER...THE OVERALL THERMAL PROFILE STAYS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE...WITH STEEP LR'S ALOFT. GIVEN SOME ADDITIONAL DPVA LATER TONIGHT AS WELL WITH THE APPROACH OF THE MAIN PV LOBE...WE'LL KEEP IN A CHANCE OF -SHRA MOST AREAS. ...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... 930 AM UPDATE... FIRST BAND OF SHRA/TSRA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ATTM...AS IT PROGRESSES EWD TWDS THE I-81 CORRIDOR. NEAR-TERM NWP GUIDANCE (HRRR/RUC) HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS EVOLUTION...AND ALSO INDICATES THAT A SUBSEQUENT/MORE INTENSE SQUALL LN WILL DEVELOP BY 16-17Z...FROM ABT KROC-KERI-KCLE. IT APPEARS TO BE THIS FEATURE THAT WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE CWA THIS AFTN INTO THE EARLY EVE HRS...JUST AHD OF SFC COLD FRNT AND AT THE LEADING EDGE OF HGT FALLS/CAA ALOFT. SYNOPTICALLY...GOOD FORCING SHOULD BE OVER NY/PA THIS AFTN INTO EARLY TONIGHT...WITH OUR AREA UNDERNEATH THE LEFT EXIT RGN OF A 100+ KT UPPER-LVL JET STREAK...WITHIN A RIBBON OF DECENT DPVA AT MID-LVLS...AND IN A CONVERGENT ZONE AT LWR LVLS AHD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FRNTL BNDRY. THE MAIN QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO SVR POTENTIAL IS THE DEGREE OF HEATING/DESTABILIZATION THAT WILL TAKE PLACE. VSBL SAT PIX SHOW FAIRLY THICK CLOUD DEBRIS ATTM OVER NY/NRN PA. WE DO THINK THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME BREAKS TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTN...AGAIN MOSTLY E OF THE I-81 CORRIDOR. THUS...IT STILL LOOKS LIKE OUR SRN/ERN ZONES HAVE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SVR WX. THE 12Z KBUF SOUNDING SHOWS THE POTENTIAL FOR ABOUT 1000 J/KG OF CAPE...WITH MORE LIMITED HEATING (HIGHS IN THE 70S)...WHILE KALY/KPIT ARE MORE ROBUST (2000-3000...GIVEN HIGHS INTO THE 80S). IF THE LATTER SCENARIO UNFOLDS (MOST LIKELY FOR THE CATSKILLS AND NE PA)...STRENGTHENING WIND FIELDS COULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT SUPER CELLS. TIME WILL TELL...AND WE'LL BE WATCHING THINGS CLOSELY THIS AFTN. WE TRIED TO UTILIZE HRRR/RUC GUIDANCE...AND SHOW LOWER POPS (ISOLD-SCTD) THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN BRING A BAND OF LIKELY (NUMEROUS) POPS THROUGH FROM NW TO SE THIS AFTN INTO THE EVE. VERY NEAR-TERM SKY/TEMP/DEW PT GRIDS WERE TWEAKED SLIGHTLY...BASED ON THE LATEST OBS AND SAT IMAGERY. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... UPDATED AS OF 305 PM... SCATTERED -SHRA EXPECTED MON...AS ANOTHER UPPER-LVL WAVE PASSES THROUGH THE LARGE-SCALE TROUGH AXIS DROPPING INTO THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. SOMEWHAT LESS/MORE ISOLATED COVERAGE ANTICIPATED DOWN ACROSS OUR SRN ZONES (NE PA). QUIET WX ANTICIPATED FOR THE REST OF THIS PD...AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM THE NRN LAKES/ONT. THE INCOMING AMS WILL BE COOLER THAN WE'VE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY...AND EARLY MORNING LOWS ON TUE COULD BE DOWN IN THE 40S IN NORMALLY COOLER SPOTS. TUE AND WED SHOULD FEATURE PTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES (HIGHS IN THE 70S TUE...THEN RECOVERING TO NEAR OR JUST ABV 80F BY WED AFTN). && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH TH EXTD FORECAST. FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. THERE IS ALSO A PRETTY STRONG SFC TROUGH/COLD FRONT JUST TO THE WEST. THIS WILL SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE CWA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY, KEEPING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE DAY. AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. NOW COME THE BIG QUESTION, THE TRACK OF IRENE. CURRENT MODEL TRENDS SHOW THE STORM HOLDING ITS OWN WILL IT MOVES NORTH OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. AS IT PROGRESSES NORTHWARD, THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTHEAST, SHIFTS EASTWARD. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE MOISTURE FROM THE STORM, REGARDLESS OF STRENGTH, TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD, BRINGING THE MOISTURE TO THE REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING. BOTH THE ECMWF AND THE GFS HAVE NEARLY THE SAME TRACK, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE THIS FAR OUT, AND THEREFORE LENDING TO SOME CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG RANGE. HOWEVER, EARLY CHANGES IN THE TRACK OF IRENE MAY GREATLY CHANGE THE IMPACT ON THE CWA. && .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... 2 PM UPDATE...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT ALL OF THE TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. TIMING VARIES BUT GENERALLY BETWEEN 19Z AND 23Z NY TERMINALS...AND 20Z TO 24Z AT KAVP. SINCE WE ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE EXPECTED TIMING OF THE STORMS I WENT AHEAD AND COVERED THIS PERIOD WITH A TSRA TEMPO GROUP WITH MVFR VSBYS AND CIGS. WE MAY HAVE SOME STRONG WINDS WITH SOME OF THE STORMS BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH AT THIS POINT TO PUT THAT INTO THE TAF. WILL MONITOR THE RADAR AND ADD A MORE SHORT TERM TEMPO GROUP TO COVER THE STRONG WIND THREAT IF NEEDED. EARLY THIS EVENING THE MAIN THREAT FOR STORMS WILL DIMINISH BUT THROUGH 03Z SOME SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. THUNDER STILL CAN'T BE RULED OUT BUT WITH THE THREAT LESS THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...ONLY WENT WITH A CB GROUP FOR NOW. AFTER THE PRECP ENDS STRONGER WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE SHOULD KEEP VSBYS AND CIGS VFR OVERNIGHT. COOLER AIR ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE AROUND 3KFT TO PRODUCE VFR TO HIGH END MVFR CIGS FROM 15Z MONDAY ON AT THE NY TERMINALS. BEST SHOT AT MVFR WOULD BE ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND KITH/KBGM. WINDS LIGHT OUT SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON VEER INTO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAIN AROUND 5 KTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS BECOME BRISK BY 15Z MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED 10-15 KTS EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS OR GREATER AT ALL TERMINALS. OUTLOOK... MON...VFR WITH PSBL RESTRICTIONS IN AFTN/EVE SHRA/TSRA. MON NGT TO WED...VFR WITH POSSIBLE MVFR/IFR IN EARLY MORNING VALLEY FOG. WED NGT TO THU...MVFR POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS/STORMS. FRI...VFR. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...MLJ NEAR TERM...MLJ SHORT TERM...MLJ LONG TERM...RRM AVIATION...HEDEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 137 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 NYZ009-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072- 221745- NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-OTSEGO- TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE- WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 137 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 795 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NYZ015>018-022>025-221745- YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG- TOMPKINS- 137 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
247 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
NYZ015-016-022-023-211945-
SCHUYLER NY-SENECA NY-STEUBEN NY-YATES NY-
247 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL SCHUYLER...NORTH
CENTRAL STEUBEN...SOUTHWESTERN SENECA AND YATES COUNTIES...
* AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 40
MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF
WAYLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ATLANTA AT 255 PM EDT...
MIDDLESEX AND VINE VALLEY AT 310 PM EDT...
POTTER AND ITALY HILL AT 315 PM EDT...
FRIEND AND YATESVILLE AT 320 PM EDT...
KEUKA PARK AND BLUFF POINT AT 325 PM EDT...
PENN YAN AND MILO MILLS AT 330 PM EDT...
MILO CENTER AND MAYS MILLS AT 335 PM EDT...
LODI STATION AND WILLARD AT 340 PM EDT...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
IF ON OR NEAR KEUKA...SENECA OR CAYUGA LAKES...SEEK SHELTER NOW. GET OUT
OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4259 7766 4258 7737 4271 7736 4277 7731
4277 7699 4279 7698 4278 7683 4248 7686
4254 7767
HEDENThe Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:49 UTC.
5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A pole and large branches were downed on Plainville Road between Sprague and Gates Roads.
Multiple large branches were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, August 2011
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: 342744, 342746, 342747, 342748, 342750, 342752, 342753.