Thunderstorm Wind, Lackawanna
- When
- July 26, 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna County, 2.07 mi E of Oakhill
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -75.680
Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 26, 2011
A trough of low pressure moved through the region, with sufficient moisture to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms across northeast Pennsylvania. Isolated storms produced reports of high winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- None recorded
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
A trough of low pressure moved through the region, with sufficient moisture to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms across northeast Pennsylvania. Isolated storms produced reports of high winds.
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 26, 12:42 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 12:42 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 142 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A REINFORCING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH FAIR WEATHER. THE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... UPDATED AS OF 12 NOON... WW 686 NOW IN EFFECT TIL 23Z...FOR ALL OF OUR CNTRL NY CNTYS...AS WELL AS THE NRN TIER OF PA. INSTAB/SHEAR COMBO...AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST ISOLATED SVR TSRA. GIVEN CURRENT STM MOTION AND MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER-LVL WAVE...WE'LL BEGIN TO CLEAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OUT OF THE REGION BY LATE AFTN (20-23Z). UPDATED AS OF 10 AM... VSBL SAT/RADAR LOOPS SHOW DEVELOPING CONVECTIVE BANDS FROM THE ADIRONDACKS...ACRS LK ONT...AND INTO PTNS OF WRN NY/SRN ONT ATTM...COINCIDENT WITH APPROACHING UPPER- LVL WAVE. MEANWHILE...DOWNSTREAM ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL NY AND NORTHEAST PA...SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. GIVEN DAYTIME HEATING THROUGH EARLY AFTN...AND SOME HGT FALLS/COOLING ALOFT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED UPPER-LVL SYSTEM...OUR AMS SHOULD DESTABILIZE...LEADING TO SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TWIN TIERS NWD. THUS...WE'LL CONTINUE TO EMPLOY CHC POPS/SCTD WORDING THROUGH LATE AFTN. BASED ON 12Z SOUNDINGS/MODEL PROGS...ML CAPES OF 500-1000 CAN BE EXPECTED...ALG WITH GOOD VERT SHEAR (0-6 KM VALUES OF 40-50 KT). BASED ON THESE INDICES...STORMS MAY BECOME ORGANIZED IN NATURE...AND WE'LL HAVE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS CLOSELY BY MIDDAY. AS FAR AS TEMPS GO THIS AFTN...925/850 MB TEMPS AT 12Z SUPPORT OUR FCST MAX READINGS FAIRLY WELL (UPPER 70S-MID 80S). && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... ONCE THIS TROUGH MOVES THROUGH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WEATHER QUIET THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING, A WARM FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ZONES. THIS WILL BRING OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS FRONT WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND LOOKS TO POSSIBLY OCCLUDE BEFORE IT MAKES IT THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... 11 AM UPDATE...LONG TERM FORECAST DONE EARLY WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. POPULATED WITH HPC GUIDANCE. FAIRLY QUIET LONG TERM PERIOD WITH A RAIN THREAT ENDING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND. NEXT SHOT AT PRECIP COMES EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A FRONT DROPPING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 21Z ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TERMINALS WITH DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTH. AFTER 21Z CONVECTION BEGINS TO SLIDE EAST EVERYWHERE EXCEPT AT KAVP WHERE CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 0Z. FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING WILL BRING A RETURN TO VFR WEATHER TO THE TERMINALS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE LONE EXCEPTION MAY BE AT KELM WHERE RAIN FROM TODAY MAY CREATE SOME LIGHT FOG. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS THEN WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. LIGHT NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET. OUTLOOK... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ...GENERALLY VFR. MORNING IFR/MVFR FOG POSSIBLE AT KELM EACH DAY. SCT TSTM THUR AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLE MVFR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORNING IFR/MVFR FOG POSSIBLE AT KELM. SATURDAY/SUNDAY...VFR. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SLI NEAR TERM...MLJ/SLI SHORT TERM...SLI/TAC LONG TERM...HEDEN AVIATION...HEDEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 11:00 AM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1200 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-048- 072-271600- 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-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 1200 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ON FRIDAY MOST LOCATIONS WILL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S... WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING NEAR 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ043-044-047-271600- WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- 1200 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OR HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ON FRIDAY MOST LOCATIONS WILL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S... WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING NEAR 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MJ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:01 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
201 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
PAZ038-039-043-044-261845-
BRADFORD PA-LACKAWANNA PA-SUSQUEHANNA PA-WYOMING PA-
201 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL BRADFORD...
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING...NORTHERN LACKAWANNA AND SOUTHERN SUSQUEHANNA
COUNTIES...
* AT 159 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
RUSHVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RUSH AND AUBURN CENTER AT 210 PM EDT...
ELK LAKE AT 215 PM EDT...
SPRINGVILLE AND DIMOCK AT 220 PM EDT...
HOP BOTTOM AND NICHOLSON AT 230 PM EDT...
GLENWOOD AND WEST LENOX AT 235 PM EDT...
LENOXVILLE AND ROYAL AT 240 PM EDT...
CLIFFORD AND ELKDALE AT 245 PM 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!
LAT...LON 4170 7629 4187 7623 4174 7547 4156 7545
4148 7549
MLJLocal storm report, Jul 26, 1:22 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
222 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG MORRIS 42.55N 75.25W
07/26/2011 OTSEGO NY COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN MORRIS INCLUDING A TREE ON A
HOUSE.
&&
MSESpecial weather statement, Jul 26, 2:57 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 357 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 NYZ056-057-062-PAZ039-040-262045- BROOME NY-DELAWARE NY-SULLIVAN NY-SUSQUEHANNA PA-WAYNE PA- 357 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SUSQUEHANNA... NORTHERN WAYNE...SOUTHEASTERN BROOME...SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND WEST CENTRAL SULLIVAN COUNTIES... * AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINDSOR...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SHERMAN AND DEPOSIT AT 410 PM EDT... HALE EDDY AND SCOTT CENTER AT 415 PM EDT... WINTERDALE AND HANCOCK AT 420 PM EDT... LAKE COMO AT 425 PM EDT... EQUINUNK AND FISHS EDDY AT 430 PM EDT... PEABROOK AND LOOKOUT AT 435 PM EDT... FREMONT AND STALKER AT 440 PM EDT... NORTH BRANCH AND CALLICOON CENTER AT 445 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. LAT...LON 4189 7483 4167 7500 4202 7576 4218 7565 DGM
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:04 PM EST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
404 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
PAZ043-044-047-048-072-262100-
LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-PIKE PA-WAYNE PA-WYOMING PA-
404 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LACKAWANNA...EASTERN
WYOMING...EXTREME WEST CENTRAL PIKE...NORTHEASTERN LUZERNE AND
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
* AT 403 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FALLS...AND MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MILL CITY AND WALLS CORNERS AT 410 PM EDT...
RANSOM AND HARDING AT 415 PM EDT...
GLENBURN AND WAVERLY AT 420 PM EDT...
WEST SCRANTON AND TAYLOR AT 425 PM EDT...
SCRANTON AND DICKSON CITY AT 430 PM EDT...
DUNMORE AND THROOP AT 435 PM EDT...
ELMHURST AND JESSUP AT 440 PM EDT...
DRINKER AND WIMMERS AT 445 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
LAT...LON 4141 7606 4159 7599 4145 7526 4123 7535
4123 7540
DGMLocal storm report, Jul 26, 3:36 PM EST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
436 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM HAIL FRENCH WOODS 41.92N 75.19W
07/26/2011 M1.00 INCH DELAWARE NY PUBLIC
&&
JMLLocal storm report, Jul 26, 3:47 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
447 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0414 PM HAIL HANCOCK 41.95N 75.28W
07/26/2011 M1.25 INCH DELAWARE NY PUBLIC
&&
JMLThe radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 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
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 26, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 26, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 26 to 27, 2011
- Wildfire in Texas, July 26 to 31, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 26, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 26, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 26, 2011
- Wildfire in Texas, July 26 to 27, 2011
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 26, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, July 26 to 27, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Montana, July 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Kansas, July 26 to 31, 2011
More
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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: 336463.