A strong upper level system moving across the region led to the development of numerous severe thunderstorms across central New York during the afternoon and evening hours of July 8th. With a tremendous favorable atmospheric wind pattern present, severe thunderstorms resulted in widespread wind damage along with several tornadoes.
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The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
A strong upper level system moving across the region led to the development of numerous severe thunderstorms across central New York during the afternoon and evening hours of July 8th. With a tremendous favorable atmospheric wind pattern present, severe thunderstorms resulted in widespread wind damage along with several tornadoes.
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 8, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 300 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY UNTIL A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA DIMINISHING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHICH WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER BACK TO CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... 140 PM EDT UPDATE... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 403 HAS BEEN ISSUED... THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES TO LOOK GOOD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THUS A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NE PA AND CNTRL NY. STRONG WINDS APPEARS THE BE THE MAIN THREAT. STILL CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO. HAIL AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. PREVIOUS FORECAST HOLDS GOOD AS WE NOW HAVE 1000-1500 J/KG SBCAPE ACROSS THE REGION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITUATION PLEASE READ PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW. 1045 AM EDT UPDATE... UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NY AND PA. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED OVER WI WILL DEEPEN AND SHIFT EAST THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS OCCURS THE WINDS NEAR AND AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE ALREADY STRONG SHEAR THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE TO STRENGTHEN. THIS MORNING 0-6KM BULK SHEAR VALUES ARE AROUND 40 KNOTS. AS THE TROUGH STRENGTHENS AND MOVES EAST IT WILL RESULT IN 0-6KM BULK SHEAR TO INCREASE TO 60 KNOTS OR GREATER. A POTENT VORT MAX WILL BE EJECTED OVER THE REGION BETWEEN 18Z-00Z TONIGHT WHICH IS THE EXPECTED UPPR LVL TRIGGER FOR DEVELOPMENT TODAY. ATTENDANT WITH THIS VORT MAX WE WILL BE IN THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF THE UPPR LVL JET. THUS... WE WILL HAVE EXCELLENT UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS TO HELP THE CONTINUATION OF CONVECTION. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SHEAR THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE INCREASES CONCERNS FOR A STRONG CONVECTIVE WIND EVENT TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. SINGLE CELLS MAY DEVELOP EARLY ON IN THE EVENT... BUT THE OVERALL PROGRESSION OF THE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE LINEAR/BROKEN LINEAR AND POSSIBLE A DERECHO EVENT. LOTS OF SUNSHINE IS PRESENT THIS MORNING OVER NE PA AND CNTRL NY. EXPECT A MODERATE CU FIELD TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS INSTABILITY IS PRESENT. BUT... DO NOT EXPECT CU TO BECOME SO DENSE THAT IT OVER POWERS THE BOUNDARY TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. SB CAPE IS STILL EXPECTED AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO RANGE FROM 1000-1500 AND SOME REGIONS GREATER. WITH ALL THE MENTIONED SAID. EXPECT WINDS TO BE THE MAIN THREAT... HOWEVER CAN NOT RULE OUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES ALONG THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT. HAIL MAY BE POSSIBLE AS WELL BUT EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN INCH IN DIAMETER AS CAPE WITHIN THE -10 TO -20 DEGREE PORTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS NOT GREAT. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... 140 PM EDT UPDATE... TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AS THE SFC LOW ATTENDANT WITH THE UPPER LVL TROUGH BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY MOVES ALONG THE US/CANADIAN BORDER. COOLER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE PASSAGE. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE REGION FROM THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY EARLY WED MORNING THUS TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE LOW 60S ACROSS THE REGION. WED THE UPPR LVL TROUGH AXIS WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY EAST AND START TO LIFT NORTH. THE MAIN SUBSIDENCE ATTENDANT WITH THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA... THUS WE WILL REMAIN UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION FROM UPPR LVL DYNAMICS AND THE BOUNDARY LAYER HAVING SOME INSTABILITY WED... WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE DIURNAL DRIVEN AND WHEN THE SUNSETS EXPECT SHOWERS START TO DIMINISH. REGIONS MAY SEE SOME SUN EARLY ON... HOWEVER EXPECT A DENSE CU DECK TO BUILD QUICKLY WED AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPS COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. WED NIGHT A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ENDING WHAT SHOWERS STILL LINGER. THURSDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD INTO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE WEST WHICH WILL ALLOW A COUPLE OF BEAUTIFUL DAYS TO RETURN BACK INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 70S AS DEW POINTS WILL BE IN THE 50S. EACH NIGHT TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S. THURS AND FRI WILL BE TRANQUIL WEATHER. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... 3 PM UPDATE... HIPRES WL BE SHIFTING OFF THE COAST IN THE EARLY PART OF THE EXTNDD WITH RETURN FLOW BEGINNING TO KICK IN DRG THE DAY SATURDAY. THIS MAY LEAD TO SLGT CHC THUNDER DRG THE AFTN HRS AS FRONTAL BNDRY SETS UP TO OUR WEST SUN MRNG. AS FNT APPRCHS DRG THE DAY ON SUNDAY POPS WL INCRS TO HICHC AND WITH MULTIPLE WVS POSSIBLY RIDING UP ALONG BNDRY THRU EARLY IN THE WEEK THE CHC FOR THUNDER CONTS UNTIL FROPA OCCURS BY TUE MRNG. TEMPS WL MODERATE TO ABV NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND BFR DROPPING OFF TO NR NORMAL FOLLOWING FROPA. HV BASICALLY FOLLOWED WPC GUIDANCE WITH JUST A FEW TWEEKS FOR COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES. && .AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... MAJOR CONCERN FOR THIS TAF PACKAGE IS THE TIMING OF A POTENTIALLY SEVERE SQUALL LINE ACROSS ALL TAF SITES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WITH THIS LINE...I EXPECT IFR CIG/VSBY +TSRA AND A WEST WIND GUSTING TO AT LEAST 45 KNOTS. I PUT A TWO HOUR TEMPO WINDOW FOR EACH TAF SITE WITH THESE IFR CONDITIONS AND WINDS. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM THAT THE LINE OF STORMS WILL FALL IN THIS 2 HOUR WINDOW OF TIME FOR EACH TAF SITE IN C NY AND NE PA. FOR NOW SEE SQUALL LINE FOR KELM 20-22Z, KITH TO KSYR TO KBGM 21Z- 23Z, AND KRME TO KAVP 22Z-00Z WED. AFTER THE STORMS PASS...I EXPECT A VFR LAYER OF SCT-BKN SC...THAT CUD GO MVFR AT KBGM. NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT FOG FORMATION AS PER PREVIOUS TAF FORECAST AS WINDS WILL REMAIN UP ALL NIGHT. FOR WED AM...SEE MAINLY VFR CU AND MID CLDS. WINDS WILL BE SW THIS AFTERNOON ARND 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20-25 KNOTS. WINDS WILL SLACKEN OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE FROM THE W- SW UNDER 10 KNOTS. FOR WED AM I EXPECT SW 5 TO 10 KNOTS. OUTLOOK... WED...VFR MAJORITY OF THE TIME...BUT RESTRICTIONS MAY OCCUR FROM SCT SHRA/TSRA ESPECIALLY AFTN-EVE HRS. THU-FRI-SAT...MAINLY VFR...EXCEPT PREDAWN VALLEY FOG KELM. SUN...MAINLY VFR...POTENTIAL FOR MVFR IN SHRA AND TSRA. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KAH NEAR TERM...KAH SHORT TERM...KAH LONG TERM...PVN AVIATION...DJN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 111 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-PAZ038>040-043-044- 047-072-091715- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO- OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE- WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 111 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 403 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY. A FEW COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...BUT ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NYZ062-PAZ048-091715- SULLIVAN-PIKE- 111 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED WITHIN OUR REGION LATE TODAY. THOUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...THE TIMING FOR THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT APPEARS TO BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT LARGE HAIL AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY. A FEW COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...BUT ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 112 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-PAZ038>040-043-044- 047-072-082315- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA- NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND...NORWICH...ONEONTA... COOPERSTOWN...OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...TOWANDA... SAYRE...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE... HAZLETON...HONESDALE 112 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ...POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT... UNUSUALLY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS IS SETTING THE STAGE FOR A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TRIGGER A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL FORM OVER THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY AND EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE INTENSE WINDS THAT COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE LOCALLY AS IT RACES ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. BEST ESTIMATES FOR TIMING OF THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS IN THE ELMIRA CORNING AREA TO PENN YAN BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM...FROM SYRACUSE AND ITHACA TO CORTLAND...NORWICH...BINGHAMTON AND TOWANDA BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM...AND FROM UTICA AND COOPERSTOWN TO DELHI...HANCOCK...MONTROSE AND THE GREATER SCRANTON WILKES BARRE AREAS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM. WINDS COULD EXCEED 70 MPH LOCALLY AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL ALSO BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...BRIEF BUT INTENSE RAINFALL AND EVEN A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. YOU COULD ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BGM NYZ062-PAZ048-082315- SULLIVAN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MILFORD 112 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS AND POCONOES MAINLY AFTER 7 PM. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THIS LINE OF STORMS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. YOU COULD ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BGM DAVE NICOSIA
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.
21 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down on a car.
Numerous trees were uprooted.
A confirmed microburst produce 65 to 75 MPH winds which downed large branches. Some evergreen trees were snapped and trees were uprooted.
Much of the roof of West End Bar and Grille at the New York State Fairgrounds was peeled off. Time was approximated on radar.
Hail was accompanied by 50-55 MPH winds.
Numerous trees were blown down on houses.
A few large trees were knocked down.
A confirmed microburst produced winds of between 65 and 75 MPH in East Syracuse. Widespread tree damage and a few snapped power poles occurred.
Trees and power lines were blown down on Fremont Road and Kirkville Road.
Trees were blown down on wires and houses.
Trees and wires were blown down.
An EF1 tornado touched down with estimated maximum wind speeds of 80 to 90 MPH. It traveled with a path length of 1 mile and a maximum path width of 600 yards. This tornado damaged a pavilion, lightly damaged a home and uprooted numerous trees.
Trees and wires were blown down on a house with a possible structural collapse.
Many trees and powerlines were blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down.
A confirmed 60-70 MPH microburst went through the city of Rome. It caused some branches to blow down and uproot a few trees.
A roof was blown off of a residence on Route 26.
A tornado touched down in Smithfield just 2 miles to the northeast of Peterboro. This EF2 tornado with a path length of 2.5 miles and a path width of 235 yard resulted in 4 fatalities in Smithfield. Three homes were destroyed and 5 additional homes sustained significant damage.
Downburst winds impacted a 10 mile long area by about one mile wide. Most of the damage was sporadic until near Route 365 and Fairchild Road. Just south of the Stop and Go on Route 365, hundreds of hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped. Some minor damage to a house was found. Strongest winds were found here and estimated to be between 85 and 95 MPH. The damage path continued northeast across Route 365. Two more separate blow downs were found near Twin Rock Road. Winds here were between 75 and 85 mph.
Multiple trees were blown down on County Route 7. Poles with wires were blown down on County Route 10.
Trees were also uprooted.
A small tornado tracked for approximately 1.3 miles through a residential area near Utica NY. The tornado was rated as an EF1 with maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 MPH. Dozens of trees were chopped up or felled by the tornado and one residence lost two walls of an attached garage. Several other residences experienced shingle and siding damages.
Multiple trees were blown down through town.
Trees were blown down.
A few trees were blown down in the Town of Delaware.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Madison | 2014-07-08 | 35 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Madison | 2014-07-08 | 70 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Madison | 2014-07-08 | 0 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Madison | 2014-07-08 | 53 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for New York, 2014Warnings in New York, July 2014
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: 520554, 520555, 520941, 520556, 520546, 520557, 520558, 520942, 520559, 520560, 520561, 520551, 520562, 520563, 520564, 521050, 520547, 520571, 520565, 520552, 520944, 520567, 520548, 520553, 520570, 520568, 520569, 520549, 520550.