Central New York was between two cold fronts. Marginal instability with weak lift resulted in a couple of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours.
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Central New York was between two cold fronts. Marginal instability with weak lift resulted in a couple of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours.
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 9, 2:42 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 342 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS... AFTER THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK FROM THE MAIN COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH LATE TUESDAY...A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DOMINATE THE AREA WITH QUIET WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... 330 PM EDT UPDATE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL NY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. SBCAPE AND MUCAPE HAS FALLEN TO AROUND 500 J/KG AND 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR CURRENTLY RANGING FROM 40-50 KNOTS. SO FAR NONE OF THE STORMS HAS MANAGED TO BECOME SEVERE. IT APPEARS THEY ARE BEING STRONGLY SHEARED AND MAY JUST STAY AT BORDERLINE SEVERE. THE POSSIBILITY OF A WATCH FOR OUR AREA HAS DECREASED TO 20 PERCENT FROM 40. WHICH AGREE WITH AS STORMS JUST DO NOT LOOK VERY WELL BALANCED. STILL CAN NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT THAT NONE WILL BECOME SEVERE THOUGH. WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. 1245 PM EDT UPDATE... THE UPPER LVL TROUGH LOCATED NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL DIG SOUTH TODAY INTO THE MID-WEST THEN START TO SHIFT EAST TONIGHT. THIS TROUGH WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT/SFC TROUGH ACROSS OUR CWA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. IT IS HARD TO DISCERN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THIS BOUNDARY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARY OVER WESTERN NY AND BELIEVE IT IS SLIGHTLY HEIGHTENED BY THIS BOUNDARY. CONVECTION IS CURRENTLY GOING UP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. SO FAR MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY IS JUST SHOWERS BUT THERE ARE SOME ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES. A DENSE CU DECK HAS DEVELOPED BY THE COMBINATION OF SOME INSTABILITY PRESENT AND MID LVL MOISTURE. EXPECT CU FIELD TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS FOR TODAY'S CONVECTION. WE DO HAVE SOME INSTABILITY OVER THE REGION... MUCAPE BEING 500 TO 1000 J/KG... BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS WE HAD YESTERDAY. WE DO STILL HOWEVER HAVE STRONG SHEAR PRESENT OVER THE REGION. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR IS AT 40 KNOTS OR ABOVE. ONE FACTOR GOING IN OUR FAVOR TODAY IS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. WITH THIS BEING SAID WE THINK THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS TODAY WILL BECOME SHEARED OUT. BUT... WE CAN NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT A STORM MAY BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE. THE 12Z SOUNDINGS AT BUF AND ALY SHOWS DRY AIR NEAR THE SFC... WHICH HINTS THE POTENTIAL THAT IF A STORM DEVELOPS IT MAY HAVE GUSTY WINDS WITH IT. GUSTY TO STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SVR STORMS WILL BE IN THE EAST. THE COLD FRONT/SFC TROUGH WILL SWING THOUGH THE CWA BY LATE THIS EVENING. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL START TO PUSH INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS FROPA WILL RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DIMINISH. ALSO THESE STORMS ARE PRIMARILY DIURNALLY DRIVEN AND WILL LOSE ITS STEAM AFTER THE SUNSETS. EVEN THOUGH A COLD FRONT/SFC TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TEMPS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE 70S TO 80S. TEMPS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE SE PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS THE FRONT WILL NOT MAKE IT TILL LATE THIS EVENING. STORM SURVEYS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS FROM YESTERDAY'S STORMS. DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN STORMS ARE FULLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/... 150 PM EDT UPDATE... LOOKS LIKE WE WILL FINALLY HAVE A BREAK IN THE WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD. AN UPPR LVL TROUGH WILL SWINGING THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD... HOWEVER ARE PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT THINK THE SFC HIGH WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INHIBIT THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A RISING TREND THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD AS WELL. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE LOW 80S BY SAT. AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 50S EACH MORNING. PATCHY VALLEY FOG MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... 230 AM EDT UPDATE...LTL CHG TO THE XNTDD AS A BROAD TROF SLOWLY DVLPS THRU THE PD...GRADUALLY INCRSG THE CHANCE FOR CONV. DAYTIME HI/S WILL AVG ABV NRML WITH WEAK WAA CONTG INTO TUE. LOWS NEAR NRML...ESP EARLY. PRVS DISC BLO. 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 /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE COVERED FOR A FEW HOURS OF TEMPO -SHRA IN THE TAFS BUT RADAR WILL BE MONITORED FOR QUICK UPDATES IF A STRONGER STORM APPROACHES ANY OF THE TAF SITES. SKIES WILL CLEAR TONIGHT WITH PATCHY VALLEY FOG DEVELOPING AND IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT ELM BY DAYBREAK. SKIES WILL BECOME CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY ON THURSDAY WITH SCT CU DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE WSW AT 5 TO 15 KTS THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT THEN WNW AT 5 TO 15 KTS ON THURSDAY. OUTLOOK... THU NGT-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...MDP NEAR TERM...KAH SHORT TERM...KAH LONG TERM...DGM/PVN AVIATION...DGM/MSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 330 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-101930- 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- 330 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...HITTING SOME PLACES BUT MISSING MANY OTHERS. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY TO STRONG WINDS...BUT ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
104 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
NYZ016>018-091800-
CAYUGA NY-ONONDAGA NY-SENECA NY-
104 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CAYUGA...NORTHERN SENECA
AND WESTERN ONONDAGA COUNTIES...
* AT 102 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WATERLOO...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
TYRE AND MAGEE AT 110 PM EDT...
LEHIGH VLY JCT AND CAYUGA AT 115 PM EDT...
MONTEZUMA AND FOSTERVILLE AT 120 PM EDT...
THROOPSVILLE AT 125 PM EDT...
AUBURN AND MELROSE PARK AT 130 PM EDT...
SENNETT AND OWASCO AT 135 PM EDT...
JORDAN AND JACKS REEF AT 140 PM EDT...
MEMPHIS AND IONIA AT 145 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
LAT...LON 4323 7611 4279 7609 4292 7697 4301 7697
4303 7650 4310 7651 4311 7648 4323 7648
4324 7642 4324 7631 4321 7627 4324 7627
4321 7622 4327 7622 4327 7620
KAHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
110 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
PAZ043-044-047-091815-
LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-WYOMING PA-
110 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LUZERNE...SOUTHERN
WYOMING AND WESTERN LACKAWANNA COUNTIES...
* AT 109 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 SWEET VALLEY...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SWEET VALLEY AND MUHLENBERG AT 115 PM EDT...
PIKES CREEK AND STULL AT 120 PM EDT...
FERN BROOK AND DALLAS AT 130 PM EDT...
CARVERTON AND HARDING AT 140 PM EDT...
OAKHILL AND MOOSIC AT 150 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
LAT...LON 4120 7632 4129 7632 4140 7628 4157 7565
4122 7551 4122 7554 4117 7558 4115 7611
KAHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
228 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
NYZ062-PAZ040-048-072-091930-
PIKE PA-SULLIVAN NY-WAYNE PA-
228 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN PIKE...SOUTHERN
WAYNE AND SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES...
* AT 226 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 LAKE ARIEL...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
HEADLEY AT 235 PM EDT...
HAWLEY AT 240 PM EDT...
BEACH LAKE AT 245 PM EDT...
ROWLAND AT 250 PM EDT...
NARROWSBURG AT 255 PM EDT...
BARRYVILLE AT 300 PM EDT...
ELDRED AT 305 PM EDT...
HIGHLAND LAKE AT 310 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
LAT...LON 4135 7540 4147 7546 4153 7546 4179 7478
4152 7462
MSEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
303 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM TORNADO 2 NE PETERBORO 42.99N 75.64W
07/08/2014 MADISON NY NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 4 FATAL *** TORNADO IN SMITHFIELD NORTHEAST OF
PETERBORO. AN EF2 TORNADO PRODUCED 4 FATALITIES IN
SMITHFIELD. PATH WIDTH WAS 235 YARDS. LENGTH WAS 2.5
MILES. 3 HOMES DESTROYED AND 5 ADDITIONAL HOMES
SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
&&
MSESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
345 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
NYZ062-PAZ048-092030-
PIKE PA-SULLIVAN NY-
345 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PIKE AND
SOUTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES...
* AT 342 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 HARTWOOD...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHVIEW
ALSO MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MONTICELLO AT 350 PM EDT...
ROCK HILL AND BASHA KILL AT 355 PM EDT...
MT PROSPER AND HAVEN AT 400 PM EDT...
WURTSBORO AND HIGHVIEW AT 405 PM EDT...
PHILLIPSPORT AT 410 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
LAT...LON 4158 7437 4156 7443 4150 7448 4149 7475
4143 7475 4142 7480 4159 7488 4159 7487
4172 7451 4164 7439 4159 7436
PVNThe Binghamton radar (KBGM), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:08 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down in the city of Norwich.
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