A cold front moved through the Poconos during the evening hours of Saturday, September 6th. This front resulted in an isolated severe thunderstorm over Luzerne County.
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A cold front moved through the Poconos during the evening hours of Saturday, September 6th. This front resulted in an isolated severe thunderstorm over Luzerne County.
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 Sep 6, 1:51 PM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 251 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THROUGH ENTIRE AREA THIS EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT, EXPECT LINGERING SHOWERS TO CLEAR OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. VALLEY FOG WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WITH COOLER AND LESS HUMID WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR TOMORROW AND MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... 145 PM UPDATE... FRONT WL BE THRU CWA AT START OF TONIGHT PD WITH JUST LINGERING SHOWERS BHND BNDRY. GIVEN THE ANAFRONT NATURE OF THE PCPN EXPECT SHOWERS TO LINGER IN SE THRU 06Z UNTIL H2 SPEED MAX LIFTS NORTH INTO CANADA. AS FOR SKY CVR EXPECT CLDS TO RMN IN WAKE OF FROPA THRU ABOUT 07Z BFR DRY AIR WORKS IN. THIS WL LKLY SET THE STAGE FOR VLY FOG TO DVLP ESPECIALLY IN LOCALES THAT CAN SEE MEASURABLE PCPN TDA. TEMPS HV TUMBLED AS FROPA HAS OCCURRED WITH ITH DROPPING 10 DEGREES BHND FRONT. THIS WL CONTINUE THRU THE OVRNGT HRS WITH MIN TEMPS THIS MORNING UPSTREAM HVG DROPPED INTO THE 50S. EXPECT THIS WL LKLY BE THE CASE IN OUR AREA WITH CLDR VLY LOCATIONS POSSIBLY DIPPING INTO THE U40S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/... 250 PM UPDATE... NICE DAY ON TAP FOR TOMORROW WITH COOL AND SUNNY CONDS EXPECTED. H8 TEMPS DROP DOWN BLO 10C TOMORROW WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO TOP OUT JUST BLO NORMAL VALUES FOR THIS TIME OF YR. HIGHER TERRAIN WL BE LKLY TO SQUEEZE INTO THE 70S WITH VLY LOCATIONS IN THE L/M 70S. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RULE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH SFC LOW DVLPNG DOWN ACRS THE SC COAST BY BY 12Z MONDAY. THIS LOOKS LIKELY TO RIDE UP ALONG SFC TROF AND POSSIBLY AFFECT PORTIONS OF CWA WITH PCPN BY THE END OF THE SHORT TERM, HWVR CWA WL SEE MOCLR SKIES SUN NGT AND ALLOW FOR EXCELLENT RADN'L COOLING CONDS BY MRNG. WEDGE OF COOLER AIR WL CONT ACRS NEW ENGLAND INTO ERN SXNS THRU TUESDAY. HIGHS ON MONDAY WL TOP OUT IN THE M70S ACRS THE WEST AND LWR 70S IN AREA OF RIDGE AXIS WITH H8 TEMPS STUCK BLO 10C. EXPECT JUST SLGT CHC FOR SHOWER ON TUESDAY AS LOW RIDES NORTH UP THE COAST. HWVR EXPECT DRY AIR WL HOLD OVR MOST OF CWA THRU THE END OF THE PD. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... 215 PM EDT UPDATE... FOLLOWED CLOSELY WITH WPC GUIDANCE AND MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. TUESDAY NIGHT WILL HAVE WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT ALONG WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SFC. EXPECT THIS WEATHER PATTERN TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WED AFTERNOON BUT THE BETTER CHANCE WILL BE THURS. THURSDAY AN UPPR LVL LOW WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS. THIS SFC LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL BE A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH SAT AS LOW LVL MOISTURE WILL LINGER. TEMPS DURING THE TIME FRAME WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THURSDAY AND BELOW NORMAL FRI AND SAT. && .AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... A CHALLENGING FORECAST IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AT KAVP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FROPA AND MAY ALSO BE SEVERE. BEHIND THE FRONT LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE EMBEDDED MVFR CIGS AND VISBYS. EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO LINGER FOR A WHILE BEFORE LIFTING TO VFR LATE THIS EVENING. BELIEVE SKIES WILL CLEAR AROUND 06Z TONIGHT... THEN EXPECT FOG TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER FOR TAF SITES OF KITH... KELM... KBGM... AND KAVP. WINDS EXCEPT ALONG THE FROPA ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER 12 KNOTS. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FROPA. OUTLOOK... SUN-WED...MOSTLY VFR WITH POTENTIAL FOR IFR FOG RESTRICTIONS EACH MORNING, ESPECIALLY ELM. WED NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE IN TSRA && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PVN NEAR TERM...PVN SHORT TERM...PVN LONG TERM...KAH AVIATION...KAH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 252 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-071900- 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- 252 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
608 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014
PAZ044-047-062315-
LACKAWANNA PA-LUZERNE PA-
608 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL LACKAWANNA
AND SOUTHERN LUZERNE COUNTIES...
* AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF HUNTINGTON MILLS...AND MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NEW COLUMBUS AT 615 PM EDT...
HUNTINGTON MILLS AT 620 PM EDT...
KOONSVILLE AND BEACH HAVEN AT 625 PM EDT...
POND HILL AND SHICKSHINNY AT 630 PM EDT...
LEE AND GLEN LYON AT 635 PM EDT...
SLOCUM AND MOYERS GROVE AT 640 PM EDT...
DORRANCE AND SPRINGTOWN AT 645 PM EDT...
ALBERT AND DRUMS AT 650 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
LAT...LON 4104 7624 4113 7624 4114 7629 4123 7633
4126 7631 4126 7628 4118 7558 4112 7563
4113 7568 4109 7576 4105 7576 4103 7573
4101 7573 4096 7586
DJP/MDPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
622 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014
NYZ062-062245-
SULLIVAN NY-
622 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY...
* AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAKLAND...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BASHA KILL AND HAVEN AT 635 PM EDT...
BLOOMINGBURG AND HIGHVIEW AT 640 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LAT...LON 4158 7437 4156 7443 4150 7448 4149 7468
4149 7476 4159 7475 4160 7437 4159 7436
RHBSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
644 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014
PAZ047-062345-
LUZERNE PA-
644 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY...
* AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF ROCK
GLEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROCK GLEN AND FERN GLEN AT 700 PM EDT...
DERINGER AND WESTON AT 705 PM EDT...
CONYNGHAM AND SYBERTSVILLE AT 715 PM EDT...
WEST HAZLETON AND DRUMS AT 720 PM EDT...
HAZLETON AT 725 PM EDT...
JEANESVILLE AT 730 PM EDT...
STOCKTON AND DRIFTON AT 735 PM EDT...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LAT...LON 4091 7608 4093 7617 4094 7620 4095 7622
4101 7623 4102 7623 4103 7590 4094 7592
4090 7602 4090 7604
RHBThe Binghamton radar (KBGM), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and wires were blown down.
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