Showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening on Sunday. These showers and thunderstorms developed in a very unstable and moist air mass.
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Showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening on Sunday. These showers and thunderstorms developed in a very unstable and moist air mass. Some of the thunderstorms became severe producing damaging winds.
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 May 29, 9:31 AM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 1031 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop over the region later today and tonight with heavy downpours. Before the storms develop, another warm and humid day is expected. Drier and more comfortable weather returns early next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... 1030 AM EDT Update... Overall the forecast is in good shape this morning. Showers have developed within 2000 j/kg sbCAPE and high pwat values this morning over the finger lakes region. With this much instability and moisture, expect showers and thunderstorms to continue to develop over this region and produce heavy rainfall. There has been a few lightning strikes this morning already and expect the possibility of lightning to continue through the morning and day. Coverage wise expect the area expand by late morning. Activity will be slow moving again today as steering flow is towards the ne around 20 knots, thus showers will move to the NE around 15 to 20 mph. Temps this morning are unusually warm for this time of year. Decided to bump of max temp by a couple of degrees. And with dew points ranging in the uppr 60s to low 70s across the area, today will be another hot and muggy day. 450 AM update... 500 mb height falls along with plenty of instability will lead to another round of showers and thunderstorms today, but should be more widespread the past few days. From early afternoon through early evening, the main area of focus will be across NY State. Main threat will be heavy rain will plenty of moisture across our area. By tonight the initial area of showers and storms may diminish a bit, while a new area of moisture moves up the coast. This area has tropical characteristics with Tropical Storm Bonnie near the Carolinas, and a deep feed well south into the Atlantic. Model guidance still indicates that the northern extent of this may just brush NEPA and the Catskills, but it is just a tad farther east than just 24 hours ago. Continued to highlight the higher threat for rain here in the HWO, along with the forecast itself. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... 450 AM Update A cold front moves through our area Monday, but the deeper moisture will well east by the time it moves through. While showers are possible across the area the first half of the day, the risk for thunderstorms and a slightly better chance of rain will occur later in the day over NEPA and the Catskills, as these areas will have the best chance to destabilize some ahead of the front. High pressure will bring drier and more comfortable weather to our area Monday night through Tuesday night. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... 630 AM update... No major changes to extended forecast. PoPs for Thursday night and Friday were increased slightly given multi-model support for upper support along cold frontal passage. This feature will break the early season oppressive heat and humidity by next weekend. 320 pm update... Another dome of high pressure aloft will build in from the S/SW over the NE Tuesday night through Thursday night with quiet weather conditions expected and moderate temperatures...highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s...and lows in the 50s. The ridge axis amplifies and shifts to the east by Friday as the next upper level trough drops in from the NW. This weekend system will have noticeably cooler temperatures associated with it, along with additional chance for showers and storms. Highs late this week will likely only reach into the lower to mid 70s...with night time lows in the lower 50s. && .AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... VFR will be the prevailing condition today through at least early this evening. Focus for convective thunderstorm activity is increasing for the western and northern terminal locations this afternoon as a weak upper level disturbance lifts northward out of PA. Have now included potential for occasional TSRA in those terminals for most of the afternoon as mesoscale models do insist that this is a moderate confidence event. More widespread showers and possibly some lingering thunder activity develops tonight as initial moisture surge from TS Bonnie ejects northward. Continued the VFR ceilings/visibilities, although there is some potential for MVFR to develop within any rain and further saturation of the moist boundary layer which will have to be monitored. Winds light, becoming SW 5-10 KTS today, then generally variable, or southerly tonight. OUTLOOK... Monday...Mostly VFR. Brief restrictions may occur in showers/thunderstorms early Monday. Monday night-Wednesday...Mostly VFR. Some MVFR/IFR valley fog is possible during the late night and early morning hours each day. Thursday...Restrictions possible with showers and thunderstorms. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && SYNOPSIS...Heden NEAR TERM...Heden/KAH SHORT TERM...Heden LONG TERM...BJT/JAB AVIATION...JAB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 416 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055-056-PAZ038-300830- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO- OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD- 416 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. NYZ057-062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048-072-300830- DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA- LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 416 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. WITH A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE, PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER RAINFALL RATES MAY LEAD TO FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS . .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. HEDEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1119 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NYZ025-044-291615- CORTLAND NY-TOMPKINS NY- 1119 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CORTLAND AND NORTHEASTERN TOMPKINS COUNTIES ... * AT 1118 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN SLATERVILLE SPRINGS AND EAST ITHACA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DRYDEN...HARFORD...FREEVILLE...SLATERVILLE SPRINGS...BESEMER... BROOKTONDALE...ETNA...WEST SLATERVILLE AND EAST ITHACA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 4237 7640 4243 7646 4259 7632 4246 7616 TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 242DEG 5KT 4244 7638 BJT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1132 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
NYZ044-291630-
CORTLAND NY-
1132 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL CORTLAND COUNTY ...
* AT 1131 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER SOLON...OR 8 MILES EAST OF CORTLAND. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
* SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLON...CINCINNATUS...MCGRAW...TAYLOR...EAST FREETOWN...FREETOWN
CORNERS...UNION VALLEY AND MC GRAW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 4258 7587 4250 7587 4250 7610 4262 7613
4273 7590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 280DEG 4KT 4256 7603
BJTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1138 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NYZ036-037-045-291645- MADISON NY-CHENANGO NY-SOUTHERN ONEIDA NY- 1138 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MADISON... SOUTHEASTERN ONEIDA AND NORTHEASTERN CHENANGO COUNTIES ... * AT 1138 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR VERNON TO NEAR SOUTH LEBANON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HAMILTON...NEW HARTFORD...WESTMORELAND...NEW YORK MILLS...YORKVILLE... BROOKFIELD...AUGUSTA...CLINTON...WATERVILLE...ORISKANY...SHERBURNE... LEBANON...VERNON...EARLVILLE...MADISON...SMYRNA...SOLSVILLE...SOUTH LEBANON...PECKSPORT AND POOLVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4319 7521 4270 7533 4266 7570 4311 7553 TIME...MOT...LOC 1538Z 248DEG 7KT 4307 7547 4272 7562 BJT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1215 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NYZ036-037-291645- MADISON NY-SOUTHERN ONEIDA NY- 1215 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MADISON AND SOUTH CENTRAL ONEIDA COUNTIES ... * AT 1215 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHERRILL...OR NEAR ONEIDA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROME...ONEIDA...WESTMORELAND...SHERRILL...STOCKBRIDGE...CLINTON...VERNON... CLARK MILLS...KIRKLAND...MUNNSVILLE...VERNON CENTER AND KENWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4296 7557 4304 7566 4319 7548 4305 7535 TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 214DEG 15KT 4303 7556 BJT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1251 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NYZ036-037-291745- MADISON NY-SOUTHERN ONEIDA NY- 1251 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL MADISON AND SOUTH CENTRAL ONEIDA COUNTIES ... * AT 1251 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SHERRILL...OR NEAR ONEIDA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. * HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROME...ONEIDA...VERONA...WESTMORELAND...SHERRILL...ORISKANY...VERNON... WAMPSVILLE...ONEIDA CASTLE...VERNON CENTER...KENWOOD...VERONA MILLS... COLEMANS AND ORISKANY BATTLEFIELD STATE HISTORIC SITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 4301 7559 4309 7572 4325 7550 4314 7531 TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 251DEG 4KT 4308 7558 BJT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
119 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
NYZ015-022-291800-
YATES NY-STEUBEN NY-
119 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN STEUBEN AND
NORTHWESTERN YATES COUNTIES ...
* AT 119 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER COHOCTON...OR 12 MILES EAST OF I-390 EXIT 4...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 5 MPH.
* SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYLAND...POTTER...MIDDLESEX...ITALY...AVOCA...COHOCTON...RUSHVILLE...
SOUTH DANSVILLE...FERGUSON CORNERS...VINE VALLEY...HASKINVILLE...
PERKINSVILLE...ATLANTA...FRIEND...STONY BROOK STATE PARK AND ITALY
HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4253 7772 4254 7766 4258 7765 4258 7737
4267 7737 4267 7736 4273 7734 4276 7731
4276 7706 4238 7742 4243 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 221DEG 6KT 4248 7746
BJTThe Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:31 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm developed over the region and produced severe wind damage. The wind forced a tree to become uprooted and a door to be blown into a storage building.
A severe thunderstorm moved over the area and produced severe wind gusts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, May 2016
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: 640177, 640178.