A shortwave trough brought storms to Northeastern Pennsylvania. Some storms did become severe with strong wind gusts.
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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.
The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
A shortwave trough brought storms to Northeastern Pennsylvania. Some storms did become severe with strong wind gusts. Damage across the area was mostly minor with trees and wires being knocked down, though an old barn did collapse in Wayne 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 Mar 31, 1:04 PM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 204 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and storms will move through the rest of today and some storms could produce damaging wind gusts. Wintry weather returns for Friday and Friday night with rain and snow showers and falling temperatures. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... 205 PM update... Primary concerns in the near term remained centered around the potential for thunderstorms producing severe winds and a few isolated tornadoes as well this afternoon into the evening hours. All of central NY and ne PA area currently situated within a rapidly warming and increasingly unstable and highly sheared environment this afternoon. Surface temperatures are climbing well into the 60s for a good portion of the forecast area, with dew points into the mid 50s. An axis of enhanced ML CAPE around 100-150 J/kg is nosing into the area on the heels of a deteriorating low level cloud layer that has kept much of the region capped this morning. The first line of convection is starting to move into Steuben County from the west/southwest at this time with a few embedded thunderstorms producing some higher wind gusts and some pulsing mesocyclones. It is still uncertain whether this first line will contain the primary threats, or if it will dissipate before the secondary trailing line takes over after the boundary layer becomes well-mixed across central NY and ne PA. Current thinking is that it will be somewhat of a mix, where the first line will generate some initial strong to possibly severe storms, and the trailing line will grab hold of areas that have been untapped and produce another line of strong to severe storms. Timing the exact location of storms is still too difficult but the consensus seems to be from now until around 10 PM this evening. The low-level shear values (50 kts of 0-1km) across the region will continue to lead to a high potential for embedded tornadoes within any convective line segment. A Severe Thunderstorms Watch is in effect for portions of central NY and all of ne PA until 10 PM. Behind the convection later tonight weather conditions will abate before a push of colder air arrives on Friday. This cold air advection will regime will lead to some cold rain showers developing through the day Friday. Some of the higher elevations above 1300 feet could see some snow mixed in at times. Then, as the surface temperatures cool below freezing Friday night, most of the remaining light showers will turn to all snow. Light snowfall amounts are expected, but winds should be rather gusty out of the west/northwest...anywhere from 20 to 30 mph at times. Temperatures will drop back below average as well...with lows bottoming out in the 20s Friday night. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... 200 PM Update... A tale of two very different weather days this weekend. Saturday is looking seasonable, with mostly sunny skies and light northwest winds. Meanwhile, Sunday will feature mostly cloudy skies, mixed snow and rain showers and cooler temperatures in the 40s. Saturday looks quiet with near average temperatures and a gradually slackening west-northwest wind. Any leftover lake clouds will scatter out for a mostly sunny day with highs 45-55 areawide. During the second half of the weekend, an upper trough will pivot through the area along with a modest surface low coming out of the Midwest. Most models are generating some showers with this system, though amounts will be pretty light. If it can overcome dry low level air early enough Saturday night-Sunday morning, wet snow could be mixed in along with perhaps a very light slushy accumulation a higher elevations with lows mainly in the upper 20s to mid-30s. Overall though rain showers will be the main precipitation type that carries through the region Sunday with highs of 40s...except low 50s in the Wyoming Valley. This will be followed by a generally dry Sunday night with lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... 200 PM Update... Overall temperatures will be mild, with near to slightly above average readings expected Monday trough Thursday next week. It has been challenging to find truly quiet days with our recent weather, so we will take them when they come. Models agree that Monday will be one of those days with a flattening upper level ridge, a mix of sun and clouds, and highs near climatology in the upper 40s-mid 50s. There is also decent large scale model agreement for amplification to occur in the weather pattern after mid to late next week. Before then though, weaker waves embedded with westerly flow will result in a small chance of showers Monday night and a better chance Tuesday night-Wednesday. If current timing holds, much of the day Tuesday could be dry as well, but under mostly cloudy/partly sunny skies. That west-southwest flow will also cause temperatures to trend a bit milder; mainly 50s-near 60 for highs. Overnight lows will be in the mid-30s to 40s each night. Wednesday onward, the flow will back more southwesterly with increasing moisture ahead of a large trough if not even upper low nudging its way into the region. This will pose a likelihood for wet weather for late in the week. Therefore, continued with likely PoPs for rain showers Wednesday, Wednesday night and Thursday. && .AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Rain showers are moving in from the south/southwest this afternoon and the air mass continues to warm and destabilize ahead of a cold front which will trigger an area of additional heavier showers and thunderstorms. There is also layer of MVFR clouds across a good portion of the region as of 18Z, but this should slowly mix out over the next couple hours and then quickly scatter out as the approaching line of convection scours the rest out. Timing for the line of convection is challenging. There is an initial line of showers with some storms that may roll across PA before a secondary line develops farther north and develops more convection across NY. The 18Z forecast adds a slight timing element to the TS across the region...but confidence is still on the low side. MVFR/Fuel alternate ceilings will take hold behind the front this evening with generally quiet weather and winds backing off to less than 10 kt. A cold push of air from the northwest will be felt Friday morning with some light rain developing after 14Z and ceilings hovering around MVFR. Winds will increase around 10 to 20 kt out of the west/northwest by later Friday morning as well. Outlook... Friday afternoon/evening...A chance of scattered rain showers transitioning to snow showers across central NY with associated restrictions. Saturday...Mainly VFR expected. Sunday...Weak low pressure system with rain and snow showers with associated restrictions. Monday...Brief high pressure and mainly VFR expected. Monday night and Tuesday...Another round of light rain and or snow showers possible. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && SYNOPSIS...BJT NEAR TERM...BJT SHORT TERM...MJM LONG TERM...MJM AVIATION...BJT/HLC
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 208 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022 NYZ062-PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-011815- Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna- Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne- 208 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 87 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NYZ023>025-044>046-055>057-011815- Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Cortland-Chenango-Otsego-Tioga-Broome- Delaware- 208 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 87 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York. .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...Friday through Wednesday. On Friday...gusty snow showers may lead to reduced visibility and quick, light accumulations on roadways during the afternoon and evening hours. Lake effect snow showers linger into Friday night with additional light accumulations possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay any information about severe weather to the NWS while following local, state and CDC guidelines. NYZ009-015>018-022-036-037-011815- Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben- Madison-Southern Oneida- 208 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few thunderstorms are possible into this evening with some potentially producing strong wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. On Friday...gusty snow showers may lead to reduced visibility and quick, light accumulations on roadways during the afternoon and evening hours. Lake effect snow showers linger into Friday night with additional light accumulations possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. Please relay any information about severe weather to the NWS while following local, state and CDC guidelines.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
127 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022
NYZ022-311800-
Steuben NY-
127 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Steuben
County through 200 PM EDT...
At 127 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wellsville, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hornell, Canisteo, Greenwood, North Hornell, Hartsville, Almond,
Willeyville, Young Hickory, West Greenwood and Buena Vista.
This includes the following highway exits...
Interstate 86/Route 17 between 34 North and 34 South.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 4234 7774 4241 7763 4235 7752 4218 7751
4200 7765 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 231DEG 49KT 4213 7787
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MJMSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
256 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022
NYZ022>025-PAZ038-311930-
Steuben NY-Chemung NY-Schuyler NY-Tompkins NY-Bradford PA-
256 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern
Schuyler, Chemung, southeastern Steuben, southwestern Tompkins and
western Bradford Counties through 330 PM EDT...
At 256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Big Flats to near Mansfield to near Cedar
Run. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Chemung, Elmira, Southport, Big Flats, Horseheads, Newfield, Waverly,
Elmira Heights, Danby and Caton.
This includes the following highway exits...
Interstate 86/Route 17 between 47 and 59A.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central New York...and northeastern Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4221 7700 4240 7678 4243 7656 4237 7640
4226 7644 4226 7647 4228 7648 4228 7654
4217 7653 4215 7656 4205 7654 4158 7669
4159 7685 4160 7687 4200 7692 4200 7709
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 234DEG 45KT 4220 7690 4188 7708 4150 7738
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MJMThe Binghamton radar (KBGM), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:11 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree and wires down on Hatch Hill Rd.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a multiple trees down.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down at Devine Ridge Rd and State Rt 706.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down on Prospect St.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked multiple trees down.
Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted two large pine trees.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto a wire.
Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed an old barn at the intersection of Cochecton Tpke and Oregon Tpke.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, March 2022
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: 1012335, 1012336, 1012334, 1012337, 1012338, 1012339, 1012340, 1012341.