A strong upper level weather disturbance tapped into an unusually moist airmass to produce heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
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The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
A strong upper level weather disturbance tapped into an unusually moist airmass to produce heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
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 Apr 5, 6:57 PM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 321 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 NYZ009-017-018-023>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-061930- Northern Oneida-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins- Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango-Otsego-Tioga-Broome- Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming- Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne- 321 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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. NYZ015-016-022-061930- Yates-Seneca-Steuben- 321 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms may work into the area this evening, with damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about severe weather to the NWS while following local, state and CDC guidelines.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding up to a foot deep was reported on Oneida Street near Red Hill Road. Road closed to traffic.
Flooding was surrounding a residence on Sauquoit Street. Flooding progressively became worse during the night with residents requesting evacuation assistance. Water was around 3 feet deep in the home.
Flooding reported on NY State Route 5 between French Road and Old Bristol Road. Authorities requested closure of the State Highway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, April 2023
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: 1087893, 1087894, 1087895.