Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved through Central New York throughout daytime hours. Many storms became severe with strong wind gusts being the main hazard.
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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.
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved through Central New York throughout daytime hours. Many storms became severe with strong wind gusts being the main hazard. Two NWS surveys confirmed strong microbursts. Both microbursts resulted in widespread damage that included damage to structures. Unfortunately on this day, three roofers were struck by lightning after taking shelter under a tree while waiting for a storm to pass. One of them succumbed to their injuries a few days after the incident.
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 24, 11:01 AM EST, 1 minute earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 341 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-250745- 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- 341 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms today, a few storms may become strong to severe with damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall, and perhaps some hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Warm and humid conditions are expected Thursday and Friday with heat index values rising into the mid to upper 90s in the afternoons. Monitor forecast for future updates. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about severe weather to the NWS.
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</html>Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1131 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1124 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 E Great Bend 41.97N 75.71W
07/24/2023 Susquehanna PA 911 Call Center
Multiple trees and wires down Route 171 and
Hausbrook Heights Road. Time estimated from
radar.
&&
BJGSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1147 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023
NYZ044-045-241615-
Chenango NY-Cortland NY-
1147 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Cortland and northwestern Chenango Counties through 1215 PM EDT...
At 1147 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Smithville Flats, or 13 miles east of Marathon, moving northeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Preston, Willet, Pharsalia, German, Smithville Flats, Mc
Donough, Smithville Center, Bowman Lake State Park and Tyner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4246 7547 4235 7583 4238 7586 4241 7587
4241 7589 4245 7593 4266 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 233DEG 23KT 4242 7578
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JABSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1202 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023
NYZ062-PAZ040-241630-
Sullivan NY-Northern Wayne PA-
1202 PM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Sullivan and northeastern Wayne Counties through 1230 PM EDT...
At 1202 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Callicoon, or 16 miles west of Liberty, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Damascus, Callicoon, Cochecton, Fremont, Jeffersonville, Fosterdale,
White Sulphur Springs, Swan Lake, Stalker and Hortonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4166 7509 4180 7524 4185 7516 4185 7515
4194 7496 4194 7495 4175 7474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 232DEG 23KT 4177 7506
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JABThe Binghamton radar (KBGM), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:02 UTC.
21 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees done on State Route 7.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires around the area.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Ney Avenue.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto New Floyd Road near Rickmeyer Road.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Glass Factory Road.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Pierce Road.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto Townline Road.
The core of a severe thunderstorm descended right onto Cayuga Lake around |224 PM EDT on July 24, 2023, blasting the immediate eastern shore with a |microburst of 70 to 80 mph winds at Union Springs. Numerous trees had |large branches snapped and a few were uprooted right at the edge of the |lake, also causing downed wires and a power pole. At least two houses, |and one shed, sustained moderate roof damage from large branches falling |on them. Several others had more cosmetic or minor damage from small |branches. There were also downed trees, a broken metal sign, and minor |boat damage at a marina. The property manager there even observed a |miniature seiche of sorts, with the power of the wind causing water to |surge a bit into the marina during the storm, then it flowed back out |shortly after.
Three construction workers were struck by lightning in the town of Lincoln while sheltering under a tree and waiting for a storm to pass. Unfortunately, all sustained injuries with one of them later passing away due to their injuries.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Lakeview Road.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Elm Street.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires onto roadway.
A thunderstorm that moved through Tompkins County on the evening|of Monday, July 24th has been determined to have produced a|microburst that destroyed two barns, uprooted trees, and caused a|divergent path of downed trees in the direction of eastward storm|motion. The epicenter of the microburst was most likely at the|intersection of Hayts Road and Sheffield Road in Enfield, NY, where|two barns were lifted off the foundation, mostly destroyed and|displaced northwestward. Progressing eastward on Hayts Road,|uprooted trees and multiple downed trees in the eastward direction|were observed. These damage indicators began to have diverging|directions both northeast- and southeast-ward, indicating the|spread of a wind pool from a microburst.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house on North Aurora Street.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Twist Run Road.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Sally Piper Road.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down tree onto roadway.
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto Brooks Road.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Madison | 2023-07-24 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
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, July 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1113296, 1113297, 1113299, 1113305, 1113308, 1113303, 1113310, 1113312, 1113313, 1113322, 1113314, 1113325, 1113374, 1113340, 1113352, 1113356, 1113381, 1113319, 1113383, 1113357, 1113358, 1113365, 1113368.