Isolated thunderstorms developed east of I-81 in Northeastern Pennsylvania as a weak disturbance moved through. There was enough instability to support one severe thunderstorm in Pike County.
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Isolated thunderstorms developed east of I-81 in Northeastern Pennsylvania as a weak disturbance moved through. There was enough instability to support one severe thunderstorm in Pike County. The main hazard with this storm was the strong wind gusts. A couple of reports noted that trees and wires were knocked down.
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 Jun 2, 9:22 AM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 1022 AM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will push west today and a backdoor cold front will increase chances for rain late this afternoon through Tomorrow morning. Cooler temperatures are expected across the area this weekend and into the first half of next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... 1015 AM Update... Cut back coverage for showers and thunderstorms for this afternoon to mostly east of the I81 corridor. Forecast soundings are showing too much dry air across the western half of the CWA as ridging is pushing westward a little slower than what models were showing earlier. Best chance for thunderstorms this afternoon will be along the terrain of the Catskills and into the Poconos, with just an isolated storm or two as you get closer to the Binghamton area. Storms that do develop this afternoon will have the potential to produce some strong gusty winds. Forecast soundings still showing a nice inverted V in the low levels, so there is a small potential for dry microbursts. 645 AM Update... Overall not much change in the forecast from the 330 am update. The 6Z models trended lower with the coverage of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon which is not too surprising given all the dry air in the region. PoPs were kept as is for now since they were lowered from what the 0Z models had already but may need to be lowered farther if convection is struggling still later this morning into the early afternoon. 330 AM Update... Another hot day is expected with string ridging still in place and warm temperatures aloft. Early this morning, temperatures are still quite warm especially across the hill tops. Cooler air has settled into the valleys with about a 10 degree difference between ridge tops and valley floors. Temperatures will quickly warm this morning after the sun rises and the cooler air mixes out of the valleys. Highs today will be once again near records with widespread 90s. A 500 mb shortwave is moving in this afternoon with about 1000 to 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE. As the ridge begins to retrograde back to the west, the capping will weaken along and east of I-81. Capping will likely hold west of I-81 this afternoon so chances of precipitation and thunderstorms were limited to a slight chance for a couple hours after peak heating. Confidence is high enough east of 81 for the thunderstorm wording to be changed to coverage rather than uncertainty. It is also possible that with the amount of dry air that exist in both the lowest levels and above 700 mb that dry air entrainment into updrafts could keep convection limited in vertical development and coverage of cells. Limited wording in the weather grids to scattered thunderstorms and removed all mentions of numerous thunderstorms outside of the higher terrain of the Catskills. With steep low level lapse rates below the LCL and dry mid and upper levels, there is favorable conditions for some of the stronger storms this afternoon to produce dry microburst. Most of the showers and thunderstorms dissipate late this evening with the loss of day time heating and the rain cooled outflow from the storms this afternoon help stabilize the atmosphere. Chances of precipitation were kept for the Catskills as a more potent 500 mb shortwave swings through late tonight into early tomorrow morning. The chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms were kept across much of the region for Saturday though trends overnight showed a stronger push of cooler and drier air out of the northeast as a backdoor cold front moves in. If this trend continues, Saturday may end up being mostly dry. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... 342 AM update... Main concerns in the short term are focused on the slightly more active pattern across the Northeast with low chances for rain showers and relatively cooler temperatures. Upper level ridge and wedge of dry air that brought the hot and quiet conditions to the region the past week will continue to shift to the west late this weekend and into early next week. A developing low pressure system off the NE coast will allow central NY and ne PA to be caught between these two features, and produce relatively cooler temperatures Sunday and Monday, along with low chances for scattered rain showers. Sunday morning lows are expected to be rather chilly, into the 40s and lower 50s. Afternoon highs on Sunday should warm into the 70s for most of the region. A stray shower cannot be completely ruled out Sunday afternoon, but probabilities have continued to fall over the past several model cycles. There does appear to be a weak axis of deep moisture available, but the forcing and instability are both weak on Sunday. Another cool night is expected Sunday night with lows down into the 40s to lower 50s again. A weak surface front and upper short wave will move in from the north on Monday. The potential for scattered rain showers jumps up a bit in the afternoon...but rainfall amounts are expected to be on the lower end. Afternoon highs will reach into the 70s once again. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... 342 AM update... The pattern will remain stagnant Monday night through most of the week as a very slow-moving cut-off upper low meanders to the east off the coast. This system will contain some cooler air aloft that will combine with the relatively warmer surface temperatures to induce some steeper low level lapse rates at times this week. Boundary layer moisture still looks rather starved, but there could be enough moisture aloft to produce some high-based weak convection during the afternoon Tuesday through Thursday. Low chances for scattered rain showers exists through the week, mainly during the afternoon. Potential rainfall amounts look rather low, but accumulative amounts through the week could hopefully total to a quarter to half inch in some spots. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s are expected through most of the week with overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. A rebound slightly warmer and drier looks possible going into later in the week. && .AVIATION /14Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... High pressure is moving east with a backdoor cold front moving in tonight. Widespread showers and thunderstorms look less likely later today with all the dry air in place so the mention of showers were removed at all terminals but AVP where there is the best instability and moisture. Storms could still fire near BGM, SYR, and RME this afternoon but with how isolated the storms will be, odds are low the terminals will be impacted. Tonight, winds become northeasterly as a cold front moves in with cigs falling to MVFR. Some forecast soundings show that the higher elevated terminals like BGM and ITH could get close to IFR cigs late tonight post cold front but upstream obs in Canada did not have those lower cigs so no IFR has been added to the TAFs for now. Outlook... Saturday through Tuesday...Mostly VFR. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && SYNOPSIS...AJG/MPK NEAR TERM...AJG/MPK SHORT TERM...BJT LONG TERM...BJT AVIATION...AJG
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 237 PM EDT Thu Jun 1 2023 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-021845- 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- 237 PM EDT Thu Jun 1 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...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
1227 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023
NYZ062-PAZ048-021700-
Sullivan NY-Pike PA-
1227 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of far southern
Sullivan and far eastern Pike Counties through 100 PM EDT...
At 1227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Millrift, or near Matamoras, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Matamoras, Milford, Millrift and Glen Spey.
This includes the following highway exits...
Interstate 84 between 46 and 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4135 7472 4135 7476 4132 7477 4132 7479
4126 7484 4128 7494 4150 7481 4149 7476
4143 7476 4143 7473 4140 7474 4139 7471
4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 017DEG 16KT 4140 7478
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MDPThe Binghamton radar (KBGM), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:53 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down multiple trees on Cliff Park Road.
Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down wires on Ramondskill Road.
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