A non-severe thunderstorm moved across northern Chenango County in Central New York during the late evening hours. A house was struck by lightning and was deemed to be a total loss after a fire.
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A non-severe thunderstorm moved across northern Chenango County in Central New York during the late evening hours. A house was struck by lightning and was deemed to be a total loss after a fire.
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 14, 8:08 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 908 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A weak warm front will cross the region overnight with isolated rain showers. A cold front will move through Tuesday with showers and even isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Snow showers with light accumulations are expected Tuesday night into Wednesday as colder air pours into the region. High pressure will bring drier conditions Thursday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... 900 PM Update... A small thunderstorm popped up across the northern Finger Lakes. There was instability aloft looking at the SPC mesoanalysis page. Models show instability aloft passes east and south overnight with the most instability aloft over northeast PA later tonight. Looking at model soundings it looks like the equilibrium layer is below 20000 feet which is where the -20C line is suggesting sub-severe storms. DCAPE values were not that impressive either. Will add some thunder to the grids for the overnight. 815 PM Update... Radar shows mainly light rain showers or just sprinkles moving into central NY and northeast PA. This activity was associated with a low-level jet at 850 mb which was leading to warm air advection and ascent. However, the low-level jet was moisture starved and also there was convection south across WV, southern PA and MD that was "stealing" moisture from this flow pattern. Hence overnight we won't see much precipitation overnight. Radar does show a little in the way of a few isolated cells in the higher terrain of Steuben County suggesting upslope was triggering a little instability aloft. This activity will remain light and move through the region overnight. Then for Tuesday, a decent short wave will cross the region and force a cold front through. This will trigger plenty of showers and even a few isolated thunderstorms as there will be some CAPE. Interestingly enough, the winds aloft will be decent running between 40 and 50 knots from 2 to 6 km. All model soundings show an inverted V like sounding. This suggests some gusty winds with any cell that can punch high enough Tuesday afternoon. Also, wet bulb zero heights are very low around 3000 feet or lower suggesting some small hail. Once this front passes by west to northwest low-level winds will engulf the region as an upper level low churns over Northern new England Tuesday night. The flow around this feature will be moist and much colder. This moisture combined with lake enhancement from Lake Ontario and a 290-300 degree flow pattern will bring snow showers to much of central NY. Some accumulations will be likely over the higher terrain north and east of BGM as well as northern Oneida County. Winter weather advisories may be needed for northern Oneida County for 3-6" of snow. We highlighted this potential in our HWO. We also messaged this in slack and social media. In addition to the snow, wind gusts could flirt with wind advisory levels between 45 mph and 50 mph Tuesday afternoon and night. This is a close call as NAM suggests sub-advisory winds with GFS suggesting low-end advisory winds. So we opted to put wind gust potential in the HWO and message it via Slack and social media. 215 PM Update... Flow has switched to southerly as the mid-level ridge moves eastward and a trough slides into the Great Lakes region from the west. This has allowed temperatures to quickly climb into the upper 50s to low 60s, with a few more degrees of warming expected over the next couple of hours. NBM guidance was too cool so had to blend in NBM90 for temps this afternoon. A warm front moves into the region from the west this evening ahead of the approaching trough. This will kick off rain shower chances across the Twin Tiers this evening. There is a slight chance some convection gets going late this evening across NEPA, with a rumble or two of thunder possible, but severe storms are not expected. Most of the region should stay dry through the mid-evening hours as dry air in the lower levels of the atmosphere should evaporate the rain before it hits the ground. The Mohawk valley could see some rain this evening with slightly more moisture available from the lakes. Temps tonight will be in the low to mid 40s, thanks to continued SW flow behind the warm front. The upper level trough moves into the region Tuesday morning, pushing a weak cold front in from the west. The initial airmass behind the front is not drastically cold, but will increase low and mid level lapse rates as the surface warms. This will allow for CAPE to develop along and east of I-81 in the afternoon. Thunderstorms with gusty winds will be possible. This matches up with SPC guidance as this area is progged for general thunderstorms. Temps will not be too warm, climbing into the low to mid 50s, but cold air aloft will allow for strong enough lapse rates to get some low topped convection going. Colder air spills into the region from the NW later in the afternoon, dropping temps to the upper 30s to low 40s by 6pm. Showers continue through the evening and overnight hours, changing to a rain/snow mix in the early evening and all snow by midnight. Winds will increase Tuesday afternoon as there will be decent enough mixing at the surface to bring stronger winds to the surface. 30-35kt gusts will be possible across much of the region in the afternoon and evening hours. Winds remain active Tuesday night, with gusts in the 20kt range possible into the morning hours. QPF amounts today and Tuesday look to be light, with a trace to 0.10 inches of rain possible. Snowfall amounts Tuesday night will be light and relegated to mostly higher elevations along and north of the Southern Tier. 1-2 inches of snow will be possible by Wednesday morning for higher elevations south of the Mohawk Valley and northern Oneida county. The lower elevations across the aforementioned area could see a trace to a half inch of snow. This snow will stick to elevated surfaces and grassy areas. Roads are not expected to see major impacts outside of some isolated slick spots. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... 300 PM Update... The passing of a cold front will bring scattered mixed rain and snow showers across the Central NY and NE PA going into Wednesday. As the front sweeps by, high temperatures will drop from the mid to upper 50s on Tuesday to the low to mid 40s Wednesday, and precipitation continues into Wednesday. Higher elevations in Central NY, such as the hills south of Onondaga and Madison counties, as well as northern Oneida County, could receive a few inches of snowfall through Wednesday evening. Precipitation will taper off Wednesday evening, and high pressure builds in overnight. Thursday's high temperatures recover a little, increasing into the high 40s to low 50s. High pressure continues building into the area, resulting in a precipitation free day Thursday and Thursday night. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... 300 PM Update... It'll start feeling quite like springtime for the long term period. Ridging builds over the Northeast, allowing for warm, southerly flow to increase temperatures into the low to mid 60s on Friday. Another system approaches Friday night. A weak warm front passes through, which will result in our area being deep into the warm sector, and getting rain showers. As of now, we're following NBM guidance since this is 5-6 days out, but modeled temperatures surge into the mid 60s to low 70s Saturday. This system's cold front sweeps across the area Saturday afternoon. It's too far out in time to start looking at severe parameters and likelihood, but it's fairly confident to maybe see thunderstorms and moderate rainfall Saturday as the front passes through. After the passage of the cold front Saturday, high pressure from the north builds in, and temperatures decrease into the mid to upper 50s Sunday, and will be precipitation free, as of right now, thanks to the high pressure. && .AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... VFR conditions are expected through much of the TAF forecast for the NY terminals. Scattered showers moving through this evening are expected to be light with no associated restrictions. Farther to the south, scattered showers are also expected around AVP, and there is the potential for borderline MVFR restrictions with this activity, but confidence is low. There is also a low chance of thunder for AVP this evening, but again confidence is low as the best chance for thunder will be south of the terminal. Scattered showers are expected to develop for all terminals tomorrow afternoon and continue to be around through the rest of the TAF. Isolated thunderstorms are possible as well, but confidence is too low to include this far out. Near the end of the TAF, ceilings are expected to lower with possible MVFR restrictions, especially around RME, SYR and ITH as winds start to become more northwesterly off of Lake Ontario. As cold air filters in rain showers are expected to mix with and change to snow showers shortly after the end of the TAF period which can lead to additional restrictions. Winds pick up across all terminals tomorrow morning, with westerly gusts of 25-30kts late morning into the afternoon. Outlook... Tuesday night... Scattered rain showers changing to snow. restrictions possible at ITH/SYR/RME. Wednesday...Scattered rain and snow showers possible with associated restrictions. Thursday and Friday...Likely VFR. Saturday...Chance of showers and thunderstorms with associated restrictions. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && SYNOPSIS...DJN/JTC NEAR TERM...DJN/JTC SHORT TERM...KL LONG TERM...KL AVIATION...DK/JTC
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Binghamton NY 650 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 NYZ015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044- 047-048-072-152300- 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- 650 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. ...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT... Strong westerly winds will spread over the area mainly from Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. The potential exists for wind gusts between 45 and 50 mph at times. The winds will be strongest in the open areas and over the higher terrain. Wind advisories may be needed. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite media outlet for the latest information on this developing weather situation. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NYZ009-152300- Northern Oneida- 650 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. ...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF WET SNOW FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY... A strong cold front will move through northern NY Tuesday afternoon and lead to much colder air invading the region. Moisture behind this front combined with moisture from Lake Ontario could bring several inches of wet snow to Northern Oneida County beginning Tuesday afternoon and lasting into Wednesday. The snow will taper down by Wednesday afternoon. Winter Weather Advisories may be needed. In addition, strong gusty westerly winds will also spread over the area Tuesday afternoon and night with wind gusts potentially reaching between 45 and 50 mph. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite media outlet for the latest information on this developing weather situation. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 904 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 NYZ015>017-150315- Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga- 904 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES LATE THIS EVENING... A thunderstorm with gusty winds and small hail will move through the northern Finger Lakes between 9 pm and 11 pm. The storm will produce lightning, small hail and a few wind gusts to 40 mph. The storm will weaken by 11 pm as it moves through. Nicosia
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 943 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 NYZ015>017-022>025-150300- Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Steuben-Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins- 943 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FINGER LAKES REGION AND CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER OF NY LATE THIS EVENING... Scattered thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail will move through the Finger Lakes region and central southern tier of NY between 10 pm and midnight. The storms will produce lightning, small hail and a few wind gusts to 40 mph. The storm will weaken by midnight as they move through. NICOSIA
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 1047 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-055-150400- Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben- Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Tioga- 1047 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FINGER LAKES REGION and CENTRAL NY LATE THIS EVENING... Scattered thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail will move through the Finger Lakes region and central NY between 11 pm and 1 AM. The storms will produce lightning, small hail and a few wind gusts to 40 mph. The storm will weaken after midnight. NICOSIA
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning from a non-severe thunderstorm struck a house causing a fire. The home was deemed a total loss.
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