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..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMPBELL 42.23N 77.20W
04/27/2011 STEUBEN NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE
0804 PM TORNADO CAMPBELL 42.23N 77.20W
04/27/2011 STEUBEN NY NWS STORM SURVEY
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF CAMPBELL...JUST
WEST OF HOUGH ROAD...AT ABOUT 804 PM. THE TORNADO
REACHED A PEAK INTENSITY OF EF1...AT SEVERAL POINTS
ALONG ITS PATH. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
100 MPH...WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF AROUND 150 YARDS.
HEAVY TREE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. TWO HOMES...A STORAGE
BARN...AND A CAMPER WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE DAMAGE PATH
ENDED PAST THE INTERSECTION OF DUG AND RUMSEY
ROADS...JUST WEST OF THE STEUBEN SCHUYLER COUNTY LINE.
0805 PM TSTM WND DMG PAINTED POST 42.16N 77.09W
04/27/2011 STEUBEN NY PUBLIC
LARGE TREE BRANCHES BROKEN
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD PENN YAN 42.66N 77.05W
04/27/2011 YATES NY EMERGENCY MNGR
SAND BAGGING IN PROGRESS...FD PUMPING FLOODED BASEMENTS
THROUGHOUT VILLAGE...ST RTE 364 CLOSED
0905 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 ENE OWEGO 42.12N 76.21W
04/27/2011 M0.73 INCH TIOGA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN FELL IN 7 MINS AND 40 SECONDS
1023 PM FLASH FLOOD ROME 43.23N 75.49W
04/27/2011 ONEIDA NY TRAINED SPOTTER
TORRENTIAL RAIN... 1 FOOT OF WATER OVER ROAD... WATER
UP TO CAR BUMPERS...
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW BERLIN 42.62N 75.34W
04/27/2011 CHENANGO NY COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREES DOWN IN SOUTH NEW BERLIN
1039 PM HEAVY RAIN SOUTH PLYMOUTH 42.58N 75.57W
04/27/2011 M0.55 INCH CHENANGO NY PUBLIC
RAIN FELL IN 20 MINUTES
0125 AM TORNADO ERIN 42.18N 76.67W
04/28/2011 CHEMUNG NY NWS STORM SURVEY
EF2 TORNADO WITH MAX WIND SPEEDS OF 130 MPH OCCURRED IN
ERIN NY. THIS TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 0.7 MILES AND
A PATH WIDTH OF 0.25 MILES. SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE
OCCURRED. A WELL-CONSTRUCTED BARN COLLAPSED WITH DEBRIS
FROM THE BARN THROWN THROUGH THE SIDING OF A HOME ACROSS
THE STREET. AN 11000 POUND CAMPER WAS FLIPPED OVER A 5
FOOT FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS SIDE. A MOBILE
HOME AND GARAGE NEXT DOOR WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED WITH
HEAVY DEBRIS STREWN NEARLY ONE HALF MILE DOWNSTREAM.
0130 AM TORNADO SWARTWOOD 42.23N 76.62W
04/28/2011 CHEMUNG NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS POSSIBLE TORNADO. 6 HOMES
DAMAGED AND NOT HABITABLE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0140 AM TORNADO 1 NE DANBY 42.36N 76.47W
04/28/2011 TOMPKINS NY EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO...4 TO 5 HOMES WITH MAJOR STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE
0140 AM TORNADO DANBY 42.35N 76.48W
04/28/2011 TOMPKINS NY NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF1 TORNADO WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 1.73 MILES AND A
WIDTH OF 0.15 MILES PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE. A
METAL OUTBUILDING COLLAPSED AND ONE BARN RECEIVED ROOF
DAMAGE. ONE HOUSE SUSTAINED ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. A
SMALL BRANCH WAS IMPALED INTO A CAR WINDSHIELD. A HOME
ANEMOMETER RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 90.3 MPH.
0145 AM TSTM WND DMG DANBY 42.35N 76.48W
04/28/2011 TOMPKINS NY NWS STORM SURVEY
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF NEARLY 100 MPH WITH A PATH
LENGTH OF 1.70 MILES AND A WIDTH OF 0.45 MILES PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE. TREES FELL ON THE ROOF OF A
HOUSE. FURTHER IN ITS PATH A HOME SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE AS THE ROOF WAS PEELED UP AND STREWN 30 YARDS.
MINOR SIDING DAMAGE OCCURRED TO OTHER HOUSES NEARBY.
0216 AM TSTM WND DMG GROTON 42.59N 76.37W
04/28/2011 TOMPKINS NY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POSSIBLE TORNADO. SEVERAL TREES. ANSD POLES DOWN...ROOF
OFF HOUSE.
0320 AM TSTM WND DMG PHARSALIA 42.58N 75.77W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NORTH ROAD AND
CENTER ROAD AREAS.
0400 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE MC DONOUGH 42.46N 75.74W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY NWS STORM SURVEY
A SIGNIFICANT SWATH OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON WALDRON
ROAD. THESE TREES WERE ALL POINTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN
A SLIGHTLY DIVERGENT PATTERN. THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED
CONCURENTLY WITH A TORNADO TRACK JUST TO THE EAST.
0400 AM TORNADO 5 SSE MC DONOUGH 42.44N 75.73W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY NWS STORM SURVEY
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
APRIL 28 ABOUT 4.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MCDONOUGH
AND MOVED NORTHEAST CUTTING A PATH THROUGH HEAVY WOODS.
THE TORNADO PASSED JUST SOUTH OF LAKE LUDLOW WHERE A
COUPLE HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY THE STORM. THE TORNADO
PATH APPEARED TO BE ITS STRONGEST AND WIDEST JUST SOUTH
OF THE LAKE THROUGH THE WOODED AREA. IT CONTINUED TO THE
NORTHEAST WHERE THE PATH NARROWED AGAIN AND WEAKENED.
THE TORNADO LIFTED LESS THAN 2 MILES SOUTH OF EAST
MCDONOUGH.
0430 AM TORNADO COLUMBUS 42.68N 75.37W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF1 TORNADO...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR 95
MPH...TOUCHED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF COLUMBUS IN
NORTHEASTERN CHENANGO COUNTY...AT ABOUT 430 AM. THE
TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG...FOR A PATH LENGTH OF
APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES...AND A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100
YARDS...BEFORE LIFTING AGAIN AT ABOUT 435 AM. MOSTLY
TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED...ALONG WITH SOME STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. MANY TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...ALONG AND
JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE PATH. THE UPPER STORY OF A TWO
STORY HORSE BARN WAS ALSO TORN OFF.
0450 AM TSTM WND DMG LEHMAN 41.32N 76.03W
04/28/2011 LUZERNE PA EMERGENCY MNGR
AT LEAST 60 LARGE TREES DOWN IN A SWATH.
0459 AM TSTM WND DMG BIG FLATS 42.14N 76.93W
04/28/2011 CHEMUNG NY TRAINED SPOTTER
PARTIAL ROOF INCLUDING HVAC SYSTEM OFF BUILDING -- TIME
RADAR ESTIMATED
0500 AM TORNADO FRANKFORT CENTER 43.05N 75.14W
04/28/2011 HERKIMER NY TRAINED SPOTTER
POSSIBLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED AND A SIDE OF
HOUSE PLASTERED IN MUD.
0500 AM DOWNBURST AFTON 42.23N 75.53W
04/28/2011 E95 MPH CHENANGO NY NWS STORM SURVEY
SIGNIFICANT DOWNBURST WIND EVENT HIT THE AFTON AREA
AROUND 5AM EDT ON APRIL 28TH WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 95
MPH AND A PATH LENGTH OF 4 MILES. THE WIDTH OF THE
DOWNBURST WAS 0.5 MILES. THE CORE OF THE DOWNBURST
CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO TREES. THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE
OCCURRED NEAR POWER LINES NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF
ALGERINE STREET AND ROUTE 7. THE PATH OF TREE DAMAGE IS
SEEN CROSSING INTERSTATE 88 WITH UPROOTED AND SNAPPED
TREES.
0507 AM FLASH FLOOD SMYRNA 42.69N 75.57W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED
0510 AM TSTM WND DMG BAINBRIDGE 42.30N 75.48W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY PUBLIC
TREE DAMAGE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BETWEEN COUNTY ROUTE
17 AND ROUNDS ROAD
0515 AM TORNADO FRANKFORT 43.04N 75.07W
04/28/2011 HERKIMER NY TRAINED SPOTTER
POSSIBLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE HOUSES DAMAGE ON ALBANY
STREET.
0535 AM TSTM WND DMG EAST BENTON 41.58N 75.67W
04/28/2011 LACKAWANNA PA BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNSYLVANIA POWER AND LIGHT TRUCK BLOWN OVER
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG SALISBURY CENTER 43.14N 74.79W
04/28/2011 HERKIMER NY TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE PINE TREES SHEAERED AND/OR UPROOTED DOWN ON STATE
ROUTE 170A SOUTH OF ROUTE 29. THREE SHEDS BLOWN APART AND
ONE ROLLED. BRICKS MISSING FROM CHIMNEY OF HOUSE.
0638 AM FLASH FLOOD NANTICOKE 42.28N 76.07W
04/28/2011 BROOME NY EMERGENCY MNGR
ROUTE 26 CLOSED BETWEEN GLEN AUBREY AND WHITNEY POINT -
18 HOUSES CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS - GLEN AUBREY FIRE
STATION FLOODED
0657 AM FLASH FLOOD PLYMOUTH 42.62N 75.60W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY EMERGENCY MNGR
CANASAWACTA CREEK MAJOR FLOODING ONGOING - WATER
RESCUES TAKING PLACE
0700 AM FLASH FLOOD WILLET 42.47N 75.90W
04/28/2011 CORTLAND NY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FLASH FLOODING REPORTED, CLOSING SEVERAL ROADS.
0831 AM FLASH FLOOD NORWICH 42.53N 75.52W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY BROADCAST MEDIA
ROUTE 12 FLOODED BY THE CANASAWACTA CREEK.
0900 AM FLASH FLOOD MAINE 42.20N 76.07W
04/28/2011 BROOME NY EMERGENCY MNGR
NANTICOKE CREEK FLOODING MANY HOMES. WATER UP TO THE
FIRST FLOOR OF SOME HOMES. 85 HOMES WERE EVACUATED.
0953 AM TSTM WND DMG COLCHESTER 42.17N 75.08W
04/28/2011 DELAWARE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
1014 AM NON-TSTM WND GST NIAGARA FALLS INTL ARPT 43.11N 78.94W
04/28/2011 M83 MPH NIAGARA NY ASOS
ASOS
1200 PM FLASH FLOOD NORWICH 42.53N 75.52W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING HAS RESULTED IN EVACUATION OF 30 TO 40
PEOPLE IN WILLARD COURT.
0139 PM FLASH FLOOD NORWICH 42.53N 75.52W
04/28/2011 CHENANGO NY EMERGENCY MNGR
RED MILL BRIDGE IN NORWICH WAS ON THE VERGE OF
COLLAPSING INTO THE CANASAWACTA CREEK.
| ADVISORIES / WATCHES / WARNINGS |
WGUS61 KBGM 271525 FFABGM URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1125 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-272330- /O.NEW.KBGM.FF.A.0002.110428T0000Z-110428T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND...NORWICH...ONEONTA... COOPERSTOWN...OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...MONTICELLO... TOWANDA...SAYRE...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON... WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 1125 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 ..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NEW YORK...BROOME...CHEMUNG...CHENANGO...CORTLAND...DELAWARE... MADISON...NORTHERN ONEIDA...ONONDAGA...OTSEGO...SCHUYLER... SENECA...SOUTHERN CAYUGA...SOUTHERN ONEIDA...STEUBEN... SULLIVAN...TIOGA...TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BRADFORD...LACKAWANNA...LUZERNE...NORTHERN WAYNE...PIKE...SOUTHERN WAYNE...SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...COUPLED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY MORNING...WILL SET THE STAGE FOR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS LEFT THE GROUND NEARLY SATURATED...AND IT WILL ONLY TAKE ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. * FLASH FLOODING RESULTS IN RAPID RISES ON STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 236/244 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 820 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 NYC007-017-023-025-053-065-067-077-105-PAC069-079-103-115-127-131- 280800- /O.NEW.KBGM.SV.A.0244.110428T0020Z-110428T0800Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 244 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK BROOME CHENANGO CORTLAND DELAWARE MADISON ONEIDA ONONDAGA OTSEGO IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK SULLIVAN IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA LACKAWANNA LUZERNE PIKE SUSQUEHANNA WAYNE WYOMING THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BINGHAMTON...COOPERSTOWN... CORTLAND...DELHI...HAZLETON...HONESDALE...MILFORD...MONTICELLO... MONTROSE...NORWICH...ONEIDA...ONEONTA...ROME...SCRANTON... SYRACUSE...TUNKHANNOCK...UTICA...WALTON AND WILKES-BARRE. $$
FLUS41 KBGM 280030 HWOBGM HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 830 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 NYZ009-018-036-037-044>046-056-057-062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048- 072-290030- NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO- OTSEGO-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING- LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 830 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 ..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 244 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST THROUGH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 2 AM. STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITHIN THIS LINE OF STORMS...AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL OR A TORNADO. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS. IN ADDITION A FEW RIVER AND LAKE LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE FLOODING. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. ANOTHER AREA OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE EARLY HOURS THURSDAY MORNING. SATURATED GROUND COMBINED WITH POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD MEAN ADDITIONAL AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION A FEW RIVER AND LAKE LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE FLOODING. HIGH RIVER AND LAKE LEVELS WILL START TO FALL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. $$
WUUS51 KBGM 280044 SVRBGM NYC011-015-017-023-053-067-097-099-107-109-280145- /O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0026.110428T0044Z-110428T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 844 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... NORTHEASTERN CHEMUNG COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CHENANGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... EXTREME WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN ONONDAGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... EASTERN SCHUYLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN SENECA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... NORTHWESTERN TIOGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... TOMPKINS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 945 PM EDT. * AT 841 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ENFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... GROTON AND LOCKE AT 855 PM EDT... MORAVIA AT 900 PM EDT... HOMER AND CORTLAND AT 905 PM EDT... PREBLE AT 910 PM EDT... TULLY AND TRUXTON AT 915 PM EDT... LA FAYETTE AT 920 PM EDT... MANLIUS AT 930 PM EDT... SLATERVILLE SPRINGS AND CAROLINE AT 850 PM EDT... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORTatNOAA.GOV. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 4290 7589 4282 7590 4262 7588 4216 7667 4253 7690 4301 7597 TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 230DEG 51KT 4248 7654 $$ PVN
WUUS51 KBGM 280634 SVRBGM NYC017-023-053-280715- /O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0035.110428T0634Z-110428T0715Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 234 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CHENANGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 315 AM EDT. * AT 231 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOLON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... PITCHER BY 244 AM EDT... TAYLOR BY 246 AM EDT... OTSELIC BY 302 AM EDT... GEORGETOWN BY 306 AM EDT... LEBANON AND ERIEVILLE BY 312 AM EDT... PIERCEVILLE...HAMILTON...MORRISVILLE AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PECKSPORT BY 316 AM EDT... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORTatNOAA.GOV. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 4303 7554 4294 7554 4294 7545 4287 7543 4287 7532 4241 7597 4253 7615 4304 7556 TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 221DEG 32KT 4254 7598 $$ MLJ
WFUS51 KBGM 280643 TORBGM NYC017-023-053-280730- /O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0009.110428T0643Z-110428T0730Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 243 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CHENANGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 330 AM EDT. * AT 241 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TAYLOR... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OTSELIC BY 300 AM EDT... GEORGETOWN BY 305 AM EDT... LEBANON BY 310 AM EDT... EARLVILLE BY 315 AM EDT... HAMILTON...PECKSPORT AND EATON BY 320 AM EDT... MADISON BY 325 AM EDT... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORTatNOAA.GOV. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4303 7554 4294 7554 4294 7545 4287 7543 4287 7532 4241 7597 4253 7615 4304 7556 TIME...MOT...LOC 0644Z 226DEG 33KT 4260 7587 $$ MLJ
WFUS51 KBGM 280708 TORBGM NYC017-053-065-280745- /O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0010.110428T0708Z-110428T0745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 308 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL CHENANGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTH CENTRAL ONEIDA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 345 AM EDT. * AT 304 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OTSELIC... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... EARLVILLE AND POOLVILLE BY 315 AM EDT... HAMILTON...PECKSPORT AND EATON BY 320 AM EDT... SOLSVILLE AND MADISON BY 325 AM EDT... WATERVILLE BY 335 AM EDT... CLAYVILLE...NEW HARTFORD AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF NEW YORK MILLS BY 345 AM EDT... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORTatNOAA.GOV. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4319 7528 4311 7517 4307 7520 4292 7520 4263 7565 4276 7582 TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 226DEG 33KT 4276 7565 $$ MLJ
WFUS51 KBGM 280712 TORBGM NYC017-023-280815- /O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0011.110428T0712Z-110428T0815Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 312 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CHENANGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 415 AM EDT. * AT 308 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WILLET... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PLYMOUTH BY 330 AM EDT... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORTatNOAA.GOV. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4240 7586 4241 7586 4241 7592 4252 7603 4273 7569 4257 7551 TIME...MOT...LOC 0712Z 233DEG 37KT 4252 7585 $$ MSE
WFUS51 KBGM 280812 TORBGM NYC017-053-280845- /O.NEW.KBGM.TO.W.0015.110428T0812Z-110428T0845Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 412 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CHENANGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 445 AM EDT. * AT 408 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PLYMOUTH... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SMYRNA AND SHERBURNE BY 420 AM EDT... EARLVILLE BY 425 AM EDT... POOLVILLE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS BY 430 AM EDT... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORTatNOAA.GOV. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4269 7531 4266 7532 4251 7567 4261 7580 4287 7550 4273 7529 TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 217DEG 38KT 4262 7564 $$ MSE
WGUS71 KBGM 281125 FFSBGM FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 725 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 NYC007-017-053-065-281330- /O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110428T1330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHENANGO NY-MADISON NY-BROOME NY-ONEIDA NY- 725 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ..A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EDT FOR ONEIDA...BROOME...MADISON AND CHENANGO COUNTIES... AT 721 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING ACROSS CHENANGO COUNTY. CHENANGO COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING FOR NO UNNECESSARY TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS REMAINS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORTatNOAA.GOV. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...URBAN...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY IN AND NEAR THESE LOCATIONS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. && LAT...LON 4331 7509 4326 7516 4321 7508 4307 7520 4290 7520 4288 7525 4258 7533 4250 7540 4200 7540 4201 7609 4227 7608 4239 7613 4240 7586 4309 7591 4315 7597 4318 7595 4317 7588 4346 7583 4343 7553 4361 7512 $$ CMG
WGUS71 KBGM 281513 FFSBGM FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1113 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 NYC007-017-053-065-281730- /O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110428T1730Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHENANGO NY-MADISON NY-BROOME NY-ONEIDA NY- 1113 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ..A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR ONEIDA...BROOME...MADISON AND CHENANGO COUNTIES... AT 1103 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MAJOR SMALL STREAM FLOODING ALONG CANASAWACTA CREEK AT THE NORWICH CITY LINE IN CHENANGO COUNTY. THE RIVER STAGE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE REACHED 34 FEET AT THIS LOCATION WHICH IS IN THE MAJOR FLOOD CATEGORY AND IS APPROACHING RIVER LEVELS REACHED ALONG CANASAWACTA CREEK DURING THE RECORD FLOODS OF JUNE 2006. MULTIPLE HOMES AS WELL AS APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE LIKELY TO BE FLOODED AT THIS RIVER STAGE.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY 1011 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR ERIN IN CHEMUNG COUNTY NEW YORK... LOCATION...ERIN IN CHEMUNG COUNTY NEW YORK DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...1:25 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...130 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.25 MILES PATH LENGTH...0.7 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.18N / -76.70W ENDING LAT/LON...42.19N / -76.69W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON, NY HAS CONFIRMED AN EF2 TORNADO NEAR ERIN IN CHEMUNG COUNTY NEW YORK ON APRIL 28 2011. THE TORNADO STARTED JUST WEST OF THE ERIN TOWN HALL SOUTH OF ROUTE 223. IT BEGAN JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE LOCAL CEMETERY AND TRACKED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. NUMEROUS PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AND UPROOTED IN THE CEMETERY. IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THE CEMETERY A WELL-CONSTRUCTED BARN WAS DESTROYED WITH ALL FOUR WALLS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST AND ACROSS ROUTE 223. THE TORNADO LOFTED DEBRIS INTO THE YARD ACROSS THE STREET WITH DEBRIS FROM THE DESTROYED BARN IMPALED INTO THE FRONT LAWN. DEBRIS ALSO BLEW ALL WINDOWS OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE HOME WITH SOME DEBRIS PENETRATING THE SIDING AND THROWN INTO THE HOME. AT THIS SITE...ALL THREE VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED WITH A BEAM FROM THE DESTROYED BARN IMPALED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD OF ONE VEHICLE. AN 11,000 POUND CAMPER WAS FLIPPED UP OVER A FIVE FOOT FENCE AND TOPPLED ONTO ITS SIDE BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TRACKING TO THE NORTHEAST WITH DAMAGE TO A BARN ROOF AND DEBRIS WRAPPED IN TREES. A GARAGE AND MOBILE HOME AT THE SITE WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. HEAVY DEBRIS FROM THE MOBILE HOME WAS STREWN APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE SITE...WITH LIGHTER MATERIAL FOUND SEVERAL MILES AWAY. THE TORNADO TRACKED AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF MILE UP THE HILL WITH NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AND TWO HORSES KILLED ON THE FARM. AT THIS POINT THE TORNADO LIFTED AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BGM. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
000 NOUS41 KBGM 291442 CCA PNSBGM NYZ025-291530- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED FOR PATH LENGTH AND LAT/LON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY 1040 AM EDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR DANBY IN TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK... LOCATION...DANBY IN TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...1:40 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.15 MILES PATH LENGTH...2.4 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.366795N / -76.529152W ENDING LAT/LON...42.390868N / -76.496144W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON, NY HAS CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO NEAR DANBY IN TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK ON APRIL 28 2011. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR A HOME JUST OFF OF HILLTOP ROAD NORTHWEST OF DANBY. THE HOUSE`S ROOF WAS PEELED OFF AND SOME WALLS WERE COLAPSED. THE TORNADO CROSSED JERESY HILL ROAD AND INTO A FORESTED AREA. NUMEROUS PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED IN THIS FOREST. THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST... SNAPPING NUMEROUS PINES AS IT CROSSED COMFORT ROAD. A METAL OUTBUILDING WAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND A BARN ACROSS THE STREET RECEIVED ROOF DAMAGE WITH DEBRIS LOFTED INTO THE TREES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE INTERSECTION OF BEARDSLEY LANE AND DANBY ROAD. ONE HOME SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHEN A TREE COLLAPSED ONTO THE ROOF AND A WINDOW WAS BLOWN OUT. SURROUNDING HOMES SAW NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. A SMALL BRANCH WAS PROPELLED AND IMPALED INTO A CAR WINDSHIELD. A HOMEOWNER AT THE INTERSECTION OF BEARDSLEY LANE AND DANBY ROAD HAD A WORKING ANEMOMETER AT THE TIME OF THE TORNADO. AT 1:44 AM...A WIND GUST TO 90.3 MPH WAS RECORDED. NO ADDITIONAL TORNADO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AS THE STORM HEADED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BGM. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...LOCAL MEDIA AND ESPECIALLY EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS FOR HELP DURING THIS SURVEY. $$ PN/RAM
...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED NEAR DANBY IN TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK... LOCATION...DANBY IN TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...145 AM EDT ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.45 MILES PATH LENGTH...1.70 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...42.39N / -76.49W ENDING LAT/LON...42.41N / -76.47W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON, NY HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR DANBY IN TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK ON APRIL 28 2011. A STORM THAT ORIGINALLY PRODUCED TORNADIC DAMAGE NORTHWEST OF DANBY CONTINUED HEADING OFF TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND PRODUCED STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO NEAR 100 MPH. NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF DANBY ROAD. TREES FELL ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AT THE CORNER OF NELSON AND DANBY ROAD WITH SHINGLES BLOWN OFF AND FLUNG NEARLY 20 YARD. THE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CONTINUED WITH AN AVERAGE PATH WIDTH OF 0.45 MILES...CAUSING EXCESSIVE TREE DAMAGE. A HOME IN THE DEER RUN SUBDIVISION SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS THE ROOF WAS PEELED UP AND STREWN DOWNSTREAM APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS. INSULATION AND SIDING WAS ALSO BLOWN OFF THIS HOUSE WITH MINOR SIDING DAMAGE TO OTHER HOUSES NEARBY. THE STORM CONTINUED TO PRODUCE TREE DAMAGE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST BEFORE FINALLY ENDING NEAR CODDINGTON ROAD. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BGM. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO LOCAL OFFICIALS...LOCAL MEDIA AND ESPECIALLY EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS FOR HELP DURING THIS SURVEY.
| RECORD REPORTS |
RECORD REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 1230 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...RECORD HIGH WATER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN... AT 1145 AM EDT...THE LAKE LEVEL ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT THE ROUSES POINT NEW YORK GAGE REACHED 102.13 FEET...BREAKING THE ALL-TIME LAKE LEVEL OF 102.1 FEET SET ON MAY 4TH 1869. IN ADDITION...THE LAKE LEVEL AT THE KING STREET FERRY DOCK AS OF 10 AM THIS MORNING HAD REACHED 101.88 FEET...TYING THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR THIS GAGE SET ON APRIL 27TH 1993. THE LAKE LEVEL IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE RISING OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...SO ADDITIONAL RECORD LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. A FINAL RECORD REPORT WILL BE ISSUED WHEN LAKE LEVELS BEGIN TO RECEDE. $$ LAHIFF