Sunday, May 17, 2009

Tornado In Tioga County During Yesterday's Severe Weather

Wind, hail, and a tornado report can be seen cluttering the SPC Storm Report map over NY. Yesterday, an advancing frontal system pushed through NY. The warm sector was conducive to single-cell severe storms, which meandered across portions of central and southern NY during the afternoon hours:

05/16/09:


Once again, the timing of the system gave the western 2/3 of NY the upper-hand in instability, compared to the eastern 1/3 of NY. I heard a rumble of thunder from IC lightning every now and then as the main line pushed through Albany, but was otherwise uneventful.

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