SKYWARN · New York · Pennsylvania
NWS Johnson City BGM
24 counties, 4 radars, one forecaster on the warning desk when it goes bad. This page is what that desk is looking at, plus the nets that feed it.
Nothing active from this office
NWS checked 11:28 PMRadar
NWS RIDGE · base reflectivity · last hour
Deeper look: KBGM interactive ↗ · KBGM at College of DuPage ↗ · KENX interactive ↗ · KENX at College of DuPage ↗ - velocity, correlation coefficient and every tilt.
SPC outlook · day 1
categorical
Marginal → Slight → Enhanced → Moderate → High · day 2 ↗ · mesoscale discussions ↗
Reports taken by this office today
0 · SPC preliminaryNo spotter reports logged by BGM so far today (UTC).
Cameras near the office
none listed yetNo cameras listed near Johnson City yet. Know one?
Radar tells you what the storm is doing; these tell you what it looks like. Pictures open at their source - ODOT and the Mesonet allow linking, not republishing.
SKYWARN & weather nets for this office
Suggest or fix one →No net is listed for NWS Johnson City yet. If you know the repeater and who runs it, suggest it - the state coordinator checks it and it shows up here and on the state hub. Never guess a frequency from memory; a wrong one during a warning is worse than none.
NOAA Weather Radio in this area
18 transmitters · this office’s first, neighbours after162.400 MHz KHA53 · Rochestercovers Cayuga, Genesee (E 1/2), Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne (W 1/2), Wyoming (E 1/2), Yates (N 1/2) · 500 W · NWS Buffalo
162.525 MHz KHC49 · Norwichcovers Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
162.500 MHz KZZ31 · Hardystoncovers Orange, Rockland, Sullivan · 1000 W · NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly
162.450 MHz WNG705 · Honesdalecovers Lackawanna, Luzerne (ALL), Monroe (ALL), Pike, Susquehanna (ALL), Wayne · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
162.400 MHz WWF43 · Stamfordcovers Broome (ALL), Chenango (E), Delaware, Greene (W), Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan (ALL) · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
162.425 MHz WWH34 · Waltoncovers Broome (ALL), Chenango (ALL), Delaware (ALL), Otsego (ALL), Schoharie (ALL), Sullivan (ALL) · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
162.450 MHz WWH35 · Cooperstowncovers Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer (S), Madison, Montgomery, Oneida (S), Otsego, Schoharie · 100 W · NWS Binghamton
162.550 MHz WXL31 · Syracusecovers Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson (S), Lewis (S), Madison, Oneida (W), Onondaga, Oswego, Wayne · 1000 W · NWS Binghamton
162.475 MHz WXL37 · Highlandcovers Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster · 1000 W · NWS Albany
162.475 MHz WXL38 · Binghamtoncovers Bradford (N), Susquehanna · 1000 W · NWS Binghamton
162.400 MHz WXL39 · Allentowncovers Berks, Bucks (N), Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe (Central/S), Montgomery (Far W), Northampton, Pike (S), Schuylkill (Central/E) · 1010 W · NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly
162.550 MHz WXL43 · Wilkes-Barrecovers Carbon, Columbia (E), Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill (N), Susquehanna (S), Wayne, Wyoming · 500 W · NWS Binghamton
162.400 MHz WXM31 · Elmiracovers Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben (E), Tioga, Tompkins (SW 1/2) · 1000 W · NWS Binghamton
162.425 MHz WXM45 · Middlevillecovers Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Schoharie · 300 W · NWS Albany
162.525 MHz WXM95 · Towandacovers Chemung (ALL), Steuben (ALL), Tioga (ALL) · 500 W · NWS Binghamton
162.425 MHz WXN29 · Call Hillcovers Allegany, Chemung (ALL), Livingston, Ontario (ALL), Schuyler (ALL), Seneca (ALL), Steuben, Wyoming, Yates (ALL) · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
162.450 MHz WXN55 · Mt. Washingtoncovers Allegany (ALL), Chemung, Livingston (ALL), Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wyoming (ALL) · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
162.500 MHz WXN59 · Ithacacovers Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Yates · 1000 W · NWS Binghamton
What to report, and where
Size charts and the full guide →🌪️ Tornado, funnel, wall cloud
- ·Tornado on the ground (say if you see debris)
- ·Funnel cloud - rotating, not touching down
- ·Wall cloud, especially a rotating one
- ·Where it is relative to you, and which way it's moving
🧊 Hail
- ·The largest stone, compared to a coin or ball (chart below)
- ·1″ (quarter) is the severe threshold - smaller is still worth a report to most offices
- ·How long it fell and whether it's covering the ground
💨 Wind
- ·Measured gusts of 40 mph+; 58 mph is severe
- ·Damage: trees down, limbs bigger than your arm, roof or structure damage, power lines
- ·Say whether it was measured or estimated
🌊 Flooding
- ·Water over a road, especially moving water
- ·Creeks and rivers rising fast or out of their banks
- ·Rainfall of 1″ or more in an hour if you have a gauge
❄️ Winter
- ·Snowfall of 1″ an hour or more, and totals
- ·Freezing rain and ice accumulation on wires and trees
- ·Visibility under ¼ mile, blowing and drifting
🚫 Not this
- ·Lightning and thunder on their own
- ·Rain that isn't causing flooding
- ·Ordinary dark clouds, scud, or clouds that only look scary
- 1 · The net, if one is up
When the office activates SKYWARN, a net control on the local repeater takes reports in a set format and relays them straight to the forecaster. Listen first, check in when asked, keep it short: who, what, where, when.
- 2 · The office directly
No net running? Every office has a spotter line or online report form on its SKYWARN page - for you that’s NWS Johnson City. Trained spotters get the number in class; anyone can use the form.
- 3 · Tell the room here
/report hail quarter · 71st & Memorial in #ny-wx puts it in front of everyone watching the state. It does not reach the NWS - do 1 or 2 for that.
Counties served by NWS Johnson City · 24
NYC007 Broome
NYC011 Cayuga
NYC015 Chemung
NYC017 Chenango
NYC023 Cortland
NYC025 Delaware
NYC053 Madison
NYC065 Oneida
NYC067 Onondaga
NYC077 Otsego
NYC097 Schuyler
NYC099 Seneca
NYC101 Steuben
NYC105 Sullivan
NYC107 Tioga
NYC109 Tompkins
NYC123 Yates
PAC015 Bradford
PAC069 Lackawanna
PAC079 Luzerne
PAC103 Pike
PAC115 Susquehanna
PAC127 Wayne
PAC131 Wyoming