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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON, NY
505 PM EDT SUN APR 21 2013

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR
AUBURN TOWNSHIP IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA...

LOCATION...AUBURN TOWNSHIP IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...APRIL 19 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...720 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100-110 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...120 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...237 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.66 N / 76.05 W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.66 N  / 76.04 W
* 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 A
MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ IN AUBURN TOWNSHIP ALONG
ROWE RD IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON APRIL 19 2013.

AT THIS LOCATION...STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 100
TO 110 MPH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TWO OUTBUILDING TYPE
STRUCTURES COMPOSED OF WOOD FRAMING AND TIN SIDING. STRONG WINDS
HIT THE FIRST STRUCTURE CAUSING NEARLY COMPLETE DESTRUCTION...WITH
WOOD FRAMING AND TIN SIDING BLOWN DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE NORTH-
NORTHEAST DOWN ROWE RD. WINDS THEN HIT THE SECOND STRUCTURE WITH
REMNANT TIN SIDING AND ATTACHED ROOF FRAMING BLOWN DIRECTLY EAST
ACROSS ROUTE 267 INTO AN ADJOINING FIELD AND WOODED AREA. AS WITH
THE FIRST OUTBUILDING...STRONG WINDS CAUSED NEARLY COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION OF THE SECOND METAL-FRAMED BUILDING. WITH THE DAMAGE
PATTERN EXTENDING IN A FANNED OUT PATTERN FROM LOCATION OF INITIAL
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...THE ABOVE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS STRONG STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE AT THIS LOCATION.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/BGM.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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