Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 1990, 6:47 PM EDT for Carbon County, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 1990, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 1990, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Carbon County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 6:52 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Carbon, PA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Atlantic City In, NJ (KACY), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1209 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KABE 022247
SVRABE
PAC025-107-022315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALLENTOWN PA
647 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF PENNSYLVANIA
CARBON...NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL
AT 640 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR JIM THORPE
IN CARBON COUNTY AND IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY NEAR RINGTOWN.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND LIGHTNING. SHOULD THE STORM APPROACH YOU...SEEK IMMEDIATE
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS AND
SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES THE POCONOS AND THE LEHIGH
VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM EDT.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED AT 600 PM IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT FOR CARBON COUNTY.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:32 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
PAZ009-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARRISBURG PA 230 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA WHICH INCLUDES MONTOUR...NORTHUMBERLAND... UNION AND SNYDER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE. AT 230 PM HARRISBURG RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR SCRANTON AND IN NEW YORK NEAR BINGHAMTON. THEY WERE MOVING BRISKLY SOUTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND HEAD FOR SHELTER IF A WARNING IS OR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM OR SOONER IF NEEDED. KOWALZYK
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
PAZ007-008-014-021935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLIAMSPORT PA 235 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ...TIOGA...BRADFORD...LYCOMING AND SULLIVAN. AT 215 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN TIOGA COUNTY INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK. THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA COULD CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LARGE HAIL. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO BE ALERT TO LOCAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY. KF/PG
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 2:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
PAZ009-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TEXT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARRISBURG PA 237 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA WHICH INCLUDES MONTOUR...NORTHUMBERLAND... UNION AND SNYDER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE. AT 230 PM HARRISBURG RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR SCRANTON AND IN NEW YORK NEAR BINGHAMTON. THEY WERE MOVING BRISKLY SOUTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND HEAD FOR SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM OR SOONER IF NEEDED. KOWALZYK
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 3:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PAZ007-008-014-022035- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLIAMSPORT PA 335 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLINTON COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. AT 325 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. ONE SHOWER...WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER BUTTONWOOD IN NORTHERN LYCOMING COUNTY AND ANOTHER SHOWER WAS OVER WYALUSING IN SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD COUNTY. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SO FAR NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...HOWEVER CONDITIONS REMAIN RIPE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. PERSONS IN AND AROUND NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMEMBER TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. FJG/KF
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 4:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PAZ007-008-014-022115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLIAMSPORT PA 415 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLINTON COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. AT 410 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. ONE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER EASTERN LYCOMING COUNTY...ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF PROCTOR. . THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND IT SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE MUNCY VALLEY...SONESTOWN AREA OF SULLIVAN COUNTY BY 435 PM EDT. SO FAR NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...HOWEVER CONDITIONS REMAIN RIPE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. PERSONS IN AND AROUND NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMEMBER TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. FJG/KF
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 5:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PAZ009-032230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARRISBURG PA 535 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LEBANON, LANCASTER, COUNTIES IN THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM EDT... AT 530 PM EDT THE HARRISBURG RADAR SHOWS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN MIFFLIN AND JUNIATA COUTNIES. ALSO IN SOUTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND AND UPPER DAUPHIN COUNTIES IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. LARGEST AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF PA FROM SOUTHEAST OF WILLIAMSPORT IN COLUMB COUNTY EAST THRU THE WIKES-BARRE AND SCRANTON AREAS TO PIKE COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN WESTMORELAND AND SOMERSET COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PA. ALL THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT BOUT 30 TO 35 MPH. PERSON IN WESTERN PERRY AND WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ONES IN MIFFLIN AND JUNTIA COUTNIES BETWEEN 6 AND 7PM. AND PERSON IN EASTERN DAUPHuIN AND LEBANON COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE ONES IN UPPER DAUPHIN AND NORTHTHUMBERLAND BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM. WSO HAR HURLEY
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.