Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 1992, 8:45 PM EDT for Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 1992, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 1992, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bradford County, PA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KIPT 290052 COR SVRIPT PAC015-290115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLIAMSPORT PA 845 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILLIAMSPORT HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ...BRADFORD COUNTY AT 845 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN BRADFORD COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NNNN
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, Aug 28, 4:38 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
PAZ006-009-013-282300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARRISBURG PA 430 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... AT 425 PM EDT HARRISBURG RADAR WAS SHOWING A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE ALTOONA AREA IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA DOWN TO THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE AROUND MARTINSBURG...WV AND MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN FRANKLIN OR ADAMS COUNTY...BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY HAIL. OTHER COUNTIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM INCLUDE HUNTINGDON...CENTRE...MIFFLIN...JUNIATA ...PERRY AND CUMBERLAND. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER INDOORzS BY STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. RODGERS
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 5:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PAZ007-008-014-282300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLIAMSPORT PA 540 PM EDT WED AUG 26 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CLINTON...LYCOMING...AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT TONIGHT... AT 530 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN WERE FALLING FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH BETWEEN A HALF /.50/ TO ONE /1.00/ INCHES REPORTED IN ONE HOUR OVER NORTHERN LYCOMING AND CLEARFIELD COUNTIES. ALSO A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS BETWEEN PHILLIPSBURG AND HAGARSTOWN MARYLAND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. DAMAGING WINDS UP TO AND GREATER THAN 58 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS THEY MOVE THROUGH NORTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN 630 PM EDT AND 900 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. ALSO PREPARE TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS TO A SAFE PLACE...PREFERABLY AN INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR HOME. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES...THEY DO NOT ALWAYS PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM STRONG WINDS. KJF
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 5:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
PAZ006-009-013-008-282300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HARRISBURG PA 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... AT 525 PM EDT HARRISBURG RADAR WAS SHOWING A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR STATE COLLEGE IN CENTRE COUNTY SOUTH CHAMBERSBURG IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND FURTHER INTO NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAMBERSBURG IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND 15 MILES SOUTH OF LEWISTOWN IN MIFFLIN AND JUNIATA COUNTIES. IF YOU LIVE IN FRANKLIN...CUMBERLAND...PERRY...JUNIATA...AND MIFFLIN COUNTIES BE ALERT FOR THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN 530 PM AND 600 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY HAIL. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HUNTINGDON COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 1100 PM. PRA
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Sullivan | 34 min |
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.