Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 1, 1994, 4:25 PM EST for Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 1994, 4:25 PM EST (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 1994, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Monroe County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KPHL 012125 RRA SVRPHL PAC089-012215- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY NJ 425 PM EST TUE NOV 1 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA ...MONROE COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF LEHIGH COUNTY WILL MOVE INTO MONROE COUNTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA...PREPARE FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. SHOULD THE STORM APPROACH YOU...SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER INDOORS...BUT DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. MOBILE HOMES ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
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, Nov 1, 2:03 PM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-012105- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 205 PM EST TUE NOV 1 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON IS TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT 2 PM EXTENDED FROM NEAR DUBOIS SOUTHWARD TO GETTYSBURG. THE RAIN IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 50 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE COMBINING WITH STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY FALLEN FOLIAGE TO CAUSE LOCAL DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AROUND THE REGION. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. LA CORTE
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-012105- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 205 PM EST TUE NOV 1 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON IS TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT 2 PM EXTENDED FROM NEAR DUBOIS SOUTHWARD TO GETTYSBURG. THE RAIN IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 50 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE COMBINING WITH STORM DRAINS CLOGGED BY FALLEN FOLIAGE TO CAUSE LOCAL DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AROUND THE REGION. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. LA CORTE
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 2:26 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PAZ058-066-020130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 227 PM EST TUE NOV 1 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 8PM EST FOR LANCASTER AND SCHUYKILL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA VALID UNTIL 8PM EST. AT MID AFTERNOON A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TRIGGERING HEAVY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEFLY DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SHORE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND WILL BRING SHARPLY COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION AS WELL AS AN EVENTUAL END TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. LA CORTE
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PAZ058-066-020130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 227 PM EST TUE NOV 1 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 8PM EST FOR LANCASTER AND SCHUYKILL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA VALID UNTIL 8PM EST. AT MID AFTERNOON A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TRIGGERING HEAVY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEFLY DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SHORE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND WILL BRING SHARPLY COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION AS WELL AS AN EVENTUAL END TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. LA CORTE
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Franklin | 53 min |
| Nov 1, 2:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | York | 46 min |
| Nov 1, 2:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 59 min |
| Nov 1, 3:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Berks | 44 min |
| Nov 1, 3:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lehigh | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.