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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS State College, PA

June 19, 1994Berks County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 1994, 3:45 PM EDT for Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 45 min.

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Issued
Jun 19, 1994, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 1994, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Whole counties

County Berks County, PA

The nearest sounding before it

Atlantic City In, NJ (KACY), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Atlantic City In, NJ at 12:00Z on 1994-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 716 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Atlantic City In, NJ at 12:00Z on 1994-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
716 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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