Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Oct 5, 1995, 9:48 PM EDT (01:48 UTC)

Expired

Oct 5, 1995, 10:15 PM EDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

County Snyder County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
TTAA00 KCTP 060149 RRA
SVRCTP
PAC109-060215-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
948 PM EDT THU OCT 5 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN  PENNSYLVANIA
 
   ...SNYDER COUNTY
 
AT 950 PM STATE COLLEGE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
MOVING NORTH INTO SOUTHWESTERN SNYDER COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL PUSH INTO
THE SELINSGROVE AREA SHORTLY AFTER 10 PM.
 
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.  REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCEt WARNING.  REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
 
WINTHER/MICHAUD

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 5, 8:52 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
845 PM EDT THU OCT 5 1995

VAD WINDS ON KCCX 88D STILL SHOWING 5K FEET WINDS SCREAMING ALONG
AT 50 KTS.  STILL SOME LOW LEVEL VEERING...BUT NOT NEARLY AS
IMPRESSIVE AS EARLIER TONIGHT...IMPLYING HELICITY VALUES
DROPPING.  JUST GOT A CALL FROM A SPOTTER IN GREENCASTLE
(FRANKLIN CO) OF WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50.

THE BIG QUESTION WITH THE WIND ADVISORIES IS WHETHER OR NOT ANY
OF THE 50K WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...AND THEREFORE
REQUIRE THE ADVISORIES TO BE EXTENDED.  OTHER THAN THE ISOLATED
REPORT MENTIONED ABOVE...HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT STRONG
WINDS.  ALL WIND ADVISORIES NOW SLATED TO EXPIRE AT 1000 PM.
GIVEN ISOLATED NATURE OF HIGH WINDS... WOULD ELECT TO DROP
ADVISORIES...BUT STILL KEEP THE MENTION OF STRONG GUSTS ALONG THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  ANOTHER SPOTTER CALL JUST IN AT 830 PM UNDER
ONE OF THE HEAVIEST CELLS JUST SOUTHEAST OF CTP REPORTS
TORRENTIAL RAINS...BUT NOTHING MUCH IN THE WAY OF GUSTY WINDS.

THIS LAST BATCH OF RAIN OVER CENTRAL PA REALLY SEEMS TO BE THE
END OF ANY ORGANIZED RAIN...WITH CELLS MOVING TO THE NE AT 40-50
KTS.

HAVE TO RUN...WITH POTENTIAL NASTY CELLS STARTING TO POP
OVERHEAD.  GOT AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING FLASH OUT THE WINDOW.

JUNG

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.