Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 8, 1996, 3:46 PM EST for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 59 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
- Nov 8, 1996, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 1996, 4:45 PM EST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lancaster County, PA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 3:47 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Wakefield, 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 563 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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.
NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 8, 3:05 PM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 3:05 PM EST, 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Nov 8, 10:57 AM EST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
PAZ004-005-010-011-017>019-024>027-033>035-301800- STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1055 AM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...PROBABLE TORNADO IN BEDFORD COUNTY... REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN BEDFORD COUNTY INDICATE THAT A TORNADO PROBABLY TOUCHED DOWN IN WOLFSBURG ABOUT 830 AM EST THIS MORNING. 9 HOMES AND 2 BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED...1 HOME AND 2 GARAGES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. 3 HOMES AND A TRAILER WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. TWO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO DEATHS. AN EYEWITNESS REPORTED SEEING A FUNNEL CLOUD IN WOLFSBURG. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS EVENT WAS PROBABLY A TORNADO. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLAN TO SURVEY THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. DUNHAM
Local storm report, Nov 8, 11:15 AM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1115 AM EST FRI NOV 08 1996
...THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE SEVERE WEATHER AND
FLOODING OBSERVED DURING THE SEVERE WX AND FLASH FLOOD EVENT FRIDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS MAY BE MADE AFTER FURTHER INFORMATION
IS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED...
TIME EST ...CITY LOCATION..........ST ...EVENT/REMARKS
...COUNTY LOCATION........
650 AM BEDFORD PA FLOODING
11/08/96 BEDFORD STREET AND BASEMENT
FLOODING
820 AM WELLSBORO PA FLOODING
11/08/96 TIOGA SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED
830 AM WOLFSBURG PA TORNADO
11/08/96 BEDFORD HOUSE DESTROYED
TREES/WIRES DOWN
915 AM SMITH TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
11/08/96 BEDFORD WIRES DOWN ON RT 22
930 AM WARRIORS MARK TWP PA WIND DAMAGE
11/08/96 HUNTINGDON POWER POLES/TREES
DOWN ON SR 4025
940 AM STATE COLLEGE PA WIND DAMAGE
11/08/96 CENTRE 55 MPH GUST
1005 BURNHAM PA WIND DAMAGE
11/08/96 MIFFLIN ROOF OFF CAR WASH
FITZGERALDSpecial weather statement, Nov 8, 11:52 AM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-082100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1152 AM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELED FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM... CLINTON... CENTRE... MIFFLIN... JUNIATA... FRANKLIN... FULTON... AND HUNTINGDON. THE COLD FRONT...RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN BEDFORD COUNTY...HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADOES IS OVER ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEHIND THE FRONT...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PROLONG THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING INTO LATE AFTERNOON. FITZGERALD
Special weather statement, Nov 8, 11:54 AM EST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-082100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1152 AM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELED FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM... CLINTON... CENTRE... MIFFLIN... JUNIATA... FRANKLIN... FULTON... AND HUNTINGDON. THE COLD FRONT...RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN BEDFORD COUNTY...HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADOES IS OVER ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEHIND THE FRONT...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PROLONG THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING INTO LATE AFTERNOON. FITZGERALD
Special weather statement, Nov 8, 3:05 PM EST, 41 minutes before
PAZ053-058-059-065-066-090000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - TORNADO WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 305 PM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY UNTIL 7 PM... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM: COLUMBIA... SCHUYLKILL... LEBANON... LANCASTER... AND YORK. A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL ONLY SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA BY AROUND 7 PM. BEHIND THE FRONT...A STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE 50S. FITZGERALD
Special weather statement, Nov 8, 3:06 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PAZ053-058-059-065-066-090000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - TORNADO WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 305 PM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY UNTIL 7 PM... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM: COLUMBIA... SCHUYLKILL... LEBANON... LANCASTER... AND YORK. A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL ONLY SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA BY AROUND 7 PM. BEHIND THE FRONT...A STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE 50S. FITZGERALD
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 8:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Tioga | 3 hr |
| Nov 8, 8:41 AM EST | Tornado Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair | 49 min |
| Nov 8, 8:48 AM EST | Tornado Warning | CTP | Fulton, Huntingdon | 72 min |
| Nov 8, 9:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Centre | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 9:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 9:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Mifflin | 55 min |
| Nov 8, 9:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata | 55 min |
| Nov 8, 9:51 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Potter, Tioga | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 9:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming | 62 min |
| Nov 8, 10:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 69 min |
| Nov 8, 10:11 AM EST | Tornado Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Tioga | 49 min |
| Nov 8, 10:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Snyder, Union | 46 min |
| Nov 8, 10:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Perry | 46 min |
| Nov 8, 10:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Montour, Northumberland | 60 min |
| Nov 8, 11:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Sullivan | 66 min |
| Nov 8, 11:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lebanon, Schuylkill | 60 min |
| Nov 8, 1:48 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Tioga | 3 hr |
| Nov 8, 2:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 56 min |
| Nov 8, 3:59 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | York | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 4:05 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lebanon, Schuylkill | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 4:05 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 4:23 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Tioga | 5 hr |
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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.