Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 1996, 7:33 PM EST for Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 1996, 7:33 PM EST (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 1996, 8:30 PM EST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Snyder County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Mar 25, 2:53 PM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 2:53 PM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 240 PM EST MON MAR 25 1996 DEEP SFC LOW NEAR CIU WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE. COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF A ZZV-CLE LINE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST THIS EVE REACHING UNV AREA ARND 00Z. KCCX RADAR SHOWS NARROW BAND OF PRECIP ACROSS CENTRAL PA (CTP HAS 10RW-). PRECIP DIMINISHING AS IT MOVES INTO DRY AIR. BAND ASSOC WITH WEDGE OF HIGHER DEWPTS. WINDS WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM THIS EVE. COOL AND DENSE AIR IN VALLEYS WITH KEEP STRONG WINDS FROM MIXING DOWN. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO REGION ON TUESDAY. FLURRIES ACROSS NW MTNS (WARREN CNTY) FETCH 270-280 WILL CLIP EXTREME N TIER WITH LES. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLDY SKIES...BRISK AND COLD. TUESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR SKIES WITH SFC HIGH OVER AREA. WEDNESDAY...DECENT FGEN FORCING ACROSS AREA (COMBINATION OF FAVORABLE UPPER LVL JET REGION AND LOW-LEVL JET WORKING INTO FCST/A) WILL BRING SNOW INTO THE REGION BY WED NIGHT/THU AM. ...LAKE SNOW OUTLOOK... MON 7 PM TO TUE 7 AM...N TUE 7 AM TO TUE 7 PM...N/SW- EXTREME N WARREN CNTY TUE 7 PM TO WED 7 AM...N WINTHER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 5:49 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PAZ004-005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-045-260355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 551 PM EST MON MAR 25 1996 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED AGAIN FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS... A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EXTREME WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE WARNING INCLUDES MCKEAN...POTTER...ELK...CAMERON...CENTRE ...CLEARFIELD...CAMBRIA...SOMERSET...NORTHERN CLINTON...BLAIR...BEDFORD HUNTINGDON...MIFFLIN...JUNIATA...FULTON...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. $PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND SEEK SHELTER. MARTIN
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 5:51 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PAZ004-005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-045-260355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 551 PM EST MON MAR 25 1996 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED AGAIN FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS... A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EXTREME WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE WARNING INCLUDES MCKEAN...POTTER...ELK...CAMERON...CENTRE ...CLEARFIELD...CAMBRIA...SOMERSET...NORTHERN CLINTON...BLAIR...BEDFORD HUNTINGDON...MIFFLIN...JUNIATA...FULTON...WARREN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND SEEK SHELTER. MARTIN
Local storm report, Mar 25, 6:35 PM EST, 58 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
635 PM EST MON MAR 25 1996
TIME EST ...CITY LOCATION..........ST ...EVENT/REMARKS
...COUNTY LOCATION........
0610 PM JOHNSTOWN PA HIGH WIND
03/25/96 CAMBRIA PA ESTIMATED GUSTS 60 TO
65 MPH.
0630 PM CHERRY TREE PA WINDS
03/25/96 CAMBRIA PA ESTIMATED 35 TO 45 MPH
DUNHAMLocal storm report, Mar 25, 6:37 PM EST, 56 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
635 PM EST MON MAR 25 1996
TIME EST ...CITY LOCATION..........ST ...EVENT/REMARKS
...COUNTY LOCATION........
0610 PM JOHNSTOWN PA HIGH WIND
03/25/96 CAMBRIA PA ESTIMATED GUSTS 60 TO
65 MPH.
0630 PM CHERRY TREE PA WINDS
03/25/96 CAMBRIA PA ESTIMATED 35 TO 45 MPH
DUNHAMSpecial weather statement, Mar 25, 6:46 PM EST, 47 minutes before
PAZ004-005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-045-260355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 551 PM EST MON MAR 25 1996 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED AGAIN FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS... A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EXTREME WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE WARNING INCLUDES MCKEAN...POTTER...ELK...CAMERON...CENTRE ...CLEARFIELD...CAMBRIA...SOMERSET...NORTHERN CLINTON...BLAIR...BEDFORD HUNTINGDON...MIFFLIN...JUNIATA...FULTON...WARREN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND SEEK SHELTER. MARTIN
Local storm report, Mar 25, 7:19 PM EST, 14 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
718 PM EST TUE MAR 26 1996
TIME EST ...CITY LOCATION..........ST ...EVENT/REMARKS
...COUNTY LOCATION........
0714 PM STATE COLLEGE PA HIGH WIND
03/25/96 CENTRE PA GUSTS TO 74 MPH AT
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
DUNHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 7:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming, Union | 57 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.