Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 1996
Tornado Warning 34, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at Nov 8, 1996, 10:11 AM EST for Lycoming County, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 49 min. 4 reports 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, 10:11 AM EST (15:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 1996, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lycoming County, PA, Tioga County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 10:20 AM EST | Tornado F1 | Jersey Shr, PA | The Pine Station-Jersey Shore tornado moved east from Pine Station crossing Pine Creek into Lycoming County just southwest of Jersey Shore. The F1 tornado touched down about 2 miles southwest of Avis near Pine Station on the north side of Bald Eagle Mountain j |
| Nov 8, 10:20 AM EST | Tornado F1 | Linden, PA | This storm was a continuation of damage that occurred in the Avis and Jersey Shore areas. The tornado caused intermittent damage along a 2.5 mile path in Woodward Township northwest of Linden. The tornado tore a brick facade off the southeast face of the Lycom |
| Nov 8, 10:30 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Tiadaghton, PA | Trees were downed by strong winds near Tidaghton. |
| Nov 8, 10:45 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Gleason, 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
393 WFUS01 KCTP 081511 RRA TORCTP PAC117-081-081600- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1011 AM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN PENNSYLVANIA ...TIOGA COUNTY...AND EXTREME NORTH LYCOMING COUNTY... AT 1005 AM EDT STATE COLLEGE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONGLY ROTATING THUNDERSTORM ENTERING TIOGA COUNTY NEAR HOYTEVILLE. THE STORM IS MORNING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL PASS SEBRING SOUTH OF BLOSSBURG BY 1030 AM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Nov 8, 9:56 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 9:56 AM EST, 15 minutes before
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 950 AM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...ZONE SUGGESTIONS/COORDINATION... PER CORD WILL KEEP FFA AS IS...TOR WATCH FOR CENTRAL PA INCLUDING THE LOWER SUS TIL 3 PM. GETTING REPORTS OF SEVERE FLOODING ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL PA...ESPECIALLY TIOGA COUNTY WHERE EVACUATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE. ALSO GOT REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE ACROSS S PA WITH SHARP SQUALL LINE FEATURE. COLD FRONT TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST NEXT 12 HRS...HVY RAINS FOR E PA A GOOD BET THIS AFTN. TRW WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. ...LAKE SNOW OUTLOOK... FRI 12 NOON - 7PM...N FRI 7PM - SAT 7AM...N SAT 7AM - SAT 7PM...Y (LATE IN THE PERIOD) WINTHER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 8, 9:35 AM EST, 36 minutes before
PAZ012-018-019-026>028-035>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059- 063>066-082000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 935 AM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE: ADAMS... CENTRE... CLINTON... DAUPHIN... HUNTINGDON... LANCASTER... SNYDER... FRANKLIN... JUNIATA... LEBANON... LYCOMING... NORTHUMBERLAND... SOMERSET... TIOGA... CUMBERLAND... FULTON... MIFFLIN... MONTOUR... PERRY... SCHUYLKILL... SULLIVAN... UNION... YORK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THIS STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Nov 8, 9:45 AM EST, 26 minutes before
PAZ012-018-019-026>028-035>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059- 063>066-082000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 935 AM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE: ADAMS... CENTRE... CLINTON... DAUPHIN... HUNTINGDON... LANCASTER... SNYDER... FRANKLIN... JUNIATA... LEBANON... LYCOMING... NORTHUMBERLAND... SOMERSET... TIOGA... CUMBERLAND... FULTON... MIFFLIN... MONTOUR... PERRY... SCHUYLKILL... SULLIVAN... UNION... YORK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THIS STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS> CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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, 10:29 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, 3:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.