Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1998, 1:22 PM EDT for Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 33 min. 2 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
- Jun 26, 1998, 1:22 PM EDT (17:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1998, 1:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lebanon County, PA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 51 | Ono, PA | |
| Jun 26, 1:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 51 | Lebanon, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 507 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
719 WUUS01 KCTP 261723 RRA SVRCTP PAC075-261755- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 122 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LEBANON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA * UNTIL 155 PM EDT * AT 125 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT INDIANTOWN GAP...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LEBANON AT 135 PM EDT DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS BOOKBINDER
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 Jun 26, 8:35 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 8:35 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 835 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...WRKZNS OUT SHORTLY... LOOKS LIKE BACK EDGE MOVING ALONG...SHOULD BE OK WITHOUT FLOOD WATCH ACROSS NE AREAS FOR NOW. HEAT ADV. OK. AIRMASS VERY UNSTABLE...WILL GET WRKZNS OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY. WHILE MAIN ACTION MAY BE LATER...WILL NOT GET TOO FANCY...AS ISOLATED ACTION MAY FLARE UP NOW AND THEN. OUTFLOWS FROM MCS ANIMALS WILL PLAY A LARGE PART IN LOCATION OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION. ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CALL. MARTIN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PAZ056-057-059-063>066-262200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HEAT ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1045 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... PERRY... DAUPHIN... LEBANON... CUMBERLAND... ADAMS... YORK... AND LANCASTER. ...FORECAST DETAILS... TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES FOR ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS WILL CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THOSE WHO DON/T TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE HEAT THIS AFTERNOON. ...WEATHER SYNOPSIS... A HOT AND VERY HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FOR TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT AND USHER IN A SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR MASS FOR SATURDAY. ...OTHER INFORMATION... IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. DRESS FOR THE HEAT AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF THE COMBINED EFFECT OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES ON THE BODY. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND BODY CRAMPS ARE LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 105 DEGREE HEAT INDICES... AND WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE...HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO...TV ...OR CABLE STATION...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MARTIN
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PAZ056-057-059-063>066-262200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HEAT ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1045 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... PERRY... DAUPHIN... LEBANON... CUMBERLAND... ADAMS... YORK... AND LANCASTER. ...FORECAST DETAILS... TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES FOR ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS WILL CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THOSE WHO DON/T TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE HEAT THIS AFTERNOON. ...WEATHER SYNOPSIS... A HOT AND VERY HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FOR TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT AND USHER IN A SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR MASS FOR SATURDAY. ...OTHER INFORMATION... IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. DRESS FOR THE HEAT AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF THE COMBINED EFFECT OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES ON THE BODY. HEAT EXHAUSTION AND BODY CRAMPS ARE LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 105 DEGREE HEAT INDICES... AND WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE...HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO...TV ...OR CABLE STATION...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MARTIN
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-262110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT- CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1115 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY REACH SEVERE LIMITS...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO COULD EVEN OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE STORMS COULD ORGANIZE INTO A SQUALL LINE BY MID OR LATE AFTERNOON...AND MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TOWARD SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. AGAIN...STRONG WINDS OR LARGE HAIL WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS...WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. ALL PERSONS SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR THE WEATHER TO.DAY... AS THIS IS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WEATHER BECOMES MORE LIKELY...AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSEVERED OR BECOMES IMMINENT. MSE
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-262110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT- CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1115 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY REACH SEVERE LIMITS...WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO COULD EVEN OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE STORMS COULD ORGANIZE INTO A SQUALL LINE BY MID OR LATE AFTERNOON...AND MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TOWARD SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. AGAIN...STRONG WINDS OR LARGE HAIL WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS...WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. ALL PERSONS SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR THE WEATHER TO.DAY... AS THIS IS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WEATHER BECOMES MORE LIKELY...AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSEVERED OR BECOMES IMMINENT. MSE
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-262145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1155 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 1998 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH 5 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH 5 PM INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... MCKEAN...ELK...WARREN...SOMERSET...CLINTON...POTTER...UNION... CAMERON...LYCOMING...SNYDER...CENTRE...MONTOUR...SULLIVAN... CLEARFIELD...NORTHUMBERLAND...TIOGA...ADAMS...CUMBERLAND... HUNTINGDON...PERRY...BEDFORD...DAUPHIN...JUNIATA...YORK... BLAIR...FRANKLIN...LEBANON...CAMBRIA...FULTON...MIFFLIN... COLUMBIA...SCHUYLKILL...AND LANCASTER. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS MORNING...WITH MOST OF THE STORMS THROUGH THE NOON HOUR LOCATED ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80. THOSE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON...WITH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER GRADUALLY EXPANDING SOUTH TOWARD THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY BY MID-AFTERNOON. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES ALSO NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN STRONG DAMAGING WINDS OF GREATER THAN 55 MPH...AND OR LARGE HAIL WITH A DIAMETER OF AT LEAST 3/4 OF AN INCH. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR THE WEATHER TODAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. MSE
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 11:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 11:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clearfield, Elk | 74 min |
| Jun 26, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Union | 92 min |
| Jun 26, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Snyder | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster | 93 min |
| Jun 26, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Franklin | 79 min |
| Jun 26, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | York | 81 min |
| Jun 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Somerset | 79 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.