Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jun 2, 1999, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 1999, 6:15 PM EDT

In force

61 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

County Cumberland County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KCTP 022114 RRA
SVRCTP
PAC035-041-055-067-087-099-022215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
514 PM EDT WED JUN 2 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY.
  CLINTON COUNTY.
  MIFFLIN COUNTY.
  JUNIATA COUNTY.
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
  PERRY COUNTY.

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.

* AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BELLEFONTE TO 
  MOUNT UNION TO FORT LOUDON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  RENOVO...SOUTH RENOVO AT 520 PM EDT.   
  LEWISTOWN AT 525 PM EDT.   
  BURNHAM AND MILROY AT 530 PM EDT.
  BEECH CREEK AT 535 PM EDT.
  CHAMBERSBURG AT 545 PM EDT.

HAIL...INTENSE RAIN AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SOV DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

.END/DANGELO

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 2:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
250 PM EDT WED JUNE 2 1999

INTERESTING SITUATION CONTINUING TO EVOLVE FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
TONIGHT OVER THE REGION. AN UPPER LOW SPINNING OVER MICHIGAN WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN WITH TIME AND LIFT ENE ACROSS ONTARIO/QUEBEC AND
NORTHERN NY STATE. VERY JUICY AIR IN PLACE OVER PA (SURFACE
DEWPOINTS >60F) WITH MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY JET FUELING CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON.

AT PRESS TIME...ONE LINE OF STRONG/SEVERE TSRA MOVING THROUGH THE
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. ANOTHER AREA OF SHRA/TSRA IN WESTERN PA...WITH A
THIRD LINE TRYING TO ORGANIZE ALONG THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT IN CENTRAL
OHIO. THE BIG QUESTION IS - HOW MUCH CONVECTIVE/SEVERE ACTIVITY WILL
AFFECT CENTRAL PA BEFORE THE FRONT PASSES ACROSS LATE TONIGHT?

WILL CARRY LIKELY POPS ALL COUNTIES TONIGHT. EXPECT A COUPLE OF
BROKEN LINES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT CENTRAL PA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAYTIME HEATING HAS DESTABILIZED THE AIR...
BUT THE BEST DYNAMICS DO NOT REACH THE AREA UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. THUS...
ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO
THE EVENING BEFORE THE ACTIVITY WEAKENS TO SHOWERS.

A SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED WITH A JET STREAK WILL PUSH IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY...AND BUMP THE FRONT EAST AWAY FROM PA.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF INSTABILITY SHOWERS EARLY IN THE DAY...BUT
BY AFTERNOON DRIER AIR WILL TAKE OVER AND CLOUDS WILL DECREASE.

COOLER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. WEEKEND
LOOKS DRY AS TEMPS AGAIN CREEP UPWARD.

.CTP...NONE.

RXR

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1999Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999

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