Severe Thunderstorm Warning 218, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Aug 27, 2000, 8:59 PM EDT (00:59 UTC)

Expired

Aug 27, 2000, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

61 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

County Lebanon County, PA

000 
WUUS51 KCTP 280103
SVRCTP
PAC041-043-075-133-280200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
859 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN YORK COUNTY.
  LEBANON COUNTY.
  DAUPHIN COUNTY.
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.

* AT 855 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALMYRA TO 3
  MILES SOUTH OF BOILING SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PLAINFIELD...DAUPHIN AND    
  ...GREENPOINT BY 930 PM...
  
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS 58 MPH OR STRONGER OR HAIL THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OR LARGER.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. STAY
INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

$$

MARTIN

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 27, 3:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
300 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2000

POTENT SHRTWV/UPR CENTER OVER OH IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS SEWD THIS
AFTN. NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS AND SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAKING
ITS WAY ACROSS WRN PART OF OUR CWA ATTM. THE BAND IS MVNG INTO PLUME
OF HIGHER SFC DEWPOINTS OVER SCENTRAL PA...HELPING TSTMS TO CONTINUE
FOR THE TIME BEING. MOVEMENT AND COVERAGE OF THE SHWRS/TSTMS INTO
THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN FCST PROBLEM. THUS WILL
DELAY ZONE ISSUANCE UNTIL JUST BEFORE 4PM.

GRADUAL CLEARING OF CLOUD COVER FROM NW TO SE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
WIDESPREAD FOG DEVELOPMENT ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE CLEARING LATE
TONIGHT WITH FOG HANGING AROUND THROUGH MON AM.

AS UPR LOW PROCEEDS TO VA AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE
EASTER SEABOARD...EASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SOME CLOUDS OVER ERN CWA
MON MORN.

EXTENDED...
WARMING TREND SHAPIYNG UP IN THE EXTENDED AS UPR RIDGE BUILDS EAST
INTO THE MIDATLC. CHNC OF SHWR/TSTM WED INTO EARLY THUR FOR THE WEST
AS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NW.

.CTP...NONE.

GARTNER

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