Tornado Warning 2, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jun 6, 2005, 12:49 PM EDT (16:49 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2005, 1:00 PM EDT

In force

11 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lycoming County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS51 KCTP 061649
TORCTP
PAC081-061700-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0002.050606T1649Z-050606T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1249 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LYCOMING COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 1246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR PICTURE ROCKS...OR 12
  MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTOURSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WHEN A
  TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT
  STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
  ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...WHICH CAN DAMAGE
CARS AND OTHER PROPERTY...AND DESTROY CROPS.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS. THESE WINDS CAN OCCUR MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE TORNADO.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 4132 7684 4125 7679 4128 7652 4139 7670

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FORECASTER: DANGELO

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.