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Tornado Warning 5, NWS State College, PA

June 6, 2005Cambria County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2005, 3:09 PM EDT for Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 6, 2005, 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2005, 3:49 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Cambria County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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.

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 6, 9:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1094 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1190 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS51 KCTP 061909
TORCTP
PAC021-062015-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0005.050606T1909Z-050606T2015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CAMBRIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 305 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR BELSANO...OR 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF NANTY-GLO...MOVING EAST AT 25 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.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  BELSANO AND NANTY-GLO AROUND 315 PM EDT...
  EBENSBURG AROUND 330 PM EDT...
  CARROLLTOWN AROUND 335 PM EDT...
  LORETTO AND PATTON AROUND 340 PM EDT...
  CRESSON AROUND 345 PM EDT...
  GALLITZIN AROUND 350 PM EDT...

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.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TREES...HILLS AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER
NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET
TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 4059 7907 4042 7902 4045 7855 4067 7844

$$

FORECASTER: DANGELO

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS51 KCTP 061949
SVSCTP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
350 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

PAC021-062000-
/O.CAN.KCTP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-050606T2015Z/
CAMBRIA-
350 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CAMBRIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. IT SHOULD NO LONGER
POSE A THREAT TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

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 4059 7907 4042 7902 4045 7855 4067 7844

$$

FORECASTER: DANGELO

The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 9:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Warren	33 min
Jun 6, 9:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Elk, McKean	54 min
Jun 6, 10:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clearfield	70 min
Jun 6, 10:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter	79 min
Jun 6, 11:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre	29 min
Jun 6, 11:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Tioga	70 min
Jun 6, 11:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lycoming	69 min
Jun 6, 11:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre	66 min
Jun 6, 11:37 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Tioga	53 min
Jun 6, 11:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton	51 min
Jun 6, 12:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Fulton	69 min
Jun 6, 12:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Snyder, Union	62 min
Jun 6, 12:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lycoming	49 min
Jun 6, 12:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Perry, Sullivan	62 min
Jun 6, 12:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Columbia, Montour, Northumberland	61 min
Jun 6, 12:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Lycoming	11 min
Jun 6, 1:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Sullivan	45 min
Jun 6, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	York	65 min
Jun 6, 1:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Columbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill	80 min
Jun 6, 1:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Perry	29 min
Jun 6, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin	49 min
Jun 6, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lebanon	82 min
Jun 6, 2:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Franklin	64 min
Jun 6, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cambria, Somerset	88 min
Jun 6, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cumberland	54 min
Jun 6, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Adams, Cumberland	58 min
Jun 6, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Franklin, Huntingdon	78 min
Jun 6, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Adams, Cumberland	66 min
Jun 6, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster	65 min
Jun 6, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Mifflin	56 min
Jun 6, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford	39 min
Jun 6, 4:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Lancaster	6 hr
Jun 6, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Fulton	76 min
Jun 6, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre	24 min
Jun 6, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Juniata	54 min
Jun 6, 4:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Lancaster	33 min
Jun 6, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Franklin	67 min
Jun 6, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	York	47 min
Jun 6, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster	48 min
Jun 6, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cumberland	60 min
Jun 6, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Adams	54 min
Jun 6, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lycoming	57 min
Jun 6, 5:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	York	6 hr
Jun 6, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	McKean	38 min
Jun 6, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Potter	80 min
Jun 6, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	York	60 min
Jun 6, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster	67 min
Jun 6, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Tioga	53 min
Jun 6, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster	51 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.