Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 720
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Aug 14, 2005, 1:15 PM EDT for 7 states. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2005, 1:15 PM EDT (17:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2005, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 111 counties
Barnstable County, MA, Berkshire County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Cheshire County, NH, Hillsborough County, NH, Rockingham County, NH, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Albany County, NY, Allegany County, NY, Bronx County, NY, Broome County, NY, Chemung County, NY, Chenango County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Delaware County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Greene County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Otsego County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Schuyler County, NY, Steuben County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Sullivan County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Tompkins County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Westchester County, NY, Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Berks County, PA, Blair County, PA, Bradford County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Elk County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lackawanna County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Pike County, PA, Potter County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Union County, PA, Wayne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA, York County, PA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, Newport County, RI, Providence County, RI, Washington County, RI, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 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.
Warnings issued inside it
65 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Pike | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 68 min |
| Aug 14, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Westchester | 70 min |
| Aug 14, 2:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Orange | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Sullivan | 72 min |
| Aug 14, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Plymouth | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin | 53 min |
| Aug 14, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Plymouth | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Cheshire | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Franklin, Hampshire | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 66 min |
| Aug 14, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 53 min |
| Aug 14, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 57 min |
| Aug 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Queens | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Broome, Tioga | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 21 min |
| Aug 14, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland | 60 min |
| Aug 14, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lebanon | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Delaware | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Plymouth | 87 min |
| Aug 14, 5:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Middlesex | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Sullivan | 68 min |
| Aug 14, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 26 min |
| Aug 14, 6:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Bergen | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Luzerne | 61 min |
| Aug 14, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Norfolk, Suffolk | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Hudson | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Montgomery | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bronx, New York | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 53 min |
| Aug 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BGM | Pike | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Northampton | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 8:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | New York, Queens | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Worcester | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Passaic | 62 min |
| Aug 14, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Bristol | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Essex, Union | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 32 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr | |
| Aug 14, 4:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.