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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 242, NWS State College, PA

December 1, 2006Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 1, 2006, 5:09 PM EST for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2006, 5:09 PM EST (22:09 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2006, 6:15 PM EST
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lancaster County, PA

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 1, 10:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 1, 4:17 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 4:17 PM EST, 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 5:33 AM EST, 11 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
533 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-021045-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
533 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS
AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS
AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. IN
ADDITION...THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL LINGER
INTO THE EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES INTO THE REGION.
HOWEVER...THE BEST CHANCE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING WILL BE
WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WHICH SHOULD OCCUR AROUND NOON OVER THE
LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND AROUND 3 PM IN THE
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 3:09 PM EST, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
309 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

PAZ019-045-012045-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
309 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRE AND CLINTON COUNTIES...

AT 307 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR POTTERS MILLS AND BOALSBURG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR POE VALLEY STATE
PARK AROUND 315 PM...REBERSBURG...MILLHEIM...AND LAMAR AROUND 320
PM...MACKEYVILLE AROUND 325 PM...LOGANTON...CARROLL...MCCALL DAM
STATE PARK AROUND 330 PM AND AVIS AROUND 335 PM.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 220...ROUTE
322...STATE ROAD 45.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FORECASTER: DANGELO
Special weather statement, Dec 1, 3:40 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 1, 3:59 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
359 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1146 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ROCKWOOD                39.92N 79.16W
12/01/2006                   SOMERSET           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF ROCKWOOD AND
            IN CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP

1210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE BURNSIDE           40.79N 78.76W
12/01/2006                   CLEARFIELD         PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP.

1220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N JOHNSTOWN           40.37N 78.92W
12/01/2006                   CAMBRIA            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.

1240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W SMETHPORT           41.81N 78.50W
12/01/2006                   MCKEAN             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS RT 59 IN KEATING TOWNSHIP.

1255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW ST. MARYS          41.48N 78.63W
12/01/2006                   ELK                PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS PORTIONS OF ROUTE 255 BETWEEN SAINT
            MARYS AND JOHNSONBURG.

1255 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WELLSBORO               41.75N 77.30W
12/01/2006                   TIOGA              PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN WELLSBORO.

1256 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE DUBOIS            41.07N 78.73W
12/01/2006                   CLEARFIELD         PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN PARTS OF BRADY
            TOWNSHIP.

0115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE GEISTOWN           40.31N 78.84W
12/01/2006                   CAMBRIA            PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN PARTS OF RICHLAND AND SUMMERHILL TOWNSHIPS.

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DANVILLE                40.96N 76.61W
12/01/2006                   MONTOUR            PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON ROUTE 11

0244 PM     TSTM WND DMG     S SUNBURY               40.86N 76.79W
12/01/2006                   NORTHUMBERLAND     PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 147

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SELINSGROVE             40.80N 76.87W
12/01/2006                   SNYDER             PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT SELINSGROVE

0310 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG STATE COLLEGE           40.79N 77.86W
12/01/2006                   CENTRE             PA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LARGE PINE TREE DOWN ON PIKE ROAD

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BERWICK                 41.06N 76.25W
12/01/2006                   COLUMBIA           PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES POLES AND WIRES DOWN FOR 2 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A
            LINE FROM SR487 NEAR KNOBELS PARK TO BERWICK

0340 PM     HAIL             WSW SNYDER-MIDDLESWARTH 40.79N 77.32W
12/01/2006  E0.25 INCH       SNYDER             PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN

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GAD
Special weather statement, Dec 1, 4:32 PM EST, 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 1, 4:48 PM EST, 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 1, 4:52 PM EST, 17 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 11:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPWarren46 min
Dec 1, 11:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria, Somerset61 min
Dec 1, 12:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClearfield, Elk55 min
Dec 1, 12:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Blair50 min
Dec 1, 12:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean61 min
Dec 1, 12:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria, Clearfield75 min
Dec 1, 1:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPPotter53 min
Dec 1, 2:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMontour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union37 min
Dec 1, 2:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming, Sullivan30 min
Dec 1, 2:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia27 min
Dec 1, 3:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMifflin30 min
Dec 1, 3:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Perry56 min
Dec 1, 3:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSnyder31 min
Dec 1, 3:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMontour, Northumberland, Union33 min
Dec 1, 4:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin53 min
Dec 1, 4:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia49 min
Dec 1, 4:16 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningCTPColumbia, Northumberland89 min
Dec 1, 4:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSchuylkill54 min
Dec 1, 4:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLebanon51 min
Dec 1, 5:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPYork24 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

Sources

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