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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 242, NWS State College, PA
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
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 10:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 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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</html>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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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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GADSpecial weather statement, Dec 1, 4:32 PM EST, 37 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Dec 1, 11:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 46 min |
| Dec 1, 11:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 61 min |
| Dec 1, 12:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Elk | 55 min |
| Dec 1, 12:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair | 50 min |
| Dec 1, 12:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean | 61 min |
| Dec 1, 12:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield | 75 min |
| Dec 1, 1:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter | 53 min |
| Dec 1, 2:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union | 37 min |
| Dec 1, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan | 30 min |
| Dec 1, 2:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia | 27 min |
| Dec 1, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Mifflin | 30 min |
| Dec 1, 3:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Perry | 56 min |
| Dec 1, 3:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Snyder | 31 min |
| Dec 1, 3:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Montour, Northumberland, Union | 33 min |
| Dec 1, 4:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin | 53 min |
| Dec 1, 4:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia | 49 min |
| Dec 1, 4:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Columbia, Northumberland | 89 min |
| Dec 1, 4:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 54 min |
| Dec 1, 4:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lebanon | 51 min |
| Dec 1, 5:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | York | 24 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.