Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 9, 2008, 8:45 AM EDT for Lancaster County, York County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 75 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
- Sep 9, 2008, 8:45 AM EDT (12:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2008, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lancaster County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Sep 9, 7:57 AM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 7:57 AM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 9, 4:39 AM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 439 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PAZ019-025>027-090915- BLAIR PA-HUNTINGDON PA-MIFFLIN PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA- 439 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MIFFLIN...NORTHERN BLAIR...NORTHERN HUNTINGDON AND SOUTH CENTRAL CENTRE COUNTIES... AT 434 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM HUNTINGDON TO ALTOONA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR MCALEVYS FORT AROUND 450 AM...SEVEN MOUNTAINS AROUND 500 AM AND PARK FOREST AROUND 510 AM. FORECASTER: KF
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 5:33 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 533 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PAZ024-033-091015- CAMBRIA PA-SOMERSET PA- 533 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES... AT 529 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM WESTMONT TO 22 MILES SOUTH OF CONNELLSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR NANTY-GLO AROUND 540 AM...LILLY AROUND 550 AM AND WELLERSBURG AROUND 600 AM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 129. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...THE JOHNSTOWN EXPRESSWAY...ROUTE 22...ROUTE 30...ROUTE 40...ROUTE 219...ROUTE 422...STATE ROAD 56. FORECASTER: GARTNER
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:03 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 603 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PAZ012-041-042-045-046-049-051>053-091045- COLUMBIA PA-MONTOUR PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA-NORTHERN LYCOMING PA- NORTHUMBERLAND PA-SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA- SULLIVAN PA-UNION PA- 603 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL CLINTON... LYCOMING...NORTH CENTRAL MONTOUR...NORTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN COLUMBIA...NORTHWESTERN NORTHUMBERLAND AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES... AT 558 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF JERSEY SHORE TO 9 MILES NORTH OF DANVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR PICTURE ROCKS AROUND 610 AM...RALSTON AROUND 615 AM...RICKETTS GLEN STAT AROUND 620 AM...SHUNK AROUND 625 AM AND OVERTON AROUND 630 AM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES... I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 206 AND 207...I-180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 29. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 15...ROUTE 220...STATE ROAD 14...STATE ROAD 118. FORECASTER: GARTNER
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:04 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 604 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 PAZ025>028-034-035-091100- BEDFORD PA-BLAIR PA-FULTON PA-HUNTINGDON PA-JUNIATA PA-MIFFLIN PA- 604 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BEDFORD...BLAIR...FULTON... HUNTINGDON...MIFFLIN AND WESTERN JUNIATA COUNTIES... AT 558 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM ALTOONA TO FROSTBURG...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR TYRONE...SCHELLSBURG...SINKING VALLEY...AND QUEEN AROUND 610 AM...ROARING SPRING...OSTERBURG...AND CLAYSBURG AROUND 615 AM...SPRUCE CREEK...ROYER AND MANNS CHOICE AROUND 620 AM. FORECASTER: KF
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Sep 9, 4:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria | 44 min |
| Sep 9, 5:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Montour and 3 more | 64 min |
| Sep 9, 6:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Somerset | 46 min |
| Sep 9, 6:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder | 53 min |
| Sep 9, 7:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.