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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 29, 2009, 4:01 PM EDT for Fulton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 44 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
- Jul 29, 2009, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2009, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
County Fulton County, PA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1297 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 29, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 259 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049-050- 300700- 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- 259 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ051>053-056>059-063>066-300700- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 259 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...ALONG WITH THE RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 12:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1205 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
PAZ058-291630-
SCHUYLKILL PA-
1205 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL SCHUYLKILL
COUNTY...
AT 1205 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
TAMAQUA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND
PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR TAMAQUA AROUND 1210 PM AND COALDALE AROUND
1215 PM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 209...STATE ROAD
309.
LAT...LON 4065 7596 4074 7609 4087 7595 4087 7594
4083 7591 4076 7579 4075 7577 4073 7577
EXPERIMENTAL
FORECASTER: DANGELOSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
205 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
PAZ052-058-291845-
NORTHUMBERLAND PA-SCHUYLKILL PA-
205 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND AND WEST
CENTRAL SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES...
AT 203 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SELINSGROVE...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR REBUCK AROUND 210 PM...LECK KILL AROUND 225
PM...FARNSWORTH AROUND 230 PM...SHAMOKIN AROUND 235 PM AND KULPMONT
AROUND 245 PM.
THIS WILL IMPACT STATE ROAD 61.
LAT...LON 4066 7670 4066 7675 4065 7676 4064 7679
4065 7680 4063 7681 4062 7683 4071 7686
4092 7669 4075 7635
EXPERIMENTAL
FORECASTER: DANGELOSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 244 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 PAZ056-057-291915- DAUPHIN PA-PERRY PA- 244 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND NORTHERN DAUPHIN COUNTIES... AT 243 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF DUNCANNON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR HALIFAX AROUND 250 PM...MILLERSBURG AROUND 300 PM...ELIZABETHVILLE AROUND 310 PM AND LYKENS AROUND 315 PM. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 11/15...ROUTE 209...ROUTE 322/22. LAT...LON 4042 7709 4061 7694 4058 7661 4031 7699 EXPERIMENTAL FORECASTER: DANGELO
Local storm report, Jul 29, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
255 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM FUNNEL CLOUD SHAMOKIN 40.79N 76.55W
07/29/2009 NORTHUMBERLAND PA PUBLIC
FUNNEL SIGHTED IN COAL TWP BY PUBLIC
&&
MMDSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 3:21 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
321 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
PAZ034>036-292000-
BEDFORD PA-FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA-
321 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL BEDFORD
AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 319 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINEBURG...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BARNES GAP AROUND 330 PM...LOCUST GROVE
AROUND 340 PM...COVE MILLS AROUND 350 PM AND NEEDMORE AROUND 400 PM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 175 AND 181...I-70 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 153 AND 170.
THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 30...ROUTE
522.
LAT...LON 3972 7796 3972 7851 4011 7796 3974 7778
3971 7788
EXPERIMENTAL
FORECASTER: DANGELOSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Schuylkill | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Northumberland | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Northumberland | 45 min |
| Jul 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 51 min |
| Jul 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 68 min |
| Jul 29, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 14 min |
| Jul 29, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 17 min |
| Jul 29, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin | 59 min |
| Jul 29, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Schuylkill | 79 min |
| Jul 29, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 97 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.