Tornado Warning 7, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jul 11, 2009, 7:17 PM EDT (23:17 UTC)

Expired

Jul 11, 2009, 7:45 PM EDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Elk County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WFUS51 KCTP 112317
TORCTP
PAC047-112345-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0007.090711T2317Z-090711T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
717 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ELK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BRANDY
  CAMP...OR NEAR RIDGWAY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FORCE...MEDIX RUN AND BENEZETTE AROUND 745 PM EDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 219...STATE ROAD
120...STATE ROAD 255.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...TAKE SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...LEAVE IT AND GET INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH
OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 7828 4123 7833 4125 7865 4133 7884
      4144 7878
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 290DEG 23KT 4135 7871

$$

FORECASTER: STEINBUGL

000 
WWUS51 KCTP 112329
SVSCTP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
729 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009

PAC047-112345-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090711T2345Z/
ELK PA-
729 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ELK COUNTY...

AT 728 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FORCE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF ST. MARYS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS WILL IMPACT STATE ROAD 255.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4141 7859 4135 7828 4123 7833 4125 7857
      4125 7865 4141 7864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 290DEG 23KT 4133 7858

$$

FORECASTER: STEINBUGL

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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.