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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

May 18, 2011Potter County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2011, 8:52 PM EDT for Potter County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 18, 2011, 8:52 PM EDT (00:52 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2011, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

County Potter County, PA

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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 May 18, 7:56 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 7:56 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 8:32 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
832 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-200045-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
832 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...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.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-200045-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
832 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG TO POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR OUT OF
THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE ALREADY WET GROUND MAY ALLOW ANY RAINFALL
THURSDAY TO RUN OFF INTO THE STREAMS VERY QUICKLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DANGELO

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 18, 4:47 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
447 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

PAZ056-057-063-182130-
CUMBERLAND PA-DAUPHIN PA-PERRY PA-
447 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL PERRY...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHERN DAUPHIN COUNTIES...

AT 442 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR RUTHERFORD HEIGHTS...
MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN MAY CAUSE RAPID RISES ON
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR HARRISBURG AROUND
500 PM...ENOLA AROUND 510 PM...WERTZVILLE AROUND 520 PM AND
DUNCANNON AROUND 530 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 246 AND 252...I-81 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 52 AND 77...I-83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 40 AND 50...I-283.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...THE HARRISBURG
EXPRESSWAY...THE HARRISBURG AIRPORT CONNECTOR...STATE HIGHWAY 283...
ROUTE 11...ROUTE 11/15...ROUTE 15...ROUTE 22...ROUTE 322...ROUTE
322/22.

LAT...LON 4018 7677 4020 7680 4020 7682 4022 7684
      4021 7689 4022 7690 4020 7691 4023 7714
      4044 7707 4035 7665 4017 7670

FORECASTER: RXR
Local storm report, May 18, 5:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
527 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

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

0425 PM     FLASH FLOOD      YORK                    39.96N  76.73W
05/18/2011                   YORK               PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED TYLER RUN CREEK OUT OF BANKS IN
            SOUTHERN YORK

0455 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MEYERSDALE              39.81N  79.03W
05/18/2011                   SOMERSET           PA   911 CALL CENTER

            LOCALIZED FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES

&&

EVENT NUMBER CTP1100095 CTP1100096

AXM
Special weather statement, May 18, 6:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
632 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

PAZ028-049-050-052-056-057-182315-
DAUPHIN PA-JUNIATA PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-PERRY PA-SNYDER PA-UNION PA-
632 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN JUNIATA...
NORTHEASTERN PERRY...NORTHERN DAUPHIN...SNYDER...SOUTHWESTERN
NORTHUMBERLAND AND UNION COUNTIES...

AT 624 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
FREMONT TO SKYLINE VIEW...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR BEAVERTOWN AROUND
640 PM...TROXELVILLE AROUND 650 PM...MIDDLEBURG AROUND 700 PM...
HARTLETON AROUND 710 PM AND PENNS CREEK AROUND 720 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 202 AND 206...I-81 NEAR MILE MARKER 71.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 11/15...ROUTE
15...ROUTE 209...ROUTE 522...STATE ROAD 45.

LAT...LON 4032 7682 4086 7734 4102 7717 4111 7694
      4040 7666

FORECASTER: RXR
Local storm report, May 18, 7:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 18, 8:15 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 18, 8:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClinton60 min
May 18, 9:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPLycoming83 min
May 18, 10:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon116 min
May 18, 10:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams27 min
May 18, 11:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams, Cumberland54 min
May 18, 11:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCumberland, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry116 min
May 19, 12:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre, Juniata, Mifflin53 min
May 19, 12:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCentre, Clinton, Mifflin, Snyder, Union119 min
May 19, 12:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSnyder64 min
May 19, 1:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin, Snyder65 min
May 19, 1:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClinton55 min
May 19, 2:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster37 min
May 19, 2:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, York2 hr
May 19, 3:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and 1 more3 hr
May 19, 3:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCTPClinton14 hr
May 19, 3:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPDauphin3 hr
May 19, 5:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Union94 min
May 19, 11:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster and 7 more3 hr
May 19, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon33 min
May 19, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Lebanon, Northumberland, Schuylkill49 min
May 19, 2:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPLycoming3 hr
May 19, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCumberland27 min
May 19, 4:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Cumberland, York3 hr
May 19, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams62 min
May 19, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork59 min
May 19, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMcKean57 min
May 19, 6:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPMcKean3 hr
May 19, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPotter32 min
May 19, 6:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCTPPotter, Tioga3 hr

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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.