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Tornado Warning 27, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT for Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 59 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
- May 27, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Tioga County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
091
WFUS51 KCTP 272201
TORCTP
PAC117-272300-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0027.110527T2201Z-110527T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
601 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
TIOGA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 554 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE STORM
CONTAINING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS NEAR LEONARD HARRISON STATE
PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WELLSBORO AROUND 610 PM EDT...
KEENEYVILLE AROUND 630 PM EDT...
COVINGTON AROUND 635 PM EDT...
MANSFIELD AROUND 645 PM EDT...
TIOGA JUNCTION AROUND 655 PM EDT...
MILLERTON AROUND 700 PM EDT...
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.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
TAKE COVER INSIDE NOW. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. PUT AS
MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS YOU CAN. AVOID WINDOWS.
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 7692 4180 7689 4159 7737 4170 7751
4201 7709 4200 7693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 228DEG 18KT 4172 7736
$$
FORECASTER: RXR/KOZAR2 follow-up statements
195
WWUS51 KCTP 272224
SVSCTP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
624 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011
PAC117-272300-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110527T2300Z/
TIOGA PA-
624 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TIOGA COUNTY...
AT 618 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION THAT MAY BE PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS STORM THAT MAY BE PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
WELLSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KEENEYVILLE AROUND 630 PM EDT...
MANSFIELD AROUND 640 PM EDT...
TIOGA AROUND 645 PM EDT...
TIOGA AROUND 650 PM EDT...
TIOGA JUNCTION AROUND 655 PM EDT...
MILLERTON AND ROSEVILLE AROUND 700 PM EDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 7692 4182 7689 4171 7731 4179 7738
4201 7709 4200 7693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 228DEG 18KT 4181 7723
$$
FORECASTER: RXR/KOZAR474
WWUS51 KCTP 272254
SVSCTP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
654 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011
PAC117-272300-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110527T2300Z/
TIOGA PA-
654 PM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TIOGA COUNTY...
AT 648 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
TWO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION THAT MAY BE PRODUCING
TORNADOES. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF TIOGA AND THE
OTHER WAS NEAR WELLBORO...BOTH STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WELLSBORO AROUND 655 PM EDT...
TIOGA AND TIOGA JUNCTION AROUND 650 PM EDT AND AGAIN AROUND 700 PM
EDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 15.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 7692 4182 7689 4171 7731 4179 7738
4201 7709 4200 7693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 227DEG 20KT 4179 7728 4192 7708
$$
FORECASTER: RXR/KOZARThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan | 59 min |
| May 26, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 44 min |
| May 26, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 46 min |
| May 26, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 27 min |
| May 26, 10:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Somerset | 3 hr |
| May 26, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton, Huntingdon | 36 min |
| May 27, 12:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland, Perry | 59 min |
| May 27, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 49 min |
| May 27, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill and 2 more | 61 min |
| May 27, 1:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin | 54 min |
| May 27, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland, Dauphin | 58 min |
| May 27, 2:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 57 min |
| May 27, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 28 min |
| May 27, 2:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Bedford, Cambria, Somerset | 3 hr |
| May 27, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 95 min |
| May 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 67 min |
| May 27, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron | 76 min |
| May 27, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Somerset | 54 min |
| May 27, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata, Perry | 46 min |
| May 27, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia | 29 min |
| May 27, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Potter | 46 min |
| May 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin | 59 min |
| May 27, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga | 44 min |
| May 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 25 min |
| May 27, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Somerset | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Snyder, Union | 49 min |
| May 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon | 63 min |
| May 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford | 69 min |
| May 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Bedford | 46 min |
| May 27, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon | 59 min |
| May 27, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin | 58 min |
| May 27, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 55 min |
| May 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 23 min |
| May 27, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 52 min |
| May 27, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 64 min |
| May 27, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Sullivan | 61 min |
| May 27, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 54 min |
| May 27, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton | 45 min |
| May 27, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Snyder, Tioga and 1 more | 59 min |
| May 27, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 49 min |
| May 27, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and 2 more | 65 min |
| May 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry, York | 71 min |
| May 27, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 45 min |
| May 27, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 70 min |
| May 27, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, York | 46 min |
| May 27, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and 1 more | 81 min |
| May 27, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Tioga | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.