Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 33, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2011, 7:49 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2011, 7:49 PM EDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 8:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Salunga, PA | BARN BLOWN ONTO ROADWAY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -275 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
860
WFUS51 KCTP 112349
TORCTP
PAC071-075-120030-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0033.110611T2349Z-110612T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
749 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 748 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE STORM
CONTAINING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS NEAR LAWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MANHEIM AROUND 820 PM EDT...
LANDISVILLE AROUND 825 PM EDT...
LITITZ AND EAST PETERSBURG AROUND 830 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 PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 259
AND 269.
THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...STATE HIGHWAY
283...ROUTE 322...STATE ROAD 501.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4020 7657 4024 7658 4030 7651 4016 7626
4006 7639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 300DEG 13KT 4023 7652
$$
FORECASTER: GARTNER1 follow-up statement
639
WWUS51 KCTP 120012
SVSCTP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
812 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011
PAC075-120022-
/O.CAN.KCTP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110612T0030Z/
LEBANON PA-
812 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LEBANON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4012 7646 4019 7647 4023 7640 4016 7626
4006 7639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 300DEG 13KT 4019 7643
$$
PAC071-120030-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110612T0030Z/
LANCASTER PA-
812 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTY...
AT 811 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
MANHEIM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MANHEIM AROUND 820 PM EDT...
LANDISVILLE AROUND 825 PM EDT...
LITITZ AND EAST PETERSBURG AROUND 830 PM EDT...
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...STATE HIGHWAY 283...
STATE ROAD 501.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 4012 7646 4019 7647 4023 7640 4016 7626
4006 7639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 300DEG 13KT 4019 7643
$$
FORECASTER: KREKELERThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 2:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 3:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Centre, Clearfield | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 6:44 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:44 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon, Mifflin | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 6:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 22 min |
| Jun 11, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Lebanon | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 7:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 7:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 7:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.