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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

May 3, 2012Cumberland County, Lancaster County, York County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2012, 1:49 AM EDT for Cumberland County, Lancaster County, York County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 71 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 3, 2012, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2012, 3:00 AM EDT
In force: 71 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA

Counties Cumberland County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, York County, PA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 3, 1:36 AM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 1:36 AM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 3:07 PM EDT, 10 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
307 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

PAZ006-012-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-057>059-066-031915-
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-LANCASTER-
307 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ004-005-010-011-017>019-024>028-033>036-056-063>065-031915-
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
307 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY EARLY
THIS EVENING.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RXR

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 9:49 PM EDT, 4 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
949 PM EDT WED MAY 02 2012

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

0804 PM     HAIL             BRADFORD                41.96N  78.64W
05/02/2012  M1.00 INCH       MCKEAN             PA   PUBLIC

            QUARTER-SIZED HAIL.

0805 PM     HAIL             BRADFORD                41.96N  78.64W
05/02/2012  M1.25 INCH       MCKEAN             PA   PUBLIC

            HALF-DOLLAR SIZED HAIL.

0810 PM     HAIL             BRADFORD                41.96N  78.64W
05/02/2012  M1.25 INCH       MCKEAN             PA   PUBLIC

            HALF-DOLLAR SIZED HAIL.

0811 PM     HAIL             BRADFORD                41.96N  78.64W
05/02/2012  M0.88 INCH       MCKEAN             PA   PUBLIC

            VERY HEAVY RAIN AND NICKEL-SIZED HAIL.

0846 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S CORYVILLE           41.85N  78.39W
05/02/2012                   MCKEAN             PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON ROUTE 446 IN KEATING TWP.

0905 PM     HAIL             GALETON                 41.73N  77.64W
05/02/2012  M1.00 INCH       POTTER             PA   PUBLIC

            QUARTER-SIZED HAIL.

0918 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AYERS HILL              41.73N  77.97W
05/02/2012                   POTTER             PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN IN SUMMIT TWP.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CTP1200013 CTP1200014 CTP1200015 CTP1200012 CTP1200017
CTP1200016 CTP1200018

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Special weather statement, May 2, 10:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 2, 10:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 10:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 12:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 1:49 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	McKean	29 min
May 2, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Elk, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren	52 min
May 2, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean, Potter and 1 more	62 min
May 2, 9:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren	3 hr
May 2, 9:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga	34 min
May 2, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lycoming, Union	33 min
May 2, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union	31 min
May 3, 12:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Blair	25 min
May 3, 5:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Bedford, Fulton	44 min
May 3, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	47 min
May 3, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Elk, McKean	39 min
May 3, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cameron	25 min
May 3, 3:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Elk	2 hr
May 3, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Elk	50 min
May 3, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Clearfield	45 min
May 3, 4:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clearfield, Clinton	3 hr
May 3, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clearfield	31 min
May 3, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	41 min
May 3, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton	42 min
May 3, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cumberland	57 min
May 3, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lycoming	24 min
May 3, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder, Union	46 min
May 3, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	56 min
May 3, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Juniata, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder	47 min
May 3, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	McKean	57 min
May 3, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Juniata, Perry	60 min
May 3, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin, Northumberland	64 min
May 3, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Fulton	25 min
May 3, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Fulton	45 min
May 3, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon	58 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.