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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

July 24, 2012Bedford County, Fulton County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2012, 8:31 AM EDT for Bedford County, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 44 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: Jul 24, 2012, 8:31 AM EDT (12:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2012, 9:15 AM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA

Counties Bedford County, PA, Fulton County, PA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jul 24, 7:38 AM EDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 7:38 AM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 3:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
354 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063-250800-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
354 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ033>036-064>066-250800-
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
354 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AS
WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DANGELO

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 7:40 AM EDT, 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
740 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

PAZ024-033-034-241245-
BEDFORD PA-CAMBRIA PA-SOMERSET PA-
740 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET...NORTHERN
BEDFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN CAMBRIA COUNTIES...

AT 736 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BLACK LICK...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT VINTONDALE...JOHNSTOWN...DALE...BROWNSTOWN...
AND WESTMONT...GEISTOWN...LORAIN...SCALP LEVEL...AND BELMONT AND
WINDBER.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 148...I-99 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...THE JOHNSTOWN
EXPRESSWAY...ROUTE 22...ROUTE 30...ROUTE 219...ROUTE 220...STATE ROAD
56.

LAT...LON 4029 7906 4036 7900 4048 7893 4049 7892
      4014 7831 3992 7862

FORECASTER: MARTIN

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:31 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
831 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

PAZ033>036-241315-
BEDFORD PA-FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA-SOMERSET PA-
831 AM EDT TUE JUL 24 2012

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BEDFORD...FULTON...
NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 828 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM WELLS
TANNERY TO LIGONIER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
EXPECT LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK
SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A
THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT SIDELING HILL REST
AREA...MCCONNELLSBURG...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...GREENCASTLE AND CLAYLICK.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 175...I-70 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 147 AND 168...I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 6...I-99
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 9.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 11...ROUTE
30...ROUTE 219...ROUTE 220...ROUTE 522.

LAT...LON 3981 7866 4015 7917 4027 7908 4014 7816
      3972 7757 3972 7801

FORECASTER: STEINBUGL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 7:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Bedford	65 min
Jul 24, 7:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Cambria, Somerset	34 min
Jul 24, 8:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	78 min
Jul 24, 9:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Franklin, Fulton	50 min
Jul 24, 9:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset	63 min
Jul 24, 10:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	42 min
Jul 24, 10:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Somerset	49 min
Jul 24, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	29 min
Jul 24, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	33 min
Jul 24, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Somerset	40 min
Jul 24, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	York	39 min
Jul 24, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	York	41 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.