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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2012, 7:29 AM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 61 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 26, 2012, 7:29 AM EDT (11:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2012, 8:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Columbia County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Union County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 291 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2063 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 26, 5:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 5:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 228 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024-025-033-037-041-042-045-046-053-058- 270630- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- 228 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TODAY...FOLLOWED BY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX DIVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES MAY IMPACT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH AN ISOLATED THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>052-056-057-059-063>066-270630- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 228 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TODAY...FOLLOWED BY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MS
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
729 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
PAZ019-045-046-049>053-058-261230-
COLUMBIA PA-MONTOUR PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-SCHUYLKILL PA-SNYDER PA-
SOUTHERN CENTRE PA-SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-UNION PA-
729 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT COLUMBIA...EAST CENTRAL
CENTRE...MONTOUR...NORTHEASTERN SNYDER...NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL...
NORTHUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...SOUTHEASTERN LYCOMING AND
UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 830 AM EDT...
AT 723 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
BERWICK TO LOGANTON...MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM
SOME OF 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 VICKSBURG...WINFIELD...
REBUCK...FERNDALE...CENTRALIA AND MIDDLEPORT.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 177 AND 247...I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114
AND 139...I-180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 9.
LAT...LON 4072 7581 4067 7659 4081 7707 4094 7739
4114 7751 4116 7745 4119 7630 4114 7628
4114 7625 4095 7620 4091 7605 4092 7599
4081 7588 4073 7576
FORECASTER: LAMBERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 4:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 4:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean, Warren | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 5:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Somerset | 72 min |
| Jul 26, 5:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean, Potter, Warren | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 5:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre, Clearfield | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron, Elk, Potter, Tioga | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Union | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 6:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 7:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland, Juniata, Perry | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter, Warren | 72 min |
| Jul 26, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean and 3 more | 69 min |
| Jul 26, 2:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Potter, Tioga | 53 min |
| Jul 26, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga | 91 min |
| Jul 26, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming and 6 more | 74 min |
| Jul 26, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Mifflin | 66 min |
| Jul 26, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland | 34 min |
| Jul 26, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Fulton and 5 more | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Snyder and 1 more | 67 min |
| Jul 26, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia | 32 min |
| Jul 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan | 84 min |
| Jul 26, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Cumberland, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster and 8 more | 81 min |
| Jul 26, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton and 5 more | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 74 min |
| Jul 26, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Perry, York | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton and 5 more | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Somerset | 70 min |
| Jul 26, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Lancaster, York | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and 3 more | 53 min |
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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.