Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
430 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
WET AND STORMY WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE REGION THROUGH THE END
OF THE WORK WEEK AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AMPLIFIES
OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND...WITH FAIR WEATHER LIKELY
RETURNING TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
RADAR BECOMING ACTIVE NOW AS WE REACH CONVECTIVE TEMPS AND LOSE
OUR INHIBITION. THE REST OF THE DAY LOOKS ACTIVE WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR A FEW LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS. SPC MESO PAGE SHOWS CAPES
EXCEEDING 2000J WITH IMPRESSIVE DOWNDRAFT CAPES OVER 1000J.

A VIGOROUS MID-UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL DIG SEWD FROM THE GR LAKES
AND AMPLIFY INTO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY BY EARLY FRI. THIS WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING WARM MOIST ADVECTION FOR THE REST OF TODAY
INTO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SFC LOW THAT WILL HEAD TWD THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER...HELPING SWEEP
A COLD FRONT TWD WRN PA BY LATER TONIGHT.

IT ALL POINTS TO OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WE MAY SEE A LULL OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
AFTER WE LOSE HEATING...BUT OHIO VALLEY ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO
FEED EAST INTO THE REGION FORCING THE CONTINUED MENTION OF PRECIP
WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

SHORT TERM GUIDANCE FOCUSES BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN MAINLY WEST
OF MY FCST AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...SO NO HEADLINES PLANNED
AT THIS TIME.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
AS THE UPPER OW CLOSES OFF OVER THE LOWER LAKES...EXPECT THE SFC
FRONT TO SLOW AS IT SLIDES INTO THE STATE. THIS WILL KEEP US
UNSETTLED AT THE VERY LEAST AS DEEP MOISTURE FEEDS NORTH OVER THE
REGION...AND EVEN SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
IN ANY CONVECTION THAT MANAGES TO DEVELOP AND TRAIN OVER
PREVIOUSLY HIT AREAS.

IN ADDITION...THE ANOMALOUS SLY LLJ WILL ASSURE HI PWATS AHEAD
OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT...PROMOTING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 65-70F DEWPOINTS IN THE WARM SECTOR AND DIABATIC WARMING
OUTSIDE OF CLOUDY AREAS WILL DESTABILIZE THE REGION. WHILE MID
LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK...ADEQUATE VERTICAL
SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT SVR THREAT WITH STORMS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN CVRG AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE STORMS
MAY BECOME MORE ORGANIZED/EVOLVE INTO LINES OR CLUSTERS...WITH THE
MAIN TSTM HAZARD BEING DMGG WINDS.

NEW SREF SHOWS AN INCREASE IN THE PROBABILITY OF 24-36 HOUR RAIN
TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE INCH. ALSO SHOWS MORE OF A 2+ INCH POTENTIAL
WHICH WAS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT IN THE PREVIOUS RUN. AS OF RIGHT NOW
THE AXIS OF BEST RAINFALL CHANCES ARE PAINTED PRETTY MUCH RIGHT
OVER CENTRAL PA.

MDLS ARE STILL SUGGESTING A SECONDARY FNTL WAVE OR WEAK TRIPLE PT
LOW MAY FORM OVR THE NRN MID-ATLC STATES IN RESPONSE TO HEIGHT
FALLS AND UPPER JET DYNAMICS ROTATING AROUND THE SRN PERIPHERY OF
THE DEEP LOW. THIS COULD ENHANCE LOW LEVEL SHEAR PROFILES OVR
SERN PA AND ALLOW FOR FURTHER STORM ORGANIZATION INTO BOWING LINE
SEGMENTS WITH EMBEDDED MESOS. THE SET-UP LOOKS SIMILAR TO A COLD
SEASON LOW-TOPPED SUPERCELL DAY. THE DY2 SLGT RISK WAS EXPANDED
WWD TO ENCOMPASS NEARLY ALL OF THE CWA AND THE CHANGE WILL BE
REFLECTED IN THE HWO.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MUCH BELOW NORMAL 500 MB HEIGHTS /-3 TO -4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS/...
ASSOCIATED WITH AN DEEP /5640M/ UPPER LOW LIFTING NE ACROSS THE
PENINSULA OF SWRN ONTARIO...WILL START THE PERIOD.

SFC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE SUSQ VALLEY FRIDAY
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ALOFT MOVING INTO WRN PENN LATER
FRIDAY NIGHT. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL TEAM UP TO KEEP THE CHC FOR
SHOWERS OVER THE CWA /WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EARLY ACROSS
THE EASTERN PART OF THE FCST AREA/.

CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NW MTNS SATURDAY
/IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE DEPARTING UPPER LOW AND COOLEST MID
LEVEL TEMPS/.

BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL WILL BE AROUND 0.25 OF AN INCH ACROSS THE FAR
EASTERN ZONES EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE SFC COLD FRONT SWEEPS AWAY
THE JUICY 40-45MM PWAT AIR.

LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...QPF FROM THE MAINLY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSRA WILL BE 0.10 OF AN INCH OR LESS.

DRY SLOT SWEEPING INTO THE SCENT/EASTERN COUNTIES WILL MAINTAIN A
RELATIVE MIN IN THE CONVECTION ACROSS THAT AREA.

MIN TEMPS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 50S ACROSS THE NRN
AND WRN MTNS...TO THE MID AND UPPER 60S IN THE SE.

HIGH TEMPS SATURDAY WILL BE QUITE A BIT BELOW NORMAL /7-8 DEG F/
ACROSS THE NW MTNS AND ONLY REACH THE U60S...BUT WILL TOP OUT NEAR
TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VALLEY
LOCATIONS - IN THE LOWER 80S.

SOME PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND A LINGERING LIGHT SHOWER OR TWO ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NW MTNS SATURDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE REST OF THE
REGION WILL TURN CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. MINS AT DAYBREAK SUNDAY
WILL BE QUITE CHILLY ACROSS THE MTNS WITH LOWER TO MID 50S
COMMON...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND SE VALLEY WILL SEE UPPER 50S TO LOWER
60S FOR AN OVERNIGHT LOW.

SFC HIGH PRESSURE AND A FLAT UPPER RIDGE DRIFTS OVER THE
COMMONWEALTH SUNDAY BRINGING RELATIVELY LIGHT WIND AND MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES. SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL 925-850 MB TEMPS ACROSS THE NRN AND
WESTERN MTNS WILL LIMIT MAX TEMPS TO THE LOWER AND MID 70S
THERE...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND SE PORTION OF THE CWA WILL EXPERIENCE
MAXS SIMILAR TO SATURDAY...IN THE U70S TO LOWER 80S.

AFTER A SHORT-LIVED FLATTENING OF THE WESTERLIES LATE IN THE WEEKEND
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK ACCOMPANIED BY DRY WEATHER WITH A RETURN TO
NEAR NORMAL MAX TEMPS MONDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODEL AND ENSEMBLE
CONSENSUS POINTS TWD THE REDEVELOPMENT OF TROUGHING ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST CONUS INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

BEST CHC FOR SHOWERS AND SCATTERED AFTERNOON TSRA APPEARS TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING EAST
SOUTHEAST FROM THE GLAKES.

COOLING MID-LEVEL TEMPS AND NW FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING LOWER PWAT AIR
INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NRN MTNS BENEATH THE SRN EDGE OF STEEPER MID
LEVEL LAPSE RATES...WHILE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SRN
HALF OF THE STATE.

UNLESS THIS MIDWEEK TROUGH AMPLIFIES/SLOWS MORE THAN THE BLEND OF
THE 12Z EC AND GEFS INDICATE...ANOTHER RIDGE AT THE SFC AND ALOFT
WILL BUILD EAST AND PROVIDE MAINLY DRY WEATHER WITH NEAR TO SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
ALL SITES ARE NOW VFR AFTER A BIT OF EARLY MORNING HAZE AND FOG.

REST OF THE DAY WILL FEATURE INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION
AS WE CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE. SITES THAT COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL SEE BRIEF PERIODS OF
MVFR/IFR...OTHERWISE MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR INTO TONIGHT.

AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE REGION TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WITH VSBY AND
CIG REDUCTIONS LIKELY AT ALL AIRFIELDS INTO FRIDAY EVE.

OUTLOOK...

FRI-SAT...RESTRICTIONS LIKELY IN TSRA/SHRA.

SUN-TUE...MAINLY VFR. ISOLD STORMS POSSIBLE TUES.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LA CORTE
NEAR TERM...LA CORTE
SHORT TERM...LA CORTE
LONG TERM...LAMBERT
AVIATION...LA CORTE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
459 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049-050-
052-056-063-100900-
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-
NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-CUMBERLAND-
459 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ051-053-057-064-065-100900-
MONTOUR-COLUMBIA-DAUPHIN-ADAMS-YORK-
459 AM EDT THU AUG 9 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ004-100900-
WARREN-
459 AM EDT THU AUG 9 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ058-059-066-100900-
SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-LANCASTER-
459 AM EDT THU AUG 9 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...BUT
THE PROBABILITY IS LOWER THAN FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
227 PM EDT THU AUG 09 2012

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

1230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KANE                    41.66N  78.81W
08/09/2012                   MCKEAN             PA   911 CALL CENTER

1245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S MOUNT JEWETT        41.68N  78.64W
08/09/2012                   MCKEAN             PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON HALSEY ROAD

0100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLERMONT                41.69N  78.49W
08/09/2012                   MCKEAN             PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 146

&&

EVENT NUMBER CTP1200388 CTP1200389 CTP1200387

HEAD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
237 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

PAZ006-010-011-091930-
CAMERON PA-ELK PA-POTTER PA-
237 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CAMERON...EAST CENTRAL ELK AND
SOUTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES...

AT 234 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR TRUMAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT TRUMAN...HICKS RUN...CAMERON AND STEVENSON
DAM.

THIS WILL IMPACT STATE ROAD 120.

LAT...LON 4167 7806 4148 7794 4147 7799 4145 7799
      4140 7799 4128 7844 4145 7855

FORECASTER: MARTIN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
329 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

PAZ006-011-012-092000-
CAMERON PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA-POTTER PA-
329 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CLINTON...SOUTH
CENTRAL POTTER AND SOUTHEASTERN CAMERON COUNTIES...

AT 326 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR KETTLE CREEK STATE
PARK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL
CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT
TAMARACK AND CROSS FORK.

THIS WILL IMPACT STATE ROAD 120.

LAT...LON 4153 7773 4129 7759 4126 7807 4146 7814

FORECASTER: LA CORTE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
342 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

PAZ035-036-092045-
FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA-
342 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTIES...

AT 338 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR NEEDMORE...MOVING EAST
AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT SALUVIA...HARRISSONVILLE...MCCONNELLSBURG...
FORT LOUDON AND FANNETTSBURG.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 190...I-70 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 151 AND 165.

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

LAT...LON 3979 7821 3991 7827 3999 7823 4010 7792
      4006 7786 4015 7781 4015 7780 3990 7768

FORECASTER: MARTIN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
409 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

PAZ012-018-041-092115-
NORTHERN CENTRE PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA-NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-
409 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CLINTON...NORTHERN CENTRE
AND WESTERN LYCOMING COUNTIES...

AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COVERED PORTIONS OF CENTRE...CLINTON
AND LYCOMING COUNTIES AT 401 PM EDT. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE
GENERALLY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS.

THIS WILL IMPACT STATE ROAD 120.

LAT...LON 4151 7749 4136 7725 4106 7780 4111 7785

FORECASTER: DEVOIR

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
456 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

PAZ012-037-041-045-046-092200-
NORTHERN CLINTON PA-NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-TIOGA PA-
456 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CLINTON...LYCOMING AND
SOUTH CENTRAL TIOGA COUNTIES...

AT 453 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WATERVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT SALLADASBURG...ENGLISH CENTER...GARDEN VIEW...
BUTTONWOOD AND RALSTON.

THIS WILL IMPACT I-180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 29.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 15...ROUTE
220...STATE ROAD 14...STATE ROAD 120.

LAT...LON 4128 7676 4111 7766 4141 7777 4148 7764
      4148 7760 4150 7760 4175 7711

FORECASTER: MARTIN