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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

April 22, 2014Cambria County, Centre County, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Apr 22, 2014, 3:20 PM EDT for Cambria County, Centre County, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 55 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
Apr 22, 2014, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2014, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apr 22, 2:20 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:20 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 1:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
152 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2014

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
058-231800-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
152 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2014

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ034>036-056-057-059-063>066-231800-
BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
152 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 1:50 PM EDTFire Weather WatchCTPAdams, Bedford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton and 4 more14 hr
Apr 22, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre, Clearfield71 min
Apr 22, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset30 min
Apr 22, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset26 min
Apr 22, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBedford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Perry, Somerset34 min
Apr 22, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Lebanon32 min
Apr 22, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams, York29 min
Apr 22, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster37 min
Apr 22, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster29 min
Apr 22, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork25 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Pennsylvania, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

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.