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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

July 15, 2014Columbia County, Montour County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2014, 4:16 PM EDT for Columbia County, Montour County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2014, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2014, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Columbia County, PA, Montour 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 Jul 15, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 1:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 1:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:34 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
334 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

PAZ041-042-046-152015-
SULLIVAN PA-NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-
334 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

...THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING THE AREA...

AT 333 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MONTOURSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLIAMSPORT...MONTOURSVILLE...MUNCY...HUGHESVILLE...MONTGOMERY...
DUBOISTOWN...COGAN STATION...LAIRDSVILLE...MUNCY VALLEY...
LOYALSOCKVILLE...BARBOURS...KETTLE CREEK GORGE...BIGGERTOWN...
COLLOMSVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT...GARDEN VIEW...PICTURE ROCKS...
OVAL...FORKSVILLE AND EAGLES MERE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4152 7663 4123 7650 4122 7652 4113 7717
      4132 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 248DEG 26KT 4128 7697

RXR
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 4:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
416 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

PAZ049-051>053-152045-
UNION PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-COLUMBIA PA-MONTOUR PA-
416 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TOWARD DANVILLE...

AT 414 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MOORESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR DANVILLE AND EXCHANGE AROUND
420 PM EDT. BLOOMSBURG...LIGHTSTREET...AND BUCKHORN AROUND 430 PM
EDT. ROHRSBURG AROUND 440 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BUCKNELL...
ORANGEVILLE...MCEWENSVILLE...STILLWATER...ESPY...BLOOMSBURG
UNIVERSITY...MILLVILLE...WEST MILTON...WASHINGTONVILLE AND LIME
RIDGE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
 INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 AND 239.
 INTERSTATE 180 NEAR MILE MARKER 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 7636 4089 7685 4089 7698 4102 7697
      4118 7653 4118 7633
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 239DEG 49KT 4099 7676

DANGELO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 6:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMcKean35 min
Jul 15, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClinton37 min
Jul 15, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPHuntingdon47 min
Jul 15, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming41 min
Jul 15, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan35 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.