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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2014, 8:22 PM EDT for Adams County, Cumberland County, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 53 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
- Aug 5, 2014, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2014, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Adams County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Franklin County, PA
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</html>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 Aug 5, 7:49 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 7:49 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 5:56 AM EDT, 14 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 556 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-061000- WARREN-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-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 556 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014 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. THE APPROACH OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD CONTAIN STRONG...GUSTY...WESTERLY WINDS AND UP TO PENNY SIZE HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LAMBERT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
540 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
PAZ017-024-052245-
CLEARFIELD PA-CAMBRIA PA-
540 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS AFFECTING THE AREA...
AT 539 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PRINCE GALLITZIN STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
40 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CURWENSVILLE...HOUTZDALE AND JEFFRIES AROUND 550 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE RAMEY...WALLACETON...
GLEN HOPE...NEW WASHINGTON...WESTOVER...LUMBER CITY...COALPORT...
IRVONA...BRISBIN AND MAHAFFEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4072 7881 4072 7880 4094 7880 4099 7827
4081 7832 4076 7838 4072 7835 4066 7840
4065 7841 4064 7844 4059 7845 4060 7886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 240DEG 49KT 4082 7859
MARTINSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 6:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
601 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
PAZ019-024>027-045-046-049>052-052300-
UNION PA-MIFFLIN PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA-
SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SNYDER PA-CAMBRIA PA-HUNTINGDON PA-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-BLAIR PA-MONTOUR PA-
601 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
...GUSTY WINDS ARE AFFECTING THE AREA...
AT 555 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG WINDS WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
HYNER TO NEAR BLANDBURG...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
40 MPH WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS BAND OF STRONG WINDS.
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE NEAR... BALD
EAGLE...WARRIORS MARK...SPRUCE CREEK AND FRANKLINVILLE AROUND 610 PM
EDT. JERSEY SHORE...PINE GROVE MILLS...RAMBLEWOOD AND ROCK SPRINGS
AROUND 620 PM EDT. WILLIAMSPORT...BELLEVILLE...DUBOISTOWN...MCALEVYS
FORT AND WHIPPLE DAM STATE PARK AROUND 630 PM EDT. LEWISTOWN...
MONTOURSVILLE...BURNHAM...MILROY...HIGHLAND PARK...YEAGERTOWN...
REEDSVILLE...JUNIATA TERRACE AND SEVEN MOUNTAINS AROUND 640 PM EDT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 214.
INTERSTATE 99 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 30 AND 85.
INTERSTATE 180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 29.
LAT...LON 4116 7659 4115 7664 4113 7663 4047 7775
4046 7880 4129 7718 4127 7645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 270DEG 49KT 4132 7768 4066 7839
MARTINSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 6:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
641 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
PAZ041-042-046-053-052330-
SULLIVAN PA-COLUMBIA PA-NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-
641 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS AFFECTING THE AREA...
AT 640 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MUNCY VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
40 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SULLIVAN...EASTERN
LYCOMING AND NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EAGLES MERE...FORKSVILLE...HILLSGROVE...
LAPORTE...PICTURE ROCKS AND BENTON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 13.
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 4132 7631 4120 7632 4120 7633 4118 7677
4153 7688 4151 7623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 240DEG 49KT 4135 7662
MARTINSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 7:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
702 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
PAZ026>028-046-049>053-056>058-063-060000-
CUMBERLAND PA-JUNIATA PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-SNYDER PA-SCHUYLKILL PA-
PERRY PA-MONTOUR PA-MIFFLIN PA-UNION PA-COLUMBIA PA-HUNTINGDON PA-
DAUPHIN PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-
702 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2014
...GUSTY WINDS ARE AFFECTING THE AREA...
AT 653 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG WINDS WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
MUNCY VALLEY...SOUTHWARD TO JUST EAST OF LEWISTOWN AND MOUNT UNION.
THE BAND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
40 MPH WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS BAND OF STRONG WINDS.
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE NEAR A
BERWICK...BLOOMSBURG...NEWPORT...CARLISLE LINE BY 750 PM.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND 246.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 223 AND 227.
INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 52.
INTERSTATE 180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 9.
LAT...LON 4021 7715 4022 7761 4024 7761 4022 7765
4029 7767 4022 7775 4023 7814 4131 7659
4127 7645 4130 7642 4129 7631 4120 7632
4113 7628 4113 7623 4101 7623 4094 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 236DEG 11KT 4131 7664 4121 7663 4073 7737 4029
7807
MARTINThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, York | 58 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.