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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

May 31, 2015Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT for Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 31, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2015, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA

County Mifflin County, PA

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The text

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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 May 31, 2:32 PM EDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:32 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 4:37 AM EDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
437 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

PAZ010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-045-046-049>053-056>059-063-
010845-
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-
MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-
437 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT ALONG INTERSTATE
80 LATE TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND FREQUENCY ALONG...AND JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH SOME STORMS CONTAINING LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PAZ004>006-037-041-042-010845-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
437 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT ALONG
INTERSTATE 80 LATE TODAY. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND FREQUENCY ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW OF THE STORMS CONTAINING
LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PAZ036-064>066-010845-
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
437 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND FREQUENCY ALONG...AND JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH SOME STORMS CONTAINING LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

LAMBERT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
139 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

PAZ010-311800-
ELK PA-
139 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ELK COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

AT 137 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BRANDY CAMP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

50 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BRANDY CAMP AROUND 145 PM EDT.
  RIDGWAY AROUND 150 PM EDT.
  ST. MARYS AROUND 200 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE KERSEY.

LAT...LON 4134 7836 4125 7860 4125 7865 4123 7865
      4121 7871 4123 7871 4123 7874 4126 7873
      4132 7886 4134 7888 4151 7853
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 235DEG 18KT 4132 7874

KF

Special weather statement, May 31, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 2:30 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
230 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

PAZ017-018-311845-
CLEARFIELD PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-
230 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CLEARFIELD...AND NORTHERN CENTRE
COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

AT 229 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PINE GLEN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

50 MPH WIND GUSTS AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN CENTRE
AND EAST CENTRAL CLEARFIELD COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...GRASSFLAT AND KYLERTOWN.

LAT...LON 4116 7784 4095 7796 4098 7817 4118 7809
      4115 7803 4115 7800 4116 7800 4118 7797
      4119 7797
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 194DEG 20KT 4110 7803

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Local storm report, May 31, 2:42 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 3:02 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 3:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
325 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

PAZ027-311945-
MIFFLIN PA-
325 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MIFFLIN COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM
EDT...

AT 324 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MILROY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

50 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ALFARATA AROUND 335 PM EDT.
  REEDS GAP STATE PARK AROUND 340 PM EDT.
  BELLTOWN AROUND 345 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MAITLAND...SIGLERVILLE
AND WAGNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MINOR FLOODING MAY DEVELOP. DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER COVERING THE
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4057 7755 4072 7768 4075 7764 4076 7760
      4084 7739 4080 7735 4070 7735 4069 7729
      4065 7741 4061 7750 4059 7750
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 236DEG 14KT 4069 7754

KF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	58 min
May 31, 11:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	McKean, Warren	23 min
May 31, 11:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Elk	47 min
May 31, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Elk	45 min
May 31, 1:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton	56 min
May 31, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Elk	21 min
May 31, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Union	20 min
May 31, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Northumberland, Union	55 min
May 31, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	15 min
May 31, 2:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Centre, Clinton	2 hr
May 31, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clearfield	13 min
May 31, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Fulton, Huntingdon	42 min
May 31, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Columbia	50 min
May 31, 4:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Lycoming, Union	119 min
May 31, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Blair, Centre, Huntingdon	44 min
May 31, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Juniata, Snyder	35 min
May 31, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Northumberland	27 min
May 31, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Snyder	23 min
May 31, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Adams	26 min
May 31, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Juniata	22 min
May 31, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin	17 min
May 31, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Snyder, Union, York	25 min
May 31, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lebanon	63 min
May 31, 6:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon	116 min
May 31, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lebanon	25 min
May 31, 6:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Schuylkill	2 hr
May 31, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster	17 min
May 31, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Schuylkill	87 min
May 31, 6:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Schuylkill	3 hr
May 31, 6:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Schuylkill	3 hr
May 31, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster, Lebanon	87 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.