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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

May 31, 2015Centre County, Clinton County, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2015, 9:39 PM EDT for Centre County, Clinton County, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 81 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: May 31, 2015, 9:39 PM EDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2015, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 81 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA

Counties Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA

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The text

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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 May 31, 8:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 8:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 4:37 AM EDT, 17 hours 2 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

Local storm report, May 31, 8:51 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 8:53 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 9:03 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 9:17 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 9:30 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 9:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre, Clearfield	71 min
May 31, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	York	46 min
May 31, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	42 min
May 31, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Adams, Cumberland	58 min
May 31, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	30 min
May 31, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lebanon	60 min
May 31, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, York	74 min
May 31, 10:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Lancaster, Lebanon	3 hr
May 31, 11:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lebanon	28 min
Jun 1, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	75 min
Jun 1, 4:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	CTP	Adams, Lancaster, York	20 hr
Jun 1, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	48 min
Jun 1, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin	24 min
Jun 1, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	36 min
Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	28 min
Jun 1, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster	55 min
Jun 1, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	York	45 min
Jun 1, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Adams	32 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.