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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

May 31, 2015Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2015, 11:02 PM EDT for Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
May 31, 2015, 11:02 PM EDT (03:02 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2015, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

County Lebanon County, PA

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NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 31, 10:56 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 10:56 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 4:37 AM EDT, 18 hours 25 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, 9:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 31, 9:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 31, 10:16 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 31, 10:45 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1045 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0241 PM     HAIL             NEW COLUMBIA            41.04N  76.88W
05/31/2015  E1.00 INCH       UNION              PA   PUBLIC

0312 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E NEEDMORE            39.86N  78.13W
05/31/2015                   FULTON             PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR GREAT COVE ROAD AND TIMBER
            RIDGE ROAD.

0328 PM     HAIL             MILROY                  40.71N  77.59W
05/31/2015  E0.88 INCH       MIFFLIN            PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

0357 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E ORANGEVILLE         41.08N  76.37W
05/31/2015                   COLUMBIA           PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN NORTH CENTRE TWP

0445 PM     HAIL             4 NE RICHFIELD          40.73N  77.07W
05/31/2015  M1.50 INCH       SNYDER             PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MECHANICSBURG           40.21N  77.01W
05/31/2015                   CUMBERLAND         PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN BETWEEN MECHANICSBURG
            AND BOILING SPRINGS

0546 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N HUMMELSTOWN         40.28N  76.71W
05/31/2015                   DAUPHIN            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN IN HOERNERSTOWN

0557 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PALMYRA                 40.31N  76.59W
05/31/2015                   LEBANON            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAMPBELLTOWN            40.28N  76.58W
05/31/2015                   LEBANON            PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES/WIRES DOWN

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PALMYRA                 40.31N  76.59W
05/31/2015                   LEBANON            PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES/WIRES DOWN

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANNVILLE                40.33N  76.51W
05/31/2015                   LEBANON            PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN

0658 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SCHUYLKILL HAVEN        40.63N  76.17W
05/31/2015                   SCHUYLKILL         PA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL HOMES FOODED ON CENTER AVE. AND BANK FLOODED.

0704 PM     FLASH FLOOD      POTTSVILLE              40.68N  76.21W
05/31/2015                   SCHUYLKILL         PA   911 CALL CENTER

            BUSINESSES AND HOMES FLOODED ON PROGRESS AVE.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE LEBANON            40.31N  76.38W
05/31/2015                   LEBANON            PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES/WIRES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER CTP1500064 CTP1500065 CTP1500066 CTP1500067 CTP1500068
CTP1500071 CTP1500069 CTP1500070 CTP1500074 CTP1500075 CTP1500073
CTP1500076 CTP1500077 CTP1500072

MACH
Special weather statement, May 31, 11:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1102 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

PAZ059-066-010330-
LANCASTER PA-LEBANON PA-
1102 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 1101 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KLEINFELTERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

30 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEWMANSTOWN...DENVER AND REAMSTOWN AROUND 1105 PM EDT.
  ADAMSTOWN AROUND 1110 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE AVON HEIGHTS...
REINHOLDS...SCHOENECK AND JONESTOWN.

THIS INCLUDES THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE FROM MILE MARKERS 272 TO 289.

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 4015 7628 4041 7648 4045 7636 4037 7625
      4036 7620 4031 7615 4021 7599
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 240DEG 49KT 4028 7626

MARTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre, Clearfield71 min
May 31, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork46 min
May 31, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster42 min
May 31, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams, Cumberland58 min
May 31, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster30 min
May 31, 9:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre, Clinton, Lycoming81 min
May 31, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon60 min
May 31, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams, Cumberland, Dauphin, York74 min
May 31, 10:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLancaster, Lebanon3 hr
Jun 1, 12:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster75 min
Jun 1, 4:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTPAdams, Lancaster, York20 hr
Jun 1, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster48 min
Jun 1, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin24 min
Jun 1, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster36 min
Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster28 min
Jun 1, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster55 min
Jun 1, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork45 min
Jun 1, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams32 min

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