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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
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.
The area
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The facts
- 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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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, 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 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
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Special weather statement, May 31, 9:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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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
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EVENT NUMBER CTP1500064 CTP1500065 CTP1500066 CTP1500067 CTP1500068
CTP1500071 CTP1500069 CTP1500070 CTP1500074 CTP1500075 CTP1500073
CTP1500076 CTP1500077 CTP1500072
MACHSpecial 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
MARTINThe 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, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Lycoming | 81 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 |
| 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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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.