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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

July 1, 2016Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2016, 6:40 PM EDT for Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2016, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2016, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA

County Mifflin County, PA

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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 Jul 1, 4:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 4:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
151 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

PAZ058-011830-
SCHUYLKILL PA-
151 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL CROSS THE REGION THROUGH 230 PM EDT...

AT 150 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ORWIGSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORWIGSBURG...SNYDERS...RENNINGERS...MCKEANSBURG...LANDINGVILLE...PORT
CLINTON...AUBURN...DEER LAKE AND NEW RINGGOLD.

LAT...LON 4070 7583 4064 7599 4059 7601 4057 7602
      4058 7604 4057 7605 4058 7607 4057 7607
      4057 7612 4068 7617 4080 7586 4074 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 253DEG 18KT 4063 7608

DEVOIR

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:02 PM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
202 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

PAZ065-066-011915-
LANCASTER PA-YORK PA-
202 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF YORK AND LANCASTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 202 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BROGUE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LANCASTER...NEW HOLLAND...MILLERSVILLE...WILLOW STREET...BAREVILLE...
DELTA...PARADISE...BROGUE...CROSS ROADS...SUNNYBURN...SHENKS FERRY...
SAFE HARBOR...GAP...WAKEFIELD...STRASBURG...QUARRYVILLE...HOLTWOOD...
LEOLA...CHURCHTOWN AND SMITHVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 7649 3985 7662 4023 7601 4014 7587
      4011 7594 4004 7593 3996 7599 3990 7600
      3987 7599 3988 7600 3985 7602 3984 7602
      3972 7623
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 239DEG 18KT 3984 7645

LAMBERT

Local storm report, Jul 1, 2:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:40 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
Jul 1, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Columbia	29 min
Jul 1, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin	29 min
Jul 1, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Sullivan	48 min
Jul 1, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Schuylkill	29 min
Jul 1, 1:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York	72 min
Jul 1, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Schuylkill	39 min
Jul 1, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Schuylkill	66 min
Jul 1, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	73 min
Jul 1, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster, York	50 min
Jul 1, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster, Lebanon	41 min
Jul 1, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster	38 min
Jul 1, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	McKean	27 min
Jul 1, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Elk	37 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.