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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

May 5, 2017Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 5, 2017, 5:42 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 5, 2017, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA

County Cumberland County, PA

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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 5, 3:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 3:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 3:59 AM EDT, 13 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
359 AM EDT Fri May 5 2017

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-060800-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-
Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-
Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-
Adams-York-Lancaster-
359 AM EDT Fri May 5 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There will be a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon
and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Abnormally cold air for early May will bring the threat of freezing
temperatures or frost to much of the region Monday and Tuesday
mornings.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 5, 1:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 2:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 2:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 3:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
341 PM EDT FRI MAY 05 2017

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

1140 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MILTON                  41.01N  76.85W
05/05/2017                   NORTHUMBERLAND     PA   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN EAST MILTON 2500 WITHOUT POWER
            THROUGH OUT AREA

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME

EVENT NUMBER CTP1701183

EVANEGO

Local storm report, May 5, 3:42 PM EDT, 2 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
342 PM EDT FRI MAY 05 2017

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

1050 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 7 NE MONTOURSVILLE      41.32N  76.82W
05/05/2017                   LYCOMING           PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DESTROYED HOUSE ALONG ROUTE 87

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME

EVENT NUMBER CTP1701180

EVANEGO

Special weather statement, May 5, 5:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
542 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

PAZ036-063-052215-
Franklin PA-Cumberland PA-
542 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...A SHOWER WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVER FRANKLIN AND CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES THROUGH 6:15 PM...

At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Guilford, moving northeast at 40 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph are possible.

Locations impacted include...
Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Fayetteville, Newville, Guilford,
Scotland, Walnut Bottom, Orrstown and Shippensburg University.

LAT...LON 3989 7771 4020 7758 4021 7757 4022 7753
      4026 7747 4016 7722 3983 7761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 210DEG 33KT 3991 7761

DeVoir

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 9:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Adams, Cumberland, York	39 min
May 5, 10:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Columbia and 17 more	3 hr
May 5, 2:40 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Huntingdon	24 hr
May 5, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cumberland	28 min
May 5, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Perry	24 min
May 5, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Juniata, Perry	23 min
May 5, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	36 min

Nearby

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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.