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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2017, 6:47 PM EDT for Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 13 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
- Aug 19, 2017, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
County Lycoming County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 282 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Aug 19, 6:39 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 6:39 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 639 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS... An upper level trough will sweep east across the region this evening. High pressure and fair weather will build across the area Sunday and Monday, with temperatures turning warmer and more humid into early next week. Thunderstorms are probable on Tuesday followed by a refreshingly cooler and mainly dry second half of the week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... Severe convective line pushing across central Pa this evening. Based on extend of damage reports and rapid movement, have expanded watch #457 into the Susq Valley. HRRR runs, which should continue to perform well region of strong forcing ahead of trough, indicate weakening convection toward sunset over the east part of the forecast area late this evening. Dry wx expected after midnight as high pressure builds over the area. Models are showing low stratus potential over the Alleghenies with weak upslope flow and low level moisture trapped under subsidence inversion. Patchy fog is also likely in the usual spots across the central valleys. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT/... Fair weather expected to end the weekend with seasonal temperatures. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... The medium range models are all in good agreement on bringing a renewed surge of heat and humidity into the area to start the new work week. Highs Monday and Tuesday will be well up into the 80s with some southern locations possibly touching 90 Tuesday. There's decent agreement in having a vigorous cold front pass through the region Tuesday night into early Wednesday. That will be the best chance for organized precipitation coming up next week with widespread showers and thunderstorms likely starting late Tuesday, lasting into the overnight before tapering off as scattered showers Wednesday. The remainder of the week into the weekend looks to be cool and mainly dry as a sprawling high moves slowly eastward out of southern Canada. && .AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Local thunderstorm impacts are possible between now and 04Z with the most favorable area affecting KJST, KAOO and KUNV. Clearing skies fcst tonight with models suggesting potential for IFR stratus/fog mainly over the western 1/2 of the airspace. Early morning restrictions will improve to VFR by 14Z. VFR conditions Sunday and Monday, except for areas of morning fog. .OUTLOOK... Sun-Mon...Mainly VFR, but restrictions in morning fog. Tue...Thunderstorm impacts likely. Wed...Improving conditions. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SYNOPSIS...Steinbugl/Fitzgerald NEAR TERM...Fitzgerald/Steinbugl SHORT TERM...Steinbugl LONG TERM...La Corte AVIATION...Jung/Steinbugl
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 6:20 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 620 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-037-058-066-202230- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Cambria-Tioga-Schuylkill- Lancaster- 620 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ012-018-019-025>028-033>036-041-042-045-046-049>053-056-057-059- 063>065-202230- Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon- Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Northern Lycoming- Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York- 620 PM EDT Sat Aug 19 2017 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 457 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 19, 6:22 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
622 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE STATE COLLEGE 40.76N 77.82W
08/19/2017 CENTRE PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON ANACONDA DRIVE FURGASON TWP
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1701381
PAHLocal storm report, Aug 19, 6:24 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
624 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG STATE COLLEGE 40.79N 77.86W
08/19/2017 CENTRE PA 911 CALL CENTER
LIVE WIRES BLOCKING WHITE HALL ROAD... FURGASON TWP
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1701382
PAHLocal storm report, Aug 19, 6:31 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
631 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG FLINTON 40.72N 78.52W
08/19/2017 CAMBRIA PA 911 CALL CENTER
LIVE WIRES DOWN BLOCKING BEAVER VALLEY ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1701383
PAHLocal storm report, Aug 19, 6:34 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
634 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG PINE GROVE MILLS 40.74N 77.87W
08/19/2017 CENTRE PA TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND PINE GROVE MILLS PINE GROVE
MTN ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FFALLEN TREES
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1701384
PAHSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 6:43 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
643 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
PAZ012-045-046-049-192330-
Southern Lycoming PA-Southern Clinton PA-Northern Clinton PA-
Union PA-
643 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF LYCOMING...UNION...AND
CLINTON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
At 643 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Castanea, moving east at 30 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph are possible.
Locations impacted include...
Jersey Shore, Lock Haven, Avis, Elimsport, Flemington, Montgomery,
McElhattan, Allenwood, Spruce Run Reservoir, Collomsville,
Mackeyville, Dunnstown, Castanea, Carroll, Lamar, Mill Hall, New
Columbia, Oval, Loganton and Lock Haven University.
LAT...LON 4116 7687 4113 7690 4110 7689 4107 7686
4103 7687 4100 7719 4104 7715 4099 7735
4097 7752 4104 7757 4120 7754 4122 7689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 275DEG 28KT 4111 7745
RXRSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 6:47 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
647 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
PAZ037-041-192300-
Northern Lycoming PA-Tioga PA-
647 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF LYCOMING AND TIOGA
COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
At 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Ralston, moving east at 25 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible.
Locations impacted include...
Ralston, Ogdensburg and Liberty.
LAT...LON 4160 7688 4160 7687 4159 7681 4158 7681
4140 7675 4150 7713 4161 7710 4162 7688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 274DEG 19KT 4152 7702
KFThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield | 77 min |
| Aug 19, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield | 69 min |
| Aug 19, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 58 min |
| Aug 19, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 54 min |
| Aug 19, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Centre, Huntingdon | 91 min |
| Aug 19, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Somerset | 81 min |
| Aug 19, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 94 min |
| Aug 19, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Mifflin | 88 min |
| Aug 19, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Perry | 82 min |
| Aug 19, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Snyder, Union | 74 min |
| Aug 19, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin, Fulton | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Northumberland | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Montour | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lebanon, Schuylkill | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Schuylkill | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, York | 62 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.