Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2019, 3:53 PM EDT for Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2019, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2019, 4:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Franklin County, PA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 3:16 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:16 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 316 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A strong frontal system will bring drier and much cooler weather to the region. The first half of this week will be dry and unseasonably cool. The second half of the week will warm up with chances for showers and thunderstorms returning. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... 1820Z Radar shows scattered showers forming across central PA. An isolated thunderstorm is glancing the far southwestern corner of the Alleghenies. Expect showers and storms to increase in intensity through the second half of the afternoon and through the early evening hours. The front is driving into western PA with the best forcing south of the Mason Dixon. However the best heating, along with the highest dewpoints has been through the Lower Susq. So expect that region to have the best chance for showers and thunderstorms. Hence why a slight risk for the eastern portion of the central PA remains in a slight risk. CAPE is fairly marginal, but around 700 J/kg so should be enough to spark a storm. the issue with forming significant storms is the weak shear. The main threats are wind and hail. Some heavy rain is possible in the east, so there is a small chc of excessive rain as well. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/... Any thunderstorms should weaken shortly after sunset. Dry air spreads across all the area overnight with dewpoints in the 30s over about half of the area by morning. Some clouds do come back into the NW and wind is at least 5 MPH and increases through the night, so frost is unlikely. Mins should be in the l50s SE and just into the 30s in the coolest places of the NW. Maxes on Monday will be well below normal, by about 17-18 degs in the NW and around 10 degs in the SE. The dense air will rush in and make gusts into the 20s. Plenty of sunshine to be had. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... *Unseasonably cold and less humid air Monday night and Tuesday. *Frost possible across north central PA early Tuesday morning. *Unsettled pattern returns Wed-Sun with daily chances for showers or thunderstorms. Monday night the upper trough axis moves to our east leaving central PA in a dry northwest flow with a surface high center to our west over Ohio and Southwest PA sinking southeast into West Virginia. Frost will depend on winds cutting off at the boundary layer to develop an inversion and a lack of cirrus. Expect minimum temps in the northern tier to drop into the mid 30s. By Tuesday afternoon we will be back into a warming pattern. Some showers and thunderstorms north of a warm front over the Great Lakes area may move southeast into the northern tier late in the day. Chances for showers and thunderstorms will move across central PA Wednesday and Thursday triggered by weak short waves. Models differ on timing. Drier weather possible across the north Friday and Saturday with a surface high building into Central NY. A storm system over the upper Mississippi Valley has a warm front east across VA. This may push far enough north to bring a chance of showers or thunderstorms across southcentral PA. && .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Showers continue to form across the region. Generally VFR cigs and vsbys continue. However IFR cigs continue at BFD. These should continue this afternoon. MVFR cigs have formed at JST due to the low level flow. Expect periods of IFR in TSRA late this afternoon and early evening. Best chances for this will be the Eastern TAF sites. A second wave of showers/isolated tstms possible early evening. However most convection should be over shortly after sunset, exiting the SE by 01z. Dry air spreads across the area tonight with enough wind to preclude any cig/fog restrictions from developing, keeping entire area VFR. Some clouds impact the northern mountains on Mon, but overall a VFR day in store as winds pick up to 10-15 mph with gusts to 20-25 mph before diminishing Mon eve. .Outlook... Mon-Tue...No sig wx. Wed-Thu...Cig restrictions poss NW. Sct showers/t-storms bring local restrictions areawide. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SYNOPSIS...Dangelo NEAR TERM...Dangelo/Ceru SHORT TERM...Dangelo/Ceru LONG TERM...Watson/Steinbugl AVIATION...Ceru/RXR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 3:40 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 340 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2019 PAZ004>006-010-011-037-031945- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Tioga- 340 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ012-017>019-024>028-033-034-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-063- 031945- Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria- Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Northern Lycoming- Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland- 340 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ035-036-064>066-031945- Fulton-Franklin-Adams-York-Lancaster- 340 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2019 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 318 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 11:11 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1111 AM EDT SUN JUN 02 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM HEAVY RAIN RUSSELL 41.92N 79.14W
06/02/2019 M1.13 INCH WARREN PA SOCIAL MEDIA
24-HOUR RAINFALL.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1901428
TYBURSKILocal storm report, Jun 2, 1:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
114 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 41.84N 79.14W
06/01/2019 WARREN PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1901429
TRAVISLocal storm report, Jun 2, 1:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jun 2, 1:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
125 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBUS 41.95N 79.58W
06/01/2019 WARREN PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON PLANK RD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1901431
TRAVISLocal storm report, Jun 2, 1:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jun 2, 1:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
128 PM EDT SUN JUN 02 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE ALLEGHENY SPRINGS 41.82N 79.29W
06/01/2019 WARREN PA 911 CALL CENTER
6 TREES DOWN ON DUNNS EDDY RD.
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBUS 41.95N 79.58W
06/01/2019 WARREN PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON PLANK RD.
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBUS 41.95N 79.58W
06/01/2019 WARREN PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 41.84N 79.14W
06/01/2019 WARREN PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN
1110 AM HEAVY RAIN RUSSELL 41.92N 79.14W
06/02/2019 M1.13 INCH WARREN PA SOCIAL MEDIA
24-HOUR RAINFALL.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CTP1901430 CTP1901431 CTP1901432 CTP1901429 CTP1901428
TRAVISThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland and 3 more | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Perry, York | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 8:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia, Juniata, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 80 min |
| Jun 1, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 11:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 5:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Adams, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 31 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019
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.