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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2019, 5:14 PM EDT for Potter County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 28, 2019, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Potter County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 476 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 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 Jul 28, 3:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 304 PM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A weak, dying cold front will push into the region through tonight. Another slow-moving cold front will push through Pennsylvania on Wednesday, then stall out along the Mid Atlantic coastline the second half of the week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... As expected, diurnal heating in concert with a cool pool aloft has prompted isolated showers and thunderstorms to form across portions of northern and east central areas this afternoon. Shear is weak, and storms of the pulse variety are expected to remain subsevere through this evening. Highest POPs to remain over northern PA as the dying front lays out across the area during max heating. Isolated showers or thunderstorms may linger a bit past sunset with slightly larger cold pools generated than last evening. Expect most activity to be done by midnight. An even milder overnight is expected given higher dewpoints. Expect valley fog to redevelop as well, and for min temps to range between 65 and 70 throughout. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/... Morning river valley fog will have greatest coverage across central and northern areas Monday morning. Upper ridge building into PA will bring dry and very warm conditions throughout, with still just a slight chance of an afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm during max heating. Ensemble mean 850mb temps of 17C- 18C should translate to highs from the low to mid 80s over the highest terrain, to the low 90s in the Susq Valley. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... Surface ridge up the Appalachians Monday night. A trogh in advance of the next front may trigger showers or a thunderstorm in advance of a slow-moving cold front. The front will approach from the Grt Lks late Tuesday into Wednesday bringing the likelihood of showers/thunderstorms. By Wednesday night, the front reaches the NJ coast and high pressure begins to build down from Canada. This will give central PA cooler and drier weather likely late in the week. The cold front that passed by stalls down over Virginia. Enough uncertainty remains with regard to location of stalled front and a potential wave along the front to keep a daily chance of convection over southcentral and southeastern Pa even into next weekend. && .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... A weak, dying cold front will push into the region through tonight. The approach of the weak front will result in isolated convection through this evening focused primarily north of I-80, though just enough instability around to kick off isolated tstms between I-80 and the turnpike (including MDT/LNS) (not included in TAFs). Potential for patchy fog tonight, esp where it rains today. But otherwise, .Outlook... Mon...Sct PM tsra north with local restrictions. Tue...Sct PM tsra impacts mainly NW half. Wed...Sct tsra impacts. Showers likely. MVFR cigs poss NW. Thu...Isolated tstm poss south. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SYNOPSIS...DeVoir/Fitzgerald NEAR TERM...DeVoir/Fitzgerald SHORT TERM...Fitzgerald LONG TERM...Watson/Fitzgerald AVIATION...DeVoir/RXR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 5:21 AM EDT, 11 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 521 AM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-290930- 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- 521 AM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 316 PM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019 PAZ037-281930- Tioga PA- 316 PM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF TIOGA COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT... At 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Elkland, moving northeast at 25 mph. Wind gusts of up to 55 mph and pea size hail are possible. Locations impacted include... Elkland, Lawrenceville, Knoxville and Osceola. LAT...LON 4197 7714 4191 7745 4200 7753 4200 7706 TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 243DEG 22KT 4199 7742 Colbert/MD
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
352 PM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019
PAZ037-282030-
Tioga PA-
352 PM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF TIOGA COUNTY UNTIL 430
PM EDT...
At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Lawrenceville to near Gaines. Movement was
east at 30 mph.
Wind gusts of up to 55 mph and half inch hail are possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mansfield, Westfield, Millerton, Keeneyville, Tioga, Roseville, Tioga
Junction and Mansfield University.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 7692 4178 7690 4179 7751 4193 7755
4200 7709 4200 7693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 270DEG 27KT 4197 7706 4185 7745
Colbert/BMWSpecial weather statement, Jul 28, 4:31 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 14 min |
| Jul 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean | 74 min |
| Jul 28, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Potter | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter | 36 min |
| Jul 28, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 46 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.