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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2019, 6:16 PM EDT for Huntingdon County, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 59 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
- Aug 15, 2019, 6:16 PM EDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2019, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Huntingdon County, PA, Mifflin County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1134 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 Aug 15, 3:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 337 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A trough of low pressure will keep the weather unsettled for the next several days. Temperatures will remain near normal and it will be rather humid. By late in the weekend into early next week look for hot and humid conditions, especially across the southeast portions of the area. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... Radar shows numerous showers and thunderstorms breaking out under the strong August sun. The near term CAMs continue to advertise a noisy afternoon. RAP shows ML CAPE between 1500-2000J with moderate shear. SPC has issued a SWOMCD with a 40% of a watch. Isolated rotating storms will be possible as we progress into the afternoon. The highest threat will be for some gusty winds with the strongest storms along with brief heavy downpours. Convection will continue into the evening hours before decreasing in coverage and intensity later. It will be a muggy night with patchy fog if skies manage to clear at all. Lows will be in the 60s. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/... Weak upper troughing will once again tend to lead to mainly diurnal showers and thunderstorms Friday. Models develop moderate instability and shear so we could be looking at a virtual repeat of today. Highs will range from the upper 70s to mid 80s. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... Prevalent zonal west-southwest flow aloft will persist from this weekend through the early part of next week before significant pattern amplification unfolds over the CONUS. A strong upper builds builds from the Four Corners region to the south central Plains by mid week. Downstream upper troffing will be prevalent over much of the GLAKS and eastern seaboard, with perhaps a trend towards slightly less heat and humidity late next week. It still looks quite warm however. Initially, a very warm air mass should build north and east into PA this weekend with heat indices by Sunday likely topping 90F over much of the southeast. Mainly diurnal convection chances persist each day, although in this pattern most areas will remain dry at any given time, and scattered afternoon/evening variety is favored. && .AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Most of the area as improved to VFR, and any impacts going into the evening will be confined to those terminals that experience a hit from the scattered thunderstorms that are breaking out. Low clouds and fog are expected to bring more widespread restrictions again tonight into early Friday morning, with Friday afternoon seeing scattered showers and thunderstorms developing once again. .Outlook... Sat-Tue...VFR. Isolated-scattered showers/thunderstorms possible, mainly in the afternoon/early evening hours. Late night and early morning fog/low clouds. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SYNOPSIS...La Corte NEAR TERM...La Corte SHORT TERM...La Corte LONG TERM...Ross AVIATION...DeVoir
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 3:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 328 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-161030- 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- 328 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible into early this evening across the region. Some storms could contain damaging winds and hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Slow moving showers and storms along an old frontal boundary could result in isolated heavy downpours. Areas that receive repeated storms could have localized runoff issues. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Martin
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 5:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
511 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019
PAZ025-152200-
Blair PA-
511 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF BLAIR COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM EDT...
At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Royer, moving east at 15 mph.
Wind gusts of up to 55 mph and half inch hail are possible.
Locations impacted include...
Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Lakemont, Williamsburg, Duncansville, Canoe
Creek State Park, Royer, Newry, Peoples Natural Gas Field and
Lakemont Park And Island Waterpark.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4039 7843 4042 7849 4053 7837 4056 7820
4053 7817 4054 7815 4057 7813 4049 7815
4050 7813 4047 7813 4036 7821
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 264DEG 15KT 4044 7832
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Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 2:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Bedford | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton | 94 min |
| Aug 15, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clearfield | 57 min |
| Aug 15, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Centre, Clearfield | 113 min |
| Aug 15, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 67 min |
| Aug 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Potter | 35 min |
| Aug 15, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield | 56 min |
| Aug 15, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Huntingdon | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter, Tioga | 62 min |
| Aug 15, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria | 67 min |
| Aug 15, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | McKean, Potter | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean, Potter | 31 min |
| Aug 15, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder | 65 min |
| Aug 15, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Huntingdon | 72 min |
| Aug 15, 7:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter | 57 min |
| Aug 15, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 67 min |
| Aug 15, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Perry | 61 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.