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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2019, 12:40 PM EDT for Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 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 20, 2019, 12:40 PM EDT (16:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2019, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
County Somerset County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 545 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1113 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 20, 7:38 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 7:38 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019 PAZ024>026-033>036-064-210800- Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Adams- 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, frequent lightning and small hail are possible this afternoon and early this evening as a warm front lifts north across the region. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-057>059-066- 210800- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Lancaster- 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 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...Wednesday through Monday. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, frequent lightning and small hail are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ027-028-056-063-065-210800- Mifflin-Juniata-Perry-Cumberland-York- 357 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, frequent lightning and small hail are possible this afternoon and early this evening, as a warm front lifts north across the region. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, frequent lightning and small hail are possible again Wednesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. Lambert
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 6:40 AM EDT, 6 hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 45 min |
| Aug 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata, Mifflin, Perry | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, York | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 25 min |
| Aug 20, 6:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | York | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | York | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 36 min |
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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.