Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2019, 8:03 PM EDT for Warren County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 57 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2019, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Warren County, PA
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:18 PM EDT | TORNADO | Starbrick, PA | EF-2 TORNADO CONFIRMED. MAX WIND 130MPH. 16 MILE PATH. |
| Apr 14, 8:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Starbrick, PA | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AT INTERSECTION OF PRESTON RD AND RTE 6. DAMAGE TO BUILDING AND SHIPPING CONTAINER. TORNADO POSSIBLE. |
| Apr 14, 8:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Warren, PA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Apr 14, 8:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Warren, PA | TREES AND WIRES ON HOUSE. |
| Apr 14, 8:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | North Warren, PA | WIRES ON A VEHICLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 103 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 586 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 582 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
995
WFUS51 KCTP 150003
TORCTP
PAC123-150100-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0002.190415T0003Z-190415T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
803 PM EDT SUN APR 14 2019
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Warren County in north central Pennsylvania...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 803 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Grand Valley, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Garland around 810 PM EDT.
Youngsville and Chapman State Park around 820 PM EDT.
Warren, Russell, Scandia, Warren South and Kinzua Dam around 830
PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Tidioute, Starbrick and Clarendon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 7892 4183 7892 4183 7895 4172 7895
4163 7925 4163 7961 4168 7961 4200 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 230DEG 51KT 4167 7951
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Evanego1 follow-up statement
883
WWUS51 KCTP 150035
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
835 PM EDT SUN APR 14 2019
PAC123-150100-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190415T0100Z/
Warren PA-
835 PM EDT SUN APR 14 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
WARREN COUNTY...
At 833 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Warren and Russell, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will be moving through Warren and Russell
and then will mainly rural areas of eastern Warren County, including
the following locations... Starbrick and Clarendon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 7892 4183 7892 4183 7895 4168 7908
4163 7925 4163 7945 4184 7922 4194 7926
4200 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 230DEG 51KT 4194 7907
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
CeruThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Elk, McKean, Warren | 64 min |
| Apr 14, 8:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Warren | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Elk, McKean | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter | 56 min |
| Apr 14, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 9:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Somerset | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron, Potter | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 10:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clearfield | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter, Tioga | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming | 94 min |
| Apr 14, 11:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin and 2 more | 86 min |
| Apr 14, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Perry | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Tioga | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 12:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 12:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 1:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Lebanon, Schuylkill, York | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 2:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster, York | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 3:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CTP | Lebanon, Schuylkill | 26 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin and 11 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon | 12 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.