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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS State College, PA

August 27, 2020Somerset County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2020, 8:05 PM EDT for Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 70 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 27, 2020, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2020, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
70 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Somerset County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 27, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

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 27, 7:53 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 7:53 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 3:09 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
309 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020

PAZ004-005-010-011-281000-
Warren-McKean-Elk-Cameron-
309 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 456 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible on Friday.

Locally heavy rainfall is possible on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ006-012-037-041-042-045-046-281000-
Potter-Northern Clinton-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-
309 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 456 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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...Friday through Wednesday.

Locally heavy rainfall is possible on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ018-019-025>028-034>036-050-056-063-281000-
Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-
Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Snyder-Perry-Cumberland-
309 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and
large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible this afternoon
and early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated strong to locally severe thunderstorms are possible Friday
afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall is possible on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ049-051>053-058-281000-
Union-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-Schuylkill-
309 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and
large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible this afternoon
and early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated strong to locally severe thunderstorms are possible Friday
afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall is possible on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ057-059-064>066-281000-
Dauphin-Lebanon-Adams-York-Lancaster-
309 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and
large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible this afternoon
and early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday and
Saturday afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall is possible on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ017-024-033-281000-
Clearfield-Cambria-Somerset-
309 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and
large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible this afternoon
and early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible on Friday.

Locally heavy rainfall is possible on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

Martin

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:38 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:44 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:47 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 8:00 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 8:04 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 11:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClearfield45 min
Aug 28, 11:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBlair, Cambria, Clearfield64 min
Aug 28, 12:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset47 min
Aug 28, 12:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre65 min
Aug 28, 12:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Somerset59 min
Aug 28, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPHuntingdon, Mifflin51 min
Aug 28, 1:15 PM EDTTornado WarningCTPHuntingdon, Mifflin30 min
Aug 28, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset35 min
Aug 28, 1:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset61 min
Aug 28, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMontour, Northumberland25 min
Aug 28, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Mifflin, Perry55 min
Aug 28, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill42 min
Aug 28, 1:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCambria113 min
Aug 28, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, Franklin, York59 min
Aug 28, 2:22 PM EDTTornado WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland38 min
Aug 28, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin, Perry47 min
Aug 28, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill45 min
Aug 28, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon26 min
Aug 28, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster, Lebanon52 min
Aug 28, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, Franklin, York60 min
Aug 28, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster, York54 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.