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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS State College, PA
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 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 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
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:38 PM EDT, 27 minutes 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 28, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Clearfield | 64 min |
| Aug 28, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 65 min |
| Aug 28, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Somerset | 59 min |
| Aug 28, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Huntingdon, Mifflin | 51 min |
| Aug 28, 1:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Huntingdon, Mifflin | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset | 61 min |
| Aug 28, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour, Northumberland | 25 min |
| Aug 28, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Mifflin, Perry | 55 min |
| Aug 28, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 1:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Cambria | 113 min |
| Aug 28, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York | 59 min |
| Aug 28, 2:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin, Perry | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Schuylkill | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 26 min |
| Aug 28, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon | 52 min |
| Aug 28, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York | 60 min |
| Aug 28, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 54 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.