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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS State College, PA

July 9, 20215 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 4:16 PM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 74 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
Jul 9, 2021, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
74 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dauphin County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

638 
WUUS51 KCTP 092016
SVRCTP
PAC043-067-075-099-107-092130-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0104.210709T2016Z-210709T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
416 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
  Northern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Juniata County in central Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Perry County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 415 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millersburg,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Valley View, Millersburg, Sand Hill, Pine Grove, Lykens, Tremont,
  Newport, Elizabethville, Williamstown, Fredericksburg, Tower City,
  Donaldson, New Buffalo, Harper Tavern, Dehart Dam, Lickdale, Fort
  Indiantown Gap, Penn National Race Course, Jonestown and Liverpool.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 7.
 Interstate 81 from mile markers 82 to 108.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4050 7639 4049 7644 4047 7639 4036 7641
      4045 7724 4053 7731 4064 7720 4064 7694
      4063 7695 4060 7692 4064 7681 4064 7637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 277DEG 27KT 4052 7701 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Lambert
1 follow-up statement
684 
WWUS51 KCTP 092046
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
446 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

PAC067-107-092054-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210709T2130Z/
Schuylkill PA-Juniata PA-
446 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SCHUYLKILL AND
NORTHEASTERN JUNIATA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has away from the 
warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4051 7646 4049 7644 4047 7639 4036 7641
      4043 7704 4049 7704 4055 7700 4056 7694
      4056 7676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 280DEG 27KT 4043 7686 

$$

PAC043-075-099-092130-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210709T2130Z/
Dauphin PA-Perry PA-Lebanon PA-
446 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN DAUPHIN...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND NORTHWESTERN LEBANON
COUNTIES...

At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Buffalo,
moving east southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Millersburg, Sand Hill, Elizabethville, Fredericksburg, New Buffalo,
Harper Tavern, Lickdale, Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn National Race
Course, Dehart Dam, Jonestown, Halifax, Enders and Ono.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 7.
 Interstate 81 from mile markers 82 to 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter, such as an interior room,
a bathroom or closet or basement.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4051 7646 4049 7644 4047 7639 4036 7641
      4043 7704 4049 7704 4055 7700 4056 7694
      4056 7676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 280DEG 27KT 4043 7686 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Lambert

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata24 min
Jul 9, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork26 min
Jul 9, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming28 min
Jul 9, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPerry26 min
Jul 9, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork24 min
Jul 9, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Lebanon56 min
Jul 9, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York81 min
Jul 9, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster47 min
Jul 9, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork38 min
Jul 9, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill49 min
Jul 9, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster30 min
Jul 9, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPTioga29 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.