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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS State College, PA

July 11, 20217 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 8:03 PM EDT for 7 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report 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
Jul 11, 2021, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
80.0 mph

Counties Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Union County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 11, 8:19 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ese Winfield, PAMULTIPLE REPORTS OF WIRES DOWN ALONG PARK ROAD BETWEEN SHIRLEY DRIVE AND BLUEBIRD LANE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 11, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 811 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
811 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1342 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

729 
WUUS51 KCTP 120003
SVRCTP
PAC035-037-081-093-097-109-119-120045-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0124.210712T0003Z-210712T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
803 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania...
  Snyder County in central Pennsylvania...
  Montour County in central Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania...
  Columbia County in central Pennsylvania...
  Union County in central Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 802 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Castanea to R.B. Winter State Park to near 
  Mifflinburg to Paxtonville to near Richfield, moving east at 40 
  mph.

  These are very dangerous storms.

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
           considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
           Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bloomsburg, Berwick, Sunbury, Shamokin, Milton, Mount Carmel,
  Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Northumberland, Mifflinburg,
  Kulpmont, Carroll, Winfield, Muncy, Watsontown, Elysburg,
  Fairview-Ferndale, Hughesville and Riverside.

For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Lock Haven and Nescopek exits, specifically from mile markers 179 to
247.

This includes Interstate 180 from mile markers 1 to 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4088 7629 4081 7631 4075 7644 4066 7670
      4061 7692 4062 7695 4065 7695 4064 7700
      4068 7704 4068 7720 4077 7714 4089 7717
      4095 7724 4104 7714 4100 7731 4110 7748
      4130 7660 4128 7647 4103 7623 4094 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 258DEG 42KT 4107 7736 4098 7722 4090 7712 4078
7710 4069 7716

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

Jurewicz

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan62 min
Jul 11, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill76 min
Jul 11, 8:52 PM EDTTornado WarningCTPDauphin23 min
Jul 11, 9:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPColumbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan, Union2 hr
Jul 11, 9:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFranklin37 min
Jul 11, 9:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFulton28 min
Jul 11, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, York58 min
Jul 11, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSchuylkill53 min
Jul 11, 10:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPCumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, York118 min
Jul 11, 10:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon, York70 min
Jul 12, 12:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, York116 min
Jul 12, 1:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTPColumbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Lycoming and 12 more13 hr
Jul 12, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster60 min
Jul 12, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMifflin26 min
Jul 12, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPerry24 min
Jul 12, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams, Franklin60 min
Jul 12, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, Perry41 min
Jul 12, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMifflin31 min
Jul 12, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon43 min
Jul 12, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata45 min
Jul 12, 3:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLancaster119 min
Jul 12, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Perry35 min
Jul 12, 3:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPLancaster2 hr
Jul 12, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster63 min
Jul 12, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, York46 min
Jul 12, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York34 min
Jul 12, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York63 min
Jul 12, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLancaster2 hr
Jul 12, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster61 min
Jul 12, 5:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLancaster93 min
Jul 12, 6:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLancaster119 min
Jul 12, 6:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPTioga92 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.