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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS State College, PA

July 12, 20215 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 4:11 PM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 34 min. 2 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
Jul 12, 2021, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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 12, 4:17 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Ellendale Forge, PATREE DOWN ON WIRES.
Jul 12, 4:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Ellendale Forge, PALARGE TREE ON WIRES ACROSS CLARKS VALLEY RD.

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 12, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 974 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
974 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

527 
WUUS51 KCTP 122011
SVRCTP
PAC041-043-071-075-133-122045-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0133.210712T2011Z-210712T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
411 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern York County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Western Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 411 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Elizabethville to near Linglestown to Progress
  to Lower Allen to Siddonsburg, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Rutherford, Valley Green, Lawnton, Skyline View and Highspire 
  around 420 PM EDT.
  Hummelstown, Middletown, Hershey, Weigelstown, Penn National Race 
  Course, Fort Indiantown Gap, Royalton and Dover around 430 PM EDT.
  Palmyra, Elizabethtown, Annville, York, Mount Wolf, Manchester, 
  Emigsville, Campbelltown, Bainbridge and Harper Tavern around 440 
  PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include York
Haven, Three Mile Island, Franklintown, Capital City Airport,
Wellsville, Enders, Ono, Lewisberry, Goldsboro and Newberrytown.

This includes the following Interstates...
 The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 235 to 263.
 Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 2.
 Interstate 81 from mile markers 64 to 95.
 Interstate 83 from mile markers 16 to 50.
 Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4008 7708 4033 7693 4033 7691 4034 7693
      4043 7689 4061 7695 4053 7649 4020 7650
      3991 7663
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 290DEG 25KT 4052 7685 4041 7681 4031 7684 4021
7689 4012 7695

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Jurewicz

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and 1 more42 min
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, 4:42 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.