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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS State College, PA

July 13, 2021Bedford County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2021, 5:38 PM EDT for Bedford County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 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 13, 2021, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2021, 6:19 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bedford County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 13, 1:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 118 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 107 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

557 
WUUS51 KCTP 132138
SVRCTP
PAC009-111-132230-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0139.210713T2138Z-210713T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
538 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Bedford County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Eastern Somerset County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 538 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Berlin,
  moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Berlin, Osterburg, Central City, St. Clairsville, Ogletown, Cessna,
  Indian Lake, Schellsburg, Shanksville, New Paris, New Baltimore and
  Flight 93 National Memorial.

This includes the following Interstates...
 The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 117 to 138.
 Interstate 99 from mile markers 4 to 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3993 7902 4024 7880 4025 7864 4018 7844
      3984 7881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 216DEG 26KT 3996 7886 

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

Travis

2 follow-up statements

244 
WWUS51 KCTP 132153
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
553 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

PAC009-111-132230-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-210713T2230Z/
Bedford PA-Somerset PA-
553 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES...

At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Central City,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Osterburg, Central City, St. Clairsville, Ogletown, Indian Lake,
Schellsburg, Shanksville, New Paris, New Baltimore and Flight 93
National Memorial.

This includes the following Interstates...
 The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 124 to 137.
 Interstate 99 from mile markers 4 to 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4000 7897 4024 7880 4025 7864 4018 7844
      3993 7874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 216DEG 26KT 4005 7878 

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

Travis

197 
WWUS51 KCTP 132219
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
619 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

PAC009-111-132229-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-210713T2230Z/
Bedford PA-Somerset PA-
619 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND
NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
south central and central Pennsylvania.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
State College PA.

LAT...LON 4000 7897 4024 7880 4025 7864 4018 7844
      3993 7874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 216DEG 26KT 4021 7863 

$$

Travis

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 8:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Tioga	2 hr
Jul 12, 8:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Lycoming, Sullivan	2 hr
Jul 12, 9:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Sullivan	118 min
Jul 12, 11:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	York	24 min
Jul 12, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Adams, Lancaster, Lebanon, York	23 min
Jul 13, 12:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lebanon	22 min
Jul 13, 1:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Schuylkill	29 min
Jul 13, 2:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Schuylkill	28 min
Jul 13, 12:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	CTP	Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan and 2 more	11 hr
Jul 13, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	42 min
Jul 13, 4:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Tioga	119 min
Jul 13, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Somerset	41 min
Jul 13, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Warren	55 min
Jul 13, 4:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Somerset	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	46 min
Jul 13, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Elk, McKean, Warren	52 min
Jul 13, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clearfield	40 min
Jul 13, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Potter	56 min
Jul 13, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Clearfield, Elk	67 min
Jul 13, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clearfield	34 min
Jul 13, 6:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield	59 min
Jul 13, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clearfield, Elk	38 min
Jul 13, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	McKean, Potter	41 min
Jul 13, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Somerset	37 min
Jul 13, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clearfield	27 min
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Huntingdon	40 min
Jul 13, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Potter, Tioga	47 min
Jul 13, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Blair, Centre, Clearfield	44 min
Jul 13, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Blair, Huntingdon	44 min
Jul 13, 6:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton	3 hr
Jul 13, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Potter	61 min
Jul 13, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton	44 min
Jul 13, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	23 min
Jul 13, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	37 min
Jul 13, 7:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Huntingdon, Mifflin	44 min
Jul 13, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lycoming, Tioga	64 min
Jul 13, 7:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Centre, Clinton	3 hr
Jul 13, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming, Tioga	61 min
Jul 13, 7:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Lycoming, Tioga	2 hr
Jul 13, 7:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Centre, Clinton	2 hr
Jul 13, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Mifflin, Snyder, Union	46 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.