Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 8:08 PM EDT for Columbia County, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 23 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 14, 2021, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2021, 8:31 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 246 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1304 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
677
WUUS51 KCTP 150008
SVRCTP
PAC037-107-150100-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0159.210715T0008Z-210715T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
808 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Columbia County in central Pennsylvania...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 807 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Berwick,
moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Berwick, Shenandoah, Mcadoo, Girardville, Mifflinville, Almedia,
Oneida, Nuremburg, Sheppton, Brandonville, Mainville, Shumans,
Shenandoah Heights, Lime Ridge, Ringtown, Briar Creek, Kelayres,
Orangeville and Park Place.
For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Bloomsburg-Light Street and Nescopek exits, specifically from mile
markers 238 to 247.
This includes Interstate 81 from mile markers 136 to 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4078 7630 4108 7642 4113 7626 4112 7623
4103 7623 4095 7621 4090 7604 4091 7600
4088 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 307DEG 26KT 4105 7627
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Travis2 follow-up statements
476
WWUS51 KCTP 150024
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
824 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021
PAC037-107-150100-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210715T0100Z/
Schuylkill PA-Columbia PA-
824 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SCHUYLKILL AND SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
At 823 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located south of Berwick,
moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Shenandoah, Mcadoo, Girardville, Mifflinville, Oneida, Nuremburg,
Sheppton, Brandonville, Shumans, Shenandoah Heights, Ringtown, Briar
Creek, Kelayres and Park Place.
For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Mifflinville and Nescopek exits, specifically from mile markers 243
to 247.
This includes Interstate 81 from mile markers 136 to 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4078 7630 4099 7636 4107 7623 4103 7623
4095 7621 4090 7604 4091 7600 4088 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 305DEG 16KT 4101 7622
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Dangelo833
WWUS51 KCTP 150031
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
831 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021
PAC037-107-150041-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210715T0100Z/
Schuylkill PA-Columbia PA-
831 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SCHUYLKILL AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA 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. However gusty winds to 55 MPH are still possible
with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4078 7630 4099 7636 4107 7623 4103 7623
4095 7621 4090 7604 4091 7600 4088 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 307DEG 26KT 4098 7616
$$
DangeloThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 27 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.