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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2021, 4:29 PM EDT for Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 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 16, 2021, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Clearfield County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 4:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Clearfield, PA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF NICHOLS STREET AND WILLIAMS STREET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KCTP 162029
SVRCTP
PAC033-162115-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0162.210716T2029Z-210716T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
429 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Clearfield County in central Pennsylvania...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 429 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Punxsutawney,
moving east at 20 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Clearfield, Philipsburg, Woodland, Curwensville, Hyde, Osceola
Mills, Plymptonville, Rockton, Chester Hill, Karthaus, Houtzdale,
Jeffries, Lecontes Mills, Morrisdale, Irvona, West Decatur,
Coalport, Grassflat, Ramey and Brisbin.
For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Penfield and Snow Shoe exits, specifically from mile markers 112 to
138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4106 7880 4117 7806 4115 7804 4112 7811
4106 7809 4104 7806 4103 7808 4101 7806
4099 7809 4096 7808 4095 7810 4096 7817
4092 7818 4091 7822 4086 7825 4084 7829
4076 7837 4073 7837 4073 7881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 267DEG 18KT 4098 7885
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Evanego1 follow-up statement
265
WWUS51 KCTP 162051
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
451 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021
PAC033-162115-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-210716T2115Z/
Clearfield PA-
451 PM EDT Fri Jul 16 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CLEARFIELD COUNTY...
At 451 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rockton, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Clearfield, Philipsburg, Woodland, Curwensville, Hyde, Osceola Mills,
Plymptonville, Chester Hill, Karthaus, Houtzdale, Jeffries, Lecontes
Mills, Morrisdale, Irvona, West Decatur, Coalport, Grassflat, Ramey,
Brisbin and Westover.
For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Penfield and Snow Shoe exits, specifically from mile markers 113 to
138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4110 7850 4117 7806 4115 7804 4112 7811
4106 7809 4104 7806 4103 7808 4101 7806
4099 7809 4096 7808 4095 7810 4096 7817
4092 7818 4091 7822 4086 7825 4084 7829
4076 7837 4073 7837 4073 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 267DEG 18KT 4099 7870
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
EvanegoThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 1:22 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | Cameron, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean, Potter and 3 more | 21 min |
| Jul 16, 1:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | Adams, Cameron, Clinton, Columbia, Dauphin, Elk and 12 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 2:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 42 min |
| Jul 16, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Potter | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 2:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Potter | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata, Perry | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 49 min |
| Jul 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 42 min |
| Jul 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Union | 85 min |
| Jul 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 43 min |
| Jul 16, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Lycoming, Tioga | 2 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Carbon | 20 min |
| Jul 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Sullivan | 108 min |
| Jul 16, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Sullivan | 45 min |
| Jul 16, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union | 2 hr |
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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.