Severe Thunderstorm Warning 238, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Aug 18, 2021, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Possible

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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431 
WUUS51 KCTP 181812
SVRCTP
PAC027-035-181845-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0238.210818T1812Z-210818T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
212 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Centre County in central Pennsylvania...
  Central Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 212 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spring Mills,
  moving north at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Lamar and Bald Eagle State Park around 220 PM EDT.
  Lock Haven, Blanchard, Mill Hall, Mackeyville, Flemington and 
  Castanea around 230 PM EDT.
  Glen Union around 240 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Howard,
Beech Creek and Lock Haven University.

For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Bellefonte and Loganton exits, specifically from mile markers 164 to
179.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central and
north central Pennsylvania.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central and
north central Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4137 7754 4134 7748 4131 7747 4126 7741
      4084 7740 4075 7763 4144 7777 4145 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 175DEG 48KT 4085 7753 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Jurewicz

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.