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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 267, NWS State College, PA

September 8, 2021Juniata County, Northumberland County, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2021, 5:11 PM EDT for Juniata County, Northumberland County, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 49 min. 8 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
Sep 8, 2021, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Juniata County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Snyder County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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
Sep 8, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Middleburg, PAMULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
Sep 8, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFremont, PASEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 104.
Sep 8, 5:32 PM EDTTORNADO3 Se Middleburg, PAEF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS STORM SURVEY SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLEBURG NEAR ROUTE 104.
Sep 8, 5:35 PM EDTTORNADO2 Ese Freeburg, PAEF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS STORM SURVEY SOUTHEAST OF FREEBURG NEAR NEITZ VALLEY ROAD.
Sep 8, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Freeburg, PASEVERAL TREES DOWN AND TWO SHEDS DESTROYED.
Sep 8, 5:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Freeburg, PANUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG PRODUCE RD. TWO TREES DOWN ON A HOUSE.
Sep 8, 5:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Resler, PANUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN STATE RD AND LOWER AUGUSTA.
Sep 8, 6:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Stonington, PANUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1137 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

638 
WUUS51 KCTP 082111
SVRCTP
PAC067-097-109-082200-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0267.210908T2111Z-210908T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
511 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Juniata County in central Pennsylvania...
  Snyder County in central Pennsylvania...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 511 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richfield,
  moving east 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...
  Mount Pleasant Mills, Fremont, Middleburg and Meiserville around 
  520 PM EDT.
  Kreamer and Port Trevorton around 530 PM EDT.
  Selinsgrove, Hummels Wharf, Shamokin Dam, Kratzerville, Rebuck and 
  Winfield around 540 PM EDT.
  Sunbury, Northumberland and Stonington around 550 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Edgewood, Beavertown, Seven Points, Freeburg, Snydertown, Herndon,
Selinsgrove Airport and Dalmatia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4072 7653 4060 7723 4077 7729 4089 7690
      4089 7683 4091 7684 4097 7664 4094 7660
      4094 7656 4090 7656 4088 7654 4088 7652
      4074 7647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 253DEG 34KT 4072 7717 

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

$$

Jurewicz
1 follow-up statement
073 
WWUS51 KCTP 082133
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
533 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

PAC067-082142-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0267.000000T0000Z-210908T2200Z/
Juniata PA-
533 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JUNIATA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4072 7653 4064 7700 4066 7701 4066 7703
      4082 7708 4095 7661 4094 7660 4094 7656
      4091 7657 4089 7656 4088 7654 4073 7649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 256DEG 29KT 4075 7696 

$$

PAC097-109-082200-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0267.000000T0000Z-210908T2200Z/
Northumberland PA-Snyder PA-
533 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND AND EASTERN SNYDER COUNTIES...

At 532 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fremont, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Selinsgrove and Kratzerville around 540 PM EDT.
  Sunbury, Shamokin Dam, Rebuck, Hummels Wharf and Urban around 550 
  PM EDT.
  Trevorton, Stonington and Leck Kill around 600 PM EDT.
  Shamokin, Fairview-Ferndale, Marshallton and Elysburg around 610 
  PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Edgewood, Seven Points, Freeburg, Snydertown, Herndon, Selinsgrove
Airport and Dalmatia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4072 7653 4064 7700 4066 7701 4066 7703
      4082 7708 4095 7661 4094 7660 4094 7656
      4091 7657 4089 7656 4088 7654 4073 7649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 256DEG 29KT 4075 7696 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Jurewicz

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming23 min
Sep 8, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre33 min
Sep 8, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming, Sullivan33 min
Sep 8, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBlair31 min
Sep 8, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPHuntingdon31 min
Sep 8, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMifflin46 min
Sep 8, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Mifflin, Snyder39 min
Sep 8, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill37 min
Sep 8, 6:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchCTPAdams, Lancaster, York7 hr
Sep 8, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPColumbia39 min
Sep 8, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCarbon27 min
Sep 8, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill17 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.