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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS State College, PA

September 8, 2021Columbia County, Northumberland County, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2021, 5:57 PM EDT for Columbia County, Northumberland County, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 37 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
Sep 8, 2021, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2021, 6:34 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Columbia County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 221 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

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The text

As transmitted.

421 
WUUS51 KCTP 082157
SVRCTP
PAC037-097-107-082245-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0268.210908T2157Z-210908T2245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
  Southern Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Columbia County in central Pennsylvania...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Trevorton,
  moving east at 35 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Leck Kill around 600 PM EDT.
  Shamokin, Marshallton, Fairview-Ferndale, Knoebels Grove and 
  Elysburg around 610 PM EDT.
  Mount Carmel, Kulpmont, Wilburton Number One, Wilburton Number 
  Two, Locustdale, Lavelle, Numidia, Slabtown and Beurys Lake around 
  620 PM EDT.
  Ashland, Aristes, Girardville and Fountain Springs around 630 PM 
  EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Gordon,
Edgewood, Park Place, Ringtown, Middleport, Cumbola, Marion Heights,
Seven Points, Palo Alto and Shenandoah Heights.

This includes Interstate 81 from mile markers 113 to 132.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4065 7681 4082 7685 4085 7681 4089 7656
      4088 7652 4089 7653 4095 7619 4093 7611
      4068 7606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 259DEG 31KT 4078 7668 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Jurewicz
1 follow-up statement
965 
WWUS51 KCTP 082234
SVSCTP

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

PAC037-097-107-082244-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0268.000000T0000Z-210908T2245Z/
Schuylkill PA-Northumberland PA-Columbia PA-
634 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCHUYLKILL...SOUTHERN
NORTHUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4065 7681 4082 7685 4085 7681 4089 7656
      4088 7652 4089 7653 4095 7619 4093 7611
      4068 7606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 259DEG 31KT 4084 7626 

$$

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, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Northumberland, Snyder49 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.