Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 282, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 15, 2021, 6:24 PM EDT for Adams County, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 27 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
- Sep 15, 2021, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2021, 6:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adams County, PA, Franklin County, PA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -270 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
794
WUUS51 KCTP 152224
SVRCTP
PAC001-055-152315-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0282.210915T2224Z-210915T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
624 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Adams County in south central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carroll
Valley, moving northeast at 15 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...
Waynesboro, Gettysburg, Carroll Valley, Wayne Heights,
Bonneauville, New Oxford, Lake Heritage, Rouzerville, Cashtown,
Orrtanna, Arendtsville, Hunterstown, Fairfield, McKnightstown,
Gettysburg National Military Park, Liberty Mountain Resort and
Gettysburg College.
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 3993 7732 3987 7703 3972 7730 3972 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 233DEG 14KT 3974 7742
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Banghoff1 follow-up statement
791
WWUS51 KCTP 152251
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
651 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021
PAC001-055-152300-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0282.000000T0000Z-210915T2315Z/
Adams PA-Franklin PA-
651 PM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ADAMS AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 3993 7732 3987 7703 3972 7730 3972 7760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 233DEG 14KT 3980 7731
$$
BanghoffThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 42 min |
| Sep 15, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 49 min |
| Sep 15, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 33 min |
| Sep 15, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre | 31 min |
| Sep 15, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Sullivan | 42 min |
| Sep 15, 2:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 31 min |
| Sep 15, 2:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan | 66 min |
| Sep 15, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 30 min |
| Sep 15, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 44 min |
| Sep 15, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland, Union | 36 min |
| Sep 15, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 17 min |
| Sep 15, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Mifflin | 40 min |
| Sep 15, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Montour, Northumberland, Union | 36 min |
| Sep 15, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 30 min |
| Sep 15, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Snyder | 35 min |
| Sep 15, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Montour | 31 min |
| Sep 15, 4:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan | 2 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia | 27 min |
| Sep 15, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Perry | 33 min |
| Sep 15, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Northumberland | 24 min |
| Sep 15, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Perry | 32 min |
| Sep 15, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Montour, Northumberland | 89 min |
| Sep 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Northumberland | 32 min |
| Sep 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Perry | 31 min |
| Sep 15, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Perry | 30 min |
| Sep 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 26 min |
| Sep 15, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 28 min |
| Sep 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Schuylkill | 23 min |
| Sep 15, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 36 min |
| Sep 15, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 29 min |
| Sep 15, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lebanon, Schuylkill | 43 min |
| Sep 15, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 34 min |
| Sep 15, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Berks | 21 min |
| Sep 15, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Dauphin, York | 96 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.