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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS State College, PA

June 13, 2021Centre County, Clinton County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 6:51 PM EDT for Centre County, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 54 min. 2 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
Jun 13, 2021, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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
Jun 13, 6:52 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Keating, PATREES DOWN ON WIRES.
Jun 13, 7:24 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Snow Shoe, PATREE DOWN ACROSS WALNUT ROAD.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 13, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1001 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
1001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
944 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

299 
WUUS51 KCTP 132251
SVRCTP
PAC027-035-132345-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0029.210613T2251Z-210613T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
651 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Centre County in central Pennsylvania...
  West central Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 651 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Keating,
  moving southeast at 10 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...
  Snow Shoe and Clarence. 

For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Kylertown and Milesburg exits, specifically from mile markers 145 to
153.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4122 7804 4125 7786 4101 7771 4097 7797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 333DEG 10KT 4117 7794 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KF
1 follow-up statement
154 
WWUS51 KCTP 132313
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
713 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

PAC035-132322-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Clinton PA-
713 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for 
Clinton County.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4112 7801 4116 7781 4101 7771 4097 7797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 345DEG 16KT 4108 7791 

$$

PAC027-132345-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Centre PA-
713 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CENTRE COUNTY...

At 712 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clarence,
moving south 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...
Snow Shoe and Clarence. 

For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Kylertown and Milesburg exits, specifically from mile markers 145 to
153.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4112 7801 4116 7781 4101 7771 4097 7797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 345DEG 16KT 4108 7791 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Dangelo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset49 min
Jun 13, 9:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria, Somerset67 min
Jun 13, 9:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBedford57 min
Jun 13, 10:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Cambria, Somerset116 min
Jun 13, 10:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFulton49 min
Jun 13, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming38 min
Jun 13, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming, Tioga45 min
Jun 13, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming46 min
Jun 13, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming, Union83 min
Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCameron20 min
Jun 13, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPUnion23 min
Jun 13, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPElk19 min
Jun 13, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClinton55 min
Jun 13, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCameron26 min
Jun 13, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPUnion18 min
Jun 13, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCameron23 min
Jun 13, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClinton15 min
Jun 13, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPotter26 min
Jun 13, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPForest21 min
Jun 13, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClinton15 min
Jun 13, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre36 min
Jun 13, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean, Warren32 min
Jun 13, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPTioga23 min
Jun 13, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre37 min
Jun 13, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean49 min
Jun 13, 7:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPPotter86 min
Jun 13, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre29 min
Jun 13, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBlair, Centre, Huntingdon43 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.