Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 2:42 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Franklin County, Perry County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 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
- May 26, 2021, 2:42 PM EDT (18:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 3:32 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cumberland County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Perry County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 478 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 922 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
860
WUUS51 KCTP 261842
SVRCTP
PAC041-055-099-261945-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0005.210526T1842Z-210526T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
242 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania...
Southern Perry County in south central Pennsylvania...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 242 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Colonel Denning State Park to 7 miles west of
Newville to near Roxbury, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding.
* Locations impacted include...
Carlisle, Plainfield, Schlusser, Newville, Bloserville, Roxbury,
Walnut Bottom, Carlisle Springs, Colonel Denning State Park,
Shermansdale, Willow Hill, Blain, Landisburg and Penn State
Dickinson School Of Law.
This includes the following Interstates...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 190 to 228.
Interstate 81 from mile markers 31 to 52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4037 7712 4029 7707 4006 7726 4011 7780
4026 7763 4034 7750
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 254DEG 24KT 4031 7743 4021 7753 4013 7771
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Colbert2 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KCTP 261900
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
300 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
PAC055-261909-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T1945Z/
Franklin PA-
300 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4014 7743 4014 7755 4018 7762 4021 7761
4023 7761 4024 7758 4034 7742 4037 7712
4029 7707 4021 7713 4012 7721
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 254DEG 24KT 4034 7729 4024 7739 4016 7757
$$
PAC041-099-261945-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T1945Z/
Cumberland PA-Perry PA-
300 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...
At 259 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Loysville to Bloserville to near Roxbury, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding.
Locations impacted include...
Carlisle, Plainfield, Schlusser, Newville, Carlisle Springs,
Bloserville, Colonel Denning State Park, Shermansdale, Landisburg and
Penn State Dickinson School Of Law.
This includes the following Interstates...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 203 to 228.
Interstate 81 from mile markers 38 to 53.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4014 7743 4014 7755 4018 7762 4021 7761
4023 7761 4024 7758 4034 7742 4037 7712
4029 7707 4021 7713 4012 7721
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 254DEG 24KT 4034 7729 4024 7739 4016 7757
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Colbert140
WWUS51 KCTP 261932
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
332 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
PAC041-099-261942-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210526T1945Z/
Cumberland PA-Perry PA-
332 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND AND
SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central Pennsylvania.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
State College PA.
LAT...LON 4014 7743 4014 7755 4018 7762 4021 7761
4023 7761 4024 7758 4034 7742 4037 7712
4029 7707 4021 7713 4012 7721
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 254DEG 24KT 4040 7702 4030 7712 4022 7730
$$
ColbertThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 52 min |
| May 26, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Elk | 41 min |
| May 26, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata | 45 min |
| May 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 23 min |
| May 26, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Mifflin | 49 min |
| May 26, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Perry, Snyder | 44 min |
| May 26, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Sullivan | 39 min |
| May 26, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill and 1 more | 57 min |
| May 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder | 20 min |
| May 26, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Perry | 51 min |
| May 26, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 82 min |
| May 26, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams | 44 min |
| May 26, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon | 54 min |
| May 26, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster, York | 27 min |
| May 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 23 min |
| May 26, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 43 min |
| May 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 30 min |
| May 26, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, York | 43 min |
| May 26, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 16 min |
| May 26, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 23 min |
| May 26, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 32 min |
| May 26, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria | 15 min |
| May 26, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 25 min |
| May 26, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair | 37 min |
| May 26, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 36 min |
| May 26, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 23 min |
| May 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Mifflin | 13 min |
| May 26, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata, Mifflin | 33 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.