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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS State College, PA

June 21, 2021Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT for Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 15 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
Jun 21, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sullivan County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 247 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 524 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 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
524 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

291 
WUUS51 KCTP 212215
SVRCTP
PAC113-212230-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0059.210621T2215Z-210621T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
615 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Sullivan County in north central Pennsylvania...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
  of Overton, 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Dushore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4140 7627 4139 7646 4150 7653 4156 7641
      4154 7622 4152 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 250DEG 31KT 4147 7642 

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

JCG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata12 min
Jun 20, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Snyder24 min
Jun 20, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin16 min
Jun 20, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMcKean25 min
Jun 20, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin13 min
Jun 20, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin13 min
Jun 20, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill14 min
Jun 20, 9:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill50 min
Jun 20, 9:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLebanon, Schuylkill2 hr
Jun 21, 4:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPWarren42 min
Jun 21, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPWarren41 min
Jun 21, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean, Warren47 min
Jun 21, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMcKean35 min
Jun 21, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean, Potter21 min
Jun 21, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean31 min
Jun 21, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClearfield25 min
Jun 21, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCameron, Elk, McKean, Warren49 min
Jun 21, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre25 min
Jun 21, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPTioga35 min
Jun 21, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSnyder32 min
Jun 21, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCameron, Potter45 min
Jun 21, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCambria28 min
Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan27 min
Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFranklin27 min
Jun 21, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPUnion24 min
Jun 21, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre21 min
Jun 21, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria47 min
Jun 21, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming44 min
Jun 21, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Franklin59 min
Jun 21, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria, Somerset36 min
Jun 21, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre32 min
Jun 21, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming, Sullivan, Tioga30 min
Jun 21, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClinton23 min
Jun 21, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBlair20 min
Jun 21, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan19 min
Jun 21, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, York40 min
Jun 21, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Clinton, Lycoming37 min
Jun 21, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBedford, Blair32 min
Jun 21, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming, Sullivan, Tioga44 min
Jun 21, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPYork34 min
Jun 21, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMontour45 min
Jun 21, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPColumbia, Northumberland23 min
Jun 21, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster47 min
Jun 21, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin28 min
Jun 21, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan37 min
Jun 21, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill25 min
Jun 21, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill37 min
Jun 21, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill26 min
Jun 21, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset15 min
Jun 21, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCarbon18 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.