Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 3:23 PM EDT for Dauphin County, Lebanon County, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 82 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
- May 26, 2021, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 82 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dauphin County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Pine Grove, PA | TREES DOWN ON ROCK ROAD NEAR NATURES ROAD EAST OF PINE GROVE. |
| May 26, 3:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Lickdale, PA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 72 NORTH OF JONESTOWN. |
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.
| 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.
986
WUUS51 KCTP 261923
SVRCTP
PAC043-075-107-262045-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0008.210526T1923Z-210526T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
323 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
East central Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania...
Northern Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 323 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Donaldson to Fort Indiantown Gap, moving east at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding.
* Locations impacted include...
Schuylkill Haven, Myerstown, Orwigsburg, Valley View, Pine Grove,
Tremont, Fredericksburg, Tower City, Friedensburg, Renningers,
Donaldson, Lickdale, Fort Indiantown Gap, Lake Wynonah, Jonestown,
Cressona, Hegins, Auburn, Deer Lake and Ravine.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 8.
Interstate 81 from mile markers 85 to 112.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4063 7600 4057 7602 4058 7604 4058 7607
4053 7617 4052 7626 4052 7634 4049 7644
4049 7642 4038 7626 4042 7671 4067 7653
4066 7594
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 273DEG 20KT 4065 7644 4045 7656
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Colbert/Travis1 follow-up statement
417
WWUS51 KCTP 261957
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
357 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
PAC043-262006-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210526T2045Z/
Dauphin PA-
357 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DAUPHIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central and central Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4063 7600 4057 7602 4058 7604 4058 7607
4053 7617 4052 7626 4052 7634 4049 7644
4049 7642 4038 7626 4041 7659 4054 7651
4067 7639 4066 7594
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 273DEG 20KT 4064 7620 4044 7632
$$
PAC075-107-262045-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210526T2045Z/
Schuylkill PA-Lebanon PA-
357 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCHUYLKILL AND NORTHERN LEBANON COUNTIES...
At 356 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Schuylkill Haven to near Myerstown, moving east at 25
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding.
Locations impacted include...
Schuylkill Haven, Myerstown, Orwigsburg, Pine Grove, Tremont,
Fredericksburg, Friedensburg, Renningers, Branchdale, Donaldson,
Lickdale, Fort Indiantown Gap, Lake Wynonah, Jonestown, Cressona,
Auburn, Deer Lake, Ravine, Port Clinton and Newtown.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 8.
Interstate 81 between mile markers 86 and 106...and from mile
markers 111 to 112.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4063 7600 4057 7602 4058 7604 4058 7607
4053 7617 4052 7626 4052 7634 4049 7644
4049 7642 4038 7626 4041 7659 4054 7651
4067 7639 4066 7594
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 273DEG 20KT 4064 7620 4044 7632
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Perry | 50 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, 3:35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.