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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

May 26, 2021Cambria County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2021, 12:38 PM EDT for Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 52 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, 12:38 PM EDT (16:38 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

County Cambria County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 71 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 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
71 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1654 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 26, 11:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 11:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 26, 12:38 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1238 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

PAZ024-033-261730-
Somerset PA-Cambria PA-
1238 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOMERSET AND CAMBRIA
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

At 1236 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from 6 miles northwest of Belsano to near Ligonier to
6 miles west of Seven Springs. Movement was east at 30 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible.

Locations impacted include...
Johnstown, Somerset, Westmont, Windber, Ebensburg, Belmont,
Nanty-Glo, Portage, Northern Cambria, Geistown, Southmont, Patton,
Cresson, Gallitzin, Friedens, Vinco, Loretto, Boswell, Dale and East
Conemaugh.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4011 7922 4012 7917 4041 7897 4064 7884
      4063 7844 4056 7847 4051 7854 4037 7856
      4035 7860 4031 7864 4023 7866 4006 7876
      3998 7877 4005 7928
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 261DEG 28KT 4060 7896 4026 7919 4006 7943

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClearfield, Elk41 min
May 26, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata45 min
May 26, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFranklin23 min
May 26, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMifflin49 min
May 26, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Perry, Snyder44 min
May 26, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Lycoming, Sullivan39 min
May 26, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Juniata, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill and 1 more57 min
May 26, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland, Franklin, Perry50 min
May 26, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Mifflin, Snyder20 min
May 26, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Perry51 min
May 26, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill82 min
May 26, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams44 min
May 26, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon54 min
May 26, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster, York27 min
May 26, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster23 min
May 26, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster43 min
May 26, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams30 min
May 26, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster28 min
May 26, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, York43 min
May 26, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster16 min
May 26, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster23 min
May 26, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCambria32 min
May 26, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria15 min
May 26, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon25 min
May 26, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBlair37 min
May 26, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPHuntingdon36 min
May 26, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster23 min
May 26, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMifflin13 min
May 26, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata, Mifflin33 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.