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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2021, 4:37 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 23 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, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
County Lancaster County, PA
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.
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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, 4:17 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 4:17 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 416 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021 PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-272030- McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming- Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland- Adams-York-Lancaster- 416 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 205 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ004-272030- Warren- 416 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 4:01 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
401 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0212 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E STATE COLLEGE 40.79N 77.84W
05/26/2021 CENTRE PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES/WIRES DOWN IN STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
AND FERGUSON/COLLEGE TWPS.
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNE LIVERPOOL 40.58N 76.99W
05/26/2021 PERRY PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES/WIRES DOWN NEAR LIVERPOOL.
0235 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N LIVERPOOL 40.62N 77.00W
05/26/2021 JUNIATA PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES/WIRES DOWN ON LIGHT STREET IN
SUSQUEHANNA TWP.
0247 PM TSTM WND DMG MILLERSTOWN 40.55N 77.15W
05/26/2021 PERRY PA PUBLIC
TREES/WIRES DOWN NEAR MILLERSTOWN.
0249 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N BERRYSBURG 40.61N 76.81W
05/26/2021 DAUPHIN PA EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES AND A BARN BLOWN DOWN JUST
NORTH OF BERRYSBURG OFF OF ROUTE 225.
0316 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW HALIFAX 40.46N 76.96W
05/26/2021 PERRY PA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES/WIRES DOWN NEAR NEW BUFFALO.
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HALIFAX 40.48N 76.93W
05/26/2021 DAUPHIN PA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN NEAR ROUTE 147 AND SEIDERS ROAD
IN HALIFAX TOWNSHIP.
0347 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW GETTYSBURG 39.80N 77.27W
05/26/2021 ADAMS PA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AND PEA-SIZED HAIL NEAR
MILLERSTOWN ROAD AND BLACK HORSE TAVERN
ROAD.
&&Special weather statement, May 26, 4:03 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
403 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
PAZ065-066-262030-
Lancaster PA-York PA-
403 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF LANCASTER AND YORK
COUNTIES...
At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Schuylkill Haven to Littlestown. Movement
was east at 30 mph.
Small hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible in spots.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Codorus around 425 PM EDT.
Glen Rock, Railroad and Shrewsbury around 430 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include York Haven,
Smoketown, Washington Boro, Seven Valleys and East Prospect.
LAT...LON 3983 7700 3986 7696 3990 7698 4013 7675
4012 7672 4015 7669 4015 7668 4016 7667
4018 7661 4015 7644 4017 7635 4018 7602
3972 7662 3972 7700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 270DEG 26KT 4057 7612 3976 7706
KFLocal storm report, May 26, 4:06 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 26, 4:26 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
426 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W NEW OXFORD 39.87N 77.11W
05/26/2021 ADAMS PA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON SWIFT RUN ROAD WEST
OF NEW OXFORD.
&&Local storm report, May 26, 4:33 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
433 PM EDT WED MAY 26 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW LICKDALE 40.45N 76.51W
05/26/2021 LEBANON PA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 72 NORTH OF
JONESTOWN.
&&Special weather statement, May 26, 4:37 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
437 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
PAZ065-066-262100-
Lancaster PA-York PA-
437 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF LANCASTER AND YORK
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Brickerville to near Shrewsbury. Movement
was east at 30 mph.
Small hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible in spots.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Akron and Rothsville around 440 PM EDT.
Ephrata around 445 PM EDT.
Leola around 450 PM EDT.
New Holland and Terre Hill around 455 PM EDT.
Churchtown around 500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Buck, Peach Bottom,
Rawlinsville, Fawn Grove and Goodville.
LAT...LON 3972 7667 4015 7641 4018 7608 4018 7594
4014 7588 4010 7594 4004 7594 3993 7600
3987 7599 3987 7600 3985 7602 3976 7606
3976 7608 3973 7610 3974 7611 3972 7614
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 289DEG 27KT 4023 7622 3970 7666
KFThe 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, 3:23 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, 4:47 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.