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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2021, 9:48 AM EDT for Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 57 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 13, 2021, 9:48 AM EDT (13:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2021, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
County Bedford County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1001 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 944 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
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 Jun 13, 9:47 AM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 9:47 AM EDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 400 AM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021 PAZ058-059-065-066-140800- Schuylkill-Lebanon-York-Lancaster- 400 AM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible Monday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056-057-063-064-140800- 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-Cumberland-Adams- 400 AM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and locally heavy rainfall are possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible Monday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ004-140800- Warren- 400 AM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. MRS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 8:56 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
856 AM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
PAZ024-033-131345-
Somerset PA-Cambria PA-
856 AM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOMERSET AND CAMBRIA
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM EDT...
At 855 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Belsano to near Derry to near Lawson
Heights. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 45 mph are possible.
Locations impacted include...
Johnstown, Somerset, Westmont, Windber, Ebensburg, Belmont,
Nanty-Glo, Portage, Geistown, Southmont, Berlin, Friedens, Vinco,
Boswell, Dale, East Conemaugh, Salix-Beauty Line Park, Davidsville,
Central City and Beaverdale-Lloydell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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.
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LAT...LON 4012 7921 4012 7917 4016 7916 4018 7913
4020 7913 4036 7900 4056 7888 4043 7855
4037 7856 4035 7861 4031 7864 4026 7864
4008 7873 4006 7876 3990 7876 3987 7892
3993 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 1255Z 302DEG 29KT 4051 7896 4034 7920 4025 7946
ColbertSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 9:48 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 8:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 9:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 10:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Bedford, Cambria, Somerset | 116 min |
| Jun 13, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Tioga | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Union | 83 min |
| Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron | 20 min |
| Jun 13, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 23 min |
| Jun 13, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Elk | 19 min |
| Jun 13, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton | 55 min |
| Jun 13, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 18 min |
| Jun 13, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron | 23 min |
| Jun 13, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 15 min |
| Jun 13, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Potter | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Forest | 21 min |
| Jun 13, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 15 min |
| Jun 13, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 23 min |
| Jun 13, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Potter | 86 min |
| Jun 13, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Centre, Huntingdon | 43 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.