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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

June 14, 2021Elk County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2021, 12:02 PM EDT for Elk County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 58 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 14, 2021, 12:02 PM EDT (16:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA

County Elk County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 14, 7:27 AM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 7:27 AM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 11:59 AM EDT, 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
1159 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

PAZ028-036-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-151600-
Juniata-Franklin-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-
Adams-York-Lancaster-
1159 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater heavy
rainfall are possible later this afternoon into early tonight. A
severe thunderstorm watch may be issued later today.

The heavy rainfall may produce isolated flooding especially in
locations that see multiple rounds of storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ017>019-024>027-033>035-045-151600-
Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-
Mifflin-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Southern Clinton-
1159 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 269 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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.

Heavy rainfall may produce isolated flooding especially in locations
that see multiple rounds of storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ004>006-037-041-042-151600-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
1159 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are
possible this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ010>012-151600-
Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-
1159 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 269 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

MRS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:05 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1005 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0812 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW WARRIORS MARK     40.72N 78.12W
06/13/2021                   HUNTINGDON         PA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HALFMOON VALLEY RD
            NEAR CENTRE LINE RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1044 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE KEATING SUMMIT    41.69N 78.11W
06/13/2021                   POTTER             PA   911 CALL CENTER

            WIRES DOWN ON PRIVATE ROAD #4.

&&

REG

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:57 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1057 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1054 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE PORT MATILDA      40.79N 78.02W
06/14/2021  M3.02 INCH       CENTRE             PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL (ENDING ~8AM) FROM
            STORMSTOWN.

&&

BG

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 11:36 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1136 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

PAZ004-141615-
Warren PA-
1136 AM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF WARREN COUNTY UNTIL
1215 PM EDT...

At 1136 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Tionesta, moving east at 40 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sheffield, Chapman State Park, Ludlow and Tidioute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in State College PA.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 7941 4177 7930 4177 7895 4165 7895
      4162 7896 4163 7944
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 274DEG 34KT 4162 7931

Colbert

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 12:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1202 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

PAZ005-010-141700-
McKean PA-Elk PA-
1202 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF MCKEAN AND ELK COUNTIES
UNTIL 115 PM EDT...

At 1202 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a
line extending from near Sheffield to near Marienville. Movement was
east at 35 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible.

Locations impacted include...
St. Marys, Ridgway, Kane, Johnsonburg, Wetmore, Betula, Wilcox, James
City, Brandy Camp, East Branch Dam, Brockport, Portland Mills and
Kersey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in State College PA.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 7820 4162 7820 4161 7842 4144 7842
      4125 7862 4125 7865 4123 7865 4125 7874
      4126 7874 4137 7897 4135 7902 4135 7910
      4141 7910 4143 7906 4145 7906 4144 7896
      4171 7895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 286DEG 29KT 4163 7902 4152 7909 4145 7918

Colbert

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	McKean	35 min
Jun 13, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	45 min
Jun 13, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Huntingdon	30 min
Jun 13, 8:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	McKean, Potter	64 min
Jun 13, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Huntingdon	43 min
Jun 13, 9:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	McKean	67 min
Jun 13, 9:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Centre	82 min
Jun 13, 9:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Potter	73 min
Jun 13, 10:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Centre	2 hr
Jun 13, 11:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Huntingdon, Mifflin	116 min
Jun 13, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Juniata	56 min
Jun 13, 11:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Perry	34 min
Jun 14, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cumberland	31 min
Jun 14, 12:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cumberland, Perry	38 min
Jun 14, 1:12 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cumberland, York	48 min
Jun 14, 11:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	39 min
Jun 14, 12:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Clearfield, Elk	73 min
Jun 14, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton	74 min
Jun 14, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	37 min
Jun 14, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming, Union	57 min
Jun 14, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Union	57 min
Jun 14, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Blair, Cambria	41 min
Jun 14, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	20 min
Jun 14, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Columbia, Schuylkill	50 min
Jun 14, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	14 min
Jun 14, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Blair	21 min
Jun 14, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Blair	47 min
Jun 14, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	16 min
Jun 14, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	26 min
Jun 14, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	26 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.