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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2021, 3:29 PM EDT for Cameron County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 11, 2021, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
County Cameron County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1367 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jul 11, 11:35 AM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 11:35 AM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 3:12 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 312 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 PAZ004-037-121915- Warren-Tioga- 312 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Heavy rain is possible from several rounds of showers and thunderstorms, which could lead to localized flooding. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible late this afternoon and early tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible Monday and Tuesday afternoon, and heavy rain is also possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-041-045-046-049-050-056- 063>065-121915- McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Northern Lycoming- Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Perry-Cumberland- Adams-York- 312 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 372 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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...Monday through Saturday. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible Monday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ066-121915- Lancaster- 312 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible late today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The heat index could reach 100 degrees for a few hours both Monday and Tuesday afternoons. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ042-051>053-057>059-121915- Sullivan-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon- 312 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Heavy rain is possible from several rounds of showers and scattered strong to severe thunderstorms, which could lead to localized flooding and gusty winds late today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible Monday and Tuesday afternoon, and heavy rain is also possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 329 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 PAZ010-011-112000- Cameron PA-Elk PA- 329 PM EDT Sun Jul 11 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF CAMERON AND ELK COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... At 328 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Medix Run, moving northeast at 20 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Benezette around 340 PM EDT. Hicks Run around 355 PM EDT. Truman, Emporium and Cameron around 400 PM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm 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 4128 7847 4134 7856 4160 7835 4140 7811 TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 228DEG 17KT 4134 7848 Gutierrez
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga | 9 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Elk | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Snyder | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Huntingdon | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 5:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Elk | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Elk | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 5:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Potter | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 23 min |
| Jul 11, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Potter | 35 min |
| Jul 11, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Sullivan | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton | 50 min |
| Jul 11, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder, Union | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and 2 more | 62 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.