Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2021, 11:25 PM EDT for Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 35 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
- Aug 13, 2021, 11:25 PM EDT (03:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
County Clinton County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</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 Aug 13, 10:32 PM EDT, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 10:32 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 7:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 730 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-142330- Warren-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- 730 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 13, 7:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
719 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW LIVERPOOL 40.59N 77.03W
08/13/2021 PERRY PA UTILITY COMPANY
TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
&&
AWLocal storm report, Aug 13, 7:25 PM EDT, 4 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
725 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0346 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE WELLSVILLE 40.06N 76.92W
08/13/2021 YORK PA UTILITY COMPANY
TREE DAMAGE CAUSING MULTIPLE POWER OUTAGES
IN THE AREA.
&&
AWSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 8:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
829 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
PAZ024-140100-
Cambria PA-
829 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Cambria
County through 900 PM EDT...
At 829 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Westmont, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Johnstown, Westmont, Ebensburg, Nanty-Glo, Southmont, Vinco, Loretto,
East Conemaugh, Belsano, Elim, Mundys Corner, Colver, Brownstown,
Vintondale, Saint Francis University and Johnstown Flood National
Memorial Historic Site.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4048 7892 4068 7883 4051 7862 4031 7893
4031 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 236DEG 26KT 4037 7897
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
EvanegoSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 8:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
849 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
PAZ004-140115-
Warren PA-
849 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Warren
County through 915 PM EDT...
At 849 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Titusville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Enterprise, Grand Valley and Tidioute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 4178 7961 4183 7957 4174 7925 4163 7940
4162 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 218DEG 23KT 4157 7963
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BanghoffSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 11:05 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Aug 13, 11:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre | 31 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Pennsylvania, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021
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.