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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2022, 3:34 PM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2022, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2022, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Columbia County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 12, 2:57 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 2:57 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 147 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022 PAZ004-005-010-131800- Warren-McKean-Elk- 147 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ006-011-012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-131800- Potter-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre- Southern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton- Southern Lycoming- 147 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ024>028-033>036-049>053-056>059-063>066-131800- Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton- Franklin-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin- Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- 147 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 461 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 2:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
220 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
PAZ018-019-045-121900-
Southern Clinton PA-Northern Centre PA-Southern Centre PA-
220 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CENTRE AND SOUTHEASTERN
CLINTON COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bellefonte, moving east at 55 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 hail damage to vegetation
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bellefonte, Carroll, Woodward, Lamar, Zion, Mill Hall, Milesburg,
Millheim, Snow Shoe, Blanchard, Clarence, Aaronsburg, Rebersburg,
Madisonburg, Bald Eagle State Park, Mackeyville, Howard, Beech Creek,
Loganton and McCall Dam State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
central Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4109 7719 4107 7716 4107 7714 4104 7714
4100 7719 4092 7727 4086 7735 4092 7793
4110 7795 4110 7764 4109 7762 4110 7761
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 274DEG 49KT 4101 7778
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ColbertSpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 2:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
224 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
PAZ034-035-121900-
Bedford PA-Fulton PA-
224 PM EDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BEDFORD AND
SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles south of Bedford, moving east at 45 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 hail damage to vegetation
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Warfordsburg, Big Cove Tannery, Needmore, Barnes Gap, Inglesmith and
Locust Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
south central Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7872 3988 7839 3989 7797 3982 7801
3972 7810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 274DEG 40KT 3981 7846
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ColbertLocal storm report, Jul 12, 3:07 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 36 min |
| Jul 12, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Franklin, Fulton | 38 min |
| Jul 12, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin | 71 min |
| Jul 12, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, York | 63 min |
| Jul 12, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Adams, Franklin | 89 min |
| Jul 12, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 42 min |
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