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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS State College, PA

June 16, 2022Franklin County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2022, 3:04 PM EDT for Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 27 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: Jun 16, 2022, 3:04 PM EDT (19:04 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2022, 3:31 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Franklin County, PA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 16, 2:43 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 209 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: 1836 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1114 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 1.5

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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 Jun 16, 2:22 PM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:22 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 2:59 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
259 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-171900-
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-
259 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...TORNADO WATCH 376 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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.

   Tornado Watch.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and
large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are probable this afternoon
and will linger into tonight. A few tornadoes are also possible.

Have multiple ways to receive weather warnings today and tonight and
have a safety and sheltering plan prepared.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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, Jun 16, 12:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1233 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

PAZ026-027-161700-
Huntingdon PA-Mifflin PA-
1233 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HUNTINGDON AND
SOUTHWESTERN MIFFLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EDT...

At 1232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Huntingdon, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Huntingdon
and southwestern Mifflin Counties, including the following
locations... Mapleton, Mill Creek, Kistler, Newton Hamilton and
Shirleysburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4040 7812 4047 7804 4045 7767 4038 7775
      4027 7771 4026 7771 4023 7774
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 281DEG 26KT 4042 7794

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Dangelo

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
1258 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

PAZ035-036-161715-
Fulton PA-Franklin PA-
1258 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND EAST
CENTRAL FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...

At 1256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northwest of McConnellsburg, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
McConnellsburg, Harrisonville and Fort Loudon.

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 3993 7810 3999 7809 4006 7782 3987 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 264DEG 26KT 3997 7803

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Dangelo

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 3:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Schuylkill	56 min
Jun 16, 4:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Schuylkill	56 min
Jun 16, 5:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	44 min
Jun 16, 5:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lycoming	54 min
Jun 16, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lebanon	30 min
Jun 16, 8:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	30 min
Jun 16, 9:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	14 min
Jun 16, 9:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster	26 min
Jun 16, 12:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Huntingdon	27 min
Jun 16, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Fulton	17 min
Jun 16, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Franklin, Fulton	40 min
Jun 16, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Franklin, Fulton	50 min
Jun 16, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Warren	74 min
Jun 16, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CTP	Warren	43 min
Jun 16, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CTP	Cameron, Elk	80 min
Jun 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	22 min
Jun 16, 5:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Elk	26 min
Jun 16, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	45 min
Jun 16, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CTP	Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton	36 min
Jun 16, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clearfield	31 min
Jun 16, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	36 min
Jun 16, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CTP	Centre, Clinton	60 min
Jun 16, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	41 min
Jun 16, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	CTP	Centre	28 min
Jun 16, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Union	39 min
Jun 16, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton	33 min
Jun 16, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	28 min
Jun 16, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Mifflin	45 min
Jun 16, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Mifflin, Snyder	49 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.