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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

June 8, 2022Bedford County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2022, 7:21 PM EDT for Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 39 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 8, 2022, 7:21 PM EDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Bedford County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 145 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: 1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 50 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 8, 2:41 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:41 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 2:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
259 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-091900-
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 Wed Jun 8 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Periods of heavy rain tonight could lead to isolated flooding
particularly in localized areas that can experience rapid runoff
such as urban corridors and low lying/poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

MRS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
524 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

PAZ035-082215-
Fulton PA-
524 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 523 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hancock, moving north at 20 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.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Warfordsburg around 555 PM EDT.
  Locust Grove, Needmore and Big Cove Tannery around 615 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3991 7821 3988 7797 3977 7805 3972 7810
      3972 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 199DEG 16KT 3963 7830

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

Lambert

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 7:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
721 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

PAZ034-090000-
Bedford PA-
721 PM EDT Wed Jun 8 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTY THROUGH
800 PM EDT...

At 721 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cumberland, moving northeast at 35 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...
Bedford, Clearville, Everett, Buffalo Mills, Lake Gordon, Manns
Choice and Rainsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 7873 4007 7862 3998 7826 3972 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 208DEG 29KT 3975 7861

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Lambert

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clearfield	27 min
Jun 8, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Fulton	51 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.