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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

July 1, 2022Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2022, 4:12 PM EDT for Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 18 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 1, 2022, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
55

County Lebanon County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 447 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2022-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
447 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1260 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
117 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 Jul 1, 4:03 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 4:03 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 12:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
1230 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-024-033-037-041-021630-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Cambria-Somerset-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-
1230 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few strong thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging wind
gusts and possibly some hail this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-021630-
Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-
Lancaster-
1230 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms may produce isolated
damaging wind gusts and possibly some hail this afternoon and
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds,
marginally severe hail, and heavy downpours are possible Saturday
afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ019-025>028-034-035-042-045-046-049>053-021630-
Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Bedford-Fulton-
Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-
1230 PM EDT Fri Jul 1 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms may produce isolated
damaging wind gusts and possibly some hail this afternoon and
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing
damaging winds and marginally severe hail are possible Saturday
afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

MRS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 3:44 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:12 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 11:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBedford22 min
Jul 1, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBlair30 min
Jul 1, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBlair, Cambria, Huntingdon42 min
Jul 1, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBlair, Huntingdon34 min
Jul 1, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster24 min
Jul 1, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Huntingdon, Mifflin52 min
Jul 1, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster23 min
Jul 1, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Clinton, Mifflin, Union49 min
Jul 1, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFranklin46 min
Jul 1, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, York48 min
Jul 1, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon28 min
Jul 1, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster23 min
Jul 1, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster, York48 min
Jul 1, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming35 min
Jul 1, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster31 min
Jul 1, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill14 min
Jul 1, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSchuylkill53 min
Jul 1, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBedford37 min
Jul 1, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Fulton38 min
Jul 1, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFranklin34 min
Jul 1, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPHuntingdon12 min
Jul 1, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMifflin16 min
Jul 1, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPTioga36 min

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