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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

August 4, 2022Adams County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2022, 4:17 PM EDT for Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 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 4, 2022, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2022, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Adams County, PA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 92 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2022-08-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 729 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 2022-08-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
729 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-122 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1307 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 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 Aug 4, 3:33 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:33 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:38 AM EDT, 11 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
438 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-024-037-041-042-050845-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Cambria-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
438 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible this
afternoon and evening.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ019-025>028-045-046-049>052-056>058-063-050845-
Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Perry-Dauphin-
Schuylkill-Cumberland-
438 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The heat index will approach 100 in the valleys and urban areas
today. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible
this afternoon and evening.

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

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ053-059-050845-
Columbia-Lebanon-
438 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are
possible this afternoon and evening.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to
weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more
information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

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

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ064>066-050845-
Adams-York-Lancaster-
438 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are
possible this afternoon and evening.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to
weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more
information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

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

Locally heavy rain is possible Friday afternoon and evening, which
could result in localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ033>036-050845-
Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-
438 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are
possible this afternoon and evening.

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

Locally heavy rain is possible Friday afternoon and evening, which
could result in localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:51 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:17 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
Aug 4, 11:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCameron, Elk41 min
Aug 4, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre33 min
Aug 4, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMcKean42 min
Aug 4, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre34 min
Aug 4, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBedford47 min
Aug 4, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean, Potter49 min
Aug 4, 1:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPHuntingdon, Mifflin42 min
Aug 4, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Clinton49 min
Aug 4, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPHuntingdon33 min
Aug 4, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Huntingdon, Mifflin32 min
Aug 4, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata, Mifflin32 min
Aug 4, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCambria38 min
Aug 4, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan24 min
Aug 4, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFulton31 min
Aug 4, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata25 min
Aug 4, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCumberland37 min
Aug 4, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBlair25 min
Aug 4, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan33 min
Aug 4, 3:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPFulton118 min
Aug 4, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCambria35 min
Aug 4, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFranklin34 min
Aug 4, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCumberland24 min
Aug 4, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon29 min
Aug 4, 4:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCambria2 hr
Aug 4, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Clearfield40 min
Aug 4, 5:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Somerset2 hr
Aug 4, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster34 min
Aug 4, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster, York44 min
Aug 4, 6:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLancaster, York2 hr

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