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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT for Columbia County, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 45 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 24, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2023, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 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
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 1422 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1202 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
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 24, 8:06 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 8:06 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 1149 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023 PAZ006-012-018-019-025>028-034-035-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058- 251600- Potter-Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Blair- Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Bedford-Fulton-Tioga-Northern Lycoming- Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Schuylkill- 1149 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms associated with strong wind gusts and heavy rain are possible today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. A spike in heat and humidity will result in an increased risk of heat related illness with prolonged exposure Thursday through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-033-251600- Warren-McKean-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Cambria-Somerset- 1149 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Isolated thunderstorms associated with strong wind gusts are possible today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ036-056-057-059-063>066-251600- Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- 1149 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms associated with strong wind gusts and heavy rain are possible today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. A spike in heat and humidity will result in an increased risk of heat related illness Wednesday through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. MRS
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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 7:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Sullivan, Union | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Snyder | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 9:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 22 min |
| Jul 24, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin, Schuylkill | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 11:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia | 70 min |
| Jul 25, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 82 min |
| Jul 25, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland | 61 min |
| Jul 25, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 58 min |
| Jul 25, 1:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Dauphin | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 1:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 2:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 7:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 58 min |
| Jul 25, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Mifflin | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Snyder | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Northumberland, Schuylkill | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 38 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.