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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2023, 7:46 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 14 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 28, 2023, 7:46 PM EDT (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lancaster County, PA
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 945 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1259 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 28, 6:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 PAZ004-005-290900- Warren-McKean- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible this evening through tonight. .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. PAZ006-012-037-041-042-290900- Potter-Northern Clinton-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible during the day on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ046-049>053-057>059-290900- Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia- Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. 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...Saturday through Thursday. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible during the day on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ045-290900- Southern Clinton- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. 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...Saturday through Thursday. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible during the day on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ028-036-056-063-290900- Juniata-Franklin-Perry-Cumberland- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible during the day on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ010-011-017-018-024-033-290900- Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Cambria-Somerset- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible this evening through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible during the day on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ019-025>027-034-035-290900- Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Bedford-Fulton- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible during the day on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ064-065-290900- Adams-York- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain are possible late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ066-290900- Lancaster- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. 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...Saturday through Thursday. Widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. MRS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 6:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 27 min |
| Jul 28, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Perry | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, York | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 27 min |
| Jul 28, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 23 min |
| Jul 28, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Warren | 118 min |
| Jul 28, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 26 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.