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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2023, 1:44 PM EDT for Centre County, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 46 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
- Aug 4, 2023, 1:44 PM EDT (17:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2023, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
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 Aug 4, 12:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 12:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 1213 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023 PAZ006-012-018-019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>058- 051615- Potter-Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Mifflin- Juniata-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton- Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-Perry- Dauphin-Schuylkill- 1213 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 584 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible in a few spots Monday afternoon or early evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ011-051615- Cameron- 1213 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail are possible this afternoon or early evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible in a few spots Monday afternoon or early evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ004-005-010-017-024-033>036-063>066-051615- Warren-McKean-Elk-Clearfield-Cambria-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton- Franklin-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- 1213 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail are possible this afternoon or early evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible in a few spots Monday afternoon or early evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ025-026-059-051615- Blair-Huntingdon-Lebanon- 1213 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 584 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater and large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible in a few spots Monday afternoon or early evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:01 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
116 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023
PAZ011-012-041815-
Northern Clinton PA-Cameron PA-
116 PM EDT Fri Aug 4 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CAMERON AND
NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
At 115 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23
miles east of St. Marys, moving east at 25 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 is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Keating, Renovo, South Renovo, Westport, Tamarack, Stevenson Dam,
Kettle Creek State Park and Driftwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central and north central Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4135 7822 4147 7816 4140 7763 4118 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 284DEG 22KT 4139 7811
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DeVoirThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Potter | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Tioga | 39 min |
| Aug 4, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 49 min |
| Aug 4, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 41 min |
| Aug 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Snyder | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Union | 49 min |
| Aug 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder, Union | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Huntingdon, Mifflin | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 17 min |
| Aug 4, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Perry | 41 min |
| Aug 4, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 35 min |
| Aug 4, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Mifflin | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Franklin | 33 min |
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