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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2023, 3:18 PM EDT for Clinton County, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 42 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 1, 2023, 3:18 PM EDT (19:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 911 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 772 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 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 1, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 438 AM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-020845- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Schuylkill- 438 AM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail are possible in a few locations late this afternoon or evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Heavy showers and thunderstorms are possible in some locations Sunday, which could result in isolated flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ024>028-033>036-056-057-059-063>066-020845- Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton- Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- 438 AM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail are possible in a few locations late this afternoon or evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts, torrential downpours and large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter are possible in a few locations Sunday afternoon or evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:06 AM EDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 1259 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023 PAZ033-034-011730- Bedford PA-Somerset PA- 1259 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD AND EAST CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT... At 1259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Windber, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation possible. Locations impacted include... Central City, Indian Lake, Schellsburg, Manns Choice and New Paris. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3999 7883 4006 7888 4023 7864 4002 7852 TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 248DEG 12KT 4004 7882 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH DeVoir
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:05 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023
PAZ012-041-045-046-011930-
Southern Lycoming PA-Southern Clinton PA-Northern Clinton PA-
Northern Lycoming PA-
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LYCOMING AND EAST
CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
At 304 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
north of Lock Haven, moving east at 20 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
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lock Haven, Jersey Shore, Avis, Dunnstown, McElhattan, Salladasburg
and Lock Haven University.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7756 4124 7758 4133 7722 4111 7719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 261DEG 17KT 4120 7748
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TravisThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 4:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Blair | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Blair, Huntingdon | 2 hr |
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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.