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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS State College, PA

July 6, 20234 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2023, 8:04 PM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 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 6, 2023, 8:04 PM EDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2023, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Juniata County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Union County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 6, 8:01 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 8:01 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:50 AM EDT, 16 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
350 AM EDT Thu Jul 6 2023

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-070800-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-
Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-
Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-
Adams-York-Lancaster-
350 AM EDT Thu Jul 6 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...Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered strong to potentially severe thunderstorms are possible
Friday afternoon and evening, mainly across the eastern half of the
state, as a weak cold front pushes east across Pennsylvania. In
addition, locally heavy rain along with potential runoff and minor
flooding concerns will exist Friday through Sunday over Southern and
Eastern parts of the state.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 6:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 6:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:14 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:23 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:40 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:42 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming38 min
Jul 6, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming23 min
Jul 6, 8:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLycoming2 hr
Jul 6, 8:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPUnion40 min
Jul 6, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming38 min
Jul 6, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming34 min
Jul 6, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMontour40 min
Jul 7, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork32 min
Jul 7, 12:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPYork2 hr
Jul 7, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster26 min
Jul 7, 1:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPSchuylkill119 min
Jul 7, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCarbon25 min
Jul 7, 1:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster24 min
Jul 7, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster23 min
Jul 7, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork28 min
Jul 7, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClinton31 min
Jul 7, 2:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLebanon2 hr
Jul 7, 3:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPNorthumberland, Union2 hr
Jul 7, 3:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPNorthumberland, Union2 hr
Jul 7, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre31 min
Jul 7, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPNorthumberland28 min
Jul 7, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan48 min
Jul 7, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams41 min
Jul 7, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPColumbia25 min
Jul 7, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin23 min
Jul 7, 5:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCumberland, Dauphin, Perry2 hr
Jul 7, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin, Lebanon45 min
Jul 7, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin32 min
Jul 7, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Schuylkill54 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.