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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS State College, PA

July 24, 2023Montour County, Northumberland County, Union County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT for Montour County, Northumberland County, Union 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
Jul 24, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Union County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 270 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 101 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2023-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
101 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 24, 11:47 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 11:47 AM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service State College PA
1147 AM EDT Mon Jul 24 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
Scattered thunderstorms associated with locally strong wind
gusts and heavy rain are possible today especially across the
eastern half of the Commonwealth. Additional thunderstorms are
forecast in spots during the afternoon and evening on Tuesday. A
spike in heat and humidity is forecast later this week with
some of the hottest temperatures of the summer so far expected
Wednesday through Friday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING/...
Showers continue along I-83/I-81 corridor late this morning.
MRMS/IRIS data indicate a few spot amounts of 1-2" in the past
~3 hours. Latest CAMS still favor additional isolated to sct
convection developing through the afternoon focusing over the
eastern half to 1/3 of the CWA or generally either side of the
Susquehanna River. While vertical shear should remain modest
(<30kts), favorable BL lapse rates will support risk of strong
to marginally severe wind gusts. Localized flooding also remains
a concern especially in areas of low FFG. Rainfall rates will
be high enough to drop a quick 1-2" and if it falls in the
right spot could be problematic from a runoff perspective. SPC
and WPC have maintained a MRGL risk of severe storms (level 1/5)
and excessive rainfall (level 1/4) for the rest of today.

&&

.SHORT TERM /8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
Large scale subsidence behind the departing shortwave will lead
to clearing skies tonight with patchy valley fog likely based
on ensemble probability charts and the latest NAMNest.

Another shortwave is progged to dive Southeast and into the
base of an upper trough over PA on Tuesday, once again resulting
in scattered, mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

500mb heights and 850mb temps are progged to be a bit higher
Tuesday, supporting highs in the 80s over most of the forecast
area and near 90F in the Susq Valley.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
All medium range guidance supports fair and increasingly hot
conditions Wednesday with moderate humidity, as ridging at the
surface and aloft build over PA.

Model guidance continues to suggest an increasing potential for
a heat wave late in the week, as the surface high passes off
the east coast to the vicinity of Bermuda, advecting hot and
increasingly humid air into the region. ECENS mean 850mb temps
surge to around 20C by Thursday and Friday, translating to
likely highs ranging from the upper 80s over the Allegheny
Plateau, to the mid 90s in the Susq Valley.

The chance of showers/tsra will be on the rise Friday PM across
the north into Sat across most of central PA as a cold front
approaches from the Grt Lks. However, there remains plenty of
model spread/forecast uncertainty with regards to how far south
the front gets next weekend. A more progressive front could
result in fair and more seasonable conditions, while a slower
fropa could cause heat/humidity and associated convection to
linger into the weekend.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Patchy MVFR valley fog will be likely across the Central and
Western Mtns through 1230Z this morning.

Showers/storms look much more likely this afternoon/early
evening. There will be some isolated to scattered showers and
perhaps a brief TSRA this morning at Central and Eastern PA
airfields prior to CB development in the afternoon.

Still some uncertainty in exactly how far west thunderstorms
will develop, but the greatest chances nonetheless remain
farther east. Winds will veer to a southwesterly direction this
morning/afternoon across the Western half of PA and increase to
5-10 knots with some higher gusts near showers/storms. Southerly
winds should prevail across the Susq Valley and points east.

Outlook...

Tue-Thu...Isold, mainly afternoon and evening showers and
storms.

Fri-Sat...Greater chance of more scattered to numerous
showers/storms.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...Steinbugl
NEAR TERM...Lambert/Steinbugl
SHORT TERM...Lambert/Fitzgerald
LONG TERM...Fitzgerald/Travis
AVIATION...Guseman/Martin
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 11:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 2:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClearfield26 min
Jul 24, 2:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCameron63 min
Jul 24, 5:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLancaster67 min
Jul 24, 7:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSchuylkill56 min
Jul 24, 7:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin39 min
Jul 24, 8:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLebanon45 min
Jul 24, 9:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan32 min
Jul 24, 12:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming43 min
Jul 24, 1:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPLycoming2 hr
Jul 24, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming65 min
Jul 24, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMontour33 min
Jul 24, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCumberland, Juniata, Perry37 min
Jul 24, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPerry31 min
Jul 24, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams43 min
Jul 24, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPerry35 min
Jul 24, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork34 min
Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMontour47 min
Jul 24, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming25 min
Jul 24, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre33 min
Jul 24, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCentre32 min
Jul 24, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming40 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.