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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS State College, PA
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.
- 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
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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Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 26 min |
| Jul 24, 2:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron | 63 min |
| Jul 24, 5:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 67 min |
| Jul 24, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Schuylkill | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 7:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 8:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 1:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Lycoming | 2 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 65 min |
| Jul 24, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland, Juniata, Perry | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Perry | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Perry | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 25 min |
| Jul 24, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 40 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.