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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS State College, PA

May 22, 2024Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2024, 6:26 PM EDT for Lycoming 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2024, 6:26 PM EDT (22:26 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2024, 7:12 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lycoming County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 221 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 477 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

710 
WUUS51 KCTP 222226
SVRCTP
PAC081-222330-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0021.240522T2226Z-240522T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
626 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 625 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Ralston to Collomsville, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Williamsport, Montoursville, Jersey Shore, Muncy, Hughesville,
  Montgomery, Duboistown, Cogan Station, Ralston, Trout Run,
  Barbours, and Buttonwood.

Radar has indicated rotation within these severe thunderstorms.
Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop
quickly during severe thunderstorms.

This includes Interstate 180 from mile markers 9 to 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4159 7681 4141 7675 4135 7667 4117 7675
      4117 7727 4150 7726 4155 7699 4155 7696
      4156 7696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 254DEG 29KT 4146 7703 4117 7714 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Colbert

2 follow-up statements

182 
WWUS51 KCTP 222248
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
648 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

PAC081-222330-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240522T2330Z/
Lycoming PA-
648 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL LYCOMING COUNTY...

At 648 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Shunk to Montoursville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Williamsport, Montoursville, Muncy, Hughesville, Montgomery,
Duboistown, Cogan Station, Ralston, Trout Run, Barbours, Buttonwood,
and Loyalsockville.

This includes Interstate 180 from mile markers 9 to 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4159 7681 4141 7675 4135 7667 4117 7675
      4117 7698 4131 7711 4152 7714 4155 7699
      4155 7696 4156 7696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 254DEG 29KT 4151 7680 4122 7691 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Colbert

305 
WWUS51 KCTP 222312
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
712 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

PAC081-222322-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240522T2330Z/
Lycoming PA-
712 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LYCOMING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 4159 7681 4141 7675 4135 7667 4117 7675
      4117 7698 4131 7711 4152 7714 4155 7699
      4155 7696 4156 7696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 254DEG 29KT 4156 7658 4127 7669 

$$

Colbert

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 12:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	26 min
May 22, 12:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Fulton	41 min
May 22, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	32 min
May 22, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Blair	43 min
May 22, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	28 min
May 22, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Huntingdon	43 min
May 22, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Tioga	23 min
May 22, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	42 min
May 22, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	51 min
May 22, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Tioga	46 min
May 22, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Juniata	28 min
May 22, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	47 min
May 22, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Montour	48 min
May 22, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Union	31 min
May 22, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	44 min
May 22, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lycoming	28 min
May 22, 2:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Lycoming	2 hr
May 22, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Huntingdon	51 min
May 22, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Fulton	43 min
May 22, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	42 min
May 22, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Fulton	41 min
May 22, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Snyder	46 min
May 22, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Tioga	28 min
May 22, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clearfield, Elk	60 min
May 22, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Sullivan	45 min
May 22, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Clinton, McKean, Potter	75 min
May 22, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Franklin	48 min
May 22, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lycoming, Tioga	78 min
May 22, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	48 min
May 22, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	12 min
May 22, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lycoming	45 min
May 22, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Juniata	44 min
May 22, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Juniata, Perry	59 min
May 22, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Sullivan	47 min
May 22, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Franklin	36 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.