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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2024, 2:11 PM EDT for McKean County, Warren County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 26, 2024, 2:11 PM EDT (18:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2024, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties McKean County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2097 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 Jun 26, 1:52 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:52 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 1:14 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 114 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066-271715- Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton- Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York- Lancaster- 114 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Clusters of severe thunderstorms with potentially damaging wind gusts 60 mph or greater are possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ019-045-046-049>053-271715- Southern Centre-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder- Montour-Northumberland-Columbia- 114 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 464 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Clusters of severe thunderstorms with potentially damaging wind gusts 60 mph or greater are possible this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-271715- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- 114 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 464 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Clusters of severe thunderstorms with potentially damaging wind gusts 60 mph or greater are possible this afternoon and evening. Training storms are expected to spread across the northern tier of central PA during the afternoon with the threat of locally heavy rain and possible flooding through the evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. MRS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:24 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
124 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024
PAZ004-261800-
Warren PA-
124 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY THROUGH 200
PM EDT...
At 122 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Spartansburg to north of Tidioute.
Movement was east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Warren, Youngsville, Warren South, Garland, Kinzua Dam, Grand Valley,
and Starbrick.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
north central Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4190 7945 4190 7892 4187 7892 4173 7929
4172 7961 4182 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 250DEG 16KT 4178 7964 4177 7932
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
BanghoffThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter, Tioga | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Potter, Tioga | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Elk | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Tioga | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill, York | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 18 min |
| Jun 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Sullivan | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Schuylkill | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 37 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.