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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2025, 10:01 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 44 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 7, 2025, 10:01 PM EDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2025, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1508 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1326 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 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 7, 9:39 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 9:39 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 355 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 PAZ012-018-019-024>028-033>035-041-042-045-046-049>053-082000- Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair- Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Northern Lycoming- Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia- 355 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong thunderstorms capable of isolated damaging gusts are possible this afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall from slow moving storms will also increase the risk of flash flooding. .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. PAZ004>006-010-011-017-037-082000- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Tioga- 355 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong thunderstorms capable of isolated damaging gusts are possible this afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall from slow moving storms will also increase the risk of flash flooding. .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>059-063>066-082000- Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York- Lancaster- 355 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Maximum heat index values will approach 100 degrees this afternoon. There is a moderate risk of heat related impacts especially those without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Maximum heat index values will approach 100 degrees Tuesday afternoon. There is a moderate risk of heat related impacts especially those without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. A few strong thunderstorms capable of damaging gusts are possible Tuesday afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall from strong storms will also increase the risk of flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 6:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 7, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Juniata, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 2:18 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 18 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Juniata, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Dauphin, York | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lebanon, Schuylkill | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 4:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 3 hr |
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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.