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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2025, 3:58 PM EDT for 6 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 62 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
- Mar 16, 2025, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cumberland County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Perry County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 12:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 590 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 790 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 Mar 16, 3:42 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 3:42 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 PAZ004-005-171415- Warren-McKean- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 54 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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. Tornado Watch. Wind Advisory. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. Some of these thunderstorms have a high likelihood of producing damaging wind gusts. A few tornadoes are also possible. Localized minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ010-011-017-025-034-171415- Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Blair-Bedford- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...TORNADO WATCH 54 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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. Tornado Watch. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. Some of these thunderstorms have a high likelihood of producing damaging wind gusts. A few tornadoes are also possible. Localized minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ024-033-171415- Cambria-Somerset- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 54 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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. Tornado Watch. Wind Advisory. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. Some of these thunderstorms have a high likelihood of producing damaging wind gusts. A few tornadoes are also possible. Localized minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ006-037-041-171415- Potter-Tioga-Northern Lycoming- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 54 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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. Tornado Watch. Wind Advisory. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. A few of these storms could produce damaging wind gusts. A few tornadoes are also possible. A few minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ012-018-019-026>028-035-036-045-046-049-050-056-063-171415- Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union- Snyder-Perry-Cumberland- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...TORNADO WATCH 54 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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. Tornado Watch. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. A few of these storms could produce damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado or two. Winds away from any thunderstorms may also gust up to 40 MPH, especially on the higher terrain. A few minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ051-052-171415- Montour-Northumberland- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. A few of these storms could produce damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. Winds away from any thunderstorms may also gust up to 40 MPH, especially on the higher terrain. A few minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ042-171415- Sullivan- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... 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. Wind Advisory. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. A few of these storms could produce damaging wind gusts. A few minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ053-058-064-171415- Columbia-Schuylkill-Adams- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. A few of these storms could produce damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. Winds away from any thunderstorms may also gust up to 40 MPH, especially on the higher terrain. A few minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ057-059-065-066-171415- Dauphin-Lebanon-York-Lancaster- 153 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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. Wind Advisory. Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected as a strong cold front moves through. A few of these storms could produce damaging wind gusts. Minor flooding issues may arise as rainfall of an inch or more may occur in just a few hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Martin
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Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 16, 2:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, McKean and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:54 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | Lycoming, Schuylkill, Tioga | 7 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Cambria, Somerset | 61 min |
| Mar 16, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Warren | 63 min |
| Mar 16, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Elk and 1 more | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk, McKean | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 2:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Elk | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean and 1 more | 78 min |
| Mar 16, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin | 78 min |
| Mar 16, 2:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 2:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 2:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Tioga | 57 min |
| Mar 16, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan, Union | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Northumberland | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon | 38 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.