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Tornado Warning 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT for Cameron County, Elk County, McKean County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 30 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2025, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cameron County, PA, Elk County, PA, McKean County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Saint Marys, PA | Numerous reports of trees and wires down in Saint Marys. |
| Mar 16, 2:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Saint Marys, PA | Numerous reports of trees and wires down in Saint Marys. |
| Mar 16, 2:22 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 Ese East Branch Dam, PA | An EF1 tornado downed hundreds of trees in a 0.5 mi swath near North Fork Rd in St Marys. Max winds est 100 mph. Path width 200 yds. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1012 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 485 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 627 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
852
WFUS51 KCTP 161800
TORCTP
PAC023-047-083-161830-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0002.250316T1800Z-250316T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
200 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Cameron County in north central Pennsylvania...
Northern Elk County in north central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern McKean County in north central Pennsylvania...
* Until 230 PM EDT.
* At 200 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
Portland Mills, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
St. Marys, East Branch Dam, and Johnsonburg around 210 PM EDT.
Betula and Elk River around 220 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mount
Jewett.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4172 7836 4158 7828 4151 7832 4131 7884
4135 7893 4144 7900 4145 7899 4145 7898
4144 7897 4144 7896 4148 7896 4176 7857
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 239DEG 58KT 4142 7882
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Lambert1 follow-up statement
950
WWUS51 KCTP 161812
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
212 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
PAC023-047-083-161830-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250316T1830Z/
Cameron PA-Elk PA-McKean PA-
212 PM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CAMERON...NORTHEASTERN ELK AND SOUTHEASTERN MCKEAN
COUNTIES...
At 210 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Johnsonburg, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
These dangerous storms will be near...
Betula around 220 PM EDT and
Norwich around 225 pm EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mount
Jewett.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado.
&&
LAT...LON 4172 7836 4158 7828 4151 7832 4141 7869
4144 7880 4152 7886 4157 7883 4176 7857
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 232DEG 56KT 4153 7866
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
LambertThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 2:03 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, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Perry | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.