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Tornado Warning 9, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2025, 3:27 PM EDT for Huntingdon County, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- May 16, 2025, 3:27 PM EDT (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Huntingdon County, PA, Mifflin County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Wsw Mcalevys Fort, PA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted.
163
WFUS51 KCTP 161927
TORCTP
PAC061-087-162000-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0009.250516T1927Z-250516T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
327 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania...
West central Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 327 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mcalevys Fort, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Mcalevys Fort around 330 PM EDT.
Belleville around 340 PM EDT.
Lewistown and Strodes Mills around 350 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Barrville.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4059 7797 4067 7797 4070 7794 4072 7790
4072 7789 4067 7758 4051 7763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 281DEG 21KT 4062 7788
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Beaty2 follow-up statements
627
WWUS51 KCTP 161940
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
340 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
PAC061-087-162000-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250516T2000Z/
Huntingdon PA-Mifflin PA-
340 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HUNTINGDON AND WEST CENTRAL MIFFLIN COUNTIES...
At 340 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Belleville, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Lewistown, Belleville, and Strodes Mills around 350 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Barrville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 7788 4064 7786 4068 7779 4066 7758
4051 7763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 281DEG 21KT 4061 7778
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
Beaty335
WWUS51 KCTP 161953
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
353 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
PAC061-162002-
/O.CAN.KCTP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250516T2000Z/
Huntingdon PA-
353 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HUNTINGDON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4055 7779 4061 7777 4064 7772 4062 7759
4051 7763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 281DEG 21KT 4060 7768
$$
PAC087-162000-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250516T2000Z/
Mifflin PA-
353 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL MIFFLIN COUNTY...
At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Belleville, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Lewistown and Strodes Mills around 400 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4055 7779 4061 7777 4064 7772 4062 7759
4051 7763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 281DEG 21KT 4060 7768
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
BeatyThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 49 min |
| May 16, 5:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 46 min |
| May 16, 9:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 2 hr |
| May 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Huntingdon | 50 min |
| May 16, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin | 47 min |
| May 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Franklin | 57 min |
| May 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Perry | 75 min |
| May 16, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton | 35 min |
| May 16, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, York | 89 min |
| May 16, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry | 66 min |
| May 16, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Perry | 38 min |
| May 16, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Perry, York | 44 min |
| May 16, 6:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Dauphin | 2 hr |
| May 16, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 58 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.