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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 307, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT for Warren County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 69 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
- Sep 2, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT (11:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Warren County, PA
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:10 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 nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 2126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 808 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
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 Sep 2, 7:02 AM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 7:02 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 4:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 430 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026 PAZ026>028-035-036-056-057-059-063>066-030830- Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Lebanon- Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- 430 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms with strong winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall are possible today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Strong to severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rainfall are possible again on Thursday. Heat index values will range from the upper 90s to the low 100s Thursday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ017>019-024-025-033-034-049-050-052-058-030830- Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Somerset- Bedford-Union-Snyder-Northumberland-Schuylkill- 430 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms with strong winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall are possible today and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rainfall are possible again on Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ004>006-010>012-037-041-042-045-046-051-053-030830- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Tioga- Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming- Montour-Columbia- 430 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms with strong winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall are possible today and tonight. .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. Colbert
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 6:22 AM EDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 622 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-021430- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield- 622 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS DURING THE PRIME COMMUTING HOURS THIS MORNING ... Strong thunderstorms moving southeast across the area will create * Wind gusts up to 50 mph. * Hail up to half inch in diameter. * Very heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches could lead to localized flash flooding. * Near continuous lightning. The storms will cross Warren County between 645 AM and 8AM before tracking further southeast at 30 to 35 mph across McKean and Elk Counties between 8 and 9 AM. The storms will reach a line from Near Clearfield to Driftwood around 930 AM. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. The storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from your National Weather Service. Lambert
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 3:35 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and 6 more | 40 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Warren | 24 min |
| Sep 2, 8:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk, McKean, Warren | 80 min |
| Sep 2, 8:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Elk, McKean | 37 min |
| Sep 2, 8:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Elk | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 9:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk | 42 min |
| Sep 2, 9:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk | 50 min |
| Sep 2, 9:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield | 49 min |
| Sep 2, 10:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Mifflin | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 10:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 10:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon | 42 min |
| Sep 2, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Snyder, Union | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 10:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry | 42 min |
| Sep 2, 11:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton and 5 more | 43 min |
| Sep 2, 11:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Perry | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 11:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Perry, York | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 11:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Cambria, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton and 2 more | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill, York | 56 min |
| Sep 2, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 50 min |
| Sep 2, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 32 min |
| Sep 2, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 36 min |
| Sep 2, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton | 48 min |
| Sep 2, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton | 38 min |
| Sep 2, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Franklin, Fulton | 46 min |
| Sep 2, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter | 43 min |
| Sep 2, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 7:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Tioga | 34 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.