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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 345, NWS State College, PA

September 3, 2026Bedford County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2026, 8:55 AM EDT for Bedford County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 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 3, 2026, 8:55 AM EDT (12:55 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bedford County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 123 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 974 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 2.2

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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 3, 7:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 7:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 2:59 AM EDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
259 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

PAZ026>028-035-036-056-057-059-063>066-040700-
Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Lebanon-
Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-
259 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to
weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more
information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.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.

   Flood Watch.
   Heat Advisory.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy
rainfall are expected again today through early tonight.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024-025-033-034-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-058-040700-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Somerset-Bedford-Tioga-
Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-
Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-Schuylkill-
259 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to
weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more
information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

.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.

   Flood Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy
rainfall are expected once again today through early tonight.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

Lambert

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 3, 3:53 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
353 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 ENE Amity Hall        40.46N 76.97W
09/02/2026                   Perry              PA   911 Call Center

            Tree down with wires blocking roadway on
            Buffalo Creek Rd. Time estimated by radar.

&&

MJT

Local storm report, Sep 3, 4:07 AM EDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
407 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 S Sheffield           41.67N 79.02W
09/02/2026                   Warren             PA   911 Call Center

            Numerous trees damaged near the intersection
            of Route 948 and Route 666. Time estimated
            by radar.

&&

MJT

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 6:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 6:55 AM EDT, 2 hours before

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Local storm report, Sep 3, 7:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 8:37 AM EDT, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 2, 8:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton	33 min
Sep 2, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga	38 min
Sep 2, 8:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Tioga	35 min
Sep 2, 8:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	51 min
Sep 2, 8:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton	31 min
Sep 2, 8:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	McKean, Potter, Tioga	55 min
Sep 2, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming, Potter	47 min
Sep 2, 9:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	57 min
Sep 2, 9:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Lycoming	3 hr
Sep 2, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Tioga	16 min
Sep 2, 9:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Union	40 min
Sep 2, 9:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga	40 min
Sep 2, 10:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Union	3 hr
Sep 2, 10:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Warren	40 min
Sep 2, 10:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Northumberland, Snyder, Union	39 min
Sep 2, 11:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	37 min
Sep 2, 11:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Elk, McKean, Warren	66 min
Sep 2, 11:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder	47 min
Sep 2, 11:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Elk, McKean, Warren	15 min
Sep 2, 11:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Northumberland, Snyder, Union	4 hr
Sep 2, 11:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union	49 min
Sep 2, 11:40 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton	16 hr
Sep 2, 11:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean and 2 more	41 min
Sep 3, 12:03 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill	4 hr
Sep 3, 12:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill	50 min
Sep 3, 12:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming and 3 more	61 min
Sep 3, 12:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Lycoming	6 hr
Sep 3, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	McKean, Warren	47 min
Sep 3, 12:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster, York	70 min
Sep 3, 1:09 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	4 hr
Sep 3, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cameron, Elk, McKean	49 min
Sep 3, 1:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Union	6 hr
Sep 3, 1:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Snyder, Union	15 hr
Sep 3, 1:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre, Huntingdon	43 min
Sep 3, 2:12 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry	4 hr
Sep 3, 2:42 AM EDT	Flood Watch	CTP	Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 27 more	20 hr
Sep 3, 2:56 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	McKean, Warren	3 hr
Sep 3, 3:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Northumberland, Snyder, Union	3 hr
Sep 3, 3:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill	3 hr
Sep 3, 4:11 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon	4 hr
Sep 3, 5:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	117 min
Sep 3, 5:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry	2 hr
Sep 3, 5:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	McKean, Warren	3 hr
Sep 3, 6:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Warren	45 min
Sep 3, 6:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cameron, Clearfield, Elk	65 min
Sep 3, 8:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Somerset	23 min
Sep 3, 9:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Somerset	41 min
Sep 3, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CTP	Cambria, Somerset	44 min
Sep 3, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	CTP	Cambria, Somerset	25 min
Sep 3, 7:21 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Cambria, Somerset	3 hr
Sep 3, 7:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Bedford, Cambria, Somerset	36 min
Sep 3, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CTP	Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset	48 min
Sep 3, 7:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Bedford, Blair, Cambria	36 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.