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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 346, NWS State College, PA

September 3, 20264 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2026, 9:34 AM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 41 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, 9:34 AM EDT (13:34 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bedford County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 138 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: 619 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.9

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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 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 7:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 2:59 AM EDT, 6 hours 35 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

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 6:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 3, 7:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 8:37 AM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 3, 9:17 AM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 3, 9:22 AM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 3, 9:28 AM EDT, 6 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, 8:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Somerset	50 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.