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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS State College, PA

May 13, 2026McKean County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2026, 2:09 PM EDT for McKean County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 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
May 13, 2026, 2:09 PM EDT (18:09 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County McKean County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 13, 5:27 AM EDT, 8 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 5:27 AM EDT, 8 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 3:35 AM EDT, 10 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
335 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-140745-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-
Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-
Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-
Adams-York-Lancaster-
335 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A few thunderstorms with isolated strong to marginally severe wind
gusts are possible this afternoon and evening.

.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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPMcKean, Warren38 min
May 13, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPElk46 min
May 13, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPElk35 min
May 13, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCameron36 min
May 13, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPotter52 min
May 13, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPTioga46 min
May 13, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPTioga52 min
May 13, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPMifflin35 min
May 13, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata33 min
May 13, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPHuntingdon33 min
May 13, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata, Perry24 min
May 13, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSnyder46 min
May 13, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPFranklin31 min
May 13, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Juniata, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder47 min
May 13, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams27 min
May 13, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCumberland, Dauphin24 min
May 13, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin30 min
May 13, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York23 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.