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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS State College, PA

June 11, 2026Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT for Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 11, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cambria County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 1:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 106 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2026-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1489 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2026-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1489 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
777 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 Jun 11, 4:12 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 4:12 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

PAZ057-059-063>066-121800-
Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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 gusty winds are possible, mainly
late this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are possible again Friday
afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ019-026>028-035-036-045-046-049>053-056-058-121800-
Southern Centre-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-
Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Schuylkill-
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible,
mainly later this afternoon and early this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater are
possible again Friday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ012-018-025-034-037-041-042-121800-
Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Blair-Bedford-Tioga-
Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible
this afternoon into early this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater are
possible again Friday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-121800-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Cambria-Somerset-
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 312 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds 60 mph or greater are
possible again Friday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 11, 3:34 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 2:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPHuntingdon27 min
Jun 11, 7:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClearfield62 min
Jun 11, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPWarren20 min
Jun 11, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk51 min
Jun 11, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Somerset48 min
Jun 11, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Potter62 min
Jun 11, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin and 1 more53 min
Jun 11, 5:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPCameron, Clearfield, Elk2 hr
Jun 11, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLycoming, Tioga48 min
Jun 11, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter and 1 more55 min
Jun 11, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Perry62 min
Jun 11, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPTioga46 min
Jun 11, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder and 1 more60 min
Jun 11, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSullivan34 min
Jun 11, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming49 min
Jun 11, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Lycoming, Sullivan48 min
Jun 11, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPDauphin, Juniata, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Perry and 2 more39 min
Jun 11, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry, York48 min
Jun 11, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPColumbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland and 2 more59 min
Jun 11, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork45 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.