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Tornado Warning 2, NWS State College, PA

March 11, 2026Bedford County, Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT for Bedford County, Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 11, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)
Expired: Mar 11, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Bedford County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 11, 3:53 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sw Windber, PA	Tree and wires down on Camp Drive blocking both lanes of traffic.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 11, 1:45 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 102 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: 213 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 321 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 312 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

415 
WFUS51 KCTP 111945
TORCTP
PAC009-021-111-112015-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0002.260311T1945Z-260311T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
345 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Bedford County in south central Pennsylvania...
  South central Cambria County in central Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Somerset County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 344 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Acosta, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Central City and Boswell around 350 PM EDT.
  Ogletown around 400 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Jennerstown, Stoystown, Benson, New Paris, and Hooversville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4017 7914 4031 7861 4008 7854 4007 7910
      4016 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 258DEG 51KT 4012 7905 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Bowen

3 follow-up statements

520 
WWUS51 KCTP 111955
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
355 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

PAC009-021-111-112015-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260311T2015Z/
Bedford PA-Cambria PA-Somerset PA-
355 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD...SOUTH CENTRAL CAMBRIA AND NORTHEASTERN
SOMERSET COUNTIES...

At 355 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Central City, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Central City and Ogletown around 400 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Benson
and Hooversville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4009 7892 4012 7896 4021 7896 4030 7861
      4013 7856
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 259DEG 48KT 4013 7888 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Bowen

312 
WWUS51 KCTP 112005
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
405 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

PAC009-021-111-112015-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260311T2015Z/
Bedford PA-Cambria PA-Somerset PA-
405 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD...SOUTH CENTRAL CAMBRIA AND NORTHEASTERN
SOMERSET COUNTIES...

At 405 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ogletown, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Ogletown around 410 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4011 7877 4013 7881 4023 7884 4030 7861
      4013 7856
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 258DEG 51KT 4016 7869 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Bowen

723 
WWUS51 KCTP 112014
SVSCTP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
414 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

PAC009-021-111-112024-
/O.EXP.KCTP.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260311T2015Z/
Bedford PA-Cambria PA-Somerset PA-
414 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD...SOUTH CENTRAL
CAMBRIA AND NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM
EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central
and central Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4011 7877 4013 7881 4023 7884 4030 7861
      4013 7856
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 258DEG 51KT 4018 7856 

$$

Bowen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 11, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Centre	36 min
Mar 11, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield	36 min
Mar 11, 3:12 PM EDT	Flood Watch	CTP	Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset	7 hr
Mar 11, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Somerset	48 min
Mar 11, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Blair, Centre, Huntingdon, Mifflin	30 min
Mar 11, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Blair, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin	36 min
Mar 11, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Perry	23 min
Mar 11, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry	47 min
Mar 11, 5:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry	34 min
Mar 11, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Adams, Franklin	47 min
Mar 11, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon	33 min
Mar 11, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lancaster, Lebanon	13 min
Mar 11, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York	41 min
Mar 11, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Somerset	39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.