Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2026
Tornado Warning 21, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 2026, 5:37 PM EDT for Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 23 min. 3 reports 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
- Jul 18, 2026, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Somerset County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 5:38 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Wnw Jerome, PA | EF-2 tornado with maximum wind speed of 125mph. Path width 100 yards. Path length 0.72 miles. Extensive tree damage near the Conemaugh Twp Reservoir. |
| Jul 18, 5:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Jerome, PA | Multiple trees and wires down in the 200 block of North Fork Dam Rd. |
| Jul 18, 5:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Benson, PA | Trees down on wires reported near Jerome. Time estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 510 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS51 KCTP 182137
TORCTP
PAC111-182200-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0021.260718T2137Z-260718T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
537 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Somerset County in south central Pennsylvania...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 537 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jerome, moving east at 25 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...
Jerome around 540 PM EDT.
Davidsville around 550 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Benson.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4027 7907 4029 7905 4024 7887 4016 7890
4022 7910
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 291DEG 21KT 4025 7909
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Beaty2 follow-up statements
456
WWUS51 KCTP 182148
SVSCTP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
548 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
PAC111-182200-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260718T2200Z/
Somerset PA-
548 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY...
At 548 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jerome, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Davidsville and Jerome around 550 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Benson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4021 7906 4028 7901 4024 7887 4016 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 298DEG 16KT 4023 7901
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Beaty424 WWUS51 KCTP 182157 SVSCTP Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 557 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 PAC111-182207- /O.EXP.KCTP.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260718T2200Z/ Somerset PA- 557 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for south central Pennsylvania. && LAT...LON 4021 7906 4028 7901 4024 7887 4016 7890 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 291DEG 21KT 4021 7895 $$ Beaty
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 9:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 23 more | 13 hr |
| Jul 18, 11:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 11:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 67 min |
| Jul 18, 12:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 12:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Forest | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 2:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Elk | 27 min |
| Jul 18, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Elk | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 2:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Elk | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clinton, Elk | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, York | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 3:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 19 min |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Union | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, Warren | 62 min |
| Jul 18, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 55 min |
| Jul 18, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 6:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clinton, Potter | 14 min |
| Jul 18, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Elk | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 20 min |
| Jul 18, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 7:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Clearfield | 3 hr |
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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.