1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 10, 1:37 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1015 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 UPDATED TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 538. .CTP...SVR TSTM WATCH FOR SRN HALF OF CWA. GA.RTNER
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-102130- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1032 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... A SOUTHWEST WIND IS USHERING IN WARMER AND INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. THIS IS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... SOME OF WHICH MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENMING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS. GARTNER/RXR
PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066-110045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 158 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR MOST OF SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ADAMS...BEDFORD...BLAIR...CAMBRIA...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN...FRANKLIN ...FULTON...HUNTINGDON...JUNIATA...LANCASTER...LEBANON...MIFFLIN... PERRY...SCHUYLKILL...SOMERSET...AND YORK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL LARGER THEN THREE QUARTERS O[F AN INCH IN DIAMETER ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. ONDREJIK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were reported down in Lancaster. Also, trees were uprooted in New Holland at 14:50 EST.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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