1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Apr 28, 11:45 AM EST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE 1245 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 WILL UPDATE AS NEEDED. ...DISC... ...SHORT TERM... AS EXPECTED...DRY PUNCH PUSHING OUR AREA...WITH DECENT AMT OF SUN AND HEATING...AS LOW TRACKS NORTH OF C PA. SO FAR...BINOVC LIMITED...ALONG WITH MAX TEMPS...BUT IT IS ONLY EARLY AFT. AS WITH MAY 83 EVENT...CLEARING AREA TRYING TO SNEAK TO THE N OF US...OFF LAKE ERIE. STILL PARAMETERS IN PLACE FOR SEVERE WEATHER...EXPECT ACTION TO MOVE IN/FIRE UP EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...AND LINGER INTO LATE AFTERNOON ...EARLY EVENING. LINE OF STORMS TO THE WEST FILLING IN...SOME NASTY STORMS OUT THERE. ...LONG TERM... CURRENT EXTENDED SIMILAR TO WHAT I HAD YESTERDAY AND LOOKS GOOD. ...OTHER... SPS...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PA. .CTP...NONE. MARTIN
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>026-033-034-037-041-042-045-046- 290000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 233 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... TIOGA...WARREN...MCKEAN...POTTER...ELK...CAMERON...LYCOMING... SULLIVAN...CLINTON...CENTRE...CLEARFIELD...BLAIR...HUNTINGDON... CAMBRIA...BEDFORD AND SOMERSET. WARM...MOIST AIR IN PLACE OVER THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE MET BY A COLD FRONT ADVANCING FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNSET. THE STORMS THAT HAVE FORMED DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE TORNADOES...AS WELL AS DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE TORNADO WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE TO KEEP ABREAST OF POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. DANGELO
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>026-033-034-037-041-042-045-046- 290000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 410 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... TIOGA...WARREN...MCKEAN...POTTER...ELK...CAMERON...LYCOMING... SULLIVAN...CLINTON...CENTRE...CLEARFIELD...BLAIR...HUNTINGDON...CAMBR IA...BEDFORD...SOMERSET AND SULLIVAN. WARM...MOIST AIR IN PLACE OVER THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE MET BY A COLD FRONT ADVANCING FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNSET. THE STORMS THAT HAVE FORMED DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE TORNADOES...AS WELL AS DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE TORNADO WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE TO KEEP ABREAST OF POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. CORRECTED TO ADD SULLIVAN COUNTY TO THE WATCH. DANGELO/JUNG
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>026-033-034-037-041-042-045-046- 290000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 416 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... TIOGA...WARREN...MCKEAN...POTTER...ELK...CAMERON...LYCOMING... SULLIVAN...CLINTON...CENTRE...CLEARFIELD...BLAIR...HUNTINGDON...CAMBR IA...BEDFORD...SOMERSET AND SULLIVAN. WARM...MOIST AIR IN PLACE OVER THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE MET BY A COLD FRONT ADVANCING FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PUSH INTO AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNSET. THE STORMS THAT HAVE FORMED DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE TORNADOES...AS WELL AS DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE TORNADO WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE TO KEEP ABREAST OF POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. CORRECTED TO ADD SULLIVAN COUNTY TO THE WATCH. DANGELO/JUNG
PAZ027-028-035-036-049>053-056>059-063>066-290200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 518 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... MONTOUR...YORK...FRANKLIN...LANCASTER...CUMBERLAND...LEBANON... DAUPHIN...PERRY...JUNIATA...MIFFLIN...SNYDER...SCHUYLKILL...FULTON... NORTHUMBERLAND...COLUMBIA...ADAMS AND UNION. WARM...MOIST AIR IN PLACE OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL BE MET BY A COLD FRONT ADVANCING FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE REGION...AND WILL PUSH THROUGH THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY BY SUNSET. THE STORMS THAT HAVE FORMED HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THE WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT....WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEAHER IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY SHOULD BE OVER BY 8 PM. STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE TO KEEP ABREAST OF POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. DANGELO
PAZ004>006-010-011-282145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 530 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...WARREN...MCKEAN...POTTER...ELK AND CAMERON. THE STORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THESES COUNTIES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $ DIRIENZO
PAZ012-017>019-024>026-033-034-037-041-042-045-046-282230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 611 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...TIOGA...LYCOMING...SULLIVAN...CLINTON...CENTRE...CLEARFIED ...BLAIR...HUNTINGDON...CAMBRIA...BEDFORD...SOMERSET AND SULLIVAN... ALTHOUGH SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...TORNADOS ARE NO LONGER LIKELY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $ SND
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees in the Emigsville area of York County. Several out-buildings were knocked down as well.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, April 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5283923.