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 18, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 400 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 WILL HAVE TO KEEP THIS SHORT WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS AFFECTING THE AREA. COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE...KICKING OFF SCATTERED CONVECTION AHEAD IF IT. DYNAMICS REMAIN MARGINAL FOR SEVERE...SO EXPECT STRONGEST ACTIVITY TO REMAIN ISOLATED. CONVECTION WILL DIE DOWN LATER THIS EVENING...BUT HELD ONTO A LOW CHANCE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE WEEKEND BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER BEFORE A TROUGH FORMS TO OUR WEST...SPREADING A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR TUE AND WED. FCSTID = 99 MDT 62 82 60 85 / 60 10 00 10 IPT 57 79 56 83 / 40 00 00 10 BFD 45 73 46 75 / 10 00 00 10 JST 55 75 56 77 / 70 00 00 10 AOO 56 77 56 81 / 70 00 00 10 UNV 55 78 55 81 / 50 00 00 10 SEG 59 80 57 84 / 60 10 00 10 LNS 64 82 62 86 / 60 10 00 10 THV 63 81 62 85 / 60 10 00 10 .CTP... PA...NONE. RXR
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-180945- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 349 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. THE AIR TO THE SOUTH OF THE FRONT IS WARM AND HUMID...AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FIRE UP AS THE FRONT NEARS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WHICH IS ALSO WHERE THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS ALOFT ARE VERY STRONG FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. STRONG...DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT TODAY....HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT...AS THE FRONT PUSHES TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MON THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK...BUT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. DANGELO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
419 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0342 AM DUBOIS PA WIND DAMAGE
07/18/03 CLEARFIELD MULTIPLE TREES DOWN -
SANDY TOWNSHIPREPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0405 PM CURWENSVILLE PA 1.00 INCH HAIL
07/18/03 CLEARFIELD REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
DJOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
435 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0342 PM DUBOIS PA WIND DAMAGE
07/18/03 CLEARFIELD MULTIPLE TREES DOWN -
SANDY TOWNSHIPREPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0405 PM CURWENSVILLE PA 1.00 INCH HAIL
07/18/03 CLEARFIELD REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
DJOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
437 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0433 PM PHILLIPSBURG PA .75 INCH HAIL
07/18/03 CENTRE REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS
RHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
445 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0342 PM DUBOIS PA WIND DAMAGE
07/18/03 CLEARFIELD MULTIPLE TREES DOWN -
SANDY TOWNSHIPREPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
0405 PM CURWENSVILLE PA 1.00 INCH HAIL
07/18/03 CLEARFIELD REPORTED BY SPOTTERS
DJOPAZ051-052-182145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 501 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MONTOUR AND NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTIES... AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LEWISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY AND MOST OF MONTOUR COUNTY BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE NORTHUMBERLAND...DANVILLE AND RIVERSIDE. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. JUNG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
508 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM STORMSTOWN PA .75 INCH HAIL
07/18/03 CENTRE
RHThe State College radar (KCCX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:47 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees reported down on Pine Grove Mountain, 6 miles northwest of McAlevys Fort.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5370815.