1 flood, 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 Nov 19, 4:00 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 400 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 .DISCUSSION... QUITE AN EVENTFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CWA TODAY. PLENTY OF REPORTS OF WATER IN BASEMENTS AND ROADS CLOSED FROM HIGH WATER EARLIER - IN ADDITION TO SOME GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH AHEAD OF HEAVIEST RAIN BAND. STEADY RAIN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...WITH HEAVIER RAINS STILL POSSIBLE... BEFORE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM LIFTS TO THE EAST AND THE PRECIP SHIELD ERODES FROM W TO E. FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES WITH URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY OUT FOR THE E THIS EVENING UNTIL THINGS BEGIN TO CALM DOWN. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN LATE TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL STAY UP ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE MORNING FOG. HIGH PRESSURE THEN TAKES CONTROL BEFORE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIP MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ONLY SMALL SCALE CHANGES TO EXTENDED WITH ONLY LIMITED TIME TO WORK WITH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HARRISBURG 46 54 36 61 / 80 10 0 0 WILLIAMSPORT 43 51 35 53 / 70 10 0 0 BRADFORD 36 45 33 54 / 40 10 0 0 JOHNSTOWN 36 45 39 53 / 50 10 0 0 ALTOONA 40 48 39 58 / 60 10 0 0 STATE COLLEGE 41 49 36 58 / 60 10 0 0 SELINSGROVE 45 53 33 58 / 80 10 0 0 LANCASTER 48 53 33 58 / 80 10 0 0 YORK 46 52 35 61 / 80 10 0 0 && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PA. &&
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-191815- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1114 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVAIA INTO THIS EVENING. RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...WITH A FEW SPOTS RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY FORM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MARYLAND BORDER. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND HAIL...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN ACTIVIATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. MARTIN
PAZ017>019-024>028-033>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-200200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1106 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...AS A STRONG WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FOR A BRIEF TIME THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR SOME HEATING TO OCCUR. WHILE HEATING WILL BE LIMITED...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. THIS MAY ALLOW A FEW STORMS TO FORM ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BUT CONDITIONS MAY SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF ISOLATED TORANDOES AS WELL. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS FAR NORTH AS INTERSTATE 80...BUT THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE MAINLY ALONG THE MARYLAND BORDER...FROM ABOUT CHAMBERSBURG EASTWARD. SKYWARN ACTIVIATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
PAZ018-019-026>028-036-045-046-049>052-056-057-059-063>066-191915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1215 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO AREA... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRECEDE AND ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY DOWNING TREE LIMBS.
PAZ028-050-052-056>059-063>066-192300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1255 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ADAMS...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN...JUNIATA...LANCASTER...LEBANON... NORTHUMBERLAND...PERRY...SCHUYLKILL...SNYDER AND YORK. A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM COUPLED WITH A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANY STORMS TO GENERATE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...AND MAY ALSO CONTAIN BRIEF TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP
PAZ037-041-042-046-049>053-057>059-065-066-192030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 140 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 145 PM AND 33O PM. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF TORRENTIAL RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.
PAZ042-051-053-058-059-066-192030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 223 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 230 PM AND 330 PM. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF TORRENTIAL RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.
PAZ028-050-052-056>059-063>066-192045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 311 PM EST WED NOV 19 2003 ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... ADAMS...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN...JUNIATA...LANCASTER...LEBANON... NORTHUMBERLAND...PERRY...SCHUYLKILL...SNYDER AND YORK. HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused the Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek to exceed flood stage. The creek rose above the flood stage of 8.0 feet at 16:00 EST on the 19th, crested at 9.43 feet at 22:00 EST on the 19th, then fell back below flood stage at 02:00 EST on the 20th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, November 2003
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: 5371033.