Thunderstorm Wind, Elk
- When
- October 14, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Elk County, 2 mi W of Kersey
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.367, -78.633
Trees reported down 2 miles west of Kersey.
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The episode as NWS CTP wrote it up.
Trees reported down 2 miles west of Kersey.
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 Oct 14, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 330 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003 VIGOROUS S/WV LIFTING NE THRU THE MIDWEST STILL PROGGED TO STRENGTHEN AND TAKE NEG TILT AS IT TRACKS INTO PA TONIGHT. RESULTANT SSE LL JET WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN TO CENTRAL PA...ALONG WITH ELEVATED CONVECTION JUST AHEAD OF OCCLUDED FRONT. SVR THREAT SEEMS MINIMAL THIS EVENING...AS WARM FRONT SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH AND LOWER DWPTS/MORE STABLE AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED EAST OF MTNS. REGIONAL RADAR LOOP IN OHIO VALLEY SUGGESTING ONLY A 4-6 HOUR PERIOD OF RAINFALL...AS THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING QUITE RAPIDLY. HOWEVER...SHORT RANGE MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH A GENERAL 1 TO 1.5 INCH QPF. MAIN STORY WILL BE THE HIGH WIND THREAT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SYNOPTIC SCENARIO OF STRENGTHENING SFC LO PASSING JUST TO OUR NW IS PERFECT FOR HIGH WINDS IN PA. LITTLE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR AND UNSTABLE SOUNDINGS SUGGEST OUR GUSTS WEDNESDAY COULD APPROACH THE PROGGED 850 WINDS OF 50-55 KTS. MOS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-30 MPH SEEM REASONABLE WITH GUST 45-50 MPH. COLD NW FLOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SCT LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS WED AND WED NITE. A WEAK S/WV MAY PRODUCE A BIT OF LIGHT OVERRUNNING RAINFALL THURSDAY OR THURS NITE...MOST LIKELY SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS. IN THE EXTENDED RANGE...LATEST MREF SHOWS A MORE SIGNIFICANT S/WV DROPPING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON FRIDAY. MREF TRACK ON SFC LO WOULD SUGGEST A COLD RAIN FRIDAY NITE AND EARLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WILL KEEP MENTION OF RAIN OR SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN MTNS AS 12Z ETA STILL HOLDING TO A FURTHER SOUTH/COLDER SOLUTION. .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. FITZGERALD
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-141930- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 128 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME LIMBS AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES TO FALL. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT. THE PREVIOUS HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY FOR POSSIBLE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A WIND ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-041-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-150330- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 136 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS THE FRONT PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH MAY LOCALLY CAUSE SOME LIMBS AND WEAKLY ROOTED TREES TO FALL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. DEVOIR
PAZ024-033-142245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 520 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOMERSET AND CAMBRIA COUNTIES... AT 516 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH INTO WESTERN SOMERSET AND CAMBRIA COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CONFLUENCE...ADDISON AT 550 PM...SEVEN SPRINGS AT 555 PM...MOUNT DAVIS...CASSELMAN AT 600 PM...SALISBURY...ROCKWOOD AT 605 PM...SOMERSET...MEYERSDALE AND JENNERSTOWN AT 610 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WARNING IS ISSUED DANGELO
PAZ004-142245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 525 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WARREN COUNTY... AT 521 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH INTO WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ENTERPRISE AT 555 PM...GRAND VALLEY AND COLUMBUS AT 600 PM...SPRING CREEK AT 605 PM...TIDIOUTE...LOTTSVILLE AND BEAR LAKE AT 610 PM...YOUNGSVILLE AND SUGAR GROVE AT 620 PM...WARREN BY 630 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WARNING IS ISSUED DANGELO
PAZ005-010-017-142330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 539 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MCKEAN...CLEARFIELD AND ELK COUNTIES... AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NORTH-SOUTH LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH THROUGH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BURNSIDE AT 625 PM...WESTOVER...TROUTVILLE AND NEW WASHINGTON AT 630 PM...PORTLAND MILLS...LUDLOW AND DUBOIS AT 635 PM...WETMORE AND TREASURE LAKE AT 640 PM...CLEARFIELD...SAINT MARYS AND BRADFORD BY 700 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WARNING IS ISSUED
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</html>The State College radar (KCCX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:50 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5371494.