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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 Jun 14, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 230 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 .AVIATION... VFR CONDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL MVFR RETURNING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH POTENTIAL SQUALL LINE SURVIVING INTO WESTERN OR NORTHWEST PA THIS EVENING. MORE WIDEPSREAD MVFR CONDS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT DUE TO FOG FORMATION. && .SHORT TERM (THROUGH TUESDAY)... MODERATE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION/MID LEVEL CAPPING KEEPING FROM EASTERN OHIO THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PA KEEPING THINGS TRANQUIL FOR THE MOMENT. MCV TRACKING ACROSS NRN IN AND LOWER MI WITH LARGE SQUALL LINE NOW ENTERING NORTHWEST OHIO. UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND MCV CIRCULATION APPEAR TO BE LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD ON A TRAJECTORY PARALLEL TO LAKE ERIE...WHICH MIGHT BRING A GLANCING BLOW TO NORTHWEST PA EARLY TO MID EVENING (23 UTC TO 03 UTC). MDT RISK ISSUED FOR THIS POTENTIAL. ELSEWHERE...TRIGGER IS APPARENTLY LACKING FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION AS BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY B.L. FLOW IS PREVENTING THE LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARY FROM MOVING INLAND...EXCEPT TO THE SOUTH OF BUF WHERE I SUSPECT SOME DEEPER CONVECTION WILL INITIATE ON THE INLAND MOVING LAKE BREEZE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BEEN PULSING UP AND DOWN OVER THE LAURELS FOR THE PAST HOUR OR TWO...AND SUSPECT THIS MAY OCCUR THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON SO WILL CARRY LOW POPS FOR BOTH THIS LIKELIHOOD AS WELL AS THE POTENTIALITY OF THE NW OHIO SQUALL LINE SURVIVING ITS TREK ACROSS NRN OHIO INTO WESTERN PA. DEEP B.L. MOISTURE DECREASES LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ACROSS THE AREA WITH PWS DROPPING TO OR BELOW 1.00 ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PA. ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW PREVENTS THIS DRYING FROM REACHING SOUTHEAST PA WHERE DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN HIGH ALONG WITH PWS NEAR 1.5. FORCING APPEARS QUITE WEAK DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WITH THERMAL GRADIENT NEARBY EXPECT ENOUGH OF A TRIGGER TO TOUCH OFF SCATTERED CONVECTION MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)... FRONT MOVES BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AS BEEN THE CASE...THINK FNONT WILL SLOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE SE PART OF THE CWA... THUS ADDED MORE CLDS IN. WED SHOULD STILL BE DRY...AS SLIGHTLY LESS HUMID AIR WORKS IN... AND HEIGHTS RISE. MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS FROM LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU...COULD SEE THEM LINGER INTO EARLY FRIDAY...BUT KEPT FRIDAY DRY FOR NOW. MREFS AND MOST MODELS SUPPORT MORE OF A ZONAL FLOW...INSTEAD OF A DEEP TROUGH...COLD HIGH...AS THERE HAS BEEN HINTS OF LATELY. THE BIG THING TODAY IS THE MRF...WHICH WOULD GIVE US A COOL AND WET WEEKEND. I DID KEEP CHC OF SHOWERS IN FOR SAT NIGHT...AS FRONT MAY MAY SLOW SOME...AND THIS FITS WITH OTHERS...BUT KEPT SUNDAY DRY... AND MADE MONDAY DRY. WEIGHTED FCST TO CURRENT FCST AND HPC CHARTS. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. && AVIATION: 07 SHORT TERM: 07 LONG TERM: MARTIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1247 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-150843- ADAMS PA-BEDFORD PA-BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-CAMERON PA-CLEARFIELD PA- COLUMBIA PA-CUMBERLAND PA-DAUPHIN PA-ELK PA-FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA- HUNTINGDON PA-JUNIATA PA-LANCASTER PA-LEBANON PA-MCKEAN PA- MIFFLIN PA-MONTOUR PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA- NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-PERRY PA-POTTER PA- SCHUYLKILL PA-SNYDER PA-SOMERSET PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA- SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-SULLIVAN PA-TIOGA PA- UNION PA-WARREN PA-YORK PA- 1247 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. BECAUSE FREEZING LEVELS ARE QUITE HIGH...THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1237 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-150030- ADAMS PA-BEDFORD PA-BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-CAMERON PA-CLEARFIELD PA- COLUMBIA PA-CUMBERLAND PA-DAUPHIN PA-ELK PA-FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA- HUNTINGDON PA-JUNIATA PA-LANCASTER PA-LEBANON PA-MCKEAN PA- MIFFLIN PA-MONTOUR PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA- NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-PERRY PA-POTTER PA- SCHUYLKILL PA-SNYDER PA-SOMERSET PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA- SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-SULLIVAN PA-TIOGA PA- UNION PA-WARREN PA-YORK PA- 1237 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE ATMOSPHERE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND REACH NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DEVELOPS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. BECAUSE FREEZING LEVELS ARE QUITE HIGH...THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. DEVOIR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 329 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 PAZ035-036-063-142030- CUMBERLAND-FRANKLIN-FULTON- 329 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM... AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY EAST...WEST LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR FORT LOUDON...TO BETWEEN CHAMBERSBURG AND SHIPPENSBURG. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ST. THOMAS AT 335 PM...UPPER STRASBURG AT 345 PM...CHAMBERSBURG AT 350 PM...SCOTLAND AT 400 PM...FAYETTEVILLE AT 405 PM AND SHIPPENSBURG AT 415 PM. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AND WILL AFFECT COVE MILLS AROUND 345 PM AND CLAYLICK AROUND 4 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND POSSIBLY CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. LAMBERT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 437 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 PAZ036-063>065-142115- ADAMS-CUMBERLAND-FRANKLIN-YORK- 437 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT YORK...FRANKLIN...CUMBERLAND AND ADAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM... AT 429 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF SHIPPENSBURG TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GETTYSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR YORK SPRINGS...HEIDLERSBURG... GERMANTOWN...BONNEAUVILLE AT 445 PM...DILLSBURG...NEW OXFORD...LAKE MEADE...FRANKLINTOWN AT 450 PM...PENNVILLE AND MCSHERRYSTOWN AT 455 PM. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY ALONG THE MARYLAND BORDER. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND POSSIBLY CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. BG/BL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 451 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-045-046-150300- CAMERON PA-CLEARFIELD PA-ELK PA-MCKEAN PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-NORTHERN CLINTON PA-NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-POTTER PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA-SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-TIOGA PA-WARREN PA- 451 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2004 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT THIS MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA... CAMERON...CENTRE...CLEARFIELD...CLINTON...ELK...LYCOMING...MCKEAN... POTTER...TIOGA AND WARREN. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RACING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO WILL LIKELY REACH THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM...AND THEN AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM. SHOULD THIS LINE OF STORMS MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DONT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. 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 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm knocked down four utility poles, one of which landed on a car, 1 mile north of Biglerville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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