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 Jul 19, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 230 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... SCT SHWRS AND TSTMS THRU CNTRL PA. FNT NEAR ERN SHORE LAKE ERIE. BEST CHC FOR TSTMS OVER SERN ZNS. THIS WILL CONT INTO THIS EVE UNTIL FNT IS THROUGH. CLRG FM NW BEGINNING THIS EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. DRIER AIR INTO NW ZONES WILL HELP TEMPS DROP OFF TONIGHT WITH SOME 50S MINS IN THE NW. SE ZONES WILL REMAIN WARM. WILL LEAVE MENTION FOG IN TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEARING/COOL TEMPS. RDG OVER AREA WED...MSTLY SUNNY HOT AND JUST A BIT LESS HUMID. WATSON && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... HI PRES OVER CENTRAL PA THU MORNING. WARM ADV AHD OF A WEAK COLD FNT MOVING DOWN ACRS GT LAKES WILL HELP BRING A CHC TSTMS INTO WRN PA BY LATE THU INTO FRI MORNING. FNT WILL PASS THRU FRI WITH CHC POP WHOLE CWA. HOT THU AND FRI. SAT BEHIND THE FNT WILL SEE NW FLOW WITH BUILDING SFC HI. MSTLY SUNNY WITH MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. RDG PUSHES E SUN WITH FLOW BECOMING MORE SW SUPPORTING RETURN TO A LITTLE HOTTER AND MORE HUMID AIR MASS AND A CHC FOR AFTN/EVE TSTMS. SIMILAR SUMMER PATTERN FOR MON AND TUE. WATSON && .AVIATION... SCT TSRA THIS AFTN MAINLY SE ZONES WITH BRIEF MVFR CIGS PSBL, BUT MOST TAF SITES WILL NOT SEE THEM. OTRW GNRLY VFR CIGS (35-45 BKN) WITH SOME 5-6SM VSBYS IN HZ THIS AFTN. XPCT SKIES TO BCM MAINLY CLEAR THIS EVNG WITH POTNL FOR SOME FOG LATE, BUT XPCT VSBYS TO REMAIN GNRLY MVFR DUE TO A LGT BREEZE AND SOME DRY ADVECTION. BRADY && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 242 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-200639- 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- 242 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BUT NONE SHOULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DANGELO
PAZ056-057-192000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 320 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS EASTERN PERRY AND SOUTHERN DAUPHIN COUNTIES... AT 318 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING NEAR LEWISTOWN....OR ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF DUNCANNON....MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MARYSVILLE AND COLONIAL PARK AT 345 PM. RUTHERFORD AND LAWNTON AT 400 PM. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV. MJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 333 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 PAZ065-192100- YORK- 333 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF YORK YORK COUNTY THROUGH 5 PM EDT... AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTH OF WEIGELSTOWN TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF RED LION TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF DALLASTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR STEWARTSTOWN AROUND 340 PM...WINTERSTOWN...SPRY AROUND 405 PM...YORK AROUND 410 PM...DALLASTOWN AROUND 425 PM...FELTON AROUND 430 PM AND RED LION AROUND 435 PM. A 15 TO 20 MINUTE PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO EXPECT OCCASIONAL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. FORECASTER: LAMBERT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 337 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 PAZ056-057-059-063-192100- CUMBERLAND-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-PERRY- 337 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CUMBERLAND...LEBANON...DAUPHIN AND PERRY COUNTIES THROUGH 5 PM EDT... AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ENOLA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR WERTZVILLE AROUND 345 PM... DAUPHIN...HOGESTOWN AROUND 350 PM...MARYSVILLE...MECHANICSBURG AROUND 355 PM...ROCKVILLE...ENOLA...WEST FAIRVIEW...ELLENDALE FORGE AROUND 400 PM AND THE CITY OF HARRISBURG AROUND 405 PM. A 10 TO 20 MINUTE PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. ALSO EXPECT FREQUENT...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. FORECASTER: LAMBERT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
358 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM HEAVY RAIN NEW BLOOMFIELD 40.42N 77.19W
07/19/2005 1.86 INCH PERRY PA AMATEUR RADIO
1.86 INCHES OF RAIN WERE RECORDED IN 40 MINUTES.
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VGCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
403 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM FUNNEL CLOUD N CAMP HILL 40.24N 76.93W
07/19/2005 CUMBERLAND PA TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATION OVERHEAD IN SHIREMANSTOWN.
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VGCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 407 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 PAZ049-050-192045- SNYDER-UNION- 407 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SNYDER AND UNION COUNTIES... AT 406 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES WEST OF LEWISBURG TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIFFLINBURG TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIFFLINBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WINFIELD...MIDDLEBURG...KRATZERVILLE AROUND 425 PM...FREEBURG AROUND 435 PM...SHAMOKIN DAM...SELINSGROVE...HUMMELS WHARF AROUND 440 PM...PORT TREVERTON AND FREMONT AROUND 445 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. FORECASTER: JPV
The State College radar (KCCX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires in Susquehanna Township.
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