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 31, 1:12 PM EST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 212 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)... RADAR ONCE AGAIN LIGHTING UP RIGHT ON SCHEDULE...AND MUCH AS EXPECTED...WITH GREATER COVRG IN NERN MTS. WITH CU FIELDS NOT QUITE SO GREAT OVER FAR NW (LESS MSTR) AND SE (CI DAMPENING HEAT)...WE SHOULD SEE LESS CONVECTION THERE - OR IT MAY JUST DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING...AS MOISTURE PLENTIFUL ACROSS THE CWA...BUT COOLEST AIR ALOFT UP N AND BEST HEATING IN S. WILL THEREFORE CONT WITH CURR FCST OF 30-40 POPS IN NE AND 20S MOST EVERYWHERE ELSE. A FEW LONELY SHRA MAY LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT...ESP IN THE EAST BUT IN GENERAL...CLEARING AFT 03Z. MINS TONIGHT WILL BE RIGHT ALONG WITH LAST NIGHT...MAYBE JUST A HAIR/TAD/SMIDGE HIGHER. FOR MONDAY...MUCH THE SAME STORY...A SFC BNDRY MAY DRAG SOUTHWARD INTO OUR REGION. SO...WILL HOLD ONTO CURR FCST OF CHC POPS (30S) IN THE NE AND SLIGHT CHCS ALMOST EVERYWHERE ELSE. TEMPS VERY CLOSE TO PREV FCST...WITH THE URBAN AREAS OF IPT AND HAR PUSHING CLOSE TO 90F. MAYBE THE FAR SRN ZNS WILL REMAIN DRY DURING THE DAY...BUT BY NIGHTFALL...A FEW SHOWERS MAY GET THERE...ESP IN THE EAST WHERE THE HEAT/MSTR AND THAT MODEST (AT BEST) FORCING MIGHT HELP TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. MON NIGHT MINS 2-3F HIGHER THAN TONIGHT. && .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM WHAT I SAW YESTERDAY. CHC OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY NE PA...AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...AS IT IS A LITTLE COOL AT 500 MB. ESTIMATED VIL FOR TODAY IS IN THE MID 50S...BUT HAD ONE CELL IN THE 45 TO 50 RANGE EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY. ANYWAY...SHORT TERM FCST LEFT FCST SIMILAR TO WHAT I HAD YESTERDAY FOR MONDAY. FOR TUE... I LEFT MENTION OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN FROM YESTERDAY...AS THERE IS STILL A WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW...AND FRONT TRYS TO MOVE SOUTHWARD. SIMILAR PATTERN TO MONDAY. STILL THINK WED INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE DRY. FOR FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND...FRONT DROPS SE...LOOKS LIKE SYSTEM WILL TRY TO STALL OUT JUST SOUTH OF C PA NOW. STILL LOOKS LIKE BEST CHC FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE ACROSS NW PA ON FRIDAY...AND ACROSS SE ON SAT. KEPT MENTION OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT...AS I HAD DONE YESTERDAY. FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...KEPT FCST DRY FOR NOW. CAN ADD MENTION OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ON LATER SHIFTS IF NEEDED. && .AVIATION... CLDS VFR WITH ONLY A BIT OF MVFR HZ AROUND ATTM. RDR STARTING TO SHOW TS/SHRA POPPING OVER NERN CWA...SO WILL CARRY VCSH OR EVEN TEMPO GROUPS FOR MOST SITES (EXCEPT MDT) THROUGH 02-04Z TONIGHT. THEN...CLEARING LATER THIS EVENING AND FOG SETTLING IN MUCH LIKE LAST NIGHT. WILL TAKE MOST SITES TO MVFR AND A FEW TO IFR...ESP VALLEY LOCATIONS...BEFORE SUNRISE. FOG GOES AWAY AND SCT-BKN HIGH-BASED CU TO RETURN MONDAY. SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE...ESP IN NRN TAFS FOR THE AFTN AGAIN...BUT WILL NOT INCL MENTION JUST YET. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...DANGELO LONG TERM...MARTIN AVIATION...DANGELO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 531 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-010929- 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- 531 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. @0059
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
540 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL 3 NE WELLSBORO 41.78N 77.26W
07/31/2005 0.75 INCH TIOGA PA TRAINED SPOTTER
GREATER THAN 1 IN RAIN...NO POWER IN AREA...SMALL TREES
DOWN...NO FLOODING.
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CLSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 555 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 PAZ041-312245- NORTHERN LYCOMING- 555 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LYCOMING COUNTY... AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTH OF JERSEY SHORE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR LITTLE PINE STATE PARK AROUND 610 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. ALSO...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FORECASTER: JPV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 610 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 PAZ024-312300- CAMBRIA- 610 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CAMBRIA COUNTY... AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF EBENSBURG...NEAR STATIONARY. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR COLVER AROUND 640 PM AND NANTY-GLO AROUND 700 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. ALSO...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FORECASTER: JPV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 623 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 PAZ033-312330- SOMERSET- 623 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOMERSET COUNTY... AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF SOMERSET...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ACOSTA AROUND 630 PM...STOYSTOWN AROUND 655 PM AND FRIEDENS AROUND 715 PM. SINCE THE STORM IS MOVING SLOWLY...VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. FORECASTER: JPV
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 646 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 PAZ012-018-019-045-312345- NORTHERN CENTRE-NORTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON- 646 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRE AND CLINTON COUNTIES... AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTH CENTRAL CENTRE COUNTY NEAR BALD EAGLE STATE PARK NORTHEASTWARD TO AROUND BEECH CREEK AND SOUTHWARD TOWARDS LAMAR. INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE DRIFTING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MPH...WHILE THE WHOLE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST AT AROUND 5 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND BEECH CREEK...MILL HALL...LAMAR...LOCK HAVEN...AND DUNNSTOWN THROUGH 730 PM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT FREQUENT... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. TAKE SHELTER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. FORECASTER:GAD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 726 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 PAZ033-010030- SOMERSET- 726 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT SOMERSET COUNTY... AT 724 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOMERSET...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ROCKWOOD AROUND 740 PM AND GARRETT AROUND 825 PM. SINCE THE STORM IS MOVING SLOWLY...VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. FORECASTER: JPV
The State College radar (KCCX), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in Zion. The damage extended to about 2 miles to the east of Zion. In addition to downed trees, two 25 foot flag poles were knocked down, and a gazebo was flipped over.
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