Hail in Pennsylvania, July 27, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
406 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
ACTIVE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WILL KEEP DISCUSSION BRIEF. NUMEROUS
TSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL PA THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME STRONGER CELLS.
THESE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF SHORTWAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH WITH HELP FROM INCREASING CAPE AND STILL GENEROUS LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE. THE STORMS WILL DECREASE BY MID EVENING AS WAVE
MOVES EAST AND ATMOSPHERE COOLS AND STABILIZES. NEXT WAVE MOVES
EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI WITH FRONTAL
BOUNDARY STALLING NORTH OF PA. THIS WILL KEEP HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS AROUND AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS/TSTORMS FOR
FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS FRONT REMAINS NORTH OF REGION AND GRADUALLY WEAKENS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD IN...WITH HOT AND
HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUING. SCATTERED/ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE
AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE CAP STRENGTHENS FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT WEEK. BACK DOOR TYPE COOL FRONT ATTEMPTS TO SLIDE
SOUTH OUT OF NEW ENGLAND LATER IN THE WEEK...COOLING TEMPS A BIT
BUT INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN.

&&

.AVIATION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PLENTIFUL OVER CWA THIS AFTERNOON
PRODUCING PLENTY OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING. RAIN AND HZ/BR BRINGING
VSBY DOWN TO 1/2 SM IN SOME AREAS. KEPT RAIN AND THUNDER IN TAFS
THIS EVENING AND THEY HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO DROP CONDITIONS TO
IFR. RAIN AND BR WILL BE PREVALENT OVER CWA INTO EVENING AND
POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT AND EXPECT VRF/MVFR CONDITIONS TO SUSTAIN
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...RXR
LONG TERM...RXR
AVIATION...ONDREJIK/MARTIN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
503 AM EDT THU JUL 27 2006

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-280915-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
503 AM EDT THU JUL 27 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA LATE TODAY
AND FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM IN THIS AIRMASS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL AS ISOLATED
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CONTAINING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
515 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0359 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SSE SELINSGROVE         40.80N 76.87W
07/27/2006                   SNYDER             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN THE ISLE OF QUE.

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S SUNBURY             40.80N 76.79W
07/27/2006                   NORTHUMBERLAND     PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN IN LOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NE SUNBURY            40.90N 76.73W
07/27/2006                   NORTHUMBERLAND     PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 145 IN UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAST BERLIN             39.94N 76.98W
07/27/2006                   ADAMS              PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

PAJ

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
519 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2006

PAZ058-272145-
SCHUYLKILL-
519 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...

AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAHANOY CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR HOMETOWN AROUND
530 PM...MCADOO AROUND 535 PM AND COALDALE AROUND 540 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...
I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 139.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROAD...STATE ROAD 309.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...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 THIS STORM.

FORECASTER: DANGELO

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