Showers and thunderstorms across eastern Ohio and western PA associated with a weak shortwave continued approaching portions of central Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of July 26, 2025. As showers and thunderstorms continued progressing eastward across the Commonwealth, interactions with a quasi-stationary boundary in an increasingly unstable and moist environment allowed for…
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Showers and thunderstorms across eastern Ohio and western PA associated with a weak shortwave continued approaching portions of central Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of July 26, 2025. As showers and thunderstorms continued progressing eastward across the Commonwealth, interactions with a quasi-stationary boundary in an increasingly unstable and moist environment allowed for intensification of showers and thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorms began to produce tree damage in Blair County before continuing to produce tree damage into the south-central mountains during the afternoon hours. Later in the evening, an isolated cell began to pop up across the Middle Susquehanna Valley in a corridor of enhanced instability and shear, causing tree damage in northern Lancaster County.
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 26, 5:54 AM EST, 5 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 654 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS... * Periodic showers and thunderstorms are expected this weekend, although it should not be a wash-out. * It will remain muggy, with heat building again early next week before an appreciable cooldown arrives for the beginning of August. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Spotty fog and low clouds across central PA will dissipate as the morning progresses. At the same time, showers with some embedded thunder associated with a weak shortwave will push into western Pennsylvania from Ohio this morning. Some short-range models project a general downward trend for this activity this morning, while other maintain this activity and show it serving as a focus for additional activity to develop as the day progresses. Regardless, diurnal heating combined with a quasi-stationary boundary draped across the commonwealth should serve to reinvigorate showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. WPC has is projecting a Slight risk (2 out of 5) of flash flooding across much of central PA today. Meanwhile, SPC projects a Marginal risk (1 out of 5) for strong storms across the southwestern half of PA, with the primary threat being from isolated damaging winds. It will be a warm and muggy day, although the increased cloud cover should hold highs in the 80s for most locations. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... After another warm and muggy overnight, Sunday will be a near repeat of today with diurnally-enhanced showers and thunderstorms. If anything, Sunday could feature slightly higher PoPs than today. Both SPC and WPC paint a Marginal threat for severe/flash flooding across primarily the southeastern two-thirds of Pennsylvania on Sunday. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Consistent model projections build heat and humidity again early next week across PA, before an amplified wave in the polar jet stream finally helps drive a more notable surface cool front southward through PA for the mid-week period. We'll continue to monitor the heat risk potential in the Monday-Tuesday timeframe. At least scattered showers and thunderstorms should accompany the above mentioned cool front Wednesday into Thursday. By Thursday and Friday, we're looking at daily highs back into the 70s and 80s. && .AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Some valley fog and low clouds outside the office trying to lift up now, as the sun is out now. Expect a lot of variation over the next several hours, before any fog and low clouds is gone by mid to late morning. As was the case on Friday, expect some showers and storms from early afternoon into this early this evening. Expect a similar day on Sunday. Outlook... Sat-Sun...Mainly dry, not as hot, with isolated to scattered TSRA and brief restrictions possible each afternoon/evening. Mon-Tue...VFR. Wed...Scattered PM TSRA. && .CLIMATE... A record high temperature of 87 degrees was tied at Bradford Thursday. This ties the record set back in 2001. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SYNOPSIS...Evanego NEAR TERM...Evanego SHORT TERM...Evanego LONG TERM...Jurewicz AVIATION...Martin CLIMATE...NPB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 447 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 PAZ037-042-051-053-270400- Tioga-Sullivan-Montour-Columbia- 447 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-041-045-046-049-050-052- 056>059-063>066-270400- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Northern Lycoming- Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Northumberland-Perry- Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- 447 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms with very heavy rain are possible today. The heavy rain may lead to flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The State College radar (KCCX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:09 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down multiple trees and wires in the vicinity of Tipton Manor Road in Tipton.
A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down multiple trees onto US Route 22 between Mill Creek and Mapleton.
A lightning strike for a thunderstorm caused a house fire on the 500 block of Moore Street in Huntingdon with no injuries reported.
A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph knocked down multiple trees and wires down on Maddensville Pike near Shade Gap.
A severe thunderstorm, producing wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, knocked down multiple trees down north of Mount Joy.
Lightning struck a house in the 4000 block of Heckman Drive, causing a house fire with no injuries reported.
A thunderstorm produced lightning that struck a garage and started a fire on the 7900 block of Woodland Drive in Paradise Township, York County. The fire began to spread rapidly, damaging portions of the residence before crews were able to put out the fire. No injuries were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1276599, 1276602, 1276611, 1276604, 1276607, 1276614, 1273320.