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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA

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NOUS41 KCTP 201904
PNSCTP
PAZ058-202315-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
304 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2013

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR TREMONT IN
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA...

LOCATION...TREMONT IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...APRIL 19 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...7:05 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...1/4 MILE
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.63N / 76.39W
ENDING LAT/LON...40.63N / 76.38W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR TREMONT IN SCHUYLKILL
COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON APRIL 19 2013.

DAMAGE STARTED ON EAST LINE STREET NEAR GOOD SPRING CREEK...THEN
CONTINUED EAST FOR ABOUT ONE MILE TO NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
ROUTES 125 AND 209. THE DOWNBURST CREATED A SWATH OF SPORADIC WIND
DAMAGE INCLUDING ABOUT 20 HOMES WITH ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE AND
APPROXIMATELY 15 TREES DOWN. THE MAJORITY OF THE SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO EAST LINE STREET. THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE
OF A SHORT-LIVED GUSTNADO THAT OCCURRED ALONG THE EDGE OF THE
DOWNBURST SWATH...GENERALLY ALONG ROUTE 125.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/CTP.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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COLBERT/JUNG