Summary of the SPC analysis

  • LCL heights were low enough to support tornadoes through-out the area.

  • 0-1 km shear values were large enough to support tornadoes through-out the area.

  • Mid-level storm relative winds were a bit weak for tornadoes, especially over northeast Pennsylvania.

  • Low-level CAPE was not adequate to support tornadoes over central NY.

  • A strong gradient of low-level CAPE was analyzed in northeast Pennsylvania. A weak tornado developed over Lycoming County in the low-level CAPE maximum. That supercell was unable to produce tornadoes or wind damage in the analyzed gradient farther east.

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