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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS State College, PA

February 14, 200713 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 14, 2007, 4:19 AM EST for 13 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 14, 2007, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2007, 4:19 AM EST (09:19 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2007, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 15, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Elk County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Potter County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Warren County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 192 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2007-02-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2007-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 242 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
471 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KCTP 140919
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
419 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...THE BIG WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE NEAR NORFOLK VIRGINIA EARLY TODAY WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND QUICKLY STRENGTHEN TODAY. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE
THE MIX OF HEAVY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA
VALLEY...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW OCCURS LATE THIS MORNING.

ELSEWHERE PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATION TO MUCH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
TO THE NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMSPORT WHERE STORM TOTALS BY THIS
EVENING COULD TOP OUT AROUND 2 FEET.


PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-141730-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
419 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM EST THURSDAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE
TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS
LIKELY. ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM 3
TO 5 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...TO AS MUCH AS 18 TO 22 INCHES
ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW
ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

PAZ024-033-141730-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
419 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 14
INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW
ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 


$$

PAZ019-025>028-034-035-141730-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
419 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NEAR INTERSTATE 80.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 7 OR 8
INCHES NEAR THE MARYLAND BORDER...TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES
FURTHER NORTH. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS MAY OCCUR CLOSE TO INTERSTATE 80.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE
AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND
A CELLULAR PHONE...IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$

PAZ045-046-049>053-058-141730-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
419 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES EARLY
TODAY...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO MAINLY SNOW BY NOON. 

PERIODS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
STRONG...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND...CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMSPORT.

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW
AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 9 TO 13 INCHES SOUTH OF
I-80...WITH AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA TO THE EAST OF
WILLIAMSPORT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE
AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND
A CELLULAR PHONE...IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$

PAZ036-056-057-059-063>066-141730-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
419 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SLEET AND SOME SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE MID
MORNING HOURS...AND ACCUMULATE UP TO ANOTHER INCH. BY MIDDAY
TODAY...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW. PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG AND GUSTY WIND.

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW
AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE NORTH OF I-81.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE
AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND
A CELLULAR PHONE...IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$

LAMBERT/RADZANOWSKI
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 141727
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1227 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...THE BIG WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WAS CENTERED JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC CITY
LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT
HEADS TOWARD CAPE COD LATER TODAY AND OVERNIGHT.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-150130-
/O.CON.KCTP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
1227 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY INTO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. STORM TOTALS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT OVER MOST OF
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE REGION.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW
ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$

PAZ024-033-150130-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
1227 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY. 

STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATER IN THE
DAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO
14 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW
ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$

PAZ019-025>028-034-035-150130-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
1227 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES... WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS BY THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7
INCHES NEAR THE MARYLAND BORDER...TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES
FURTHER NORTH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE
AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND
A CELLULAR PHONE...IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$

PAZ045-046-049>053-058-150130-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
1227 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THIS
EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 9 TO 13
INCHES SOUTH OF I-80...WITH AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA
TO THE EAST OF WILLIAMSPORT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE
AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND
A CELLULAR PHONE...IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$

PAZ036-056-057-059-063>066-150130-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
1227 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ANYWHERE FROM JUST A
DUSTING TO PERHAPS 2 OR 3 INCHES. 

THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THIS
EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE
BETWEEN 6 TO 9 INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE
AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND
A CELLULAR PHONE...IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF LOCAL
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.

$$


LA CORTE
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 142144
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
444 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...THE BIG WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN THIS EVENING...

.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WAS CENTERED OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT
HEADS THROUGH EASTERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-150545-
/O.CON.KCTP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
444 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FROM
WEST TO EAST. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL ONLY BE AROUND ONE
INCH. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL RESULT IN
POOR ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

A STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

PAZ024-033-150545-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
444 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM EST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FROM
WEST TO EAST. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL ONLY BE AROUND ONE
INCH. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL RESULT IN
POOR ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

A STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

PAZ019-025>028-034>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-150300-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
444 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN
TAPER OFF BY LATER EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL ONLY BE
AROUND ONE INCH. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL RESULT IN
POOR ROAD CONDITIONS IN EXPOSED AREAS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS
EVENING...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND A CELLULAR PHONE
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 150111
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
811 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...THE BIG WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY WIND DOWN THIS EVENING...

.THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND
THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT HEADS
NORTH OVERNIGHT.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-150915-
/O.CAN.KCTP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
811 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
THURSDAY...
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
HEAVY SNOW WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
12 PM EST THURSDAY. 

STEADY SNOW HAS PUSHED EAST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CAUSING POOR TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. 

WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

PAZ024-033-150915-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.070215T0300Z-070215T1700Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
811 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM EST THURSDAY. 

STEADY SNOW HAS PUSHED EAST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CAUSING POOR TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. 

WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

PAZ019-025>028-034>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-150215-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070215T0300Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
811 PM EST WED FEB 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW
ZERO OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF HARRISBURG.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 150749
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
249 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007


PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-024-033-037-041-042-151600-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070215T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
249 AM EST THU FEB 15 2007

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15
TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. IN ADDITION...THERE MAY
BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CAUSING POOR
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

WIND CHILLS MAY AGAIN DIP TO 15 BELOW TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. IF THIS POSSIBILITY BECOMES MORE CERTAIN...A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY MAY AGAIN BE POSTED.

WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND
LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.

$$

DANGELO

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, 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 this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 14, 2:37 AM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 2:37 AM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
237 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...

A LAYER OF MILDER...SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING AIR SURGED NORTH
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PENN LATE TUESDAY EVENING. THE DEPTH
OF THIS ELEVATED WARM LAYER /BETWEEN 4-7 KFT AGL...OR FROM 850 HPA
TO 750 HPA/ IS NEAR IT/S PEAK ATTM NEAR KUNV AND KIPT...AND WILL
BE PUSHED EAST/DISSIPATE AS AN AREA OF VERY STRONG UVVEL /LASTING
3-6 HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PENN MTNS/ DEVELOPS IN
ASSOCIATION WITH STRENGTHENING MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS TO THE N/NW
OF A DEVELOPING 700 HPA CLOSED LOW OVER SERN PENN.

OPERATIONAL GFS AND NAM TIMESECTIONS OF TEMP/PRECIP TYPE APPEAR TO
BE HANDLING THIS SEVERAL HOUR WINDOW OF MIXED PRECIP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL RIDGE AND VALLEY REGION EXTREMELY WELL. BOTH MODELS INDICATE
THAT A CHANGEOVER BACK TO MDT/HVY SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 08-11Z AT
KUNV AND KIPT...BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER 12Z WELL SE OF KUNV...WHERE ONLY
A FEW INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW COULD FALL TODAY. FOR KUNV...ANOTHER
3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY...WITH AROUND 6 INCHES IF SLIGHTLY
EARLIER CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OCCURS. JUST NORTHEAST KIPT...4 TO 8
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOULD FALL...WITH UPWARDS OF 8 TO 10
POSSIBLE BASED ON SIMILAR ADDITIONAL LIQ EQUIVALENT QPF OF NEARLY
1.00 INCH...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

SHORT RANGE OPERATIONAL MODELS AND 21Z SREF/00Z MREF PLUME
DIAGRAMS POINT TWD ANOTHER WHOPPING 0.70 TO 1.50 INCHES OF QPF IN
THE FORM OF MAINLY SLEET THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
LOWER SUSQ VALLEY...BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO POSSIBLE.

THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF SLEET WE/RE ABOUT TO EXIT FROM...AMOUNTED TO
BETWEEN 0.40 AND 0.60 OF AN INCH OF LIQ EQUIV NEAR THE I-80
CORRIDOR...AND HAS EFFECTIVELY TRIMMED STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY 4
TO 7 INCHES.

HOWEVER...THE REAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS JUST GETTING STARTED FOR OUR
NE MTN ZONES...WHERE SOME SLEET WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO HEAVY SNOW. AGAIN...UP TO
ANOTHER 10 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY ABOUT 30 OR 40 MILES NORTH AND
NE OF KIPT. 18Z MREF PLUME DIAGRAMS AND OPERATIONAL GFS SHOW THE
HEAVIEST PRECIP RATES FROM THE MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
THERE...AS WE LOSE THE SHALLOW MID LEVEL WARM LAYER.

NEW...00Z MREF ALSO CONFIRMS THE CHANGE BACK TO MDT OR HVY SNOW FOR
A FEW HOURS AT KUNV WITHIN OR SHORTLY AFTER THE 09-11Z WINDOW...WITH
AN ADDITIONAL 0.30 LIQ EQUIV FALLING AS SNOW TODAY. A SIMILAR
OCCURRENCE FROM HEAVY SKEET TO SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10-12Z AT
KIPT FOLLOWED BY 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. PRECIP APPEARS TO BE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW ACROSS
THE WRN PENN MTNS NEAR KDUJ AND KFIG...AND MORE SNOW THAN SLEET IS
FALLING OUTSIDE OUR OFFICE WINDOW ATTM.  ANOTHER 4 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE KBFD AREA BASED ON THE MREF...THOUGH
INCREASING SNOW/WATER RATIOS COULD YIELD UP TO 6 INCHES IN SOME
SPOTS.

THE ABOVE CHANGEOVER TIMES AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL VALUES TODAY AGREE
VERY WELL WITH THE 6 HOURLY SNOW GRIDS MODIFIED BY THE PAST FEW
SHIFTS...ADJUSTING FOR THE SEVERAL HOURS OF SLEET. STORM TOTALS WILL
BE A SOLID 14 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE NRN MTNS...WITH STILL A CHC
FOR 2 FEET NE OF KIPT...ESP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SULLIVAN
AND TIOGA COUNTIES. WILL BE TRIMMING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS DOWN BY A
FEW INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL SUSQ VALLEY...AND CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
PENN MTNS...FROM KAOO...TO KUNV AND KIPT.

A POSITIVE ASPECT TO THE THICK LAYER OF SLEET...IS THAT THE EXTENT
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BE LESSENED LATE TODAY INTO
THURSDAY AS NW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40
MPH...AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA DEEPENS ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE ACROSS THE
NCENT AND NW MTNS.

VERY COLD TEMPS OF 10 TO 15 ACROSS THE NW MTNS TODAY AND TEENS TO
LOWER 20S ELSEWHERE...WILL COMBINE WITH THE INCREASING WIND TO DROP
WIND CHILLS DOWN TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO FROM KJST TO KBFD
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AROUND 5 ABOVE ACROSS THE SUSQ
VALLEY.

WIND CHILL/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR LATER
TONIGHT...THROUGH PERHAPS MUCH OF THURSDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NW
ZONES WHERE WIND CHILLS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO.
WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL STAY BETWEEN
ZERO AND 10 BELOW LATE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...

A FAIRLY STRONG...MID AND UPPER LEVEL THERMAL TROUGH /700 HPA
TEMPS NEAR -25C/...COMBINED WITH A GOOD UPSTREAM BOUNDARY LAYER WIND
TRAJECTORY OFF THE UPPER GLAKES WILL BRING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE NRN AND WESTERN MTNS WITH A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY.

A SLIGHT WARMUP...INTO THE UPPER TEENS NW...AND 20S ELSEWHERE WILL
OCCUR ON SATURDAY AS CLOUDS THICKEN UP AND LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW
SHOWERS SPREADS EAST ACROSS THE REGION IN ASSOCIATION WITH QUICK
MOVING...CLIPPER EMBEDDED IN THE WEST/NW FLOW ALOFT. THIS SYSTEM HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO BRING A GENERAL 1-3 INCH SNOWFALL...WITH THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NRN PENN MTNS.

COLDER AIR /SIMILAR TO TEMPS TODAY AND THURSDAY/ FOLLOWS FOR SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY WITH SCTD TO LIKELY POPS FOR SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
MTNS...AND GENERALLY FLURRIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL RIDGE AND
VALLEY/SUSQ VALLEY.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z-06Z/...

IFR/LIFR CONDS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THRU MUCH OF THE DAY
TODAY...BEFORE BECOMING LIMITED TO MAINLY THE NRN AND WRN MTNS
/FROM KJST...TO KBFD AND KELM TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING/.

A SHHLLOW WEDGE OF WARMER AIR ALOFT LOCATED BETWEEN 4-7 KFT AGL
STREAMING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL MAINTAIN A MIXTURE OF SLEET /PL/
OR EVEN SOME FREEZING RAIN /FZRA/ ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TERMINALS...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KAOO TO KSEG THIS MORNING.
THIS WARM LYR IS COURTESY OF A STRONG 50KT LLJ...WHICH WILL ALLOW
FOR LLWS AT ALL TAF SITES EXCEPT FOR KJST AND KBFD.

NERLY SFC WNDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST TOWARD THE END OF THE
PD AS A DEEP COASTAL LOW RIPS NEWD ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC AND NEW
ENGLAND SEA BOARD. WNDS WILL INCREASE BY WED AFT /15-20KTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS/ AND MAY CAUSE SOME BLSN ESP ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR PAZ004>006-
010>012-017-018-037-041-042.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR PAZ019-
024>028-033>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066.

&&

SHORT TERM...LAMBERT
LONG TERM...LAMBERT
AVIATION...RXR
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 2:18 PM EST, 14 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
218 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-141930-
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-
218 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

HEAVY SNOW AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE. SEE WSWCTP FOR
HAZARD DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE HEAVY SNOW AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXPIRE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW A
PROBLEM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS CHILLS MAY DIP BELOW
MINUS 15 WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS...PLEASE REPORT YOUR SNOWFALL AND ANY ICE ACCRETION.

DANGELO

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.