Alert archive / Pennsylvania / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this high wind warning at Mar 8, 2008, 10:04 AM EST for 9 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2008, 10:04 AM EST (15:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2008, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 9:16 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Adams County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 495 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 578 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KCTP 081504 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1004 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES QUICKLY NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TODAY. AS THE STORM CENTER SLIDES JUST NORTHEAST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 60 MPH WILL BECOME LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT HIGHER TERRAIN OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY WHERE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. PAZ036-056>059-063>066-082315- /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.W.0002.080308T2200Z-080309T1100Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 1004 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH WILL BECOME LIKELY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CONSIDERING THE SATURATED GROUND FROM THE HEAVY RAIN...THE HIGH WINDS CAN EASILY TOPPLE TREES. DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES MAY ALSO OCCUR. $$ PAZ017>019-024>028-033>035-082315- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.080308T2200Z-080309T1100Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON- 1004 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS COULD PEAK AROUND 55 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-082315- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.080309T0000Z-080309T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 1004 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM... SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS COULD PEAK AROUND 55 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ LAMBERT
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCTP 082257 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 557 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .AS AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLIDES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 60 MPH WILL BECOME LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT HIGHER TERRAIN OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. PAZ036-056>059-063>066-091100- /O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080309T1100Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 557 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. OCCASIONAL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CONSIDERING THE SATURATED GROUND FROM THE HEAVY RAIN...THE HIGH WINDS CAN EASILY TOPPLE TREES. DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES MAY ALSO OCCUR. $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-091100- /O.EXT.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.080308T2242Z-080309T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 557 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS COULD PEAK AROUND 55 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ PAZ017>019-024>028-033>035-091100- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080309T1100Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON- 557 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS COULD PEAK AROUND 55 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ RXR
000 WWUS71 KCTP 090216 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 916 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT... .A SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION AND THEN EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. PAZ036-056>059-063>066-091030- /O.CAN.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080309T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080309T1100Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 916 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT... ACCOMPANIED BY HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS COULD PEAK AROUND 55 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-091030- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080309T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 916 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT... ACCOMPANIED BY HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS COULD PEAK AROUND 55 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ RXR
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:04 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 27 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | York | 47 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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.