Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 3, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2008, 4:06 AM EST for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 10, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2008, 4:06 AM EST (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 10, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2008, 10:06 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
All 33 counties
Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Elk County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Potter County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Union County, PA, Warren County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 104 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KCTP 090906 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 406 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-091830- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.080210T1600Z-080211T0200Z/ 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- 406 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE ON SUNDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 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. $$ DEVOIR
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCTP 091544 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1044 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-092345- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.080210T1600Z-080211T0200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1044 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE SUNDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS71 KCTP 092037 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 337 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-100445- /O.EXT.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/ 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- 337 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KCTP 100232 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 932 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-101600- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 932 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS71 KCTP 100520 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1220 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 PAZ041-042-046-049>053-058-101000- /O.NEW.KCTP.FG.Y.0002.080210T0520Z-080210T1000Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/ NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- 1220 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING...THE FOG IS CAUSING ICE TO FORM ON ROADWAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS. LATER THIS MORNING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION AFTER DAWN... ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS. $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-045-056-057-059- 063>066-101000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-SOUTHERN CLINTON- PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1220 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ DEVOIR
000 WWUS71 KCTP 101114 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 614 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-101915- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/ 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- 614 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING... ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. 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. $$
000 WWUS71 KCTP 101732 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1232 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 PAZ004>006-010-017-024-033-101845- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 1232 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS WILL COMBINE WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES TO PRODUCE VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. $$ PAZ011-012-018-019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-110600- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1232 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING... ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS AND FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. 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. $$ LAMBERT/TYBURSKI
000 WWUS71 KCTP 110306 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1006 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA... PAZ011-012-018-019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-110415- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/ CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1006 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE SLOWLY RELAXED THIS EVENING. WHILE GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WE NO LONGER EXPECT GUSTS TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ LA CORTE
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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.