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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS State College, PA

December 31, 20075 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 31, 2007, 8:53 PM EST for 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 1, 2008, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 22 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
Dec 31, 2007, 8:53 PM EST (01:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2008, 5:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 2, 2008, 3:14 AM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Cambria County, PA, Elk County, PA, McKean County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Warren County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 131 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2008-01-01Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2008-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 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
1363 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS41 KCTP 010153
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
853 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

...A FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
FOLLOWED BY WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SQUALLS AND
AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER INDIANA THIS EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN
AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO CENTRAL LAKE ERIE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF SNOW AND WIND DURING THE MID TO
LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY TO START THE NEW YEAR. BEHIND THE STORM...
STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL
BRING UPSLOPE...AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO THE
WARNING AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY AND
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TUESDAY MORNING.

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-011700-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0001.080101T1200Z-080102T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0001.080101T1000Z-080102T2000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
853 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD
FRONT AS IT ARRIVES SHORTLY BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 2O TO 30 MPH...CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FIRST ROUND OF SNOW.

SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM LATE TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40
MPH. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN MANY AREAS... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN THE FAVORED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT OF NORTHWEST WARREN
COUNTY...AND ON THE RIDGES OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

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.

$$

PAZ011-011700-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0001.080101T1200Z-080102T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.080101T1000Z-080102T2000Z/
CAMERON-
853 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY
TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD
FRONT AS IT ARRIVES SHORTLY BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 2O TO 30 MPH...CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WITH AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FIRST ROUND OF SNOW.

SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CONTINUED BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 
AND 40 MPH. BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN MANY AREAS...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY MORE
PERSISTENT SNOW SQUALLS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

PAZ006-012-017-018-011700-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.080101T1000Z-080102T2000Z/
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
853 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY
TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD
FRONT AS IT ARRIVES SHORTLY BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 2O TO 30 MPH...CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FIRST ROUND OF SNOW.

SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CONTINUED BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 
40 MPH. BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN MANY AREAS... WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY MORE PERSISTENT SNOW
SQUALLS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.


$$

PAZ037-041-042-011700-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.080101T1200Z-080102T1600Z/
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
853 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO
11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY
TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND
JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AS IT ARRIVES SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK 
TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 2O TO 30
MPH...CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FIRST
ROUND OF SNOW.

SNOW SHOWERS...AND LOCALLY HEAVIER SQUALLS...WILL CONTINUE FROM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH CONTINUED
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH. BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN MANY AREAS... WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY MORE PERSISTENT SNOW
SQUALLS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

LAMBERT/GARTNER
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 011018
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
518 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...A FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING SOME SNOW TO RING IN THE NEW
YEAR FOLLOWED BY WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SQUALLS AND
AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE TODAY BRINGING A COLD
WESTERLY FLOW TO THE REGION. AS THE COLD AIR SWEEPS OVER THE GREAT
LAKES...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. 

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-012200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
518 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS
COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO THE REGION. 

SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM LATE THIS MORNING
INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW LIKELY.

BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 10
INCHES IN MANY AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FAVORED
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT OF NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY...AND ON THE
RIDGES OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

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.

$$

PAZ006-011-012-017-018-012200-
/O.CON.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2000Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
518 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS
COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO THE REGION. 

SNOW SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM LATE THIS
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. 

BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY
SQUALLS PERSIST.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

PAZ037-041-042-012200-
/O.CON.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.080101T1200Z-080102T1600Z/
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
518 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
THIS MORNING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS
COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO THE REGION. 

SNOW SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM LATE THIS
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. 

BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY
SQUALLS PERSIST.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 011401
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
901 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...A FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING SOME SNOW TO RING IN THE NEW
YEAR FOLLOWED BY WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SQUALLS
AND AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE TODAY BRINGING A COLD
WESTERLY FLOW TO THE REGION. AS THE COLD AIR SWEEPS OVER THE
GREAT LAKES...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP.

PAZ012-018-011515-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2000Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-
901 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED HEAVIER SQUALLS MAY COAT THE
GROUND IN SOME AREAS...BUT WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

PAZ037-041-042-011515-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T1600Z/
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
901 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED HEAVIER SQUALLS MAY COAT THE
GROUND IN SOME AREAS...BUT WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED..

$$

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-012215-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
901 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS
COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO THE REGION.

SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM LATE THIS
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW LIKELY.

BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO
10 INCHES IN MANY AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
FAVORED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT OF NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY...AND ON
THE RIDGES OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

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.

$$

PAZ006-011-017-012215-
/O.EXT.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T1200Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-
901 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS
COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO THE REGION.

SNOW SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE FROM LATE THIS
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH.

BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE 2 TO
4 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY
SQUALLS PERSIST.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 011943
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
243 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...A FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS
WITH SNOW SQUALLS AND AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE STATE BRINGING A COLD
WESTERLY FLOW TO THE REGION. AS THE COLD AIR SWEEPS OVER THE GREAT
LAKES...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT.

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-020400-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
243 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES OVER
THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO THE REGION.

SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AT
TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW LIKELY.

BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO
10 INCHES IN MANY AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
FAVORED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT OF NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY...AND ON
THE RIDGES OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

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.

$$

PAZ006-011-017-020400-
/O.CON.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T1200Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-
243 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES OVER
THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO THE REGION.

SNOW SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH.

BY WEDNESDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE 2 TO
4 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY
SQUALLS PERSIST.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

TYBURSKI/RADZANOWSKI/EVANEGO
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 020301
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1001 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW SQUALLS AND AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
AND INTO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. AS
THE COLD AIR SWEEPS OVER THE GREAT LAKES...IT WILL PICK UP
MOISTURE AND PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS. THE
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS...AND AFTER SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE LAUREL
MOUNTAINS.

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-021200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
1001 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH
OF THE NIGHT AS COLD AIR MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO
THE REGION.

SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY
OCCUR AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW LIKELY.

BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM
5 TO 8 INCHES IN MANY AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
FAVORED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT OF NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY...AND ON
THE RIDGES OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

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.

$$

PAZ006-011-017-021200-
/O.CON.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T1200Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-
1001 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DOWN INTO
THE REGION.

SNOW SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN
TO TAPER OFF AFTER 4 AM...AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY.

BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE 2
TO 4 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE
HEAVY SQUALLS PERSIST.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

DANGELO
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 020814
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
314 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008

...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS MORNING...


PAZ004-005-010-024-033-020915-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
314 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER EARLY TODAY...BUT NO
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

PAZ006-011-017-020915-
/O.CAN.KCTP.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T1200Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-
314 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER EARLY TODAY...BUT NO
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 31, 7:18 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 7:18 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
718 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
QUIET WEATHER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE ARCTIC AIR
BLASTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUES MORNING. BITTER COLD
AIR AND LAKE EFFECT EXPECTED FOR MID-WEEK...THEN SURFACE HIGH SLIDES
OVERHEAD AND JUST TO THE EAST TO SUPPLY A BIT OF A WARM UP AND DRY
CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECIP MAY RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
STRATUS FINALLY BREAKING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL MTNS
AND LAURELS...AND HOLDING ON A BIT LONGER ACROSS THE NORTH. HIGH
CLOUDS STARTED TO STREAM IN RAPIDLY FROM THE WEST OVER OHIO. THESE
WILL BE THIN TO BEGIN WITH...BUT EXTRAPOLATION AND LATEST GUIDANCE
SUGGEST BROKEN MID LEVEL DECK WILL ARRIVE EARLY TO MID EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
FAST MOVING SYSTEM DELAYED FROM PREVIOUS THINKING...A BLESSING IN
DISGUISE...SO THAT ROADS WILL BE CLEAR THROUGH AT LEAST 3 AM FOR
NEW YEARS EVE REVELERS. AFTER THAT...EXPECT A BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COLD FRONT TO SWING EASTWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL PA BETWEEN 10Z TUE THROUGH 16Z TUESDAY. SREF AND MREF
PLUMES INDICATE A PLETHORA OF PRECIP TYPES FROM KAOO TO KMDT
SOUTHWARD. ACTUALLY...FROM ALTOONA EASTWARD THERE COULD BE A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO SNOW AS THE FRONT CROSSES...TRANSITIONING
TO MOSTLY RAIN AS INDICATED BY THE SREF PLUMES AT KMDT AND KLNS.
AREAS WHICH STAY ALL SNOW...GENERALLY FROM STATE COLLEGE NORTHWARD
ACCORDING TO THE 09Z SREFS...SHOULD SEE A QUICK COATING TO 2
INCHES OF SNOW. KIPT SREF PLUMES MAKE ME WARY FOR MY NORTHEAST
COUNTIES WITH MEAN QPF AROUND .25 AND A FEW OUTLIERS SUGGESTING
BETWEEN .3 AND .45 POSSIBLE...BUT FOR NOW AM HOLDING OFF ON ANY
ADVISORIES FOR THAT PORTION OF MY CWA AND STICKING WITH 1 TO 3
INCH ACCUMULATIONS.

TO THE WEST AND SOUTHEAST...HOWEVER...SYNOPTIC SNOWS AHEAD OF AND
ALONG THE FRONT COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE NNW BEHIND THE FRONT
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL MAKE FOR A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT
FOR WARREN...MCKEAN...ELK AND CAMERON COUNTIES AS WELL AS CAMBRIA
AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. SOMERSET COUNTY IN PARTICULAR STANDS TO SEE
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW
AMOUNTS EASILY IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES SHOULD CURRENT INDICATIONS
HOLD TRUE. FOR THESE REASONS...HAVE OPTED FOR A WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR 12Z TUE THROUGH 20Z WEDNESDAY.

THE REST OF THE REGION WILL GENERALLY SEE FLURRIES...DUE TO THE
FETCH/DIR OF THE WINDS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
NW FLOW CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY AS BACK EDGE OF TROUGH EDGES
TOWARD PA. NOTICEABLY COLD WEATHER AND PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL
CONTINUE FOR WARREN... MCKEAN...ELK AND CAMERON COUNTIES AS WELL
AS CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WED...AND
POSSIBLY LONGER FOR THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE
SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WITH DOWNSLOPING
WIND FETCH.

INVERSION LOWERS WED NIGHT AND SNOWS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE.
AFTER BACK EDGE OF TROUGH SLIDES THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT...WEATHER
WILL QUIET DOWN DRAMATICALLY. LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL BUILD
IN...GIVING US MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND SUB-NORMAL TEMPERATURES. HIGHS
WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 15 DEGS BELOW NORMAL BOTH THURS AND FRI WITH
MORNING LOWS RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 DEGREES.

A WARM UP WILL ENSUE ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS THE
RETURN FLOW AROUND THE BERMUDA HIGH BRINGS MILDER AIR AND GULF
MOISTURE UP INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES. THE CHANCE FOR
PRECIP - MAINLY RAIN WITH A MIX IN THE NORTH - RETURNS TO THE
FORECAST BEGINNING SAT NIGHT AS FLOW BEGINS TO TURN MORE ZONAL
ALLOWING WEAK WAVES TO SLIDE IN FROM THE WEST.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WEAK RIDGE OF HI PRES OVER THE REGION WILL PROVIDE VFR CONDS AND
LIGHT WINDS THRU AT LEAST 06Z TUES MOST LOCS. THE EXCEPTION...LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE AHEAD OF ADVANCING COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY REACHED KBFD
AND MVFR CIGS WILL DOMINATE THERE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS
BEFORE DROPPING INTO IFR RANGE.

AFTER 06Z...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AND CIGS WILL
LOWER INTO MVFR RANGE ALL SITES.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THRU THE REGION ARND 12Z TUESDAY
MORNING...LIKELY ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SQUALLS OVR CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PA. THESE SQUALLS SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION BTWN 09Z
AND 12Z...CREATING LOCALLY IFR VSBYS AND CIGS. ACROSS THE LOWER
SUSQ VALLEY...ANY SHWRS SHOULD FALL AS RAIN. SNOW/RAIN SHWRS
SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE SUSQ VALLEY BY 15Z AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
EAST.

BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...A STRONG WNW FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVR CENTRAL
PA. COLD AIR FLOWING ACROSS THE GRT LKS WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHWRS OVR THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS...RESULTING IN
PREDOMINANTLY MVFR CONDS TUE AFTN THRU EARLY THURS FROM BFD TO
JST. TUE AFTN THRU THURS WILL ALSO BE CHARACTERIZED BY STRONG NW
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO ARND 40 MPH.

LATE THU/FRI...A RETURN TO MUCH LIGHTER WINDS AND VFR CONDS
EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER MID ATLANTIC STATES.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PAZ004-005-010-011-024-033.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DANGELO/RXR
NEAR TERM...DEVOIR
SHORT TERM...DEVOIR
LONG TERM...RXR
AVIATION...DEVOIR/GARTNER
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 3:44 PM EST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
344 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

PAZ004-005-010-011-024-033-012045-
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
344 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY TO LAKE ERIE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAYBREAK ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS...AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH FROM THE LOW. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AROUND DAYBREAK WHICH COULD QUICKLY COAT ROADS WITH A
LAYER OF SNOW AND ICE...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

PAZ006-012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-012045-
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-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-
344 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY TO LAKE ERIE BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAYBREAK ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA...AHEAD OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH FROM THE LOW. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AROUND DAYBREAK ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
THE SNOW COULD QUICKLY ICE UP ROADS...AND CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS...AND A FEW HEAVIER SQUALLS WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TUESDAY MORNING
AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3
INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF THE
STATE. AN INCH OR LESS OF SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR
THROUGHOUT THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE COATED WITH A LAYER OF SNOW AND ICE...SO
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

LAMBERT

The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 8:53 PM ESTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryCTPCameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter and 2 more30 hr

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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.