Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Nov 20, 2008, 5:39 AM EST for Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Nov 20, 2008, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 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
- Nov 20, 2008, 5:39 AM EST (10:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 20, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cambria County, PA, Somerset County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KCTP 201039 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 539 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT OVER THE ALLEGHENIES... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PAZ004-202245- /O.UPG.KCTP.LE.A.0004.081120T2300Z-081122T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.LE.W.0003.081120T1200Z-081122T2300Z/ WARREN- 539 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW THAT FALLS TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE GENERALLY LIGHT. HOWEVER...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY. A LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS WINDS SHIFT THE HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ024-033-202245- /O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0008.081120T2300Z-081121T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0007.081120T2300Z-081121T2300Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 539 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PICK UP MOISTURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES...THEN DEPOSIT IT AS SNOW OVER THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD PUSH NORTH OF THE REGION BY LATE FRIDAY...AS WINDS SHIFT. ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE FRIDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ005-202245- /O.NEW.KCTP.LE.W.0003.081120T1200Z-081122T2300Z/ MCKEAN- 539 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW THAT FALLS TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE GENERALLY LIGHT. HOWEVER...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY. A LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS WINDS SHIFT THE HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ010-011-017-202245- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.081120T1600Z-081121T1200Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- 539 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED DURING MOST OF FRIDAY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KCTP 201538 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1038 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE ALLEGHENIES... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PAZ004-005-210345- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081122T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- 1038 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW THAT FALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE GENERALLY LIGHT. HOWEVER...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY. A LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... AS WINDS SHIFT THE HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER... ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ024-033-210345- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.081120T2300Z-081121T2300Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 1038 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PICK UP MOISTURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES...THEN DEPOSIT IT AS SNOW OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD PUSH NORTH OF THE REGION BY LATE FRIDAY...AS WINDS SHIFT. ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE FRIDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIDGETOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ010-011-017-210345- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.081120T1600Z-081121T1200Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- 1038 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED DURING MOST OF FRIDAY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ DANGELO
000 WWUS41 KCTP 202000 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 300 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE ALLEGHENIES... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY. PAZ004-005-210800- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081122T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- 300 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW TONIGHT WILL BE HEAVIEST IN THE EVENING...BUT THE HEAVIEST OF THE BANDS MAY MOVE TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. A LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... AS WINDS SHIFT THE HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER... ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL RETURN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ024-033-210800- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.081120T2300Z-081121T2300Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 300 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW OF AIR ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL PICK UP MOISTURE AND DEPOSIT IT AS SNOW OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL MOST LIKELY BE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGH NOON ON FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST ON THE WEST-FACING SLOPES AND HILL TOPS. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL THEN LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS THE WINDS SHIFT AGAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ010-011-017-210800- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- 300 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW SQUALLS ON FRIDAY MAY CREATE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS FOR BRIEF TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...BUT THE SNOW SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ006-210800- /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0009.081121T2300Z-081122T2300Z/ POTTER- 300 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL BE CROSSING THE GREAT LAKES AND WILL PICK UP MOISTURE AND CREATE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. THE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE TO CARRY HEAVY SNOW INTO POTTER COUNTY ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MANY LOCATIONS TO PICK UP 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW DURING THAT TIME. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ DANGELO
000 WWUS41 KCTP 210420 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1120 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE ALLEGHENIES... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY. PAZ004-005-211500- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081122T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- 1120 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. A LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED FOR A PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... AS WINDS SHIFT THE HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER... ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL RETURN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ024-033-211500- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 1120 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW OF AIR ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL PICK UP MOISTURE AND DEPOSIT IT AS SNOW OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH NOON ON FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST ON THE WEST FACING SLOPES AND HILL TOPS. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL THEN LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS THE WINDS SHIFT AGAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ018-019-045-049>052-058-211500- /O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081121T1500Z/ NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-SCHUYLKILL- 1120 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...SNOW SQUALLS ON FRIDAY MAY CREATE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS FOR BRIEF TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... BUT THE SNOW SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ010-011-017-211500- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- 1120 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. COLD AIR CROSSING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW SQUALLS ON FRIDAY MAY CREATE NEAR WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS FOR BRIEF TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... BUT THE SNOW SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ006-211500- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0009.081121T2300Z-081122T2300Z/ POTTER- 1120 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL BE CROSSING THE GREAT LAKES AND WILL PICK UP MOISTURE AND CREATE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. THE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE TO CARRY HEAVY SNOW INTO POTTER COUNTY ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MANY LOCATIONS TO PICK UP 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW DURING THAT TIME. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ DEVOIR/MARTIN
000 WWUS41 KCTP 211131 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 631 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE ALLEGHENIES... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY. PAZ018-019-045-049>052-058-211245- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081121T1500Z/ NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-SCHUYLKILL- 631 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ PAZ004-005-212345- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081122T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- 631 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ024-033-212300- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 631 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST ON THE WEST FACING SLOPES AND HILL TOPS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ006-212345- /O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0009.081121T2300Z-081122T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.081121T2300Z-081122T2300Z/ POTTER- 631 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS POTTER COUNTY FROM TODAY INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY IN SQUALLS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. $$ PAZ010-011-017-212300- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- 631 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ALLEGHENIES TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY IN SQUALLS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ STEINBUGL/JL
000 WWUS41 KCTP 211606 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1106 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY. PAZ004-005-220415- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081122T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- 1106 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. NEW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD FALL SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ024-033-212300- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 1106 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS TODAY... WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST ON THE WEST FACING SLOPES AND HILL TOPS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF A BIT THIS EVENING...BUT ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ010-011-017-212300- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- 1106 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ALLEGHENIES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL TAPER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR TWO BY 6 PM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ006-220415- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.081121T2300Z-081122T2300Z/ POTTER- 1106 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW OVER POTTER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON MAY TAPER OFF FOR A BRIEF TIME BEFORE INTENSIFYING AGAIN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ DANGELO/RXR
000 WWUS41 KCTP 212002 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 302 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY... .A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY. PAZ017-212115- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ CLEARFIELD- 302 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ PAZ004-005-220815- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081122T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- 302 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT AND ALL OF SATURDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOWFALL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN IT HAS BEEN THE PAST 24 HOURS. NEW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 4 TO 6 INCHES COULD FALL ON SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ024-033-212300- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081121T2300Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 302 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. WHILE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND EARLY IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ006-220815- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.081121T2002Z-081122T2300Z/ POTTER- 302 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAYTIME ON SATURDAY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ PAZ010-011-220800- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081122T2300Z/ ELK-CAMERON- 302 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ALLEGHENIES INTO THE DAYTIME ON SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF SNOW MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AND CREATE HEAVY SNOW FOR THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT MAY ONLY BE ONE OR TWO INCHES...BUT ANOTHER 3 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. $$ DANGELO
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 Nov 20, 4:57 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 4:57 AM EST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 457 AM EST THU NOV 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY...KEEPING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNSEASONABLY COLD WITH SEVERAL BOUTS OF LAKE EFFECT AND OROGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING PATCHY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL PA AND UPSTATE NY ATTM IN AREA OF WAA AHEAD OF APPROACHING ALBERTA CLIPPER. IN WAKE OF CLIPPER...FLOW HAS ALREADY SHIFTED TO THE NW ACROSS LK ERIE/HURON...WHERE IR IMAGERY SHOWING EVIDENCE OF DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT STREAMERS. DEEP/MOIST BLYR ASCENDING THE NW MTNS SHOULD RESULT IN PERSISTENT LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHWRS TDY. LCL WRF ARW SHOWING AN IMPRESSIVE AREA OF LL CONVERGENCE OVR THE NW MTNS IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRAILING SFC TROF. MODEL QPF IN THIS AREA SUGGESTS SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUM ARE LIKELY TDY AND TONIGHT...BEFORE VEERING FLOW SHIFTS LAKE EFFECT FOCUS SOUTHWARD. THUS...HAVE ISSUED A WINT WX ADVISORY FOR TDY AND TONIGHT FROM CLEARFIELD CO NORTHWRD THRU POTTER CO. IN THE SNOWBELT REGION OF WARREN/MCKEAN CO...HAVE ISSUED A LONG DURATION LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING THRU SAT. ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEAR THAT A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THRU FRI AFTN AS BLYR FLOW TEMPORARILY SHIFTS TO THE NNW. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/... FOCUS OF LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT...AS BLYR FLOW VEERS TO NNW. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE HIGHER SREF POPS...WHICH INDICATE CAT POPS ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND APPEAR MORE REALISTIC THAN MOS NUMBERS BASED ON DEEP/MOIST FLOW ASCENDING THE ALLEGHENIES. MAX OMEGA FALLS BLW DGZ...INDICATING SOME RIMING AND LESS THAN IDEAL S:W RATIOS. HOWEVER...WINDS REMAIN WELL ALIGNED /WITH LK HURON CONNECTION/ FOR THE LAURELS TO GET SIG SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THEN WE SHOULD SEE A GRADUAL SHIFT TO THE NORTH...AND INTO THE NW LAKE EFFECT BELT BY LATE FRIDAY. MODEL QPF SUGGESTS A GENERAL 4-8 INCH SNOWFALL OVR CAMBRIA/SOMERSET TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WILL COVER WITH A WINT STORM WARNING...GIVEN THIS IS THE FIRST SIG SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. PASSAGE OF UPPER LVL SHORTWAVE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF LIGHT ACCUMS WELL EAST OF THE MTNS. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR POTENTIAL AFFECT ON THE MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS THE SUSQ VALLEY...WHERE TEMPS ABV THE FREEZING MARK UPON ARRIVAL OF SHSN COULD PRODUCE BLACK ICE CONDS FRIDAY AM. BACKING FLOW EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY IN WAKE OF SHORTWAVE...SHIFTING FOCUS OF LAKE EFFECT NORTHWRD INTO THE NW MTNS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... NAEFS SHOWING -15C 850 TEMPS CROSSING LK ERIE FRI NITE/EARLY SAT...WHICH SHOULD PRODUCE SIG LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVR THE NW MTNS FRI NITE INTO SATURDAY. CROSS HAIR OMEGA/DGZ SIGNATURE INDICATING HIGH SNOW/WATER RATIOS...LIKELY RESULTING IN LOCALLY HVY ACCUMS. LAKE EFFECT SHOULD FINALLY DIMINISH SAT NIGHT AS SFC HIGH BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVER...LIGHT WIND AND CLEARING SKIES COULD RESULT IN THE COLDEST NIGHT SO FAR THIS SEASON WITH SINGLE DIGIT LOWS POSS OVR THE ALLEGHENIES BASED ON GEFS PLUMES. NEXT SHORTWAVE WILL BRING ANOTHER FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT TROUGH FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. DETAILS REMAIN DIFFICULT TO NAIL DOWN AT THIS TIME FRAME...BUT DETERIORATING WEATHER MON-WED WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT PRECIP /PROBABLY SHSN/. TEMPS REMAIN BLW NORMAL THRU AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... REGIONAL RADAR AT 06Z SHOWS LIGHT SNOW /2.5-5SM/ BREAKING OUT ACROSS NRN PA AND SWRN NY STATE...ASSOC WITH WEAK CLIPPER LOW APPROACHING THE LWR GRT LKS FROM INVOF ERN LAKE HURON IN SRN ONTARIO. HIGH RES MDL GUID SHOWS THE WEAK CLIPPER LOW SLOWLY SLIDING SEWD THRU NE PA TNT AND EVENTUALLY MOVG OFF THE MID ATLC COAST BY FRI AM. OVER TIME...THE LOW LEVEL FLOW /VEERING AROUND TO THE NW/ WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR LAKE EFFECT AND OROGRAPHICLY ENHANCED SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS. BFD AND JST WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE WORST FLYING CONDS - AS IS USUALLY THE CASE. CENTRAL TERMINALS AOO/UNV WILL LIKELY SEE TEMPORARY FLUCTUATIONS IN CIGS AND VIS /MAINLY MVFR/ ALONG WITH OCNL SHSN. IPT/MDT SHOULD STAY VFR MOST OF THE TIME...ALTHOUGH IPT COULD LOWER TO MVFR AT TIMES THIS MORNING IN THE CLIPPER SNOW. LAKE EFFECT/CYCLONIC FLOW REGIME APPEARS TO REMAIN IN TACT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT ANTICIPATED FOR THE LATER IN THE WEEKEND. ATTM...THE PD FM LATE SAT INTO SUNDAY LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHC FOR WDSPRD VFR AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYS BRIEFLY VISITS THE REGION. HOWEVER...THE MDLS SHOW ANOTHER SYS APPROACHING FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR PAZ004-005. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR PAZ024-033. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR PAZ010-011-017. && SYNOPSIS...FITZGERALD NEAR TERM...FITZGERALD SHORT TERM...FITZGERALD LONG TERM...FITZGERALD/RXR AVIATION...STEINBUGL
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 5:21 PM EST, 12 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 521 PM EST WED NOV 19 2008 PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-202230- MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-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- 521 PM EST WED NOV 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ024-033-202230- CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 521 PM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ004-202230- WARREN- 521 PM EST WED NOV 19 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 5:39 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 58 hr |
| Nov 20, 5:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Montour and 4 more | 58 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | Potter | 16 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008Every winter storm 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.