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High Wind Warning 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this high wind warning at Oct 7, 2009, 12:16 PM EDT for 16 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 5 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2009, 12:16 PM EDT (16:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2009, 5:39 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Elk County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, McKean County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Potter County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 12:18 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Huntingdon, PA | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. TREES DOWN ON CARS IN SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP. |
| Oct 7, 12:19 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lock Haven, PA | NUMEROUS WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Oct 7, 12:19 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Scotland, PA | NUMEROUS WIRES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES IN SCOTLAND. |
| Oct 7, 12:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Renovo, PA | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. GRASS FIRE IGNITED BY DOWNED WIRES. |
| Oct 7, 12:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Johnstown, PA | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Oct 7, 12:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Altoona, PA | DAMAGE COUNTYWIDE WITH TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED COUNTYWIDE. |
| Oct 7, 12:26 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clearfield, PA | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Oct 7, 12:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | State College, PA | BEAVER STADIUM SCOREBOARD DAMAGED BY HIGH WINDS. PANELS BLOWN OUT OF THE STADIUM ONTO CARS AND ACROSS CURTIN AND PORTER ROADS. |
| Oct 7, 12:31 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ridgway, PA | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Oct 7, 12:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne State College, PA | LARGE TREES DOWN IN MILES TOWNSHIP. |
| Oct 7, 12:42 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 W State College, PA | LARGE TREES BLOCKING ROADS IN SANDY TOWNSHIP. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 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 071616 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1216 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>027-033>036-045-080000- /O.UPG.KCTP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091008T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.W.0002.091007T1616Z-091008T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- 1216 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT THE WIND TO DIMINISH AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ PAZ028-037-041-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-080000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091008T0000Z/ JUNIATA-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION- SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL- LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1216 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT THE WIND TO DIMINISH AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ DANGELO
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS71 KCTP 072139 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 539 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>027-033>036-045-072245- /O.CAN.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091008T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- 539 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONG AND GUSTY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL STILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM. $$ PAZ028-037-041-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-080000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091008T0000Z/ JUNIATA-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION- SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL- LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 539 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT THE WIND AND STRONGER GUSTS TO DIMINISH GRADUALLY LATER THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD ALSO OCCUR WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LAMBERT/RADZANOWSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 66 min |
| Oct 7, 3:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Elk, McKean | 64 min |
| Oct 7, 4:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Potter | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 4:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Tioga | 51 min |
| Oct 7, 5:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lycoming, Mifflin and 3 more | 51 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.