Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 13, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Dec 28, 2009, 2:33 PM EST for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 28, 2009, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2009, 2:33 PM EST (19:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 25 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 19:39 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 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
- 1180 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 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 281933 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 233 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-290600- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.091228T2300Z-091229T2200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 233 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSING THE REGION LATER TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AREAS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059- 063>066-290600- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.091229T0400Z-091229T2300Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON- MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 233 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSING THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ DEVOIR
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCTP 290139 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 839 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-291345- /O.EXT.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-091229T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 839 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 OR 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. AREAS OF SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND AND DRIFTED BY THESE WINDS. THIS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059- 063>066-291345- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.091229T0400Z-091229T2300Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON- MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 839 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT CROSSING THE REGION. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ DANGELO
000 WWUS71 KCTP 290355 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1055 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-291600- /O.EXT.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-091230T0000Z/ 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- 1055 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 OR 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...AND WILL LAST THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. AREAS OF SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND AND DRIFTED BY THESE WINDS. THIS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$
000 WWUS71 KCTP 291013 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 513 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-300000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-091230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 513 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 OR 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS EVENING APPROACHES. AREAS WITH SNOW WILL SEE THE SNOW BLOWN AROUND AND DRIFTED BY THESE WINDS. THIS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS WELL AS BRING WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTH AND WEST TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RXR/TYBURSKI
000 WWUS71 KCTP 291635 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1135 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>026-033>035-037-041-045-291745- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-091230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET- BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SOUTHERN CLINTON- 1135 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA... THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. EXPOSED AREAS AND RIDGETOPS MAY STILL SEE STRONG WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO AS WELL. $$ PAZ027-028-036-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-300000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-091230T0000Z/ MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FRANKLIN-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1135 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 OR 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS EVENING APPROACHES. BLOWING SNOW WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS WELL...WITH WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTH AND WEST TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ DEVOIR
000 WWUS71 KCTP 292357 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 657 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 PAZ027-028-036-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-300100- /O.EXP.KCTP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-091230T0000Z/ MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FRANKLIN-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 657 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE WILL ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION...WITH HIGHEST WIND GUSTS NOW BELOW 30 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FURTHER OVERNIGHT...TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH BY MORNING. $$ JUNG/GARTNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 5:31 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CTP | Warren | 17 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 37 min |
| Dec 28, 11:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter and 2 more | 24 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.