Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 9, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Oct 6, 2009, 2:59 PM EDT for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Oct 7, 2009, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2009, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 7, 2009, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2009, 7:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 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 19:02 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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 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 061859 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 259 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009 ...A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY... PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-070700- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0009.091007T1000Z-091008T0000Z/ 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- 259 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND EASTERN CANADA TONIGHT...WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH COMMON THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH TOWARD SUNDOWN 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. && $$ LA CORTE
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KCTP 070233 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1033 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009 ...A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY... PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-071445- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0009.091007T1000Z-091008T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1033 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND EASTERN CANADA TONIGHT...WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH COMMON THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH TOWARD SUNDOWN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ GARTNER
000 WWUS71 KCTP 070813 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 413 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-080000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0009.091007T1000Z-091008T0000Z/ 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- 413 AM 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. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH TOWARD SUNDOWN 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. && $$ DEVOIR
000 WWUS71 KCTP 071452 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1052 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-080000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091008T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1052 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT THE WIND TO DIMINISH AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ DANGELO
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
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
000 WWUS71 KCTP 072346 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 746 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... PAZ028-037-041-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-080100- /O.CAN.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- 746 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. $$ LA CORTE
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.