Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009

Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS State College, PA

October 15, 200911 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Oct 15, 2009, 4:26 AM EDT for 11 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Oct 15, 2009, 10:15 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 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
Oct 15, 2009, 4:26 AM EDT (08:26 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2009, 10:15 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 16, 2009, 2:51 PM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Elk County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Potter County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Warren County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2009-10-15Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2009-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 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 150826
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
426 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE...

.A STORM DEVELOPING TO OUR SOUTHWEST WILL FORCE RAIN UP AND INTO
THE REGION TODAY. THE ABNORMALLY CHILLY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE
STATE WILL LEAD TO A VERY EARLY SEASON SNOWFALL. THE SNOW WILL BE
HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL
STAY MAINLY RAIN. THE STORM WILL LAST QUITE A WHILE...ABOUT TWO
DAYS. WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT BE DEEP...THE HEAVY
AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND
POSSIBLY TO POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES MAY ALSO BECOME
HAZARDOUS.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-152030-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.091015T1200Z-091016T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0005.091015T2000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
426 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD
RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW FOR MOST PLACES LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT. 

THIS SNOW WILL BE A VERY HEAVY AND WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER-
CONTENT. THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. BUT...EVEN THE VALLEYS WILL GET A FEW INCHES OF THIS
SLUSHY SNOW. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT...AS
THE WARMING EFFECT OF THE SUN IS MUCH STRONGER NOW THAN IT IS IN
THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS MAY BE GENERALLY WET AS THE GROUND IS
STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL HAVE
MOST OF THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND EVEN SOME
POWER OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS...AND
MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ019-024>028-033>035-045-046-049>053-058-152030-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.091015T1200Z-091016T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.091016T0600Z-091017T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-
MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
426 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
FRIDAY TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

A STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD
RAIN INTO THE REGION TODAY. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT
TIMES TODAY ON THE RIDGES...BUT LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED BEFORE SUNSET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO MAINLY SNOW
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER TONIGHT. THE VALLEYS WILL HAVE
RAIN FOR MOST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START TO
LOWER DOWN TO ELEVATIONS BELOW 1400 FEET LATE TONIGHT. WHILE MUCH
OF FRIDAY WILL ALSO ONLY HOLD RAIN FOR THE VALLEYS...THE SNOW
LEVEL SHOULD THEN LOWER EVEN FURTHER AFTER SUNSET ON FRIDAY.

THIS SNOW WILL BE A VERY HEAVY AND WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER-
CONTENT. THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE SNOW ON THE
GROUND UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT...EVEN THE VALLEYS WILL GET AN
INCH OR TWO OF THIS SLUSHY SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT...AS THE WARMING EFFECT OF THE
SUN IS MUCH STRONGER NOW THAN IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS MAY BE GENERALLY WET AS THE GROUND IS
STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL HAVE
MOST OF THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND PERHAPS A
FEW POWER OUTAGES...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

EXPECT A TOTAL OF ONLY 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE
TOPS...AND MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 151418
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1018 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE...

.A STORM DEVELOPING TO OUR SOUTHWEST WILL FORCE RAIN AND SNOW
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE ABNORMALLY CHILLY AIR IN PLACE
OVER THE STATE WILL LEAD TO A VERY EARLY SEASON SNOWFALL. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WILL STAY MAINLY RAIN. THE STORM WILL LAST QUITE A WHILE...ABOUT
TWO DAYS. WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT BE DEEP...THE HEAVY
AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND
POSSIBLY TO POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES MAY ALSO BECOME
HAZARDOUS.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-160230-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0005.091015T1415Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
1018 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

RAIN AND SNOW OVERSPREADING THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
MOSTLY SNOW BY AFTERNOON. BY SUNSET...A GENERAL ONE TO THREE
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON TREES...GRASS AND COLDER OUTDOOR
OBJECTS BY LATE AFTERNOON...WHILE ROADS AND MOST SIDEWALKS REMAIN
WET OR SLIGHTLY SLUSHY.

THIS SNOW WILL BE A VERY HEAVY AND WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER-
CONTENT. THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BUT...EVEN THE VALLEYS WILL GET A FEW INCHES
OF THIS SLUSHY SNOW. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT
NIGHT...AS THE WARMING EFFECT OF THE SUN IS MUCH STRONGER NOW
THAN IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS MAY BE GENERALLY WET AS THE GROUND IS
STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL
HAVE MOST OF THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND EVEN
SOME POWER OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS...
AND MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ019-024-025-033-034-045-046-160230-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.091015T1418Z-091017T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
1018 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE NEXT 36
HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SNOW WITH
LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...ON THE RIDGES RAIN WILL MIX
WITH AND CHANGE TO MOSTLY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE AS MAINLY SNOW OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. THE VALLEYS WILL HAVE MIXED RAIN AND SNOW 
CONTINUE TONIGHT...AS THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS TO ELEVATIONS BELOW
1400 FEET LATE TONIGHT. FRIDAY WILL FEATURE A SIMILAR MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE RIDGES SEE MOSTLY SNOW MIXED WITH
RAIN AT TIMES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER EVEN FURTHER AFTER
SUNSET ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MAY ENHANCE THE
PRECIPITATION AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY.

THE SNOW WILL BE VERY WET AND HEAVY WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT.
THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE SNOW ON THE
GROUND UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT...EVEN THE VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO
SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF THIS SLUSHY SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOST
OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS MAY BE GENERALLY WET AS THE GROUND IS
STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL
HAVE MOST OF THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND
PERHAPS A FEW POWER OUTAGES...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING
SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO 6 INCHES ON
THE RIDGE TOPS. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREE
LIMBS AND POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES. IF THIS BECOMES IMMINENT...
THIS ADVISORY WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ026>028-035-049>053-058-160230-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.091016T0600Z-091017T1200Z/
HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
1018 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO
8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO
8 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE RAIN
WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES TODAY ON THE RIDGES...WITH LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BEFORE SUNSET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
TURN TO MAINLY SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER TONIGHT. THE
VALLEYS WILL HAVE RAIN FOR MOST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL START TO LOWER DOWN TO ELEVATIONS BELOW 1400 FEET LATE
TONIGHT. WHILE MUCH OF FRIDAY WILL ALSO ONLY HOLD RAIN FOR THE
VALLEYS...THE SNOW LEVEL SHOULD THEN LOWER EVEN FURTHER AFTER
SUNSET ON FRIDAY.

THIS SNOW WILL BE A VERY HEAVY AND WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER-
CONTENT. THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE SNOW
ON THE GROUND UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT...EVEN THE VALLEYS WILL GET
AN INCH OR TWO OF THIS SLUSHY SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOST OF
THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT...AS THE WARMING EFFECT OF
THE SUN IS MUCH STRONGER NOW THAN IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS MAY BE GENERALLY WET AS THE GROUND IS
STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL
HAVE MOST OF THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND
PERHAPS A FEW POWER OUTAGES...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF ONLY 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE
TOPS...AND MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 151854
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
254 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.ABNORMALLY CHILLY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP VERY
EARLY SEASON SNOWFALL IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL 
BE HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL
STAY MAINLY RAIN. THE STORM WILL LAST QUITE A WHILE...ABOUT TWO
DAYS. WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT BE DEEP...THE HEAVY AND
WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY TO
POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES MAY ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-160700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
254 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS...WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION WILL WIND DOWN EARLY
THIS EVENING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS...TREES...GRASS AND OTHER
COLDER OUTDOOR OBJECTS. ROADS AND MOST SIDEWALKS REMAIN WET OR
SLIGHTLY SLUSHY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
WITH LIGHT ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.

THIS SNOW WILL BE A VERY HEAVY AND WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER-
CONTENT. MOST OF IT WILL MELT AS IT HITS PAVEMENT...BUT ROADS
COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AFTER SUNSET. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED 
TREES WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND EVEN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY FRIDAY
BEFORE LIKELY INCREASING AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS...
AND MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ019-024-025-033-034-045-046-160700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
254 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE NEXT
36 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS AND MAINLY WET
PAVEMENT. HOWEVER...RIDGES WILL HAVE MOSTLY SNOW WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE AS MAINLY LIGHT SNOW OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. THE VALLEYS WILL HAVE MIXED RAIN AND
SNOW CONTINUE TONIGHT...AS THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS TO ELEVATIONS
BELOW 1400 FEET LATE TONIGHT. FRIDAY WILL FEATURE A SIMILAR MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE RIDGES SEE MOSTLY SNOW MIXED
WITH RAIN AT TIMES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER EVEN FURTHER AFTER
SUNSET ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MAY ENHANCE THE
PRECIPITATION AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY.

THE SNOW WILL BE VERY WET AND HEAVY WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT.
THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE SNOW ON THE
GROUND UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT...EVEN THE VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED TO
SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF THIS SLUSHY SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOST
OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS MAY BE GENERALLY WET AS THE GROUND IS
STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL
HAVE MOST OF THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND
PERHAPS A FEW POWER OUTAGES...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING
SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO 6 INCHES ON
THE RIDGE TOPS. THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREE
LIMBS AND POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES. IF THIS BECOMES IMMINENT...
THIS ADVISORY WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ026>028-035-049>053-058-160700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.091016T0600Z-091017T1200Z/
HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
254 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO
8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO
8 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

COLDER AIR WILL CAUSE MIXED RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE RIDGES TO
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...AND RAIN IN THE VALLEYS TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE
TO SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER DOWN TO ELEVATIONS
BELOW 1400 FEET LATE. WHILE MUCH OF FRIDAY WILL ALSO ONLY HOLD
RAIN FOR THE VALLEYS...THE SNOW LEVEL SHOULD THEN LOWER EVEN
FURTHER AFTER SUNSET ON FRIDAY.

THIS SNOW WILL BE A VERY HEAVY AND WET SNOW WITH A HIGH WATER-
CONTENT. THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE SNOW
ON THE GROUND UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT...EVEN THE VALLEYS WILL GET
AN INCH OR TWO OF THIS SLUSHY SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOST OF
THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT...AS THE WARMING EFFECT OF
THE SUN IS MUCH STRONGER NOW THAN IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS MAY BE GENERALLY WET AS THE GROUND IS
STILL RELATIVELY WARM. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL
HAVE MOST OF THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND
PERHAPS A FEW POWER OUTAGES...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF ONLY 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE
TOPS...AND MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 160306
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1106 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP SNOW AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WILL TEND TO SEE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL WET SNOW.
WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
EXCESSIVE...THE HEAVY AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO
TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES MAY
ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-161115-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
1106 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS...WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL TEND TO
STICK TO COLDER SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...AND GRASSY AREAS WHILE MOST
TREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN JUST WET OR SLUSHY.

THE SNOW WILL BE VERY HEAVY AND WET WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT.
WHILE MOST OF IT WILL MELT AS IT HITS PAVEMENT...SOME UNTREATED
ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON
FOLIATED TREES WILL LEAD TO DOWNED LIMBS AND EVEN SOME POWER
OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ019-024-025-033-034-045-046-161115-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...
SOMERSET...BEDFORD...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT
1106 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 36 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY
LESS THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED
ROADS WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER
THE RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH
OR TWO POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

FRIDAY WILL FEATURE A SIMILAR MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
VALLEYS...WHILE RIDGES SEE MOSTLY SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES.
ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD KEEP THE
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO SATURDAY.

THE SNOW WILL BE VERY WET AND HEAVY WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT.
THE LARGEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WHERE ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6
INCHES. IN THE VALLEYS A SLUSHY INCH OR TWO CAN BE
EXPECTED...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ026>028-035-049>053-058-161115-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.091016T0600Z-091017T1200Z/
HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...
DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...POTTSVILLE
1106 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO
8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM FRIDAY TO
8 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 36 HOURS. COLDER AIR WILL CAUSE MIXED RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE
RIDGES TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...AND RAIN IN THE VALLEYS TO MIX WITH
OR CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. WHILE MUCH OF FRIDAY WILL SEE MAINLY
LIGHT RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...THE SNOW LEVEL SHOULD
LOWER AFTER SUNSET ON FRIDAY.

THIS SNOW WILL BE VERY HEAVY AND WET WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT.
THE HEAVIEST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF
SLUSHY SNOW...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. 

THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL COLLECT MAINLY ON THE TREES AND COLDER
SURFACES...BUT THE ROADS SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY WET WITH JUST SO
SLUSHY AREAS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES THAT STILL HAVE MOST OF
THE LEAVES ON THEM WILL LEAD TO DOWNED LIMBS AND SOME POWER
OUTAGES...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE
TOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 160937
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
537 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP SNOW AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL TEND TO SEE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
WET SNOW. WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
EXCESSIVE...THE HEAVY AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO
TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES MAY
ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-162145-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
537 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS...WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF AN INCH OR
SO CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. MOST OF THE
SNOW WILL TEND TO STICK TO COLDER SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...AND
GRASSY AREAS WHILE MOST TREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN
JUST WET OR SLUSHY.

WHILE MOST OF THE SNOW WILL MELT AS IT HITS PAVEMENT...SOME
UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES
WILL LEAD TO DOWNED LIMBS AND EVEN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ019-024>028-033>035-045-046-049>053-058-162145-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-
MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
537 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED ROADS
WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER THE
RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO
POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN
ABOVE 1800 FEET...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 1000
FEET ELEVATION.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE CAUSE
DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 161126
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
726 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP SNOW AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL TEND TO SEE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
WET SNOW. WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
EXCESSIVE...THE HEAVY AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO
TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES
MAY ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PAZ019-045-046-162330-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091016T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
726 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR LARGE FALLING TREE LIMBS COLLAPSING FROM THE
WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY OCTOBER SNOWFALL. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS OVER FOR THIS MORNING...BUT IT WILL REMAIN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE...PARTICULARLY IN WOODED AREAS
WHERE TREES ARE CAKED WITH ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO AS MUCH AS 10
INCHES OF SNOW ON RIDGETOPS. LARGE TREE LIMBS AND SMALL TREES WILL
CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE WET HEAVY SNOWFALL
THIS MORNING. WHILE THE SNOW IS BEAUTIFUL...DO NOT WALK OUTSIDE UNDER
LARGE TREES OR IN WOODED AREAS AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW MELTS FROM MOST TREES.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED ROADS
WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER THE
RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
SO POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN ABOVE 1800 FEET...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS
BELOW 1000 FEET ELEVATION.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE
CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-162330-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
726 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS...WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF AN INCH OR
SO CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. MOST OF THE
SNOW WILL TEND TO STICK TO COLDER SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...AND
GRASSY AREAS WHILE MOST TREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN
JUST WET OR SLUSHY.

WHILE MOST OF THE SNOW WILL MELT AS IT HITS PAVEMENT...SOME
UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES
WILL LEAD TO DOWNED LIMBS AND EVEN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>028-033>035-049>053-058-162330-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
726 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED ROADS
WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER THE
RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
SO POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN ABOVE 1800 FEET...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS
BELOW 1000 FEET ELEVATION.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE
CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 161145
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
745 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP SNOW AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL TEND TO SEE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
WET SNOW. WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
EXCESSIVE...THE HEAVY AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO
TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES
MAY ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PAZ019-045-046-162345-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091016T1700Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
745 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS OVER FOR THIS MORNING...BUT IT
WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE...PARTICULARLY IN
WOODED AREAS WHERE TREES ARE CAKED WITH ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO AS MUCH
AS 10 INCHES OF SNOW ON RIDGETOPS. LARGE TREE LIMBS AND SMALL
TREES WILL CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE WET HEAVY
SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE WIDESPREAD. WHILE
THE SNOW IS BEAUTIFUL...DO NOT WALK OUTSIDE UNDER LARGE TREES OR
IN WOODED AREAS AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW MELTS FROM MOST TREES.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED ROADS
WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER THE
RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
SO POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN ABOVE 1800 FEET...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS
BELOW 1000 FEET ELEVATION.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE
CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-162345-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
745 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS...WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF AN INCH OR
SO CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. MOST OF THE
SNOW WILL TEND TO STICK TO COLDER SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...AND
GRASSY AREAS WHILE MOST TREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN
JUST WET OR SLUSHY.

WHILE MOST OF THE SNOW WILL MELT AS IT HITS PAVEMENT...SOME
UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES
WILL LEAD TO DOWNED LIMBS AND EVEN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>028-033>035-049>053-058-162345-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
745 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED ROADS
WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER THE
RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
SO POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN ABOVE 1800 FEET...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS
BELOW 1000 FEET ELEVATION.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE
CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 161148
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
748 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP SNOW AND
MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL TEND TO SEE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
WET SNOW. WHILE THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
EXCESSIVE...THE HEAVY AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO
TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES
MAY ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PAZ019-045-046-170000-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091016T1700Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
748 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS OVER FOR THIS MORNING...BUT IT
WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE...PARTICULARLY IN
WOODED AREAS WHERE TREES ARE CAKED WITH ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO AS
MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF SNOW ON RIDGETOPS. LARGE TREE LIMBS AND
SMALL TREES WILL CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE WET
HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE WIDESPREAD.
WHILE THE SNOW IS BEAUTIFUL...DO NOT WALK OUTSIDE UNDER LARGE
TREES OR IN WOODED AREAS UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW MELTS FROM MOST TREES.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED ROADS
WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER THE
RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
SO POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN ABOVE 1800 FEET...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS
BELOW 1000 FEET ELEVATION.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE
CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-170000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
748 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS...WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF AN INCH OR
SO CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. MOST OF THE
SNOW WILL TEND TO STICK TO COLDER SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...AND
GRASSY AREAS WHILE MOST TREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN
JUST WET OR SLUSHY.

WHILE MOST OF THE SNOW WILL MELT AS IT HITS PAVEMENT...SOME
UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES
WILL LEAD TO DOWNED LIMBS AND EVEN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>028-033>035-049>053-058-170000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
748 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE INCH ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND CARS. TREATED ROADS
WILL TEND TO REMAIN WET WITH JUST SOME SLUSHY AREAS. OVER THE
RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR
SO POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN ABOVE 1800 FEET...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS
BELOW 1000 FEET ELEVATION.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE
CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 161713
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
113 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP SNOW OR MIXED
PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. THE
HEAVY AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND
POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES MAY ALSO BECOME
HAZARDOUS.

PAZ019-045-046-170515-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091016T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
113 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

MELTING HAS REDUCED THE WEIGHT ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...
BUT THE WET HEAVY SNOW FROM LAST NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE 
LIMB BREAKAGE AND POWER LINE ISSUES THROUGH TONIGHT. MORE THAN 15
PERCENT OF CENTRE COUNTY REMAINS WITHOUT POWER. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT AND ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET
SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
OR FLURRIES OVERNIGHT AND A COATING OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 
OVER THE RIDGES...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT 
WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE
WEIGHT OF THE ALREADY DEPOSITED HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES
WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES THROUGH 
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING THROUGH 
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-170515-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
113 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS...WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF AN
INCH OR SO CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. MOST OF THE
SNOW WILL TEND TO STICK TO COLDER SURFACES SUCH AS TREES...AND
GRASSY AREAS WHILE MOST TREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN
JUST WET OR SLUSHY.

WHILE MOST OF THE SNOW WILL MELT AS IT HITS PAVEMENT...SOME
UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES
WILL LEAD TO DOWNED LIMBS AND EVEN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

EXPECT A TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL BY SATURDAY
MORNING. AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>028-033>035-049>053-058-170515-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
113 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT FOR MUCH OF THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE VALLEYS...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A COATING OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ON GRASSY SURFACES...TREES AND
CARS. OVER THE RIDGES...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL WITH AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO POSSIBLE TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
WILL ALLOW FOR THE SNOW ACCUMULATE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES
OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN ABOVE 1800 FEET.

THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW ON FOLIATED TREES WILL CONTINUE
CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN.

ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA COULD
POTENTIALLY KEEP THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION GOING EVEN INTO
SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
000 
WWUS41 KCTP 161851
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...UNUSUAL EARLY SEASON DAMAGING HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE STATE WILL KEEP SNOW OR
MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST OVER CENTRAL AREAS THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY AND WET CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL LEAD TO
TREE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGES MAY
ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS.

PAZ042-170700-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091018T1200Z/
SULLIVAN-
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE
NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...OVERRUNNING A COLD AND MOIST
FLOW OFF OF THE OCEAN. THE RESULT WILL BE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 

AN ADDITIONAL COATING TO INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...
FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL WEIGH
FOLIATED TREES...CAUSING POTENTIAL LIMB BREAKAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-162000-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE EARLY SEASON HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
WITH JUST LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.

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.

$$

PAZ024-033-162000-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091017T1200Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE EARLY SEASON HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS DIMINISHED. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
WITH JUST LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.

$$

PAZ019-025>028-034-035-045-046-049>053-058-170700-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091018T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY. 

UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...OVERRUNNING A COLD AND MOIST
FLOW OFF OF THE OCEAN. THE RESULT WILL BE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 

AN ADDITIONAL COATING TO INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT...
FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL WEIGH
FOLIATED TREES...CAUSING POTENTIAL LIMB BREAKAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 Oct 15, 2:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 2:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
223 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD
THURSDAY...THEN OFF THE EAST COAST THIS WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL
PULL ATLANTIC MOISTURE INTO PA ON DEEP EASTERLY FLOW. THIS COULD
LEAD TO A POSSIBLY DAMAGING EARLY-SEASON SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL
LINGER OVERHEAD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND...BUT A WARMING TREND
IS SEEN NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW SCATTERED LIGHT PRECIP RACING EAST ACROSS
THE AREA. NEW NAM SHOWS PRECIP REDEVELOPING FROM SW-NE BY EARLY
THURS AM. SO FAR FCST LOOKS ON TRACK WITH LATEST SREF GUIDANCE
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF A MAINLY ELEVATION DEPENDENT
WINTER STORM. SEE NO REASON TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE BULK OF THE
PACKAGE AT THIS HOUR.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
STORM SYSTEM SLIDING UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BRING
PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION EARLY THU...AND WILL BEGIN PRIMARILY
AS LIGHT RAIN. AS PRECIP INCREASES COINCIDING WITH INCREASING
EASTERLY WINDS AND MOISTURE ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL LIFT WITH
APPROACHING LOW...PRECIP WILL BECOME HEAVIER. TRICKY PRECIP TYPE
FORECAST AS MODELS CONTINUE TO BOUNCE AROUND A BIT...AND SOUNDINGS
STRADDLING THE FREEZING MARK...BUT IT APPEARS THAT DYNAMIC LIFT
WILL BE ENOUGH TO CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH AND IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL PA. COULD SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY
WET SNOW IN PLACES...AND ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW/MODERATE
DECIDED TO GO WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH TO ACCOUNT FOR 1/ THE
EARLY SEASON ACCUMULATIONS AND 2/ POTENTIAL FOR SNOW TO BRING DOWN
LEAF-LADEN TREES ONTO POWER LINES. OUR CWA DOES APPEAR TO BE IN
THE BULLS EYE FOR THIS EVENT AS WELL...SO WE WILL SEE HOW IT PLAYS
OUT.

TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY COLD FOR OCT...AVERAGING AROUND 20-25F
BLO NORMS FOR HIGHS AS TEMPS STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 30S IN
MANY PLACES.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ALL MDL AND ENSEMBLE GUID IS IN AGREEMENT IN DEVELOPING AN
ANOMALOUS ERN CONUS TROUGH...WHICH IS FCST TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE UNSEASONABLY STRONG/DEEP TROUGH ALOFT WILL SUPPORT
MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THRU MONDAY...WITH SOME DEPARTURES
AS MUCH AS LOW 20-25 DEGREES SEASONAL CLIMO. INCREASING HEIGHTS
AND RETURN TO MORE OF A W-E FLOW ALOFT SHUD ALLOW FOR MODERATING
TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS BY NEXT TUE-WED.

THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION SHUD BE TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY AS THE COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS NEWD TWD THE
MARITIMES. HOWEVER...STG FGEN FORCING AND MID LVL DEFORMATION
UNDER THE APPROACHING H5 TROUGH COULD KEEP PRECIP GOING INTO SAT.
GUID THEN CLOSES OFF THIS ENERGY OVR THE MID ATLC REGION ON
SUNDAY...INDUCING ANOTHER CYC OFF THE COAST. HPC HAS NOTED THE OP
GFS AS BEING THE MOST BULLISH ON A SLOWER/DEEPER SOLN...WHILE THE
REMAINDER OF OP MDLS AND ENSEMBLES FAVOR A SLIGHTLY MORE
PROGRESSIVE EVOLUTION. DEPENDING ON THE AMT OF FORCING...ADDITIONAL
WINTRY PCPN IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR THE COMMA HEAD AND OVER THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. FCST WILL NEED TO BE REFINED IN THE COMING
DAYS...BUT DUE TO NEAR/SHORT TERM CONCERNS WILL RELY HEAVILY ON
THE ENSEMBLE DATA FOR THE TIME BEING AND RAIN/SNOW MENTION IN THE
FCST.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE OVR THE MIDWEST WILL PUSH EAST TODAY...SPREADING
PRECIPITATION AND LOWERING CIGS/VSBYS INTO CENTRAL PA LATER THIS
MORNING. AS OF 06Z ONLY JST REPORTING IFR CIGS. HOWEVER...AS
STEADY PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS THE REGION BTWN 11Z- 14Z...EXPECT
CIGS TO DROP TO IFR EVERYWHERE. PTYPE LIKELY TO BEGIN AS SNOW OVR
THE N MTNS /BFD/ AND RAIN ELSEWHERE. A CHANGEOVR TO SNOW WILL
LIKELY WORK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
ALLEGHENIES LATE TDY AND TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR CONDS
EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL PA. POTENTIAL FOR SIG ICING WILL
ALSO EXIST ALOFT DURING THIS PERIOD.

BFD AND JST ARE THE MOST LIKELY AIRFIELDS TO RECEIVE A FEW INCHES
OF HVY WET SNOW LATER TDY/TONIGHT. SOME CHC OF ACCUMS ON GRASSY
SURFACES AT AOO/UNV/IPT...AND ALMOST NO CHC OF ACCUMS AT MDT.

OUTLOOK...
FRI...IFR IN RA/SN.
SAT...IFR TO MVFR. CONDS IMPROV W TO E.
SUN...MVFR TO VFT. CONDS IMPROV W TO E.
MON...VFR.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-
042-045-046-049>053-058.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LA CORTE
NEAR TERM...LA CORTE
SHORT TERM...RXR
LONG TERM...STEINBUGL
AVIATION...FITZGERALD
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 3:39 PM EDT, 12 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
339 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-024-033-037-041-042-151945-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
339 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ019-025>028-034-035-045-046-049>053-058-151945-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
339 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ036-056-057-059-063>066-151945-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
339 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A EARLY-SEASON STORM WILL BRING RAIN AND EVEN SOME SNOW TO THE
REGION FROM THURSDAY INTO SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST OF THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THERE COULD
BE AN ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW MAINLY ON THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ON FRIDAY. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE MAINLY RAIN. A
HEAVY WET SNOW COULD LEAD TO SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES...AS MOST TREES STILL HAVE LEAVES ON THEM. ANY SNOW WOULD
SLOW TRAVEL AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

RXR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 4:26 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield and 18 more65 hr

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