Alert archive / Pennsylvania / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this high wind warning at Feb 18, 2011, 9:18 PM EST for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 19, 2011, 12:05 AM EST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 18, 2011, 9:18 PM EST (02:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2011, 12:05 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 21 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 02:15 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 00:00Z, 2.3 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
- 2937 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
853 WWUS71 KCTP 190218 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 918 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS LIKELY SATURDAY... .THE LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STRONG STORM OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL FUNNEL STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOR SATURDAY. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-191030- /O.UPG.KCTP.HW.A.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.W.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 918 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THE ALREADY GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND DAMAGING 55 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS ARE THEN POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE FROM TREES FALLING ON UTILITY LINES WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH. 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. && $$ DANGELO
5 follow-up statements
408 WWUS71 KCTP 190505 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1205 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY... .THE LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STRONG STORM OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL FUNNEL STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOR SATURDAY. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-191315- /O.EXT.KCTP.HW.W.0001.110219T0505Z-110220T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1205 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE FROM TREES FALLING ON UTILITY LINES. 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. && $$
356 WWUS71 KCTP 191102 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 602 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY... .THE LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STRONG STORM OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL FUNNEL STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-191915- /O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 602 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE FROM TREES FALLING ON UTILITY LINES. 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. && $$
360 WWUS71 KCTP 191607 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1107 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY... .THE LARGE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STRONG STORM OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL FUNNEL STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-200200- /O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1107 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE FROM TREES FALLING ON UTILITY LINES. 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. && $$
386 WWUS71 KCTP 192311 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 611 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-200015- /O.CAN.KCTP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE... LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE... SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK 611 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WINDS OF EARLIER TODAY HAVE WEAKENED SOMEWHAT. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 35 OR 40 MILES PER HOUR EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS THE NIGHT CONTINUES. $$ PAZ036-056>059-063>066-200200- /O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK... LANCASTER 611 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE FROM TREES FALLING ON UTILITY LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ DANGELO
153 WWUS71 KCTP 200145 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 845 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS SUBSIDING... .WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO LESS THAN POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SPEEDS. EXPECT THE WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. PAZ036-056>059-063>066-200245- /O.EXP.KCTP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK... LANCASTER 845 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CONTINUING TO DIMINISH SLOWLY OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...THREAT OF DAMAGE ENDING BY 9 PM. * IMPACTS...LITTLE OR NO IMPACTS BEYOND 9 PM. $$ DANGELO
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.