Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 4, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2011, 10:06 PM EST for 15 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 10:06 PM EST (03:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Union County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
899 WWUS71 KCTP 250306 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1006 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 .LOW PRESSURE WILL RACE ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM AS IT MOVES UP INTO NEW ENGLAND. PAZ035-036-056>059-063>066-251115- /O.UPG.KCTP.HW.A.0002.110225T1400Z-110225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.W.0002.110225T1400Z-110225T2300Z/ FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS- YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1006 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...WESTERLY 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING... LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES ONTO UTILITY LINES... CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS... GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN. && $$ PAZ033-034-251115- /O.NEW.KCTP.HW.W.0002.110225T1400Z-110225T2300Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD 1006 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATION... SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS... WESTERLY 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING... LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS... POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES ONTO UTILITY LINES... CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS... GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN. && $$ PAZ012-018-019-024>028-041-042-045-046-049>053-251115- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.110225T1400Z-110225T2300Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK 1006 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATION... CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS... 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING... THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
183 WWUS71 KCTP 250951 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 451 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 .LOW PRESSURE WILL RACE ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM AS IT MOVES UP INTO NEW ENGLAND. PAZ033>036-056>059-063>066-251800- /O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.110225T1400Z-110225T2300Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE... LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 451 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...WESTERLY AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES ONTO UTILITY LINES... CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS... GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN. && $$ PAZ012-018-019-024>028-041-042-045-046-049>053-251800- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.110225T1400Z-110225T2300Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK 451 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RXR
079 WWUS71 KCTP 251510 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1010 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 .LOW PRESSURE WILL RACE ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM AS IT MOVES UP INTO NEW ENGLAND. PAZ033>036-056>059-063>066-252300- /O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE... LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1010 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...WESTERLY AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES ONTO UTILITY LINES... CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS... GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN. && $$ PAZ017-252300- /O.EXA.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ CLEARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD 1010 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ PAZ012-018-019-024>028-041-042-045-046-049>053-252300- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK 1010 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 9:58 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren | 18 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cameron, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga | 18 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:06 PM EST | High Wind Warning | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton and 6 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2011Every wind advisory 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.