Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2011, 2:59 AM EST for 8 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 26, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 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
- Jan 26, 2011, 2:59 AM EST (07:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2011, 11:38 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Adams County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Perry County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 2083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
579 WWUS41 KCTP 260759 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 259 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 PAZ064>066-270000- /O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0001.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 259 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ADAMS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ PAZ024>028-049>053-270000- /O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE... DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG 259 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ033>036-056>059-063-270000- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.110126T1200Z-110127T0600Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE... LEBANON...CARLISLE 259 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ MS/JC
6 follow-up statements
719 WWUS41 KCTP 261551 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1051 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 PAZ064>066-270000- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1051 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ADAMS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ033>036-056>059-063-270000- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE... LEBANON...CARLISLE 1051 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ PAZ024>028-049>053-270000- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE... DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG 1051 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ GARTNER/RADZANOWSKI/TYBURSKI
455 WWUS41 KCTP 262138 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 438 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 PAZ064>066-270300- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 438 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ADAMS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ PAZ033>036-056>059-063-270300- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE... LEBANON...CARLISLE 438 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ024>028-049>053-270300- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE... DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG 438 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$
524 WWUS41 KCTP 262212 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 512 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 PAZ036-056-057-059-063-270600- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE 512 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 900 PM. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ064>066-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 512 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ADAMS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING...VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 900 PM. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ PAZ033>035-058-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... POTTSVILLE 512 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ024>028-049>053-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE... DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG 512 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$
935 WWUS41 KCTP 270151 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 851 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 PAZ024-025-033-034-270300- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...SOMERSET... BEDFORD 851 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL FROM THE EAST COAST WINTER STORM HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. SCATTERED UPSLOPE AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ PAZ036-056-057-059-063>066-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 851 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1000 PM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ PAZ035-058-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ FULTON-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELLSBURG...POTTSVILLE 851 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ026>028-049>053-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND- COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG 851 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$
123 WWUS41 KCTP 270312 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1012 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 PAZ026-027-035-270415- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MCCONNELLSBURG 1012 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ PAZ036-056-057-059-063>066-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1012 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND TAPER OFF BY AROUND OR SHORTLY PAST MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ PAZ058-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POTTSVILLE 1012 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ028-049>053-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ JUNIATA-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIFFLINTOWN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE... DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG 1012 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO FREEZING...THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 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. && $$
787 WWUS41 KCTP 270438 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1138 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 PAZ036-056-057-059-063>066-270545- /O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1138 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY PERSIST FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO ACROSS LEBANON...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. $$ PAZ028-049>053-058-270545- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ JUNIATA-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIFFLINTOWN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE... DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE 1138 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ MS
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 Jan 25, 9:40 PM EST, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 9:40 PM EST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 940 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES UP THE ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEMS MAY BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY AT OR BELOW NORMALS. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... WATCHING SFC PRESSURE EVOLUTIONS CLOSELY FROM AL TO THE GA COAST THIS EVENING...DUAL LOW STRUCTURE IS FURTHER NORTH THAN 18Z GFS/NAM AND SIMILAR TO 12Z ECMWF...AND EVEN FURTHER NORTH THAN THE NEW 00Z NAM12...BUT THE NAM IS CATCHING UP. RESULTING NAM12 RUN PRODUCED A LOW TUCKED CLOSER TO THE COAST LOCATED NEAR THE CHESAPEAKE AT 00Z THU...SUPPORTIVE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW (6" OR MORE) IN AREAS WHERE WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY PLACED. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW ARE SOLIDLY IN THE 0.25 TO 0.35" QPF TOTALS. WHAT WILL BE INTERESTING IS TO SEE THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND GEFS MEMBERS...AS THE NAM HAS BEEN ON THE DRIER SIDE OF SOLUTIONS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. AS PER COORD WITH WFO MOUNT HOLLY THIS EVENING...WILL KEEP ALL HEADLINES AS IS FOR THIS EVENING AND ALLOW THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT A GOOD LOOK AT THE 00Z SUITE TO MAKE THE BEST WARNING DECISION POSSIBLE FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. TIMING OF ONSET OF SNOWFALL STILL LOOKS GOOD...BREAKING OUT AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 12Z WED ALONG THE MD BORDER IN THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 20 OR 30 POPS WILL BE RETAINED ALONG THE SRN TIER BEFORE 12Z...WITH SUCH LOW POPS...NO ACCUMS EXPECTED IN 1ST PD. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... MODELS CONVERGING ON A SOLUTION SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE NAM AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS...WHICH ENDS UP LOOKING MUCH LIKE THE 12Z OPERATIONAL RUN OF THE GFS. THIS IS ALL VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE FORECAST/NUMBERS WE HAVE BEEN ISSUING FOR A FEW DAYS. ADVY AND WATCH FLAGS HAVE BEEN HOISTED FOR THE SRN THIRD OF THE AREA. THE LOW CENTER APPEARS TO BE ON A TRACK OFF THE COAST. 8H TEMPS JUST APPCH 0C...BUT OTHER THICKNESS MEASURES AS WELL AS THE SFC TEMPS INDICATE THAT THIS WILL BE A WET SNOW. SNOW COULD MIX WITH RAIN IN THE FAR SE...AND THIS WOULD CUT THE SNOW ACCUMS DOWN FROM THE 8:1 RATIO WE ARE ALREADY EXPECTING THERE. EVEN WHERE THE AIR WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING...MORE OF THE ACCUMS WILL BE ON THE SNOW COVER...AND MOST LIKELY LESS ON THE BLACKTOP DUE TO IT/S LOW ALBEDO AND THE MAINLY-DAYLIGHT PERIOD OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW/PRECIP. EVEN IN MID JANUARY...THE SUN HAS A MINIMIZING EFFECT ON SNOW ACCUMS. THEREFORE HAVE PAINTED 10:1 OR WETTER RATIOS. AS THE SUN SETS...THE BACK EDGE OF THE SYNOPTIC SNOW WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE LAURELS AND TOWARD THE SUSQ RIVER. AS THE TEMPS GET COLDER...LESS OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER SUSQ VALLEY. BUT...ACCUMS THERE SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN AN INCH OR TWO AFTER THEN. IT SHOULD BE ALL OVER BY MIDNIGHT OR 1 AM. WINDS DO NOT GET STRONG SINCE THE LOW WILL NOT BE DEEPENING RAPIDLY NEARBY. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY...THE POST- FRONTAL FLOW WILL CREATE UPSLOPE SHSN IN THE WEST - AGAIN. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... NOR'EASTER EXITING TO THE NE BY THU MORNING WITH MUCH OF THE PRECIP ENDING BEFORE 12Z. FLOW TURNS WESTERLY...AND UPSLOPE LIGHT SNOW BECOME LIKELY ACRS THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN. NO BIG SURGE OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...AS HIGHS REMAIN IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S ON THU. REMAINDER OF EXTENDED WILL BE DEFINED BY A STUBBORN BROAD TROUGH OVER NORTHEAST U.S. AND A COUPLE OF CLIPPERS SLIDING THROUGH MAIN FLOW...ONE ON FRI AND ANOTHER ON SAT...EACH BRINGING A QUICK SHOT OF LIGHTER SNOW MAINLY TO NORTHWEST HALF OF CWA. NO BIG OUTBREAK OF COLDER AIR ON THE HORIZON...THOUGH NIGHTS WILL SEE TEMPS DIP INTO THE TEENS...AND EVEN SINGLE DIGITS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LESS CLOUDS WILL BE ABOUT. SOME DIVERGENCE IN MODELS IN FCSTS FOR NEXT WEEK...BUT GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A BIT MILDER TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... LOW CLOUDS CONTINUE OVER THE AREA IN THE LIGHT LOW LEVEL FLOW. CEILINGS RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 1500' TO 4000' ON AVERAGE...LOWER IN THE WEST...HIGHER IN THE EAST. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH PERHAPS SOME DETERIORATION IN VISIBILITY POSSIBLE WITH THIN FOG OVERNIGHT. OUTLOOK... WED...MVFR/IFR WITH SNOW DEVELOPING...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF I-80. THUR-SUN...MVFR CIGS/-SHSN POSS W MTNS. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY FOR PAZ033>036-056>059-063. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR PAZ064>066. && SYNOPSIS...DANGELO NEAR TERM...DANGELO/DEVOIR SHORT TERM...DANGELO LONG TERM...RXR AVIATION...LAMBERT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 2:25 PM EST, 12 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 225 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 261930- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 225 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ033>036-056>059-063-261930- SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- 225 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ064>066-261930- ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 225 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DANGELO/RXR
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Columbia and 15 more | 80 min |
| Jan 26, 6:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, Snyder | 86 min |
| Jan 26, 6:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill, York | 64 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.