Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 20, 2011, 2:03 PM EST for 8 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 20, 2011, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 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 20, 2011, 2:03 PM EST (19:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2011, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cameron 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), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
025 WWUS41 KCTP 201903 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 203 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTRY MIX TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST FROM THE PLAINS STATES... SPREADING HEAVY SNOW OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND A WINTRY MIX ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. PAZ004>006-010-011-037-210600- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.110221T0000Z-110221T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0005.110221T0000Z-110221T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-TIOGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO 203 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE MODERATELY THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY MORNING. UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 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. && $$ PAZ024>028-033>036-056-057-059-063>066-210600- /O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.110221T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 203 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATION...LAUREL HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...BUT LOCALLY 5 OVER NORTHERN SOMERSET AND CAMBRIA COUNTIES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY EVENING...THEN CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY 7 AM MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED OR SLUSHY ROADS...ICY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ012-017>019-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-210600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.110221T0000Z-110221T1700Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE 203 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE DURING THE EARLY EVENING...THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS...ICY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ DEVOIR
3 follow-up statements
895 WWUS41 KCTP 210150 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 850 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTRY MIX TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST FROM THE PLAINS STATES... SPREADING HEAVY SNOW OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND A WINTRY MIX ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. PAZ004>006-010-011-037-211000- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110221T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-TIOGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO 850 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6 AM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ017>019-024>028-056-057-059-063-211000- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... LEBANON...CARLISLE 850 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATION...LOCATIONS NEAR CLEARFIELD...STATE COLLEGE...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG AND LEBANON. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ISOLATED LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 4 OR 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE-QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TURN TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...THEN TURN TO MAINLY FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ PAZ012-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-211000- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE 850 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATION...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...AND A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TURN TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET LATER TONIGHT. SOME FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX IN BEFORE SUNRISE...THEN ALL THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. ICE MAY COAT THE ROADS AROUND SUNRISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ033>036-064>066-211000- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 850 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET FOLLOWED BY FREEZING RAIN...THEN PLAIN RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AND SLEET...FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT COATING OF FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL TURN TO FREEZING RAIN EARLY TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY TURN TO PLAIN RAIN BY SUNRISE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS BECOMING SLUSHY OR ICY LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ DANGELO/CERU
453 WWUS41 KCTP 211006 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .ONE STORM SYSTEM...BRINGING SNOW AND ICE TO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING...WILL PUSH EAST OF THE STATE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. PAZ033-211815- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0003.110221T2200Z-110222T1200Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...SOMERSET COUNTY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ041-042-211500- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAPORTE 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 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. && $$ PAZ004>006-010-011-037-211500- /O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-TIOGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ056-057-059-063-211200- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... LEBANON...CARLISLE 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE IS POSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. * TIMING...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO RAIN...SOME SPOTS REMAIN NEAR THE FREEZING MARK EARLY THIS MORNING. ALL LOCATIONS SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 7 AM. * IMPACTS...SOME UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PAZ034>036-211815- /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0003.110221T2200Z-110222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * TIMING...ANY FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN BY AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN TURN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A WHILE TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...PATCHY ICY SPOTS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ024-211815- /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0003.110221T2200Z-110222T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ CAMBRIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSTOWN 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CAMBRIA COUNTY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. RAIN WILL REDEVELOP LATE TODAY...THEN TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A WHILE TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...PATCHY ICY SPOTS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ PAZ064>066-211200- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE IS POSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. * TIMING...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO RAIN...SOME SPOTS REMAIN NEAR THE FREEZING MARK EARLY THIS MORNING. ALL LOCATIONS SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 7 AM. * IMPACTS...SOME UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE ICY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ017>019-025>028-211500- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON- MIFFLIN-JUNIATA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...A WINTRY MIX. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. * TIMING...THE WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TAPPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ PAZ012-045-046-049>053-058-211500- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE 506 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. * TIMING...THE WINTRY MIX WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$
600 WWUS41 KCTP 211510 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1010 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .ONE STORM SYSTEM...BRINGING SNOW AND ICE TO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING...WILL PUSH EAST OF THE STATE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. PAZ004>006-010-011-037-041-042-211615- /O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE 1010 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ PAZ025-026-220300- /O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KCTP.WS.A.0003.110221T2200Z-110222T1200Z/ BLAIR-HUNTINGDON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION 1010 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...BLAIR AND HUNTINGDON COUNTIES. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH...RANGING TO 6 TO 9 INCHES SOUTH. * TIMING...MIXED SNOW AND RAIN OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ024-220300- /O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0003.110221T2200Z-110222T1200Z/ CAMBRIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSTOWN 1010 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...CAMBRIA COUNTY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A WHILE TONIGHT... THEN TAPER OFF BY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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. && $$ PAZ012-017>019-027-028-045-046-049>053-058-211615- /O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE- MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE... SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE 1010 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ PAZ063>065-220300- /O.EXA.KCTP.WS.A.0003.110221T2200Z-110222T1200Z/ CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK 1010 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...CUMBERLAND...ADAMS AND YORK COUNTIES. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...THEN TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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. && $$ PAZ033>036-220300- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0003.110221T2200Z-110222T1200Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG 1010 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...FULTON...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY AROUND DAWN TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ 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 Feb 20, 11:02 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:02 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1102 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST WILL TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTH AND MIXED SNOW AND SLEET TO CENTRAL AREAS...ALONG WITH PATCHY FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE COMMONWEALTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY WITH DRIER WEATHER HOLDING THROUGH MIDWEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING AS ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL PA. CHANGES TO VERY NEAR TERM ARE FEW. MODERATE SNOW EVENT UNFOLDING FOR NORTHERN PA TONIGHT AND WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER UPGRADING CURRENT ADVISORIES TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR HEAVY SNOW NORTH OF I-80...AND PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 6 GIVEN OVERNIGHT SREFS AND GEFS RUNS. ADDITIONAL CHANGES MADE TO MONDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME...WITH SHORTER RANGE GUIDANCE SUGGESTING POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL FURTHER NORTH INTO CENTRAL PA MONDAY NIGHT. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... BASED ON 20/03 AND 20/09 SREFS...SIGNIFICANTLY BUMPED UP POPS FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY INDICATING POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMS OVER ESPECIALLY CENTRAL PA. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION: EXPECTED SFC LOW TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN PA WILL PLACE AXIS OF STRONGEST WAA/HEAVIEST PRECIP ACROSS NORTHERN PA TONIGHT. SREF MEAN QPF RANGES FROM NR 1 INCH ACROSS THE NW MTNS...TO ARND 0.25 INCHES ACROSS THE S TIER. MDL SOUNDINGS INDICATE AN INITIAL PERIOD OF SNOW EVERYWHERE. HOWEVER...WARM AIR STREAMING IN ALOFT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A QUICK CHANGEOVER TO MIXED PRECIP...THEN PLAIN RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN PA. POSITION OF ENSEMBLE MEAN 850MB 0C ISOTHERM SUGGESTS EVEN NORTHERN PA WILL SEE A CHANGEOVER BY 06Z. HOWEVER...ENOUGH LOW LVL COLD AIR SHOULD REMAIN LOCKED IN FROM ARND I-80 NORTH TO KEEP PRECIP IN THE FORM OF IP/FZRA. HAVE USED SREF PROBABILITY OF BLW FREEZING SFC TEMPS TO DELINEATE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF WINT WX ADVISORY. HAVE STUCK CLOSE TO WWD GRAPHIC IN TERMS OF SNOW/ICE ACCUMS. MOST PROBABLE SNOW ACCUMS RANGE FROM 1-3 INCHES ALONG I-80...TO 3-5 INCHES ALONG THE NY BORDER. ICE ACCUMS ALSO APPEAR LIKELY TO REMAIN BLW WARNING CRITERIA...GENERALLY BTWN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MTNS. LOW PRES WILL PASS EAST OF THE REGION BY MIDDAY MONDAY...CAUSING LINGERING PRECIP TO TAPER OFF. HOWEVER...SECOND WAVE OF LOW PRES IS FCST TO TRACK SOUTH OF PA MON NITE. GREATEST SNOW POTENTIAL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOMERSET COUNTY. THERMAL PROFILES WILL INITIALLY BE MARGINAL FOR SNOW...ESP OVER THE LOWER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN PA. HOWEVER...HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOMERSET COUNTY WILL FAVOR A FASTER CHANGE TO SNOW WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERAL INCHES ACCUM. TEMPS MONDAY COULD REACH THE L50S ACROSS SOUTHERN PA. HOWEVER...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ADVECT MUCH COLD AIR SOUTHWARD BY LATE IN THE DAY. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... HIGH CONFIDENCE OF DRY WEATHER LATER TUE/WED...AS ALL MODEL DATA TRACKING HIGH PRES ACROSS PA. NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVES IN THE THURSDAY/FRIDAY TIME FRAME AND LOOKS TO BRING MILDER AIR WITH IT...SO PRECIPITATION LOOKS MORE LIKE RAIN AT THIS POINT. PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES BEYOND WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS WITH JUST HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE THE RULE FOR MUCH OF TODAY AS SURFACE RIDGE SLIDES THROUGH. NW WINDS WILL DIMINISH UNDER 10 KTS TODAY AND SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTH/SE LATER IN THE DAY. DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AND WINTRY WEATHER ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AS LOW SLIDES OUR WAY VIA THE OHIO VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW AND MVFR CONDITIONS QUICKLY SPREAD FROM SW TO NE AROUND 00Z...WITH HEAVIER SNOW REDUCING VSBYS/CIGS FURTHER AT KBFD THROUGH 06Z. WARMER AIR SLIDES IN FROM THE SW...CHANGING SNOW TO A WINTRY MIX ELSEWHERE AS THE EVENING WEARS ON...AND IN JST EVENTUALLY TO PLAIN RAIN. SO ICING WILL BE A CONCERN FOR AVIATION. ALSO...LOW LEVEL WESTERLY JET WILL BE INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AS WELL...SO ADDED WIND SHEAR BACK INTO THE KJST-KAOO TAF. OUTLOOK... SUN NIGHT...MVFR TO IFR. SNOW NORTH...WINTRY MIX SOUTH. MON/TUE...IFR TO MVFR CIGS/VSBYS...WITH A FEW PERIODS OF SNOW/MIXED PRECIP/ OR RAIN POSSIBLE. WED-THU...NO SIG WX EXPECTED. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY FOR PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-058. && SYNOPSIS...FITZGERALD NEAR TERM...DEVOIR/FITZGERALD SHORT TERM...FITZGERALD LONG TERM...ROSS/FITZGERALD AVIATION...RXR
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 11:04 AM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1104 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-211615- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- 1104 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. PAZ024>028-033>036-056-057-059-063>066-211615- CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1104 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. COLDER AIR WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 27 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
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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.