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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS State College, PA

March 6, 20115 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 6, 2011, 4:51 AM EST for 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 6, 2011, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 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
Mar 6, 2011, 4:51 AM EST (09:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2011, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 7, 2011, 6:26 AM EST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Potter County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 197 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-03-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 446 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
446 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
454 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

655 
WWUS41 KCTP 060951
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
451 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE
EAST THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...DROPPING TEMPERATURES VERY
QUICKLY. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE
NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY. THIS WILL SERVE TO INTENSIFY
THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE DAY...AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN AND A
BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PAZ006-037-061800-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.110306T1500Z-110307T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0008.110306T1500Z-110307T0900Z/
POTTER-TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
451 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATION...POTTER AND TIOGA COUNTIES.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...RAIN WILL TURN TO HEAVY SNOW LATER THIS
  MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW LATER THIS MORNING AND THE SNOW
  WILL BECOME HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON. A MIX OF WINTRY
  PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AS THE CHANGE
  OCCURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT FIRST...THEN TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
  THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUING TO TURN TO THE NORTH IN THE
  AFTERNOON. SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH WILL
  CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET
  SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM
  ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD
  CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO
  SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 40S AND 50S VERY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
  DROP VERY QUICKLY INTO THE LOWER 30S BEFORE NOON.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ010-011-061800-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.110306T1500Z-110307T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.110306T1500Z-110307T0300Z/
ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
451 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...ELK AND CAMERON COUNTIES.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY AND
  TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  MPH...GRADUALLY TURNING TO THE NORTH.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO WET SNOW.
  INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING
  TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME
  POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING QUICKLY INTO THE 30S EARLY THIS
  MORNING...AND BELOW FREEZING BEFORE NOON.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ012-041-042-061800-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.110306T1500Z-110307T0900Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...LAPORTE
451 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING
  OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS
  POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AS THE CHANGE OCCURS. SNOW WILL BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY
  AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY EARLY TODAY...QUICKLY TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST
  THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHERLY. SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO WET SNOW.
  INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING
  TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME
  POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 40S EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN FALLING
  QUICKLY INTO THE 30S LATE THIS MORNING...AND BELOW FREEZING IN
  THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017-018-061800-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.110306T1500Z-110307T0300Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG
451 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION...CLEARFIELD COUNTY AND NORTHERN CENTRE COUNTY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING...AND
  COULD FALL HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION
  IS POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AS THE CHANGE OCCURS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW
  POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW TAPERING OFF
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY
  TURNING TO THE NORTH. SPEEDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO WET SNOW.
  INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING
  TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME
  POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S EARLY THIS MORNING AND BELOW
  FREEZING BEFORE NOON.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ004-005-061800-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.110306T0951Z-110307T0300Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
451 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING AND THE SNOW
  WILL BECOME HEAVY. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FOR
  AN HOUR OR TWO AS THE CHANGE OCCURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST THIS MORNING...THEN NORTH. SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20
  MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET
  SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM
  ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD
  CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO
  SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
957 
WWUS41 KCTP 061540
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1040 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND CONTINUE 
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...

.A SHARP COLD FRONT...EXTENDING FROM BINGHAMTON NEW YORK...TO
WILLIAMSPORT AND ALTOONA LATE THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST
TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL 
QUICKLY THROUGH THE 30S IN ITS WAKE...AND THROUGH THE 20S ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE MID
ATLANTIC PIEDMONT LATE TODAY. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE THE
STEADY...AND AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY
AREAS. SOME PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN...AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SLEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER TO WET SNOW OVER THE
MOUNTAINS JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF STATE COLLEGE AND WILLIAMSPORT.

PAZ006-037-070300-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
POTTER-TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
1040 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...POTTER AND TIOGA COUNTIES.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...RAIN WILL TURN TO HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TURN TO WET SNOW AND THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY
  AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT. A MIX OF WINTRY
  PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AS THE CHANGE
  OCCURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND
  TONIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET
  SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO
  JUST BELOW FREEZING. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S...THEN UPPER TEENS THIS
  EVENING AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ004-005-070300-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0300Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
1040 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL AT VARYING INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY 
  WET SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO 
  FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW 
  COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY 
  LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S DURING THE DAYLIGHT
  HOURS... AND INTO THE UPPER TEENS THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO ONE HALF OF A MILE
  AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ012-041-042-070300-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...LAPORTE
1040 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW LATE THIS
  MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION
  IS POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AS THE CHANGE OCCURS. THE WET
  SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY AROUND 7 INCHES POSSIBLE ON
  THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TURN TO WET SNOW BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM. THE
  HEAVY WET SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTH
  AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET
  SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING
  TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME
  POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S AND DROPPING BELOW FREEZING
  BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY BETWEEN ONE HALF OF A MILE...AND ONE
  MILE. AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ010-011-017-018-070300-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0300Z/
ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...
DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG
1040 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...ELK AND CAMERON COUNTIES.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY
  AND TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO WET
  SNOW...FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A
  LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE
  HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY
  WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES LATER TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
  AROUND 20 LATE THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY BETWEEN ONE HALF OF A MILE...AND ONE MILE.
  AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

LAMBERT/CERU/EVANEGO
082 
WWUS41 KCTP 061948
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...

.A SHARP COLD FRONT...EXTENDING FROM BINGHAMTON NEW YORK...TO
WILLIAMSPORT AND ALTOONA LATE THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST
TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
QUICKLY THROUGH THE 30S IN ITS WAKE...AND THROUGH THE 20S ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE MID
ATLANTIC PIEDMONT LATE TODAY. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE THE STEADY...
AND AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS.
SOME PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN...AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER TO WET SNOW OVER THE
MOUNTAINS JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF STATE COLLEGE AND
WILLIAMSPORT.

PAZ004-062100-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0300Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE 
TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN ONE INCH IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE
COUNTY...TO AN INCH OR TWO EAST OF WARREN.

$$

PAZ012-041-042-070500-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...LAPORTE
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...WET SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 10 TO 12 INCHES
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.

* TIMING...THE SNOW COULD BE MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN TO THE
  NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMSPORT UNTIL AROUND 5 PM. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
  TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
  30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. INITIALLY
  WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED
  ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW AS TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE 20S.
  THE  HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE
  GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S AND INTO THE UPPER TEENS
  BY MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY BETWEEN ONE HALF OF A MILE...AND ONE 
  MILE. AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ006-037-070500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
POTTER-TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...POTTER AND TIOGA COUNTIES.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES. LOCAL UP TO ONE FOOT OF SNOW ON
  THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 MPH LATE TODAY AND 
  TONIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. INITIALLY
  WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED
  ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW AS TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE 20S.
  THE  HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE
  GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING FROM THE MID 20S...TO THE UPPER TEENS BY
  MIDNIGHT. 

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024-033-070500-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0500Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL AT VARYING INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE
  TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE FALLING
  TEMPERATURES AND SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY. INITIALLY WET
  ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS
  BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S DURING THE DAYLIGHT
  HOURS...AND INTO THE UPPER TEENS AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO ONE HALF OF 
  A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ025-034-070500-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.110306T2200Z-110307T0500Z/
BLAIR-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...BEDFORD
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON
  THE RIDGES TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 99.

* TIMING...WET SNOW WILL FALL AT VARYING INTENSITY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE
  TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE WET SNOW AND FALLING
  TEMPERATURES. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO
  FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY WET SNOW
  COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY
  LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO AROUND 32 DEGREES AT DUSK...THEN
  THROUGH THE 20S DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO ONE HALF OF 
  A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ019-045-046-049-070500-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.110306T2200Z-110307T0900Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN...
WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY.

* LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WEST BRANCH VALLEY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE AT
  ELEVATIONS OVER 1500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  THE SNOW WILL FALL AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH EARLY
  TONIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE
  TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY 
  WET SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO 
  FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW 
  COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY 
  LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S DURING THE DAYLIGHT 
  HOURS... AND INTO THE UPPER TEENS THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO ONE HALF OF 
  A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ053-058-070500-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.110307T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATION...MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL AT
  ELEVATIONS OVER 1400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

* TIMING...RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CHANGE TO HEAVY WET SNOW
  AROUND DARK...AND CONTINUE INTO LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY 
  WET SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO 
  FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW 
  COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY 
  LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 30S TOWARD DUSK...THEN
  REACHING AROUND 32 LATE THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO UNDER ONE
  HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ005-010-011-017-070500-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0500Z/
MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL AT VARYING INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE
  TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY 
  WET SNOW. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO 
  FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW 
  COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY 
  LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S DURING THE DAYLIGHT 
  HOURS... AND INTO THE UPPER TEENS LATE THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO ONE HALF OF 
  A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ018-070500-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
NORTHERN CENTRE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PHILIPSBURG
248 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHERN CENTRE COUNTY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW WILL FALL LATE TODAY THROUGH
  EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO WET 
  SNOW...FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY 
  ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE 
  SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...
  AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES LATER TODAY 
  AND EARLY TONIGHT. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S LATE TODAY...REACHING
  AROUND 20 LATE THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY BETWEEN ONE HALF OF A MILE...AND ONE 
  MILE. AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

LAMBERT
703 
WWUS41 KCTP 070226
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
926 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

.A STORM NEAR THE DEL MARVA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AND MOVE UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS IN ALL AREAS BY LATER TONIGHT AS THE
STORM BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY.

PAZ006-012-037-041-042-070900-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...
WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
926 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 10 TO 12 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY
  TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
  TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. 
  INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON 
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW AS TEMPERATURES FALL 
  THROUGH THE 20S. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY BETWEEN ONE HALF OF A MILE...AND ONE 
  MILE. AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ050>052-070900-
/O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN
926 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WEST BRANCH VALLEY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE AT 
  ELEVATIONS OVER 1500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE 
  TODAY AND THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. INITIALLY
  WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED
  ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES
  AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER
  OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S...AND INTO THE UPPER
  TEENS THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO ONE HALF OF 
  A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ005-010-011-017-024-025-033-034-070500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0500Z/
MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...SOMERSET...
BEDFORD
926 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY WIND DOWN TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
  BY MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE 
  TODAY AND THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...POOR CONDITIONS DUE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW OF
  VARYING INTENSITY. INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF
  ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY
  SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS
  MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S...AND INTO THE UPPER TEENS
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE...DROPPING TO ONE HALF OF 
  A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ018-019-045-046-049-053-058-070900-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE
926 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL WIND DOWN TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY AROUND
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE 
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. INITIALLY
  WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON UNTREATED
  ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES
  AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER
  OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE.

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.

&&

$$
403 
WWUS41 KCTP 070347
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1047 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

.A STORM NEAR THE DEL MARVA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
AND MOVE UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS IN ALL AREAS BY LATER TONIGHT AS THE
STORM BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY.

PAZ005-010-011-017-024-025-033-034-070500-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0500Z/
MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...SOMERSET...
BEDFORD
1047 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE.

$$

PAZ006-012-037-041-042-070900-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...
WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
1047 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 10 TO 12 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF SULLIVAN COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
  TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. 
  INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON 
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW AS TEMPERATURES FALL 
  THROUGH THE 20S. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY BETWEEN ONE HALF OF A MILE...AND ONE 
  MILE. AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ018-019-045-046-049>053-058-070900-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE
1047 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL WIND DOWN TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AROUND OR
  SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE 
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. 
  INITIALLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALLOW A LAYER OF ICE TO FORM ON 
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS BENEATH THE SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW COULD 
  CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD 
  TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY AROUND 1 MILE.

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.

&&

$$
005 
WWUS41 KCTP 070857
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
357 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

.THE STORM WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING...ENDING THE
SNOWFALL. 

PAZ006-012-071000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...RENOVO
357 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

THE SNOW WILL END VERY SHORTLY. CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION ON
UNTREATED ROADS.

$$

PAZ018-019-045-049-050-071000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T0900Z/
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-UNION-SNYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...
LOCK HAVEN...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE
357 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

THE SNOW WILL END VERY SHORTLY. CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION ON
UNTREATED ROADS.


$$

PAZ037-041-042-071300-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T1300Z/
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
357 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 10 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY 8 AM. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. THE HEAVY
  SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS
  MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ046-051>053-058-071300-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T1300Z/
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSPORT...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE
357 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATION...MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY 8 AM.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POOR ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW. THE HEAVY
  SNOW COULD CLING TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS
  MAY LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A MILE EARLY...THEN IMPROVING QUICKLY.

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.

&&

$$
746 
WWUS41 KCTP 071126
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
626 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011


PAZ037-041-042-071230-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T1300Z/
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
626 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

PAZ046-051>053-058-071230-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110307T1300Z/
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSPORT...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE
626 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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 Mar 6, 2:58 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 2:58 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
258 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT AND SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE THROUGH
THE STATE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING RAIN TO THE
REGION...WHICH WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING SUNDAY. COOLER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AS COLD
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD FROM QUEBEC. ANOTHER RAIN
STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
VERY COMPLEX WX SCENARIO EVOLVING AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE
CURRENTLY FORMING OVER GA HEADS NORTHEAST INTO AN INCREASING COLD
AIRMASS. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OVER MOST OF OHIO PROMPTING ME
TO ISSUE A WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR THE CHANGEOVER AT LEAST INTO MY
NRN MOUNTAINS BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. NOT QUITE BELIEVING
THE SNOWFALL NUMBERS BEING CRANKED OUT BY THE ALGORITHMS RUN OFF
THE OPERATIONAL NAM/GFS...SO LEANED CLOSER TO SNOWFALL NUMBERS
SUGGESTED BY THE SREF. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE EXPECTED TEMP
FALL...I ALSO DOWNPLAYED THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICING IN
FREEZING RAIN...BUT THERE WILL BE A TRANSITION LATER TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY NO DOUBT LEADING TO EITHER UPGRADING THE REMAINDER OF THE
CURRENT WATCH TO A WARNING...OR AT LEAST A MORE WIDESPREAD
ADVISORY FOR THE CHANGE TO SNOW OR PERHAPS SOME ICE/SLEET. IT'S A
POTENTIAL MESS...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AS
WIDESPREAD 1-2 INCH RAINS BRING BIG RISES AND THE REGION'S
WATERWAYS...WITH SEVERAL RIVER POINTS FORECAST TO NUDE OVER FLOOD
LATER TOMORROW OR INTO MONDAY...DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW MUCH RAIN
WE END UP WITH.

SO FOR NOW...HAVE A WINTER WX ADV FOR NW 2 COUNTIES FOR A LATE
CHANGEOVER AND THE POTENTIAL FOR 3-6 INCHES OF HEAVY WET
SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME ICE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH AND
FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN PLACE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR THIS PERIOD WAS TO POST A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY NIGHT...AND INCREASE SNOW
ACCUMS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NW MTNS.

DETAILS OF THIS STORM /AND ITS THERMODYNAMIC STRUCTURE/ WERE
DESCRIBED NICELY BY THE PREVIOUS SHIFT AND FOLLOW IN THE PARAGRAPH
BELOW...

RAIN WILL BE IN PROGRESS AS WE START THE PERIOD. THE FRONT WILL BE
INTO THE NWRN COS BY 12Z SUN. TEMPS THEN FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR
THE NW. FORECAST DETAILS ARE A BIT BETTER DEFINED TONIGHT...BUT THE
NUMERICAL GUIDANCE STILL DIFFER FROM EACH OTHER IN IMPORTANT
DETAILS. NAM IS WARMER AND MORE-AMPLIFIED...THE GFS IS STILL A
LITTLE FASTER THAN OTHER GUIDANCE. BUT...IN GENERAL...THE CONSENSUS
ON QPF AMOUNTS IS TIGHT WHEN LOOKING AT THE LATEST SREF PLUMES. WILL
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE SLOWER GUID IN TIMING...DUE TO THE DEEP PLUME
OF MOISTURE DRAWN POLEWARD AND DECENT AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER
FLOW AND A SLIGHT TILTING TO THE UPPER TROUGH. THE PIVOT POINT FOR
THE TROUGH IS JUST TO THE NW AND BEST DYNAMICS PASS RIGHT OVERHEAD.
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE 7H FLOW DOES CLOSE OFF...WHILE THE 5H
FLOW STAYS OPEN WITH A SHARP SHORT WAVE TROUGH. THE 7H LOW PASSES
OVERHEAD LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE COLD AIR INITIALLY
UNDERCUTS THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT...THEN THE COLUMN COOLS PRETTY MUCH
UNIFORMLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OF
SLEET BEFORE THE CHANGE TO ALL SNOW.

GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN 12Z OPERATIONAL MODELS AND LATEST GEFS/SREF
DATA FOR A FINAL...AND MORE SIGNIFICANT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE
/ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER JET...AND NE
MVG AND SLIGHTLY NEG TILT 500 MB SHORT WAVE/ TO FORM SUNDAY MORNING
ACROSS CENTRAL OR NRN VA. THIS WAVE IS PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS SERN
PENN EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...THEN ACRS SRN NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT.

SFC...AND MID LEVEL CLOSED LOW TRACK IS FAVORABLE FOR A CHANGEOVER
TO SLEET AND HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS THE NW AND NCENT MTNS OF PENN
DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR APPEAR LIKELY AT TIMES.

VERY SHARP 925-850 MB TEMP GRADIENT /NEAR A LINE FROM KJST TO KUNV
AND KIPT/ CREATES A VERY DIFFICULT FORECAST REGARDING PRECIP
TYPE...AND TIMING OF THE CHANGEOVER TO SLEET/WET SNOW...SO WILL
EMPHASIZE MIXED PRECIP HEAVY AT TIMES IN THIS CORRIDOR WITH A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED BY LATER SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE TENDENCY OF THE PAST FEW MODEL RUNS HAS BEEN TO SHIFT THE TRACK
OF THE SFC WAVE AND CLOSED 850-700 MB LOW A BIT FURTHER TO THE
EAST.

WE MAY HAVE TO INCLUDE A FEW MORE COUNTIES /FROM SULLIVAN...WWD/ IN
THE WINTER STORM WATCH SHOULD THIS TREND TOWARD A SLIGHTLY COLDER
SOLUTION CONTINUE.

CLOUDS COULD CLEAR OUT LATE WITH THE DRY AIR SINKING DOWN AS THE
UPPER FEATURES MOVES TO THE NE...BUT WILL KEEP MORE CLOUDS ALONG THE
NY BORDER AND IN THE LAURELS DUE TO UPSLOPE FLOW AND NNW FLOW
EXPECTED TO BRING MOISTURE DOWN FROM LAKE ONTARIO LATE SUN NIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE REST OF THE REGION SHOULD CLEAR OUT.
IT WILL NOT GET THAT WINDY POST-FRONT WITH THE LOW NOT DEEPENING BUT
A FEW MB AS IT GOES INTO NEW ENGLAND.

MONDAY LOOKS COLDER THAN RECENT DAYS...WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND
8H TEMPS AROUND -5C. EXPECT HIGHS TO BE 5-10F BELOW NORMALS...ESP
IN THE N WHERE NEW SNOW COVER AND COLDER TEMPS ALOFT SHOULD HOLD
TEMPS AOB FZG.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
STILL LOOKING AT DRY AND COLDER CONDITIONS FOR LATER MONDAY INTO
TUE...AS COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD FROM QUEBEC ON
TUE.

THE NEXT SYSTEM LOOKS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY. THE
GFS AND EUROPEAN CONTINUE TO SPEED UP THE TIMING. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS
TO BE A MIXED PRECIP EVENT WITH MOSTLY RAIN BUT A MIX AS COLD AIR
ADVECTS BEHIND AND THEN A PERIOD OF SNOW.
THE EC KEEPS THE LOW MORE NORTHWARD WHERE THE GFS BRINGS THE LOW
ALONG THE NY AND PA BORDER. THERE DOES LOOK TO BE AMPLE MOISTURE
WITH THIS SYSTEM. AFTER A BRIEF DRYING CONDITIONS THERE MAY BE
ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COOLER THIS WEEK DUE TO THE NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CONDS WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT
AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION. MAINLY
LIGHT RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS ALL OF THE CWA OF 06Z. A SURGE OF
MOISTURE AHEAD OF APPROACHING FRONT WILL RESULT IN LOW CIGS AND
HEAVIER RAIN DEVELOPING FIRST ACROSS THE NW MTNS /BFD/ EARLY THIS
AM...THEN SPREADING SE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA TOWARD DAWN.
SOUTHERLY SFC WINDS NOT CLIMATOLOGICALLY FAVORABLE FOR IFR CIGS AT
JST/AOO/UNV. HOWEVER...SREF DATA INDICATES A LIKELIHOOD OF IFR
CIGS AT BFD BY 09Z. LLWS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ACROSS THE
AREA...AS CORE OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT MOVES OVR THE STATE TONIGHT
AND SUN MORNING. USING MDL 0-0.5KM BULK SHEAR AS A
CUTOFF...SUGGESTS STRONGEST CASE FOR LLWS CRITERIA WILL BE AT
BFD...WITH SOMEWHAT WEAKER SHEAR FURTHER SOUTH.

WIDESPREAD LOW CIGS/VSBYS ARE EXPECTED WITH RAIN FALLING HEAVILY
AT TIMES. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MARKED WIND
SHIFT FROM SOUTH TO NW...OCCURRING AT BFD ARND 08Z...THE CENTRAL
MTNS ARND 13-15Z...AND MDT ARND 18Z. AT BFD...RAIN WILL LIKELY
CHANGE TO SNOW ARND 10Z SUNDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUM
POSSIBLE BY AFTN. FURTHER SE...THE CHANGEOVER WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS
PRECIP IS TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTN.

OUTLOOK...
MON-TUE...NO SIG WX EXPECTED.
WED...RAIN OR SNOW POSS LATE...ESP WEST.
THU...RAIN POSSIBLE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
HEAVIEST/STEADIEST RAIN HOLDS OFF EVEN LONGER THAN EXPECTED
YESTERDAY DUE TO THE ANTICIPATION OF A STRONGER SHORT
WAVE...SLOWING THINGS DOWN A BIT. THIS SHOULD ALSO ALLOW MORE
WARM/MOIST GULF INFLOW AND WILL NUDGE THE QPF JUST A SHADE
HIGHER...BUT STILL GENERALLY 1-2 INCHES. PLACEMENT OF THE HIGHEST
VALUES IS STILL NOT VERY WELL- AGREED UPON BY THE NUMERICAL
GUIDANCE. SO...WILL NOT GET INTO MAKING THAT DETAILED OF A CALL.
THE WIDESPREAD AND EVEN NATURE TO THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
NEARLY-UNIFORM MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. HOWEVER...THE TIMING
CHANGE /SLOWER/ OF THE RAIN HAS PROMPTED A TWEAK OF THE FLOOD
WATCH TIMING TO A LITTLE LATER AS WELL. HAVE ALSO ADDED THE LOWER
SUSQ AND SCHUYLKILL COS INTO THE WATCH...AS QPF IS SIMILAR THERE
AND STREAM FLOWS JUST A BIT HIGHER THAN THEY WERE IN MID/LATE FEB.
THE ONLY SNOW LEFT IS IN THE NRN TIER...BUT CORE SAMPLES AND
MODELED SNOW PACK NUMBERS FROM NOAA/S NOHRSC PUT LIQUID HELD IN
THE SNOWPACK THERE BETWEEN AN INCH AND 4 INCHES. WHILE THE RAIN
THIS WEEKEND MAY ALSO GET SOAKED UP BY THE SNOW THERE...HAVE TO
EXPECT THAT MORE WILL MELT OUT - BUT THAT SHOULD HALT DURING THE
DAY SUNDAY AS THE TEMPS DROP BELOW FZG. OVERALL...EXPECT THAT
THERE WILL BE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND SOME OF THE
SMALL RIVERS/BIG CREEKS WILL EXCEED CAUTION STAGES AND A COUPLE
COULD REACH THEIR RESPECTIVE FLOOD STAGE/S/.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR PAZ019-025>028-034-035-
037-041-042-045-046-049>053.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PAZ004>006-
010>012-017-018-024-033.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR PAZ036-056>059-063>066.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT FOR PAZ006-010-011-037.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST
MONDAY FOR PAZ004-005.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LA CORTE
NEAR TERM...LA CORTE
SHORT TERM...DANGELO/LAMBERT
LONG TERM...MARTIN
AVIATION...FITZGERALD/GARTNER
HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 12:24 PM EST, 16 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1224 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

PAZ019-025>028-034-035-041-042-045-046-049>053-061730-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-
SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
1224 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

 FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

PAZ012-017-018-024-033-061730-
NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
1224 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

A MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-061730-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
1224 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

PAZ037-061730-
TIOGA-
1224 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

A SECONDARY LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING A SHIFT
FROM RAIN TO MIXED PRECIPITATION TO A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
 SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE AS
MUCH AS 6 TO 10 INCHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

PAZ006-010-011-061730-
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-
1224 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

A SECONDARY LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT CHANGING THE RAIN TO PERIODS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION AND THEN
TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

PAZ004-005-061730-
WARREN-MCKEAN-
1224 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

A SECONDARY LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT CHANGING THE RAIN TO PERIODS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION AND THEN
TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 10:50 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield and 13 more32 hr
Mar 6, 6:59 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPElk8 hr
Mar 6, 1:56 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPColumbia, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga6 hr
Mar 6, 2:50 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and 18 more4 hr
Mar 6, 3:06 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and 18 more4 hr
Mar 6, 4:19 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPCentre, Snyder, Union6 hr
Mar 6, 6:16 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPCumberland, York10 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2011Every winter storm 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.