Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 21, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this freeze warning at Oct 12, 2012, 10:15 AM EDT for 28 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Oct 13, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 12, 2012, 10:15 AM EDT (14:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 13, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2012, 8:20 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
All 28 counties
Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Elk County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Union County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:21 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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
373 WWUS71 KCTP 121415 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1015 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE A WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZE WHICH WILL LIKELY BRING AN END THE TRADITIONAL GROWING SEASON OVER THE REGION. PAZ010>012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-045-046-049>053-056>059- 063>066-122215- /O.UPG.KCTP.FZ.A.0012.121013T0600Z-121013T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.FZ.W.0021.121013T0600Z-121013T1300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE... DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT... HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE... GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1015 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...FROM THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ PAZ042-122215- /O.NEW.KCTP.FZ.W.0021.121013T0600Z-121013T1300Z/ SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAPORTE 1015 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
504 WWUS71 KCTP 121927 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 327 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...WIDESPREAD FREEZE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... PAZ010>012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-131300- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0021.121013T0600Z-121013T1300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 327 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S TO LOW 30S. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL KILL SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS. THE FREEZING CONDITIONS SHOULD END THE GROWING SEASON ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$
739 WWUS71 KCTP 130041 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 841 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...WIDESPREAD FREEZE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... PAZ010>012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-131300- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0021.121013T0600Z-121013T1300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 841 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...LOWS MAINLY IN THE 20S...TO NEAR 30 DEGREES IN VALLEYS OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLD MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA WILL SEE A LOW TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER TEENS. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL KILL SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS. THE FREEZING CONDITIONS SHOULD END THE GROWING SEASON ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ LAMBERT
313 WWUS71 KCTP 130811 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 411 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...WIDESPREAD FREEZE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... PAZ010>012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-131300- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121013T1300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 411 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL KILL SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS. THE FREEZING CONDITIONS SHOULD END THE GROWING SEASON ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$
622 WWUS71 KCTP 131220 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 820 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...WIDESPREAD FREEZE ENDS GROWING SEASON IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... PAZ010>012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-131330- /O.CAN.KCTP.FZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121013T1300Z/ ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 820 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING REACHED FREEZING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. ONLY VERY ISOLATED POCKETS IN OR NEAR THE LARGER URBAN AREAS IN THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY MAY HAVE STAYED A DEGREE OR TWO ABOVE FREEZING. THE GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. NO MORE FROST ADVISORIES...FREEZE WATCHES OR FREEZE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE UNTIL THE SPRING. $$ DANGELO
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 4:25 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | CTP | Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lancaster and 8 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.