Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Frost Advisories in 2012
Frost Advisory 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this frost advisory at Apr 12, 2012, 3:48 AM EDT for Dauphin County, Lancaster County, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 13, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2012, 3:48 AM EDT (07:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Dauphin County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
985 WWUS71 KCTP 120748 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 348 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 PAZ017>019-024>028-033>035-121600- /O.UPG.KCTP.FZ.A.0005.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.FZ.W.0010.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120412T1200Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG 348 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...BOTH EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. 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. && $$ PAZ036-045-046-049>053-056-058-063>065-121600- /O.UPG.KCTP.FZ.A.0005.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.FZ.W.0010.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-SCHUYLKILL-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...POTTSVILLE... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK 348 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ PAZ057-059-066-121600- /O.UPG.KCTP.FZ.A.0005.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ DAUPHIN-LEBANON-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... LANCASTER 348 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED DUE TO FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ DANGELO
4 follow-up statements
991 WWUS71 KCTP 121220 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 820 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 PAZ017>019-024>028-033>035-130300- /O.EXP.KCTP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120412T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0010.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG 820 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...THE FREEZE WARNING FOR EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ PAZ036-045-046-049>053-056-058-063>065-130300- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0010.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-SCHUYLKILL-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...POTTSVILLE... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK 820 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. 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. && $$ PAZ057-059-066-130300- /O.CON.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ DAUPHIN-LEBANON-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... LANCASTER 820 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED DUE TO FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ LAMBERT
929 WWUS71 KCTP 121922 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 322 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 PAZ017>019-024>028-033>036-045-046-049>053-056-058-063>065-130330- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0010.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-SCHUYLKILL-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...POTTSVILLE...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK 322 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. 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. && $$ PAZ057-059-066-130330- /O.CON.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ DAUPHIN-LEBANON-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... LANCASTER 322 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED DUE TO FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ JAB - BGM
799 WWUS71 KCTP 130222 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1022 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 PAZ017>019-024>028-033>036-045-046-049>053-056-058-063>065-131300- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0010.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-SCHUYLKILL-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...POTTSVILLE...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK 1022 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. 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. && $$ PAZ057-059-066-131300- /O.CON.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ DAUPHIN-LEBANON-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... LANCASTER 1022 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED DUE TO FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$
846 WWUS71 KCTP 131022 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 622 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 PAZ017>019-024>028-033>036-045-046-049>053-056-058-063>065-131300- /O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120413T1300Z/ CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-SCHUYLKILL-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...POTTSVILLE...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK 622 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S AT DAWN. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. 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. && $$ PAZ057-059-066-131300- /O.CON.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120413T1300Z/ DAUPHIN-LEBANON-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... LANCASTER 622 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD BECOME DAMAGED DUE TO FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL OR GARDENING INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 3:48 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield and 17 more | 29 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.