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High Wind Warning 2, NWS State College, PA

October 28, 201233 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2012, 4:11 AM EDT for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 37 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Oct 28, 2012, 4:11 AM EDT (08:11 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 4:18 AM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
All 33 counties

Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria 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, McKean County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Potter County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Union County, PA, Warren County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 29, 4:55 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Cashtown, PA
Oct 29, 7:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGChambersburg, PANUMBEROUS POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO DOWN WIRES AND POLES.
Oct 29, 7:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLebanon, PANUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. OVER 12000 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY EVENING. ABOUT HALF THE CITY OF LEBANON LOST POWER DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STRONG WINDS.
Oct 29, 7:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Greencastle, PA
Oct 29, 7:10 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCashtown, PA50 FOOT TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND TRACTOR.
Oct 29, 7:44 PM EDTFLOODSomerset, PANUMBEROUS FLOODED ROADS ACROSS THE COUNT. A BRIDGE WASHED OUT IN JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP ON SHAFER RUN ROAD AROUND 744 PM.
Oct 29, 7:45 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHarrisburg, PATREES DOWN ON CARS AND POWERLINES
Oct 29, 7:59 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMifflintown, PAPOWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO TREES AND WIRES. MOST OF THE OUTAGES WERE REPORTED BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTFLOODChambersburg, PAAT THE PEAK THERE WERE 8 ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING OVER ROAD WAYS. ROUTE 315 WAS STILL CLOSED AS OF 4 AM.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBedford, PAMANY REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND WIRES. SEVEN AREAS OF THE COUNTY HAD POWER OUTAGES.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGChambersburg, PATREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. 5000 PERSONS WITHOUT POWER.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLebanon, PATREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. 13000 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER.
Oct 29, 8:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGMcconnellsburg, PABETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THERE WERE NUMBEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS CAUSED A BARN TO COLLAPSE.
Oct 29, 8:05 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ne Harrisburg, PAPOWERLINES DOWN IN LOWER PAXSON TWP.
Oct 29, 8:07 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFort Loudon, PACHIMNEY BLOWN OFF HOUSE
Oct 29, 8:20 PM EDTFLOOD3 E Chambersburg, PAEVACUATIONS IN GREENE TOWNSHIP
Oct 29, 8:20 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLebanon, PALARGE TREES DOWN ON BERKS ROAD
Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSunbury, PANUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
Oct 29, 8:45 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGAbbottstown, PANUMEROUS TREES DOWN
Oct 29, 8:52 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND GST 65Cashtown, PA
Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDTFLOODMifflintown, PASEVERAL ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON ROAD WAYS. A FEW REPORTED EXAMPLES INCLUDED PUMPING STATION ROAD...BERRY RIDGE ROAD AND MOUNTAIN ROAD IN FAYETTE TOWNSHIP.
Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHarrisburg, PATREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTY WIDE PEAKED AT 14.5K CUSTOMERS LOST POWER.
Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGYork, PANUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY. 16000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTFLOODHarrisburg, PAHOFFER ROAD CLOSED ALONG CONEWAGO CREEK
Oct 29, 10:00 PM EDTFLOODYork, PANUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDTFLOODCarlisle, PAURBAN FLOODING SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP. OVER 1 FOOT OF WATER COVERED ROAD.
Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDTFLOODLancaster, PAWATER RESCUE IN LANCASTER TOWNSHIP ON NORTH CONESTOGA DRIVE.
Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDTFLOODManheim, PAHOME FLOODED FROM SMALL CREEK
Oct 29, 10:31 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEphrata, PATREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
Oct 29, 10:32 PM EDTFLOODEphrata, PAWATER RESCUE
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTFLOODGettysburg, PAOVER 40 REPORTS OF CLOSED ROADS AND WATER ON ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Nw Camp Hill, PASTRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO TWO HOMES DUE TO TREES FALLING ON THEM. EAST PENNSBORO.
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCarlisle, PALEAR BUILDING A WAREHOUSE COLLAPSED DUE TO WIND IN CARLISLE BORO.
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGettysburg, PANUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES ACROSS COUNTY.
Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGJohnstown, PATHERE WERE 4 TO 5 REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES. ROUTE 271 WAS CLOSED DUE TO A DOWNED TREE ACROSS THE ROAD.
Oct 30, 1:00 AM EDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSomerset, PANUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. OVER 3000 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE COUNTY TOOK OVER 100 WEATHER RELATED REPORTS MAINLY WINDS AND WIRES.
Oct 30, 3:00 AM EDTFLOODBedford, PASEVERAL ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ONE PHYSICAL WATER RESCUE IN CAMP PLEASANT REQUIRING A BOAT AT 3 AM. EVACUATIONS IN HYNDMAN DUE CREEK FLOODING IN TOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-10-28Temperature 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1111 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 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.

028 
WWUS71 KCTP 280811
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
411 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...WIDESPREAD STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY ALONG WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES...

.HURRICANE SANDY WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST
MONDAY NIGHT...AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS 
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ON TUESDAY...BRINGING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS
TO THE AREA. 

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-290300-
/O.UPG.KCTP.HW.A.0002.121029T1500Z-121031T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1200Z-121030T1600Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
411 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON EDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 65
  MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY...AND LASTING
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND WIDESPREAD...POTENTIALLY
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH
YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS
WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP
INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE
GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-290300-
/O.UPG.KCTP.HW.A.0002.121029T1500Z-121031T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1800Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
411 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 2 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 2 PM EDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH...BECOMING WEST TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...NOON MONDAY UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND AREAS OF POTENTIALLY
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH
YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS
WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP
INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE
GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

LAMBERT/STEINBUGL
6 follow-up statements
217 
WWUS71 KCTP 282216
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
616 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...STRONG WINDS AND POWER OUTAGES LIKELY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

.THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK WESTWARD INTO
PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING STRONG...GUSTY
WINDS TO THE AREA.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-291000-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1200Z-121030T1600Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
616 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON
EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY...AND LASTING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND WIDESPREAD...POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH
YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS
WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP
INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE
GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-291000-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1800Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
616 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 2 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...NOON MONDAY UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND AREAS OF POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH
YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS
WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP
INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE
GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$
486 
WWUS71 KCTP 290045
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
845 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...STRONG WINDS AND POWER OUTAGES LIKELY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

.THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK WESTWARD INTO
PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING STRONG...GUSTY
WINDS TO THE AREA.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-291000-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1200Z-121030T1600Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
845 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO NOON
EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY...AND LASTING 
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND WIDESPREAD...POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-291000-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1800Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
845 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 2 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...NOON MONDAY UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND AREAS OF POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED AMERICANS
EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS
WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP INSIDE.
DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE GARAGE
DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$
268 
WWUS71 KCTP 290817
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY INTO
TUESDAY...

.HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWEST TODAY AND REACH THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST OVER SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY BY LATE TONIGHT. THE
POST-TROPICAL LOW ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK
WESTWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA BY EARLY TUESDAY. THIS LARGE AND
POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION...WHICH
WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND MAY LEAD TO LONG-DURATION
POWER OUTAGES.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-300315-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1200Z-121030T1600Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...INCREASING FROM THE NORTH TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO
  40 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO THE
  SOUTH EARLY TUESDAY...THEN WEST DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND WIDESPREAD...POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-300315-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1800Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
417 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND DIRECTION WILL VARY AS THE CENTER OF
  THE GRADUALLY WEAKENING POST TROPICAL...LOW PRESSURE CENTER
  MOVES INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...NOON TODAY UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND AREAS OF POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

LAMBERT/STEINBUGL
439 
WWUS71 KCTP 292144
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
544 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WINDS TONIGHT FROM REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL BUFFET
THE AREA...

.THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK WESTWARD INTO
PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES. 

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-300545-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
544 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH WEAKENING
  WINDS AROUND MIDNIGHT...AS THE CENTER OF WHAT IS LEFT OF SANDY
  TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...GUSTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST OF
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY MORNING...AS THE
  STORM PASSES WEST OF THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND WIDESPREAD...POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-300545-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1800Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
544 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH
  AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY. HOWEVER...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST
  AND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH
  MIDDAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND AREAS OF POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$
038 
WWUS71 KCTP 300251
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1051 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WINDS TONIGHT FROM REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL
BUFFET THE AREA...

.THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND
NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-301100-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
1051 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH
  WEAKENING WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS THE CENTER OF WHAT IS LEFT
  OF SANDY TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...GUSTS FROM THE
  SOUTHEAST OF NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY
  MORNING...AS THE STORM PASSES WEST OF THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND WIDESPREAD...POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-301100-
/O.CON.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1800Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
1051 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH
  AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY. HOWEVER...GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE
  STILL EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
  EASTERN PART OF THE STATE.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...AND AREAS OF POTENTIALLY 
  LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

&&

$$
500 
WWUS71 KCTP 300818
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
418 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS...

.WINDS AROUND THE CENTER OF FORMER HURRICANE SANDY CONTINUE TO
DECREASE BUT WILL STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
AT TIMES THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE SPORADIC DOWNED
TREES...MAINLY IN AREAS OF SATURED SOIL. 

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>035-037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-301600-
/O.CAN.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0008.121030T0818Z-121030T1800Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
418 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES IN SATURATED SOIL

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-301600-
/O.CAN.KCTP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121030T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0008.121030T0818Z-121030T1600Z/
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
418 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES IN SATURATED SOIL.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...
GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES
INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN
ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY
FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO
SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF
THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

DEVOIR/STEINBUGL

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.