Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 8:27 PM EDT for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 8, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 7, 2012, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 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 00:26 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
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 2908 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
105 WWUS81 KCTP 080027 RFWCTP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 827 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-080830- /O.EXP.KCTP.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KCTP.FW.A.0002.120408T1700Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.FW.W.0003.120408T1700Z-120409T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 827 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY HAS EXPIRED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 60 NORTH AND TO UPPER 60S SOUTH. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP...OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
249 WWUS81 KCTP 080740 RFWCTP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 340 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-090000- /O.CON.KCTP.FW.W.0003.120408T1700Z-120409T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 340 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP...OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
815 WWUS81 KCTP 080849 RFWCTP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 449 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-081700- /O.NEW.KCTP.FW.A.0003.120409T1700Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.FW.W.0003.120408T1700Z-120409T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 449 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP...OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
344 WWUS81 KCTP 081547 RFWCTP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1147 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-090000- /O.CON.KCTP.FW.W.0003.120408T1700Z-120409T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.FW.A.0003.120409T1700Z-120410T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1147 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP...OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:49 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 27 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Every red flag 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.