Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 4:10 AM EST for 7 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Elk County, PA, McKean County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
899 WWUS71 KCTP 010910 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 410 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 .A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE STATE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-033-011715- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0001.120101T1700Z-120102T0600Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS... RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 410 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ RXR/ROSS
3 follow-up statements
701 WWUS71 KCTP 011453 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 953 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 .A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE STATE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-033-012300- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0001.120101T1700Z-120102T0600Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS... RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 953 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RXR/ROSS/MARTIN
910 WWUS71 KCTP 012118 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 418 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 .A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE STATE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-033-020530- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS... RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 418 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ DANGELO
704 WWUS71 KCTP 020048 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 748 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 .A STRONG FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COLD AIR RUSHING IN BEHIND IT WILL BRING A SHORT PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EARLY TONIGHT. PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-033-020600- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0600Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS... RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 748 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE FROM THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS COULD ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ DANGELO
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:06 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 59 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Potter, Somerset | 48 hr |
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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.