Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 3, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2012, 4:10 AM EST for 8 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 3:45 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Elk County, PA, McKean County, PA, Potter County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 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 154 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
- 994 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 580 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 641 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
848 WWUS71 KCTP 170910 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 410 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEHIND SHARP COLD FRONT TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES AND UP THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY. A SHARP COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-171715- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.120118T0000Z-120118T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 410 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * 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. 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. && $$ MS/BG
4 follow-up statements
909 WWUS71 KCTP 171635 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1135 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEHIND SHARP COLD FRONT TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MICHIGAN WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES AND SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SHARP COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH FROM THE LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-180500- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.120118T0000Z-120118T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 1135 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LAMBERT
692 WWUS71 KCTP 171810 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 110 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING WESTERLY AND AFFECTING ALL OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS BEHIND SHARP COLD FRONT TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MICHIGAN WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES AND SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BUFFET THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. A SHARP COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH FROM THE LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PAZ017-024-033-180500- /O.EXT.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.120117T1900Z-120118T1100Z/ CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN... SOMERSET 110 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 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. 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. && $$ PAZ004>006-010-011-180500- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.120118T0000Z-120118T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM 110 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ LAMBERT
575 WWUS71 KCTP 180136 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 836 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. THE RAPID RISE IN PRESSURE BEHIND THE STORM WILL LEAD TO VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-180945- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 836 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ DANGELO
163 WWUS71 KCTP 180845 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 345 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-180945- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T1100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 345 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST-NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS. $$ MS
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2:17 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CTP | Warren | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 85 min |
| Jan 17, 6:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 53 min |
| Jan 17, 6:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, Warren | 92 min |
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.