Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2012, 10:24 PM EST for Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 21 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
- Jan 2, 2012, 10:24 PM EST (03:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cambria County, PA, Somerset County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 873 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
420 WWUS41 KCTP 030324 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO RUSH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. THE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOW FALL THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PAZ024-033-031130- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0001.120103T0324Z-120104T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WHICH WILL BRING TOTALS UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE WESTERN RIDGES. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ004-005-031130- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SNOW BELT AND AREAS WEST OF WARREN. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS TO THE WEST OF WARREN. STORM TOTALS WILL END UP RANGING FROM AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES TO OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ006-010-011-017-031130- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY... EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD 1024 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW THIS SHOULD BRING TOTALS UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE ENTIRE STORM. * TIMING...THROUGH MID DAY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES QUICKLY IN SQUALLS. ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ DANGELO
4 follow-up statements
613 WWUS41 KCTP 030855 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 355 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO RUSH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. THE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOW FALL THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PAZ004-005-031700- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 355 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SNOW BELT TO THE WEST OF WARREN. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS TO THE WEST OF WARREN. STORM TOTALS WILL END UP RANGING FROM AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OVER EASTERN MCKEAN COUNTY...TO OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW ACROSS THE SNOWBELT OF NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MEANDERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ024-033-031700- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 355 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WHICH WILL BRING TOTALS UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES TO THE WEST OF ROUTE 219. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ006-010-011-017-031700- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY... EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD 355 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MORNING SHOULD BRING TOTALS UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE ENTIRE STORM. * TIMING...THROUGH MID DAY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES QUICKLY IN SQUALLS. ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ LAMBERT/RADZANOWSKI
459 WWUS41 KCTP 031616 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO RUSH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. THE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT AND LAKE ENHANCED SNOW FALL THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PAZ006-031730- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1700Z/ POTTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COUDERSPORT 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PAZ004-005-040000- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SNOW BELT TO THE WEST OF WARREN. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS TO THE WEST OF WARREN. STORM TOTALS WILL END UP RANGING FROM AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OVER EASTERN MCKEAN COUNTY...TO OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW ACROSS THE SNOWBELT OF NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MEANDERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ024-033-040000- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...WHICH WILL BRING TOTALS UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES TO THE WEST OF ROUTE 219. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ010-011-017-040000- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM... DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BRING BRING TOTALS UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE ENTIRE STORM. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES QUICKLY IN SQUALLS. ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ DEVOIR
668 WWUS41 KCTP 031937 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 237 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 .LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT IS COMING TO AN END. ALL HEADLINES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED EXCEPT FOR WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST. PAZ004-005-032045- /O.CAN.KCTP.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 237 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THEREFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PAZ010-011-017-032045- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM... DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD 237 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PAZ024-033-040000- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 237 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...WHICH WILL BRING TOTALS UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES TO THE WEST OF ROUTE 219. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR. WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ DEVOIR
422 WWUS41 KCTP 032251 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 551 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING...BRINGING AN END TO THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. PAZ024-040000- /O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ CAMBRIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSTOWN 551 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ PAZ033-040000- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 551 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES. WIND GUSTS WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR. WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 2, 8:13 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 8:13 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 813 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS... THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AND INTO PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND A FEW HEAVIER SQUALLS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS OF LESSER INTENSITY WILL REACH INTO THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL. A BRIEF WARM UP IS EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR APPROACHES LATE NEXT WEEKEND. THE COLD AIR...WESTERLY FLOW AND WARM LAKES COULD PRODUCE MORE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... HEAVY SNOW FALLING OUT OF THE SQUALLS...AND QUICK ACCUMULATIONS NOW THAT THE SUN HAS GONE DOWN. REPORTS FROM PENN DOT AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE FORTHCOMING. SNOW SQUALLS W-E ACROSS THE SRN TWO-THIRDS OF THE AREA AS CYCLONIC FLOW STILL DOMINATES THERE. HOWEVER...THE BETTER-ALIGNED NWRLY WINDS ARE NOW STARTING TO APPEAR OVER THE LAKE AND INTO NWRN PA. THIS SHOULD TURN THE SNOW BANDS TO MOSTLY NW-SE. WITH A SHORT FETCH...THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD BE FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE LAKE...AND WILL KEEP THE WARNING IN PLACE. ALSO...A BIT OF A HURON CONNECTIONS IS BEGINNING AND IS FORECAST TO BECOME STRONGER/BETTER OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG S/WV PUSHES ACROSS LK HURON AND WRN LK ERIE LATER TONIGHT. MOST MDL FCST PUT THE BEST LLVL INSTAB AND LIFT IN A WIDE CHANNEL FROM KCLE TO N OF KPIT TO KJST. IN THE PVA AHEAD OF THE WAVE...THE LIFT WILL BE MAXIMIZED. THEREFORE...THE MOST- INTENSE SNOW SHOULD OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF TUES. TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL FEATURE THE COLDEST CONDITIONS OF THE WINTER SO FAR AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. BY 12Z TUE...-20C 850 MB AIR WILL BE POISED TO ENTER NORTHWEST PA. WINDS WILL BE LESS INTENSE THAN THOSE FROM SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...BUT BRISK CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. WIND CHILLS WILL GO SLIGHTLY BELOW ZERO FOR AT LEAST THE NRN MTS. HAVE ADDED ABOUT ANOTHER INCH OR SO TO THE FCST. WITH THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CURRENT ACCUMULATIONS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND THE EXPECTED INTENSIFICATION OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT AND THE WINDS WHICH ARE STILL GUSTY...HAVE EXPANDED THE WINT WX ADVY INTO THE NEXT TIER OF COS INCL POTTER...ELK CAMERON AND CLEARFIELD. THE TOTALS DO LOOK A LITTLE INFLATED IN THE LAURELS...SO WILL CONSIDER UPPING THEM TO A WARNING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. NEAR TERM WIND CHILLS WILL DIP BELOW ZERO IN SPOTS. NOT ADVY WORTHY BUT NOTEWORTHY VS OUR RECENT TEMPS. && .SHORT TERM /7 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES. HAVE CHOSEN TO END THE ADVY IN THE NEW SECTIONS A LITTLE EARLIER THAN THE OTHER FLAGS - AS THE FORCING DOES NOT LOOK AS STRONG THERE AFTER LATE MORNING. THE FETCH WILL BE SHORT AND THE INVERSION LOWERING. WILL KEEP ALL OTHER FLAGS AS IS AND UP TOTAL AMOUNTS JUST A LITTLE THERE AS WELL. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY BELOW FREEZING AND MAY NOT GET OUT OF THE TEENS IN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. 4KM SPC WRF AND LCL HRR INDICATE GOOD LAKE HURON AND EVEN LAKE MICHIGAN CONNECTION AT TIMES BETWEEN 00Z TUE AND 18Z TUE. THE COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE FLOW WILL PRODUCE OROGRAPHIC SNOW AREAS OF THE LAURELS ACTIVE AND NORTHWESTERN AREAS ACTIVE WITH SNOW SHOWERS INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE INVERSION WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER AND EVENTUALLY THE FLOW BECOMES VERY UNFAVORABLE TUES EVENING. WILL HARDLY MENTION A FLURRY PAST 00Z WED. NEXT SYSTEM CLIPS IN LATE IN THE DAY WED...BUT CHC/SCT POPS ON ORDER FOR NOW IN THE N/W AS IT MAY SKIRT US TO THE N. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... NOT A LOT OF CHANGE ON THE PACKAGE. DID UP POPS SOME WED NIGHT...MAIN COLD CORE STAYS NORTH OF LOWER LAKES...BUT NW FLOW OVER LAKES THAT ARE MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL... ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGRES...AND UPSLOPE FLOW...MAY RESULT IN A FEW FLURRIES...AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WED NIGHT. WENT WITH DRY FCST AFTER THIS...AS PA IS MAINLY BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WEATHER SYSTEMS. A MODERATING TREND FOR THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH HOWEVER THEY WILL REMAIN PREVALENT ALONG THE ELEVATED REGIONS IN THE NW MTNS AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. . NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW MTNS /KBFD/ AND UPSLOPE SNOWS IN THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS /KJST/ AND AT TIMES AOO. THERE IS A STRONG MULTI LAKE CONNECTION THROUGH CAMBRIA COUNTY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MVFR-IFR CIGS IS IN STORE FOR THESE AREAS...WITH SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUING OVERNIGHT - BRINGING OCNL PERIODS OF IFR VSBY/CIGS TO HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE N AND W. CENTRAL MTNS MAY SEE ISOLATED IMPINGEMENT'S FROM SNOW BANDS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SHORT- LIVED MVFR CONDITIONS...MAINLY TONIGHT. THE SUSQ VALLEY WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. OUTLOOK... TUE...OCNL MVFR IN -SN NW. OTHERWISE PRIMARILY VFR WITH ISOLD MVFR IN -SHSN. WED-SAT...PRIMARILY VFR. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ004-005. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ006-010- 011-017. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR PAZ024-033. && SYNOPSIS...DANGELO NEAR TERM...DANGELO SHORT TERM...DANGELO/DEVOIR LONG TERM...GRUMM/MARTIN AVIATION...DEVOIR/CERU
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 7:53 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 753 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034-035-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-040100- NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON- MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 753 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. VISIBILITIES CAN DROP SHARPLY IN HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS...AND CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS MAY QUICKLY DETERIORATE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR BUT THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOW MAY CREATE LOCAL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A SNOW SQUALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND COULD CREATE ROAD HAZARDS ON TUESDAY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY MINOR. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ006-010-011-017-040100- POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD- 753 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL WHEN THEY REACH A TOTAL OF 3 INCHES...SIX INCHES AND THEN A STORM TOTAL AS THE STORM ENDS. PAZ024-033-040100- CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 753 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL WHEN THEY REACH A TOTAL OF 3 INCHES...SIX INCHES AND THEN A STORM TOTAL AS THE STORM ENDS. PAZ004-005-040100- WARREN-MCKEAN- 753 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL WHEN THEY REACH A TOTAL OF 3 INCHES...SIX INCHES AND THEN A STORM TOTAL AS THE STORM ENDS. PAZ036-056>059-063>066-040100- FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 753 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 6:02 PM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
602 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
PAZ017>019-045-022330-
CLEARFIELD PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA-
SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-
602 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
...SNOW SQUALLS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CENTRE...NORTHERN CLEARFIELD AND
SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTIES...
AN AREA OF SNOW SQUALLS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM CLEARFIELD TO LAMAR
WILL DROP SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH THROUGH 7 PM. THIS WILL KEEP THE SNOW
FALLING OVER I 80 FOR MOST OF THAT TIME.
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED TODAY. DRIVERS SHOULD KEEP
AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE QUICK REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING
THROUGH SNOW SQUALLS. THE ROADS CAN ALSO BECOME SLICK OR ICY IF NOT
TREATED RECENTLY. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN
SNOW.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SNOW SQUALLS. THE SNOW
WILL RAPIDLY DROP VISIBILITIES IN THESE SNOW SQUALLS TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 171...I-99 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 76
AND 85.
LAT...LON 4120 7878 4121 7876 4121 7869 4122 7865
4123 7865 4100 7739 4079 7763 4108 7881
4113 7881
FORECASTER: DANGELOSpecial weather statement, Jan 2, 6:46 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
646 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
PAZ024-025-030030-
BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-
646 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CAMBRIA AND SOUTHERN BLAIR
COUNTIES...
AT 641 PM EST...A SNOW SQUALL WAS LAYING WEST TO EAST ALONG ROUTE 22
IN CENTRAL CAMBRIA COUNTY AND INTO SOUTHERN BLAIR COUNTY JUST TO THE
SOUTH OF ALTOONA. THE SQUALL WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH AND WILL
RAPIDLY DROP VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. THERE
WILL BE A QUICK INCH OR SO OF SNOW WHICH WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING
HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON CRESSON MOUNTAIN.
THIS WILL IMPACT I-99 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 18 AND 31. THIS SQUALL
WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 22 FROM THE
INDIANA COUNTY LINE TO EAST OF HOLLIDAYSBURG...AND ROUTE 219 FROM
NEAR SOUTH FORK TO NEAR EBENSBURG.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL.
LAT...LON 4057 7887 4043 7817 4025 7829 4027 7835
4030 7843 4029 7844 4041 7897
FORECASTER: DANGELOSpecial weather statement, Jan 2, 7:30 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
730 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
PAZ017-024>027-034>036-056-063-030100-
BEDFORD PA-BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-CLEARFIELD PA-CUMBERLAND PA-
FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA-HUNTINGDON PA-MIFFLIN PA-PERRY PA-
730 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT BLAIR...CAMBRIA...NORTHEASTERN
BEDFORD...NORTHEASTERN FULTON...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN
HUNTINGDON...SOUTHWESTERN CLEARFIELD...SOUTHWESTERN MIFFLIN...
SOUTHWESTERN PERRY AND WEST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...
AT 724 PM EST...A SNOW SQUALL WAS NEAR MARTINSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SNOW SQUALL. THIS SNOW
SQUALL WILL AFFECT SHY BEAVER...BROAD TOP CITY AND SALTILLO.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 212...I-81 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 22 AND 31...I-99 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 46.
THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 11...ROUTE
22...ROUTE 22/522...ROUTE 219...ROUTE 220...ROUTE 422...ROUTE 522...
STATE ROAD 453.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL.
LAT...LON 4041 7897 4072 7881 4094 7881 4038 7775
4027 7770 4032 7764 4015 7734 3996 7760
FORECASTER: CERUSpecial weather statement, Jan 2, 9:37 PM EST, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
937 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
PAZ012-019-045-046-049-052-030330-
NORTHERN CLINTON PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA-
SOUTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-UNION PA-
937 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT CLINTON...EAST CENTRAL CENTRE...
NORTHWESTERN NORTHUMBERLAND...SOUTH CENTRAL LYCOMING AND UNION
COUNTIES...
AT 935 PM EST...A SNOW SQUALL WAS NEAR GLEN UNION...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
THIS SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT MCELHATTAN...AVIS...CARROLL...SPRUCE RUN
RESERVOIR AND VICKSBURG.
THIS WILL IMPACT I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 177 AND 216.
THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...STATE HIGHWAY
147...ROUTE 15...ROUTE 220...STATE ROAD 45...STATE ROAD 120.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL.
LAT...LON 4129 7743 4122 7734 4123 7729 4103 7676
4099 7678 4089 7692 4087 7701 4086 7702
4087 7708 4127 7794 4140 7773
FORECASTER: CERUSpecial weather statement, Jan 2, 10:15 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1015 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
PAZ010>012-017>019-030415-
CAMERON PA-CLEARFIELD PA-ELK PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-
NORTHERN CLINTON PA-SOUTHERN CENTRE PA-
1015 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT CAMERON...CLEARFIELD...ELK...NORTHERN
CENTRE AND WEST CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTIES...
AT 1005 PM EST...A SNOW SQUALL WAS NEAR FORCE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
THIS SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT BENEZETTE...DRIFTWOOD...KARTHAUS...PINE
GLEN...SNOW SHOE AND BALD EAGLE STATE PARK.
THIS WILL IMPACT I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 98 AND 170.
THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 219...ROUTE
220...ROUTE 322...STATE ROAD 120...STATE ROAD 153...STATE ROAD 255...
STATE ROAD 350.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL.
LAT...LON 4110 7761 4109 7762 4106 7756 4105 7758
4101 7755 4078 7853 4116 7879 4121 7876
4120 7872 4122 7872 4127 7876 4133 7891
4145 7899 4156 7820
FORECASTER: CERUThe office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 7:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 9:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton, Union | 53 min |
| Jan 2, 10:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Elk | 60 min |
| Jan 3, 3:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 45 min |
| Jan 3, 5:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 42 min |
| Jan 3, 6:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 71 min |
| Jan 3, 7:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair, Cambria | 56 min |
| Jan 3, 8:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 55 min |
| Jan 3, 11:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair, Clearfield, Huntingdon | 62 min |
| Jan 3, 12:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clearfield | 67 min |
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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.