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Winter Weather Advisory 21, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 28, 2012, 2:57 AM EST for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 29, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2012, 2:57 AM EST (07:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 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 07:57 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1077 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448 WWUS41 KCTP 280757 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 257 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. IT WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH SNOWFALL OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAYTIME SATURDAY. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN THE CENTRAL COUNTIES AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY AND BY NOON SATURDAY IN THE NORTHEAST. IT SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER ABOUT 6 TO 8 HOURS AFTER BEGINNING. PAZ024>026-033>036-281600- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T0600Z-121230T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 257 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND SHOULD BE HEAVIEST RIGHT DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR INTO MID-MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN LINGER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE DURING MOST OF THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-281600- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T1100Z-121230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 257 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. IT WILL START JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY...AND BY MID-MORNING IN THE NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTH UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ DANGELO
10 follow-up statements
295 WWUS41 KCTP 281137 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 637 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. IT WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH SNOWFALL OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAYTIME SATURDAY. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN THE CENTRAL COUNTIES AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY AND BEFORE NOON SATURDAY IN THE NORTHEAST. IT SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER ABOUT 4 TO 6 HOURS AFTER BEGINNING. PAZ024>026-033>036-281945- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T0600Z-121230T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 637 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND SHOULD BE HEAVIEST RIGHT DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR INTO MID-MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN LINGER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE DURING MOST OF THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-281945- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T1100Z-121230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 637 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. IT WILL START JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY...AND BY MID-MORNING IN THE NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$
958 WWUS41 KCTP 281919 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 219 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. IT WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCH SNOWFALL OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAYTIME SATURDAY. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN THE CENTRAL COUNTIES NEAR DAYBREAK SATURDAY AND BEFORE NOON SATURDAY IN THE NORTHEAST. THE STORM WILL BE SHORT LIVED...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF AFTER 6 TO 8 HOURS. PAZ024>026-033>036-290330- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T0600Z-121230T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 219 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND SHOULD BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN LINGER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE DURING MOST OF THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-290330- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T1100Z-121230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 219 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. IT WILL START JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY...AND BY MID-MORNING IN THE NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ CR
046 WWUS41 KCTP 290551 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1251 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY. IT WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCH SNOWFALL OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN THE CENTRAL COUNTIES NEAR DAYBREAK SATURDAY AND BEFORE NOON SATURDAY IN THE NORTHEAST. THE STORM WILL BE SHORT LIVED...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF AFTER 6 TO 8 HOURS. PAZ024>026-033>036-291400- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T0600Z-121230T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 1251 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND SHOULD BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN LINGER FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...TURNING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY MORNING THROUGH ABOUT NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-291400- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T1100Z-121230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1251 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. IT WILL START BEFORE DAYBREAK IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY...AND BY MID-MORNING IN THE NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ DANGELO
803 WWUS41 KCTP 290925 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN PA THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE FILLING AND TRANSFERRING TO THE DELMARVA COAST. THIS WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCH SNOWFALL OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO COVER ALL OF CENTRAL PA BY 7 OR 8 AM. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 6 TO 8 HOURS. PAZ024>026-033>036-291730- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER LATE IN THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...TURNING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES DURING THROUGH NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-291730- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.121229T1100Z-121230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 425 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID-DAY. IT WILL THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EARLY EVENING IN THE NORTHEAST. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ DANGELO
632 WWUS41 KCTP 291142 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 642 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN PA THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO THE DELMARVA COAST. THIS WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCH SNOWFALL OVER ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. PAZ024>026-033>036-291945- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 642 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER LATE IN THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...TURNING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-291945- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 642 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IT WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EARLY EVENING IN THE NORTHEAST. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH TURNING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE DAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ DANGELO
817 WWUS41 KCTP 291844 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 144 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .THE FAST MOVING WINTER STORM HAS REDEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST. SNOWFALL IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA IS WINDING DOWN AND SHOULD END THIS EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND RISING AIR OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS COULD BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PAZ024-033-300245- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T1800Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 144 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER LATE IN THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ025-026-034>036-300000- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 144 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER LATE IN THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-300000- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 144 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IT WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EARLY EVENING IN THE NORTHEAST. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$
878 WWUS41 KCTP 291946 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 246 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .THE FAST MOVING WINTER STORM HAS REDEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST. SNOWFALL IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA IS WINDING DOWN AND SHOULD END THIS EVENING. SOME LINGERING SNOW IN EASTERN AREAS SHOULD WIND DOWN AROUND 4-5 PM. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND RISING AIR OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS COULD BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-292100- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121229T2100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 246 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IT WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EARLY EVENING IN THE NORTHEAST. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ024-033-300400- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T1800Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 246 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER LATE IN THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ025-026-034>036-300000- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 246 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER LATE IN THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$
218 WWUS41 KCTP 292111 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 411 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .A STORM SYSTEM JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND SPEED AWAY FROM THE REGION. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO JUST SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN MOST AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW COULD BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PAZ025-026-034>036-292215- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG 411 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO JUST A FEW SCATTERED FLURRIES. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-292215- /O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121229T2100Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 411 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO JUST A FEW SCATTERED FLURRIES. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ PAZ024-033-300515- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T1800Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 411 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...LOCALLY UP TO 3-6 INCHES IN PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SQUALLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$
904 WWUS41 KCTP 300613 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 113 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS COULD BRING ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PAZ024-033-301415- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T1800Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 113 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SQUALLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE WEST-FACING SLOPES AND IN THE SKI AREAS OF SOMERSET COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SQUALLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ DANGELO
516 WWUS41 KCTP 301130 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 630 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 PAZ024-033-301800- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121230T1800Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 630 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET USING THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ DANGELO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Dec 28, 1:43 AM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 1:43 AM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 143 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION BY MORNING. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING FAST THOUGH...LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS. HEADING INTO 2013 IT LOOKS SEASONABLY COLD WITH PERHAPS ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVING CLOSE TO NEW YEARS DAY. MUCH COLDER AIR MAY BE ON TAP AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/... CLOUDS CONTINUE TO COVER ALL OF THE AREA AT 06Z...AND WILL EXTEND THE PREV FCST TREND OF PESSIMISM ON SKY COVER THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. HIGH CLOUDS ALREADY STREAMING IN FROM THE SYSTEM JUST NOW STARTING TO GATHER ITSELF TOGETHER IN THE LOWER MS VALLEY. BUT A GENERALLY UNEVENTFUL DAY IS EXPECTED...WITH ANY MORNING FLURRIES IN THE N/SW DISSIPATING VERY EARLY AS FLOW WEAKENS AT THE SFC AND BACKS TO DUE WEST ALOFT. THE FIRST JET STREAK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM /CANT QUITE CALL IT A STORM/ WILL BE STRENGTHENING TO 140+ KTS OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY THE END OF THE DAY - BRINGING THOSE HIGH CLOUDS AND PERHAPS THICKENING THEM AS WELL. WILL KEEP TEMPS CONTINUOUS/AS PER PREV FCSTS. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/... THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI MOVES NORTHEAST. BULK OF THE STORM WILL BE BETWEEN 09Z AND 21Z ON SAT. ALL MODEL DATA /DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE...DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN/ STILL VERY SIMILAR. HAVE INCREASED POPS TO 100S ACROSS THE BOARD WHILE KEEPING TIMING AS IS. DID INCREASE POPS A BIT AFTER MIDNIGHT TO ALLOW FOR FAST ADVANCE OF PRECIP. NAM HAS BEEN A LITTLE SLOW WITH PRECIP ONSET THESE LAST FEW SYSTEMS. IT LAGS THE OTHER GUID A LITTLE THIS EVENT AS WELL. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... ALL MDL SOLNS SHOW A SIG WAVE ROLLING ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS AND EAST NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS FOR SATURDAY. THE FLOW REMAINS PRETTY FLAT...SO IT WILL BE MOVING ALONG FAIRLY QUICKLY. IT IS ALMOST LIKE A CLIPPER IN SPEED...BUT DEFINITELY OUT OF THE SRN STREAM - WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO MOISTURE FLOW FROM THE SOUTH. NO EASTERLY WIND ANOMALIES AS IT PASSES OUR LATITUDE. QPF LOOKS TO BE 0.2 TO 0.3 INCHES WITH THE HIGH AMOUNTS IN THE SRN TIER/SE. BUT THE S:W RATIOS WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM N-S ACROSS THE CENTRAL PA. 12:1 COMMON THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT THEY COULD BE AS MUCH AS 18:1 IN THE NORTH. THIS WOULD PRODUCE A VERY HOMOGENEOUS SNOWFALL OF 2-4 INCHES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A QUESTION OF HOW MUCH THE UPPER FLOW WILL BUCKLE TO OUR WEST WITH A GREAT QUESTION OF TIMING OF ANY WAVES RUNNING ALONG THE US/CANADIAN BORDER. BUT...THE MAJOR MDLS ARE IN SUCH FINE AGREEMENT THAT CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED ENOUGH TO RAISE POPS TO CATG...AND MENTION MODERATE ACCUMS. AFTER THAT...THE FLOW IS MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY AND GRADUALLY INCREASINGLY COLD. A FEW WEAK SYSTEMS BLAST US FROM THE NW...AND A SRN STREAM SYSTEM RUNS IN FROM THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION THAT THE SATURDAY THINGS DOES - AND RIGHT ON NEW YEAR/S EVE. A TOUGH TIME FOR SURE TO HAVE SOMETHING MESS UP THE ROADS...BUT TIMING AND PATH ARE STILL SLIGHTLY UNCERTAINTY. HAVE KEPT POPS MAINLY OVER THE WEST AND MAXED AT CHC LEVELS DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTIES IN HOW WELL THE MODELS CAN PICK UP ON/RESOLVE AND DEVELOP THESE FAST SHORT- WAVES THAT FAR IN THE FUTURE. OTHERWISE CHC POPS RULE THE NW AND NIL TO SLIGHT CHCS MENTIONED IN THE SE FOR MOST OF THE LONG TERM. AT THE END OF THE PERIOD/DAY7/THURS...SOME MIGHTY COLD/ARCTIC AIR DOES MAKE A RUN ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. THIS MIGHT KEEP US IN THE TEENS AND L20S FOR MAXES LATE NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /07Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... MOST LOCATIONS NOW ARE MVFR..IFR LOCATIONS BASED ON CIGS NOW. VISIBILITIES MAINLY ABOVE 6SM EVERYWHERE. SOME POTENTIAL FOR LOWER VISIBILITIES IN WESTERN AREAS WITH UPSLOPE WINDS. CIGS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO RISE. STILL OPTIMISTIC CIGS IN EAST WILL SLOWLY RISE AND MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD GET ABOVE 3KFT BEFORE SUNRISE...EXCEPT WESTERN MOUNTAINS. WINDS TOO HAVE NOT TOTALLY SETTLED DOWN. STILL SOME GUSTS IN WEST AND SOUTHERN TIER WITH GUSTS OVER 20KTS. PRESSURE GRADIENT AND SOME DOWN-SLOPE EFFECTS HELPING KEEPING WINDS UP IN SOUTHERN AREAS. THE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN 06Z TO 12Z SO WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO COME DOWN AND SMALLER GUST SPREADS. ONLY EXTREMELY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY. MAINLY VFR DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. CLOUDS INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EXPECT POSSIBLE IFR AND MVFR AS LIGHT SNOW EVENT EMERGES SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. OUTLOOK... FRI...NO SIG WX. SAT...SNOW AND REDUCED FLIGHT CONDS LIKELY. SUN...SHSN AND REDUCED FLIGHT CONDS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEST. MON...NO SIG WX EXPECTED. TUE...CFROPA POSSIBLE. SHSN REDUCED CIGS/VIS AND GUSTY WINDS POSS. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...ROSS NEAR TERM...DANGELO SHORT TERM...ROSS/DANGELO LONG TERM...DANGELO AVIATION...GRUMM
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 2:57 AM EST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 257 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-290800- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION- SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL- LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 257 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. PAZ024>026-033>036-290800- CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- 257 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. DANGELO
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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.