Freeze Warning 9, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Belmont County, OH, Carroll County, OH, Columbiana County, OH, Coshocton County, OH, Guernsey County, OH, Harrison County, OH, Jefferson County, OH, Monroe County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Noble County, OH, Tuscarawas County, OH, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Clarion County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Forest County, PA, Greene County, PA, Jefferson County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Mercer County, PA, Venango County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Brooke County, WV, Hancock County, WV, Marion County, WV, Marshall County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Wetzel County, WV

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
923 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012

MDZ001-OHZ041-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-073>076-WVZ001-023-
041-120930-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FZ.W.0009.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPBZ.FZ.A.0006.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/
GARRETT-COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...
EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...EAST PALESTINE...
WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...
GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...
TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...
CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...
ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER...
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...
FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...
CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...
PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
923 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR 
  KILLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ031-WVZ002>004-012-021-022-
120930-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FZ.W.0009.120412T0600Z-120412T1300Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-
GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-GREENE-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-
MARION-MONONGALIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...
UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...
STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...
BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...
MORGANTOWN
923 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR 
  KILLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

339 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
338 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012

MDZ001-OHZ041-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-073>076-WVZ001-023-
041-121545-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120412T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPBZ.FZ.A.0006.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/
GARRETT-COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...
EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...EAST PALESTINE...
WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...
GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...
TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...
CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...
ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER...
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...
FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...
CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...
PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
338 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR 
  KILLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ031-WVZ002>004-012-021-022-
121300-
/O.CON.KPBZ.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120412T1300Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-
GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-GREENE-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-
MARION-MONONGALIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...
UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...
STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...
BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...
MORGANTOWN
338 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR 
  KILLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
902 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012

MDZ001-OHZ041-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-073>076-WVZ001-023-
041-122115-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120412T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPBZ.FZ.A.0006.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/
GARRETT-COLUMBIANA-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-
PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...
EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...EAST PALESTINE...
WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...SHARON...HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...
GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...
TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...
CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...
ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER...
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...
FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...
CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...
NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...LIGONIER...
DONEGAL...NEW FLORENCE...ACME...CHAMPION...UNIONTOWN...
CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...NORMALVILLE...FARMINGTON...
OHIOPYLE...MARKLEYSBURG...TORONTO...KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...
PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
902 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLANTS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR 
  KILLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

OHZ039-040-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ031-WVZ002>004-012-021-022-
121415-
/O.EXP.KPBZ.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120412T1300Z/
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-
GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-GREENE-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-
MARION-MONONGALIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW PHILADELPHIA...DOVER...
UHRICHSVILLE...CARROLLTON...COSHOCTON...CADIZ...HOPEDALE...
STEUBENVILLE...ZANESVILLE...CAMBRIDGE...MARTINS FERRY...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE...BELLAIRE...BARNESVILLE...SHADYSIDE...
BRIDGEPORT...CALDWELL...WOODSFIELD...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
WEIRTON...WHEELING...MOUNDSVILLE...NEW MARTINSVILLE...FAIRMONT...
MORGANTOWN
902 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE REGION.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
136 PM EDT WED APR 11 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD AND UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS AT
TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIDWEST HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE
DRY, MILDER WEATHER THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. YET ANOTHER
WARMER SYSTEM WILL ROLL INTO THE AREA BY THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
BULK OF THE SHOWERS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80
CORRIDOR...AND COVERAGE WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON.
HAVE RECEIVED A FEW REPORTS OF GRAUPEL MIXING IN WITH RAIN AND
SNOW...AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. WILL KEEP RAIN/SNOW MENTION IN
GRIDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
RIDGING QUICKLY LOOKS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE UPPER LOW
BY TONIGHT. LAYER RH VALUES FALL OFF PRECIPITOUSLY CONCURRENT
WITH SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAXING. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A
FAIRLY EFFICIENT RADIATIONAL COOLING NIGHT TONIGHT. IN FACT...BOTH
EXPLICIT MODEL GUIDANCE AS WELL AS STATISTICAL GUIDANCE SUGGEST
THAT TONIGHT SHOULD BE SEVERAL DEGREES COLDER THAN LAST NIGHT OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...FREEZES LOOK QUITE LIKELY IN MOST
COUNTIES ACROSS THE AREA YET AGAIN. AT THIS TIME...THE FREEZE
WATCH WILL BE CONTINUED TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH THE ONGOING
FREEZING WARNING FOR THE MORNING HOURS TODAY...HOWEVER IT WILL
INEVITABLY REQUIRE UPGRADING SUBSEQUENT TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE
WARNING THIS MORNING. LOWS ON A WIDESPREAD BASIS SHOULD HAVE NO
TROUBLE GETTING INTO THE 20S TONIGHT.

A GRADUAL AND SYSTEMATIC WARMUP IS EXPECTED AFTER TONIGHT. MODEL
850 MB TEMPERATURES SURGE TOWARD +10 TO +12C BY SATURDAY. WHILE
THIS IS SIGNIFICANT WARMING...IT IS NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS PREVIOUS
MODEL RUNS. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO MORE SUBDUED MID-LEVEL RIDGING
EVIDENT ON THE 00Z CYCLE AS THE RIDGE AXIS TRANSITS THE AREA
SATURDAY MORNING. IN FACT...EVERY INDICATION FROM THE
ECMWF/GFS/GEM IS THAT WARM ADVECTION PRECIPITATION SHOULD START TO
SPILL OVER THE RIDGE AXIS BY SATURDAY AND INTO THE AREA. AS A
RESULT...POPS WERE INCREASED TO COVER THIS POSSIBILITY.
ADDITIONALLY...WITH MORE SUBDUED RIDGING AND 850 MB TEMPERATURES
ROUGHLY 2C COOLER THAN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AS WELL AS MORE
QUICKLY ADVANCING CLOUD COVER INTO THE AREA...HIGH TEMPERATURES
WERE CUT BY A FEW DEGREES SATURDAY. FRIES

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
EXPECT CWA TO BE IN WARM SECTOR SUNDAY...BUT KEPT MAX TEMPS ABOUT
5 DEGREES COOLER THAN HPC GUIDANCE. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE BY
MONDAY AS FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS REGION WITH CHANCE OF
RAIN FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WITH CLOUDS AND RAIN ON
MONDAY AGAIN KEPT TEMPERATURES ABOUT 5 DEGREES COOLER THAN
GUIDANCE.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SLIDING SOUTHWARD INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO ALL OF THE
TERMINALS EXCEPT KZZV THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. IFR
VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS IN THE HEAVIER
SNOW SHOWERS, WITH MOSTLY MVFR RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED. MVFR IS
EXPECTED EVERYWHERE EXCEPT KZZV.

MOISTURE LAYER BECOMES MORE SHALLOW THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER
LOW PULLS EAST OF THE AREA. AS MOISTURE PULLS EASTWARD, SNOW
SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST, VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS
EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TO
PREVAIL INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH RESTRICTIONS WILL BE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     MDZ001.
OH...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069.
PA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029-031-073>076.
WV...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
     WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1032 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029-031-073>076-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-121200-
GARRETT-TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-
JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE-MERCER-VENANGO-
FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-
ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-
FAYETTE-FAYETTE RIDGES-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARSHALL-WETZEL-MARION-
MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
1032 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST
CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

TEST...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
946 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012

MDZ001-111400-
GARRETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE
946 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012

...START OF 2012 MARYLAND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL...

THE 2012 MARYLAND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL HAS BEGUN.
SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS IN MARYLAND SHOULD IMPLEMENT
THEIR TORNADO SAFETY PLANS AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRACTICE DRILL IS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE STORMS AWARENESS
WEEK IN MARYLAND...AS PROCLAIMED BY GOVERNOR MARTIN OMALLEY. THERE
IS NO SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

THE TERMINATION MESSAGE FOR THIS DRILL WILL FOLLOW AT 10:00 AM.

THE MARYLAND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL PROVIDES SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES
AND FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THEIR TORNADO SAFETY
PLANS...PRIOR TO...AN ACTUAL TORNADO SITUATION. THE SAFEST LOCATIONS
ARE BASEMENTS OR AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
BUILDINGS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. FIRST FLOOR INTERIOR BATHROOMS AND
CLOSETS OFFER THE BEST SHELTERS IN HOMES WITHOUT A BASEMENT. MOBILE
HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IF POSSIBLE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CONTACTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT...OR YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.

TEST...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1000 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012

MDZ001-111430-
GARRETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE
1000 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012

...END OF 2012 MARYLAND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL...

THE 2012 MARYLAND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL HAS NOW ENDED. IF YOU WERE
UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE THIS MORNING...PLEASE FIND A TIME THIS WEEK TO
PRACTICE YOUR TORNADO SAFETY PLAN. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS
ISSUED...OR WHEN A TORNADO IS BEARING DOWN UPON YOU...IT WILL BE TOO
LATE TO DEVELOP...PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENT SUCH A PLAN.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING SEVERE WEATHER
PREPAREDNESS...OR THE TORNADO DRILL ITSELF...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. MARYLAND IS SERVED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON...PITTSBURGH...MOUNT
HOLLY...AND WAKEFIELD.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MARYLAND TORNADO DRILL WAS TO PROVIDE
SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE
THEIR TORNADO SAFETY PLANS...PRIOR TO...AN ACTUAL TORNADO SITUATION.
THE SAFEST LOCATIONS ARE BASEMENTS OR AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF BUILDINGS AWAY FROM WINDOWS. FIRST FLOOR
INTERIOR BATHROOMS AND CLOSETS OFFER THE BEST SHELTERS IN HOMES
WITHOUT A BASEMENT. MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IF POSSIBLE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CONTACTING YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT...OR YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE. OUR WEB PAGE ADDRESS IS WEATHER.GOV.

THIS CONCLUDES THE MARYLAND TORNADO DRILL FOR 2012.