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Wind Advisory 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2013, 9:32 AM EST for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2013, 9:32 AM EST (14:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 32 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 14:32 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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 918 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457 WWUS71 KCTP 301432 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 932 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-025-033-034-310300- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0002.130130T1432Z-130131T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET- BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS... RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA... SOMERSET...BEDFORD 932 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH * TIMING...THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ DEVOIR
5 follow-up statements
564 WWUS71 KCTP 301915 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 215 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 PAZ006-012-018-019-026>028-035>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-310600- /O.EXB.KCTP.WI.Y.0002.130130T2200Z-130131T1700Z/ POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE- HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN- SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD... WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 215 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH * TIMING...THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-025-033-034-310600- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET- BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS... RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA... SOMERSET...BEDFORD 215 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH * TIMING...THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
548 WWUS71 KCTP 310049 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 749 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-310900- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 749 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...ISOLATED GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR JUST AFTER SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ MARTIN
212 WWUS71 KCTP 310852 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 352 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-311700- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-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...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 352 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AND CONSIDER AVOIDING AREAS EXPOSED TO STRONG CROSS-WINDS. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. && $$ MS/KF/MD
283 WWUS71 KCTP 311648 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1148 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-312300- /O.EXT.KCTP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1148 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AND CONSIDER AVOIDING AREAS EXPOSED TO STRONG CROSS-WINDS. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. && $$ BG/RXR/CE
464 WWUS71 KCTP 312311 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 611 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-010015- /O.EXP.KCTP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-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...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... TROUT RUN...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 611 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE GUSTY SIDE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH A FEW GUST TO 35 MPH. $$ MARTIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 10:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CTP | Adams, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland and 18 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jan 30, 11:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon and 2 more | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 11:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron, Centre, Clearfield | 42 min |
| Jan 30, 12:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry | 51 min |
| Jan 30, 1:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry, Schuylkill | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 2:30 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | CTP | Warren | 14 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.