Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2013, 8:02 PM EST for Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 26, 2013, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 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
- Feb 25, 2013, 8:02 PM EST (01:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2013, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2013, 10:08 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
County Somerset County, PA
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 1378 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
314 WWUS41 KCTP 260102 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 802 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 PAZ033-261115- /O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0002.130226T1200Z-130227T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0002.130226T1200Z-130227T0600Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 802 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR SO OF SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AFTER SUNRISE AND BEFORE NOON...BUT BECOME MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL THEN LAST INTO THE FIRST PART OF TUESDAY NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES MAY WARM UP LATE IN THE DAY OR EVENING AND COULD HELP TO ALLEVIATE SOME PROBLEMS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THE HEAVY ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES AND THE GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED. 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 OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN ODORLESS...COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN YOUR CAR AND KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR HEAT...MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR. IF THE PIPE IS CLOGGED WITH SNOW...THE EXHAUST COULD BACK UP INTO YOUR CAR. && $$ PAZ024-025-034-261115- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.130226T1500Z-130227T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...BEDFORD 802 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...A THIN COATING OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. A MINOR ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN COAT OF ICE...GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH...BUT THICKER ICE IS POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. ADDITIONALLY...A MINOR SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDAY ROADS AND BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES WHERE MORE ICE IS EXPECTED AND THE WINDS WILL BE HIGHER THAN IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND NEAR 30 ON THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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 OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004-010-017>019-045-046-261115- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.130226T1800Z-130227T1200Z/ WARREN-ELK-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...DUBOIS... CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT 802 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AND POSSIBLY MINOR ICE ACCRETIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A SLUSHY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A THIN LAYER OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE RIDGES * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND LAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TURN TO PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME AS WELL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 30S ON THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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 OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ005-006-011-012-037-041-042-261115- /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0003.130226T2000Z-130227T1800Z/ MCKEAN-POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE 802 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL START IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECIPITATION MAY TURN TO RAIN AT TIMES...AND COULD FREEZE AS IT FALLS ON TO COLD OBJECTS...OR EVEN MELT THE MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH WOULD KEEP ACCUMULATIONS DOWN. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND ICE COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING IN THE UPPER 30S...BUT COOLING TO THE IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ DANGELO
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834 WWUS41 KCTP 260904 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 404 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 PAZ033-262100- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0002.130226T1200Z-130227T0600Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 404 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR SO OF SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS...BUT CHANGE TO PRIMARILY FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES MAY WARM UP TO NEAR FREEZING LATE IN THE DAY OR THIS EVENING AND COULD HELP TO ALLEVIATE SOME PROBLEMS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THE HEAVY ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES AND THE GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED. 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 OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE...DO NOT USE GENERATORS...GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE...PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE...AN ODORLESS... COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN 500 AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE...AWAY FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TO SEEP INSIDE. DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE...EVEN IF THE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN YOUR CAR AND KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR HEAT...MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR. IF THE PIPE IS CLOGGED WITH SNOW...THE EXHAUST COULD BACK UP INTO YOUR CAR. && $$ PAZ024-025-034-262100- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.130226T1500Z-130227T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...BEDFORD 404 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...A THIN COATING OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. A MINOR ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN COAT OF ICE...GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH...BUT THICKER ICE IS POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. ADDITIONALLY...A MINOR SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS AND BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES WHERE MORE ICE IS EXPECTED AND THE WINDS WILL BE HIGHER THAN IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND NEAR 30 DEGREES ON THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004-010-017>019-045-046-262100- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.130226T1800Z-130227T1200Z/ WARREN-ELK-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...DUBOIS... CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT 404 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AND POSSIBLY MINOR ICE ACCRETIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A SLUSHY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A THIN LAYER OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE RIDGES * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TURN TO PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME AS WELL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 30S ON THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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 OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ005-006-011-012-037-041-042-262100- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0003.130226T2000Z-130227T1800Z/ MCKEAN-POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE 404 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL START DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECIPITATION MAY TURN TO RAIN AT TIMES TONIGHT...AND COULD FREEZE AS IT FALLS ON TO COLD OBJECTS. THIS WOULD KEEP THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DOWN. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW AND ICE COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON THE RIDGES LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING IN THE UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON...BUT COOLING TO THE IN THE LOWER 30S LATE...AND STAYING NEARLY STEADY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ LAMBERT/RADZANOWSKI
991 WWUS41 KCTP 261622 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 PAZ033-270500- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR SO OF SLEET AND SNOW. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO PRIMARILY FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES MAY WARM UP TO NEAR FREEZING LATE IN THE DAY OR THIS EVENING AND COULD HELP TO ALLEVIATE SOME PROBLEMS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THE HEAVY ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES AND THE GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SNOW OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ005-006-011-012-037-041-042-270500- /O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0003.130226T2000Z-130227T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.130226T1800Z-130227T1800Z/ MCKEAN-POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM... RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW WITH A COATING OF ICE. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGETOPS. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...COOLING TO THE LOWER 30S LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAINING STEADY OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ024-025-034-270500- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...BEDFORD 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...A THIN COATING OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. A MINOR ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN COAT OF ICE...GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH...BUT THICKER ICE IS POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. ADDITIONALLY...A MINOR SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS AND BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES WHERE MORE ICE IS EXPECTED AND THE WINDS WILL BE HIGHER THAN IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND NEAR 30 DEGREES ON THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SNOW OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004-010-017>019-045-046-270500- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.130226T1800Z-130227T1200Z/ WARREN-ELK-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...DUBOIS... CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT 1122 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AND POSSIBLY MINOR ICE ACCRETIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...A SLUSHY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. A THIN LAYER OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE RIDGES * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TURN TO PLAIN RAIN FOR A TIME AS WELL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S IN THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 30S ON THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ DEVOIR
748 WWUS41 KCTP 270308 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 PAZ033-270600- /O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/ SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOMERSET COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES ON THE RIDGE TOPS WILL REMAIN AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...RESULTING IN CONTINUED ICING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ABOVE FREEZING EVERYWHERE LATE TONIGHT...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DANGEROUS ON ANY UNTREATED ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ025-034-270415- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/ BLAIR-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...BEDFORD 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH EVEN A BIT OF LIGHT SNOW MIXED IN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$ PAZ012-037-041-042-271200- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO... LAPORTE 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW WITH A COATING OF ICE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW...AND UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WITH LIGHTER MIXED PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ019-045-046-270600- /O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT RAIN BY 1 AM. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ005-006-011-271315- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T1800Z/ MCKEAN-POTTER-CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW WITH A COATING OF ICE. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO EITHER LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ024-270600- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T0600Z/ CAMBRIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSTOWN 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CAMBRIA COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES ON THE RIDGE TOPS WILL REMAIN AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...RESULTING IN CONTINUED ICING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ABOVE FREEZING EVERYWHERE LATE TONIGHT...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ004-010-017-018-271200- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130227T1200Z/ WARREN-ELK-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...DUBOIS... CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG 1008 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...MIXED PRECIPITATION. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO EITHER LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SNOW OR ICE 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$
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 Feb 25, 7:26 PM EST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 7:26 PM EST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 726 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A MAJOR WINTER STORM TRACKING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK TOWARD LAKE ERIE BY WEDNESDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KEYSTONE STATE TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS...ALONG WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. A NEW STORM IS EXPECTED TO FORM NEAR THE COAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH WOULD KEEP SOME RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK... AS THE STORM LINGERS OFF THE EAST COAST. COLDER AIR WILL SLOWLY WORK BACK INTO THE AREA DURING THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... CALM BEFORE THE APPROACHING STORM AS WE ENJOY THE LAST FEW HOURS OF SUNSHINE WE'LL SEE FOR QUITE SOME TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST PA THIS AFTERNOON WILL RETREAT TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY 12Z TUE WHILE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS THROUGH THE LOWER SUSQ RIVER VALLEY AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA. CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED FOR MOST FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT...BUT HIGH CLOUD SHIELD WILL THICKEN AND INCREASE BY 12Z AS PER BUFKIT PROFILES AND CROSS SECTIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW MINS TO DROP TO AROUND 20 IN THE COLDER NORTHERN VALLEYS TO THE MID 20S ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQ. RIVER VALLEY... SETTING THE STAGE FOR A TRICKY TUESDAY. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... UNCERTAINTY ABOUNDS AS TO PRECIP TYPES FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SREF THREATS PAGE INDICATES UP TO 60% LIKELIHOOD OF EXCEEDING 0.25" OF FZRA/ICE ACCUM OVER HIGHER ELEVS OF SOMERSET COUNTY...AND WILL GO WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SOMERSET COUNTY AT THIS TIME. 12Z MODEL CYCLE STILL ARRIVING AND WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY OTHER HEADLINE DECISIONS AT THIS TIME IN FAVOR OF THE ONCOMING EVE SHIFT IN ORDER TO SEE THE LATEST ENSEMBLES AND 12Z ECMWF. MDL GUIDANCE TRACKS PLAINS LOW NORTHEAST UP THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUES/TUES NIGHT. A SURGE OF WAA ASSOCIATED WITH ANOMALOUS...MOIST SERLY LOW LVL JET WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN PA ARND 12Z TUES... OVERSPREADING THE REST OF CENTRAL PA BY LATE TUES...AND EXITING THEN N TIER BY 12Z WED. A BLEND OF OPER ECMWF AND GEFS MEAN QPF INDICATE BTWN ONE HALF AND 1 INCH OF PRECIP BY 12Z WED. SOME AREAS COULD SEE A LITTLE MORE QPF...MAINLY ACROSS THE FAR SE AND UPSLOPE AREAS. WITH LACK OF SNOW COVER TO THE SE AND ICE COVER...HARD TO SEE AN INCH OF RAIN CAUSING HYDRO PROBLEMS... THUS HELD OFF ON ANY FLOOD WATCH. FURTHER NORTH...THERMAL PROFILES SUGGEST A MIX OF SNOW/SLEET/RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL PA. HOWEVER...SFC TEMPS ABV FREEZING ARE LIKELY TO PRECLUDE MUCH IF ANY ACCUM DURING THE DAYLIGHT HRS OF TUES. AS SECONDARY LOW TRACKS ACROSS SE PA TUES NIGHT...ENOUGH COOLING IS POSSIBLE TO RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS. GIVEN THE VARIATION OF QPF VALUES AND THAT WE ARE NEAR THE ZERO DEGREE LINE AT 850 MB...WITH AN ISOTHERMAL PROFILE...HELD OFF ON ANY WATCHES FOR THE REST OF THE AREA NOW. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... THE BULK OF THE PRECIP SHOULD BE OVER BY 12Z WED...AS SERLY LL JET AND PLUME OF ANOMALOUS PWATS LIFTS NORTH OF PA. THE NAM SHOWED ANOTHER JET MAX FOR WED NIGHT...WITH ABOUT .30 INCHES OF QPF...BUT OTHER MODELS ARE SHOWING LITTLE DYNAMIC SUPPORT...THUS HELD OFF ON THIS FOR NOW. HOWEVER...UNSETTLED/COOL WX SEEMS LIKELY THRU THE END OF WEEK WITH MED RANGE MDL DATA ALL KEEPING UPPER LOW IN THE VICINITY OF PA. ALTHOUGH AIR MASS DOESN/T LOOK INITIALLY COLD ENOUGH FOR LAKE EFFECT...A DEEP...MOIST NWRLY FLOW SHOULD YIELD PERSISTENT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE W MTNS THROUGH FRI. UPSLOPE SNOWS ACROSS THE W MTNS SHOULD TAPER OFF TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND...WHEN GEFS AND EC ENS DATA SHOW UPPER LOW LIFTING OUT. HOWEVER...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE DIVING INTO THE GRT LKS WILL REINFORCE THE TROF OVR THE NORTHEAST CONUS AND DRAW COLDER AIR INTO PA. BY SUNDAY...ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN 8H TEMPS FALL TO ARND -12C. SOME IMPROVEMENT BY LATE MONDAY. && .AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER AIRFIELDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. VFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. LIGHT NW TO N FLOW TODAY WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE EAST TONIGHT AS VFR CONDITIONS PERSIST. A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD PENNSYLVANIA ON TUESDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS AND A LIKELY MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...LASTING INTO WEDNESDAY. EXPECT THE ONSET OF MVFR AND LOWER CIGS AND VSBYS DUE TO PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS 16X IN JST...TO 22Z IN IPT. EXPECT MIXED PRECIPITATION AT MOST LOCATIONS EXPECT MDT AND LNS...WHERE PRECIP SHOULD REMAIN RAIN. A STRONG JET WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO THERE WILL WIND SHEAR OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT 40KTS AROUND 22Z...WITH IT INCREASING POSSIBLY TO UPWARDS OF 60KTS AT 2KFT AT JST BY 00Z WEDNESDAY. OUTLOOK... TUE...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS FROM SW TO NE IN WINTRY PRECIP. VFR EARLY...THEN TRANSITION THROUGH MVFR TO IFR. WED...CONTINUED MIXED PRECIPITATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR. THU-SAT...CONTINUING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...REDUCED CIGS AND VSBYS MAINLY WEST AND CENTRAL. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR PAZ005-006-011-012-037-041-042. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ004-010-017>019-045-046. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ024-025-034. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ033. && SYNOPSIS...FITZGERALD/MARTIN NEAR TERM...DEVOIR/FITZGERALD SHORT TERM...FITZGERALD/MARTIN LONG TERM...FITZGERALD/MARTIN AVIATION...DEVOIR/CERU
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 1:05 PM EST, 6 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 105 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-261815- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- 105 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING INTO PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SPREAD A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES THE WET SNOW LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ019-025>028-034>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-261815- SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 105 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING INTO PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SPREAD A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW INCHES OF WET SNOW OR SLEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ033-261815- SOMERSET- 105 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 STORM WATCH. A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING INTO PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SPREAD A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE TUESDAY...MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL BUFFET THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...POTENTIALLY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ024-261815- CAMBRIA- 105 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING INTO PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SPREAD A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE TUESDAY...MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL BUFFET THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...GUSTING OVER 30 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEVOIR
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 8:02 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Sullivan and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield and 9 more | 41 hr |
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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.