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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS State College, PA

March 4, 201311 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2013, 2:39 PM EST for 11 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 5, 2013, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 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
Mar 4, 2013, 2:39 PM EST (19:39 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2013, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 6, 2013, 2:00 PM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Somerset County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2013-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2013-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1342 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

929 
WWUS41 KCTP 041939
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

PAZ033>035-050545-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0004.130305T2000Z-130306T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY
  DANGEROUS. GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES
  AT TIMES. THE WIND MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AS TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER LINES BECOME WEIGHED DOWN BY THE SNOW.

* WINDS...EAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

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>026-036-063>066-050545-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-FRANKLIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
  SOUTH OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. STRONG EAST WINDS COULD ALSO
  CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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/RXR
9 follow-up statements
682 
WWUS41 KCTP 050203
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

PAZ033>035-051215-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO
6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY 
  DANGEROUS. GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES 
  AT TIMES. THE WIND MAY ALSO LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AS TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES BECOME WEIGHED DOWN BY THE SNOW. 

* WINDS...EAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ027-028-056-057-059-051215-
/O.EXA.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON
903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE. STRONG EAST WINDS COULD
  ALSO CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024>026-036-063>066-051215-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-FRANKLIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE. STRONG EAST WINDS COULD
  ALSO CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

CR/DM
798 
WWUS41 KCTP 050847
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
347 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

PAZ036-064-052100-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG
347 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY
  WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033>035-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
347 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY
  WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. 

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>028-056-057-059-063-065-066-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE...YORK...LANCASTER
347 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
  HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MS/JC
192 
WWUS41 KCTP 051656
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1156 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

PAZ024>026-063-060300-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130306T0300Z-130307T0300Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...CARLISLE
1156 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
  ROUTE 22.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY
  WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ065-066-060300-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130306T0700Z-130307T0700Z/
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...LANCASTER
1156 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY AND LAST
  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY
  WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033>036-064-060300-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130306T0300Z-130307T0300Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG
1156 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND
  BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ027-028-056-057-059-060300-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.130305T2300Z-130306T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.130306T0700Z-130307T0700Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON
1156 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE MID SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN AROUND OR JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK
  WEDNESDAY AND LAST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
  VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE
AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ058-060300-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.130306T0700Z-130307T0700Z/
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POTTSVILLE
1156 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO
2 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AND LAST
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
  VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF 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 @NWSSTATECOLLEGE
AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

DANGELO
381 
WWUS41 KCTP 052038
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
338 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

PAZ024>026-033>036-063-064-061000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130306T0300Z-130307T0300Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG
338 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH AROUND 6 INCHES
  EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CAMBRIA AND BLAIR COUNTIES AND HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOMERSET COUNTY ALONG AND JUST
  NORTH OF THE MARYLAND BORDER.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND 
  BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THEN TAPER OFF 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ065-066-061000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.130306T0700Z-130307T0700Z/
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...LANCASTER
338 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO
2 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY AND LAST 
  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ027-028-056>059-061000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.130306T0700Z-130307T0700Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON
338 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 2 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AND LAST 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD 
  RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF 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
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE AND USE THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

DEVOIR
714 
WWUS41 KCTP 060846
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
346 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

PAZ024>026-033>036-063-064-062115-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG
346 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ON THE RIDGETOPS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ065-066-062115-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0700Z/
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...LANCASTER
346 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER
  OFF LATE THIS EVENING AND COME TO AN END LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ027-028-056-062115-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT
346 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS....CENTRAL RIDGE AND VALLEY REGION. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING
  AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS
  EVENING AND COME TO AN END EARLY TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  LIMITED VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD 
  RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ057>059-062115-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130307T0700Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON
346 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...DAUPHIN...SCHUYLKILL AND LEBANON COUNTIES. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS
  EVENING AND COME TO AN END LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD 
  RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

MS/JC
092 
WWUS41 KCTP 061150
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
650 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

PAZ024>026-062200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION
650 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...CAMBRIA...BLAIR AND HUNTINGDON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END BY
  EARLY TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ065-066-062200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0700Z/
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...LANCASTER
650 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY MIX
  WITH RAIN EARLY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING AND COME
  TO AN END LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033>035-062200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
650 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...SOMERSET...BEDFORD AND FULTON COUNTIES. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END BY
  EARLY TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-063-064-062200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
FRANKLIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG
650 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN...CUMBERLAND AND ADAMS COUNTIES. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE 
  TAPERING OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END 
  BY EARLY TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW 
  AND GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ057>059-062200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130307T0700Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON
650 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...DAUPHIN...SCHUYLKILL AND LEBANON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN EARLY. SNOW
  WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING AND COME TO AN END LATE
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD 
  RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ027-028-056-062200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT
650 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS....MIFFLIN...JUNIATA AND PERRY COUNTIES. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE MORNING 
  AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS 
  EVENING AND COME TO AN END EARLY TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITY. HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD 
  RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$
585 
WWUS41 KCTP 061618
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1118 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

PAZ024>026-061900-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION
1118 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...CAMBRIA...BLAIR AND HUNTINGDON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
  SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END EARLY TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED ROADS. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033>035-061900-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
1118 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SOMERSET...BEDFORD AND FULTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT SNOW WILL TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH
  COVERED ROADS. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-063-064-070000-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0000Z/
FRANKLIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG
1118 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN...CUMBERLAND AND ADAMS COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE
  SLOWLY TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END
  BY EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVILY DEPENDENT
  ON ELEVATION AND SNOW RATES.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
 
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ065-066-070230-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130307T0700Z/
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...LANCASTER
1118 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON
  SNOWFALL RATES AND ELEVATION. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING
  AND COME TO AN END LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
 
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ057>059-070000-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130307T0000Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON
1118 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...DAUPHIN...SCHUYLKILL AND LEBANON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW AND SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
  AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION AND
  SNOWFALL RATES. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
  VISIBILITY.  

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ027-028-056-061900-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT
1118 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS....MIFFLIN...JUNIATA AND PERRY COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
  VISIBILITY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

GRUMM/RXR
316 
WWUS41 KCTP 061823
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
123 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

PAZ065-066-061930-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...LANCASTER
123 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED SO THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-063-064-061930-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
FRANKLIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG
123 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN...CUMBERLAND AND ADAMS COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS WINDING DOWN. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED AFTER 2PM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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>026-061930-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION
123 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...CAMBRIA...BLAIR AND HUNTINGDON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS WINDING DOWN. LITTLE ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH 
  COVERED ROADS. 

* WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033>035-061930-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
123 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SOMERSET...BEDFORD AND FULTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS WINDING DOWN. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND SLUSH 
  COVERED ROADS. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ057>059-061930-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON
123 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...DAUPHIN...SCHUYLKILL AND LEBANON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW AND SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
  AFTERNOON. BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER
  2 PM.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ027-028-056-061930-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT
123 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS....MIFFLIN...JUNIATA AND PERRY COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS TAPERING OFF AND LITTLE ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATE COLLEGE OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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.

&&

$$
678 
WWUS41 KCTP 061852
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013


PAZ024>026-062000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION
152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE AREA HAS
ENDED.

$$

PAZ065-066-062000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...LANCASTER
152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING
SNOWS FOR MOST AREAS HAS ENDED.


$$

PAZ033>035-062000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

SOME SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS OVER.

$$

PAZ036-063-064-062000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
FRANKLIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG
152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING
SNOW AND THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS OVER.

$$

PAZ057>059-062000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON
152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY INTO THIS EVENING. BUT THE
THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED.

$$

PAZ027-028-056-062000-
/O.EXP.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130306T1900Z/
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT
152 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED.

$$

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 Mar 4, 1:37 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 1:37 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
137 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TONIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING IN THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST AND IS EXPECTED
TO TAKE A TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
THE HEAVIEST OF THE PRECIPITATION FROM THIS STORM WILL PROBABLY
OCCUR TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE...BUT THE STORM SHOULD BRING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW INTO SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
CLOUDS FINALLY GETTING EATEN UP ON THE DOWNSLOPE AND THANKS TO THE
BUILDING RIDGE OFF TO OUR WEST. SRN TIER SUNNY AT 1 PM. BUT THE
CLOUDS ARE SOLID IN THE NRN TIER AND - FOR NOW - IN THE CENTRAL
MTS. HAVE DELAYED THE CLEARING FOR THE FAR N UNTIL LATER TONIGHT.
WILL HOLD A SMALL CHC OF FLURRIES IN THE NORTH THROUGH THE NIGHT
AS WELL. WNW WIND STILL STRONG/GUSTY OVER THE ENTIRE ARE WITH
GRADIENT OF ABOUT 10MB FROM W-E ACROSS THE STATE. THE WINDS WILL
SLACKEN ONLY A BIT BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN SLOW DOWN MORE
SIGNIFICANTLY THRU DAYBREAK. MINS SHOULD DROP OFF IN THE SRN HALF
TO TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA WHERE CLEARING IS EXPECTED.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY/...
LINGERING CLOUDS IN THE FAR NRN TIER SHOULD MELT AWAY QUICKLY OR
AT THE LEAST RETREAT INTO NY. A COLD START OF 4-5F BELOW NORMAL
WILL HELP TO KEEP THE MAXES A FEW DEGS BELOW NORMAL DESPITE THE
DECENT SUNSHINE EXPECTED. THE NRN STREAM LOW ABDICATES TO THE
BETTER MOISTURE IN THE MID MS VALLEY...AND LOW DEVELOPS OVER KPAH
EARLY IN THE DAY. THIS LOW SHOULD RIDE UP THE OH VALLEY INTO SRN
OH/ERN KY BY DAY/S END. STRONG/HIGHLY ANOMALOUS ESE FLOW WILL
RAPIDLY DEVELOP OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. THE NOSE OF THE
FASTEST LOW/MID LVL FLOW WILL EVENTUALLY POINT INTO SC PA.
MAIN/PRIMARY LOW STARTS TO FILL AND SECONDARY LOW JUST STARTING
TO DEVELOP OVER VA/NC BORDER AT THE END OF THE PD. ALMOST ALL
GUIDANCE POINTS TO THE FIRST FLAKES STARTING AROUND SUNSET IN
SOMERSET CO. WILL HOLD POPS NEAR ZERO ELSEWHERE FOR THE DAYTIME.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
PREV DISCO FOLLOWS...

THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST REMAINS THE EVOLUTION AND TRACK
OF POTENTIAL MIDWEEK WINTER STORM. THE 00Z SUITE GAVE REASON TO
PAUSE AND REGROUP...WITH THE NAM DIALING BACK EARLIER ROBUST QPF
AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL PA.
INITIALIZATION PROBLEMS MAY HAVE BEEN TO BLAME...AND 06Z
OPERATIONAL NAM AND GFS ALONG WITH 03Z SREFS CONTINUE TO INDICATE
HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTHERN TIER INCLUDING
THE LOWER SUSQ RIVER VALLEY. IF 12Z RUNS AND 09Z SREFS MAINTAIN
THIS TREND...DAY SHIFT MAY NEED TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE WINTER
STORM WATCH TO INCLUDE THE LOWER SUSQ RIVER VALLEY...AND PERHAPS
THE NEXT STRING OF COUNTIES NORTHWARD.

SHARP GRADIENT TO QPF/SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BIGGEST
FORECAST PROBLEM ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA. WHILE
CONFIDENCE IN A STORM PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION REMAINS HIGH...WE REMAIN ON THE EDGE OF WARNING CRITERIA
SNOWFALL.

A BLEND OF GUIDANCE WITH ROUGHLY 2/3 OF THE WET OUTLIER GFS
CONTINUES TO POINT TO NEAR WARNING OR WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL
FOR THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL COUNTIES. IN
COLLABORATION WITH PBZ AND LWX...ISSUED WINTER STORM WATCH EARLIER
FOR SNOW FOR SOMERSET...BEDFORD AND FULTON COUNTIES WHERE 6 TO 8
INCHES OR LOCALLY MORE MAY FALL ACROSS ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THOSE COUNTIES. AGAIN...THIS IS BASED ON MUCH MORE
CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS THAN WERE PREVIOUSLY INDICATED BY SEVERAL
SREF AND NAM RUNS IN A ROW...AS WELL AS LESS THAN HALF OF THE GFS
QPF. 06Z RUNS ARE NOW WETTER AND MAY SUPPORT EXPANSION OF WATCHES
SHOULD TRENDS CONTINUE IN THE 09Z SREFS AND 12Z GUIDANCE.

EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS OVER
THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS WITH LITTLE ACCUMS EXPECTED GIVEN WARM
AFTERNOON SURFACE TEMPS. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S OVER
THE LAURELS AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 40S OVER THE
SOUTHEAST.

A BLEND OF THE NAM/ECMWF HAS BEEN ADOPTED FOR THE UPCOMING STORM
AS LATEST 00Z MON GUIDANCE HAS RETURNED NEARLY TO SQUARE ONE FOR
PA AFTER A NEARLY 36 HOUR NORTHWARD TREND.

A RATHER VIGOROUS SYSTEM IS STILL EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM THE
LOWER OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WHILE A HIGHLY
CYCLONIC AND STRONG 120+ KT 300 MB JET SUPPORTS THE LIKELIHOOD OF
AN EXTENDED...18-24 HR PERIOD OF ENHANCED SNOWFALL NEAR AND SOUTH
OF THE MASON DIXON LINE. SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL MAY EXTEND NORTHWARD
TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT DO NOT EXPECT ANY ACCUMS NORTH OF I
80 AT THIS TIME.

GIVEN THE MODEL UNCERTAINTY...HAVE SCALED BACK FORECAST QPF AND
SNOWFALL FROM PREVIOUS EXPECTATIONS...ROUGHLY CUTTING IN HALF WHAT
I INHERITED IN MY GRIDS THIS MORNING. OF COURSE...BEING ON THE
NORTHERN EDGE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL MAKE FOR A CONTINUED
CHALLENGING CALL OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AND HOPE FOR FURTHER
CONVERGING OF SOLUTIONS AS THE 00Z SUITE IS ABOUT AS DISPARATE AS
ONE COULD IMAGINE FOR A POTENTIAL WINTER STORM LESS THAN 3 DAYS
OUT.

MY SNOWFALL GRIDS ENDED UP CLOSE TO NCEP/HPC WITH 6 TO LOCALLY 9
INCH VALUES ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF SOMERSET...BEDFORD AND
FULTON COUNTIES...WITH RAPIDLY DECREASING VALUES HEADING NORTH
TOWARDS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE ONLY A COATING TO AN INCH OR
TWO IS EXPECTED.

WHILE THE LATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ADMITTEDLY CONSERVATIVE...
A FAIR AMOUNT OF CHANGE IN THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE STORM IS
STILL EXPECTED. AGAIN...ALL EYES WILL BE ON THE TRENDS OF THE
LATER RUNS.

A CHILLY AND RATHER GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
MTN SNOW SHOWERS FOLLOWS FOR THURSDAY...BEFORE HEIGHTS RISE AND
DAYTIME TEMPS MODERATE TO NEAR NORMAL BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A
FAST MOVING AND RELATIVELY FLAT/WEAK NRN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL
TRACK ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND NRN PENN SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT...POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW SHOWERS OF RAIN AND WET SNOW
UP NORTH. SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PENN SHOULD STAY MAINLY DRY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...AFTER THE POTENTIAL HIGH IMPACT/HEAVY SNOW EVENT OF
LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
DOWNSLOPE TAKING THE CIGS UP AND DOWNSLOPE/MIXING/DRYING TAKING
THEM AWAY FROM S-N THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...NAM AND TO SOME
EXTENTTHE OTHER HIGHER-RES MODELS SHOW QUITE A BIT OF RH BETWEEN
925 AND 850MB THROUGH THE NIGHT. SO...WILL HOLD ONTO SOME LOWER
CIGS IN BFD. DOWNSLOPE IN IPT SHOULD KEEP IT VFR THERE. WNW WIND
STRONG AT THIS POINT...BUT SFC HIGH/RIDGE AXIS MOVES INTO THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS SHOULD ALLOW WIND TO SLACKEN AND EVEN GO
CALM IN SOME TERMINALS BY SURISE TUES. THE REST OF THE TAF PD -
18Z TUES LOOKS VFR. HOWEVER...SHORTLY THEREAFTER...ATTENTION THEN
TURNS TO MAJOR STORM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. THE WIND WILL TURN
RAPIDLY TO THE E ON TUES AFTN/EVENING...AND STRENGTH OF WINDS
ALOFT WILL LIKELY CREATE LLWS SCENARIO FOR THE NEXT 24-36 HRS AS
THE STORM ROLLS EASTWARD. REDUCTIONS TO LIFR IN SNOW AND LOW CIGS
WILL BE COMMON AND LONG-LIVED ACROSS JST/AOO/MDT/LNS IN THE TUES
NIGHT- WED PD. BFD AND IPT WILL HAVE THE LEAST OF THE WORRIES THRU
THE STORM...WITH MOST OF THE PRECIP AND THE STRONGER WINDS STAYING
MAINLY SOUTH OF THOSE AIRFIELDS. HOWEVER...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO IFR
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THERE. TYPICAL POST-STORM FLOW THEN RESUMES FOR
THURS. HIGH PRES FRI/SAT.

OUTLOOK...
THU...MVFR /IFR -SHSN N...VFR ELSEWHERE.
FRI-SAT...NSW.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PAZ033>035.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DANGELO
NEAR TERM...DANGELO
SHORT TERM...DANGELO
LONG TERM...DEVOIR/LAMBERT
AVIATION...DANGELO
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 2:39 PM EST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

PAZ024>026-036-063>066-051945-
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-FRANKLIN-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ017>019-027-028-056-057-059-051945-
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-LEBANON-
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL BE ON THE
NORTHERN EDGE OF SNOW DUE TO A WINTER STORM TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL GO TO THE SOUTH OF THE
AREA...BUT SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE DEPENDING
UPON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ033>035-051945-
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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 WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ004>006-010>012-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-051945-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-
SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
239 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DANGELO

The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 2:43 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchCTPBedford, Fulton, Somerset12 hr
Mar 4, 2:39 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchCTPAdams, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and 7 more21 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.