Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013

Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS State College, PA

March 24, 2013Bedford County, Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 24, 2013, 3:55 AM EDT for Bedford County, Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 24, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 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 24, 2013, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 25, 2013, 7:37 PM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Bedford County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2013-03-24Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2013-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1370 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 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.

855 
WWUS41 KCTP 240755
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
355 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY ON SUNDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 4-8 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS
OF THE SOUTHWEST.

PAZ024-033-034-241800-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0007.130324T2300Z-130325T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0005.130325T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD
355 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY NIGHTFALL TODAY...AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS.

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

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO.

REPORT SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

PAZ035-241800-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0007.130324T2300Z-130325T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.130325T0400Z-130326T0000Z/
FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCONNELLSBURG
355 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THIS
  EVENING...AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017>019-025>028-036-049-050-052-056>059-063>066-241800-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.130325T0400Z-130326T0000Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...CHAMBERSBURG...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
355 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
  80.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THIS
  EVENING...AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
627 
WWUS41 KCTP 241757
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
157 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TODAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS BY EARLY
EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS
AS MUCH AS 6-8 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF THE
SOUTHWEST.

PAZ024-033-034-250800-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.130325T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD
157 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MUCH OF MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

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

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO.

REPORT SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

PAZ017>019-025>028-035-036-049-050-052-056>059-063>066-250800-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.130325T0400Z-130326T0000Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LEWISBURG...
SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
157 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 
  80. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS
  EVENING...AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

RXR
379 
WWUS41 KCTP 250208
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1008 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA OVERNIGHT
AND MONDAY...

.SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS BY LATE TONIGHT AND
OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON
MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...WITH AS MUCH AS 6-8
INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

PAZ024-033-034-251400-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD
1008 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

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

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO.

REPORT SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

PAZ017>019-025>028-035-036-049-050-052-056>059-063>066-251400-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.130325T0400Z-130326T0000Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LEWISBURG...
SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
1008 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 
  80. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA IN THE PRE
  DAWN HOURS AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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
216 
WWUS41 KCTP 250854
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
454 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013



.SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE LAUREL MOUNTAINS BY LATE TONIGHT AND
OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ON MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...WITH AS
MUCH AS 6-8 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF THE
SOUTHWEST.

PAZ024-033-034-260000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD
454 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND TAPER OFF TO
  LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO.

REPORT SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

PAZ017>019-025>028-035-036-049-050-052-056>059-063>066-260000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LEWISBURG...
SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
454 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 
  80. 

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND TAPER OFF TO
  LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$
668 
WWUS41 KCTP 251854
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
254 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

.PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. MINOR ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED.

PAZ017>019-049-050-052-058-252000-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-UNION-SNYDER-
NORTHUMBERLAND-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...
POTTSVILLE
254 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY
THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS.

$$

PAZ024-033-034-260000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD
254 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW.

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

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO.

REPORT SNOW AND 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>028-035-036-056-057-059-063>066-260000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-
LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...
NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE...
GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
254 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

RXR
328 
WWUS41 KCTP 252014
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
414 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

.PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. MOST
AREAS WILL SEE NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...BUT UP TO AN INCH MAY
ACCUMULATE ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. 

PAZ034-260000-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEDFORD
414 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS DOWNGRADED TO A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS
  EVENING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

PAZ026>028-035-036-056-057-059-063>066-252115-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
414 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING WITH
NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SOME UNTREATED ROADS
MAY BE PARTIALLY SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED...SO USE CAUTION WHEN
DRIVING TONIGHT.

$$

PAZ024-033-260000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
414 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO.

REPORT SNOW AND 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.

&&

$$

PAZ025-260000-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
BLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALTOONA
414 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE
  INCH.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BY EVENING
  WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING ON UNTREATED OR 
  UN-PLOWED ROADWAYS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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
913 
WWUS41 KCTP 252337
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
737 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

PAZ024-033-260045-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
737 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

DECREASING LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL
COATING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS FROM
THIS STORM ARE OVER. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

PAZ025-034-260045-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T0000Z/
BLAIR-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...BEDFORD
737 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

DECREASING LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL
COATING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS FROM
THIS STORM ARE OVER. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

DEVOIR

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 24, 1:55 AM EDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 1:55 AM EDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
155 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH SUNDAY.
A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM MOVING OUT OF THE MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. CHILLY TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
BROKEN STRATUS WILL HANG TOUGH ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH OVERNIGHT.
ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT IN STORE FOR ALL WITH DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE.
THIS WILL ALLOW LOWS TO DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN SOME VALLEYS
IN THE NORTH TO THE LOWER TO MID 20S FOR MUCH OF THE CWA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
ANOTHER CHILLY START WILL AGAIN SEE TEMPS RECOVER NICELY...
REACHING THE MID 30S TO MID 40S AS FLOW TURNS FROM THE NW TO MORE
OF A W TO SW DIRECTION LATE /AHEAD OF APPROACHING STORM/.

POTENT LATE SEASON LOW PRESSURE AREA INITIALLY SLIDES INTO OHIO
VALLEY FROM MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATER SUNDAY...WITH CLOUDS
INCREASING AND THICKENING AS THE DAY WEARS ON. LIGHT PRECIP WILL
BE ENCROACHING ON SW COUNTIES LATE IN THE DAY...AND LIGHT QPF POSS
IN LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MTNS AFTER 20Z...LIKELY
BEGINNING AS A LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX BEFORE TURNING OVER TO ALL SNOW
BY EVENING.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
0230Z UPDATE...
MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO STORM TOTAL MAP BASED ON SREF MEAN QPF AND
ADJUSTING AMOUNTS FOR MELTING EAST OF THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS. 00Z
NAM (3/24) HAS RATCHETED UP QPF AMOUNTS...BUT GIVEN ITS RECENT
TRACK RECORD (AND ERRONEOUSLY DOING SIMILAR WITH A VERY SIMILAR
SYSTEM THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH...AM DISCOUNTING FOR NOW BUT
KEEPING IT IN MIND). LAUREL HIGHLANDS STILL UNDER THE GUN FOR A
HIGH CONFIDENCE 6"+.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
FIRST PART OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL FOCUS ON THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM MOVING OUR WAY...LIKELY SPREADING PRECIPITATION INTO OUR
SOUTHERN COUNTIES BEFORE THE DAY IS OUT.

MAIN UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO LIE WITH THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE
SURFACE LOW. AS THE MAIN SURFACE LOW TRACKS FROM THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TOWARD SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...ENERGY
TRANSFERS TO A COASTAL LOW MONDAY MORNING...THEN MOVES TO THE
NORTHEAST. THIS SCENARIO WOULD RESULT IN AN AREA OF SNOW MOVING
INTO SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SUNDAY EVENING. A WATCH WAS ISSUED
FOR THESE LAUREL MOUNTAIN COUNTIES AS ELEVATION WILL HELP MAXIMIZE
SNOW POTENTIAL. AS THE ENERGY SHIFTS TO THE COASTAL LOW...FOCUS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST CWA. HOWEVER...QUICK MOVEMENT OF THE
SYSTEM OUT TO SEA SHOULD LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS.

LATEST MODEL DATA KEEPS HIGHEST QPF OVER THE SOUTH WITH A SHARP
DROP OFF TO THE NORTH.

SREF/GEFS STILL SHOW AN ANOMALOUS EASTERLY LOW LEVEL WIND FOR THE
STORM...KEEPING THE MAIN AREA OVER SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.

AFTER THIS STORM PASSES...THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNDER CHILLY NW
FLOW WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES CONTINUING
FOR MOST OF THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
STILL SOME LOWER CLDS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL PA. EXPECT THESE
TO BE AROUND OVERNIGHT...SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE.

HAVE SNOW INTO JST SHORTLY AFTER 00Z MONDAY.

EARLIER DISCUSSION BELOW.

HIGH PRES RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED DRY AIR MASS BUILDING OVER CENTRAL
PA WILL RESULT IN A NEAR CERTAINTY OF VFR CONDS AND LGT WINDS
OVERNIGHT ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL PA. THE ONLY POSSIBLE AVIATION
CONCERN WILL BE AT BFD...WHERE OCNL MVFR STRATO-CU REMAINS A
POSSIBILITY THROUGH ARND DAWN. A SHALLOW LYR OF LAKE MOISTURE
TRAPPED BENEATH SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IS PRODUCING PATCHY
CLOUDINESS IN THE VICINITY OF BFD AT 03Z AND LATEST MDL SOUNDINGS
SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME MVFR CIGS AT BFD THRU ARND 12Z.

A HIGH CONFIDENCE OF VFR CONDS AND LGT WINDS WILL EXTEND THROUGH
THE DAYLIGHT HRS OF SUNDAY...AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRES AND ASSOCIATED
DRY AIR MASS REMAIN OVR CENTRAL PA. A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING
FROM THE SW WILL SPREAD MID AND HIGH LVL CLOUDINESS ACROSS THE
AREA SUNDAY. BY DUSK...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ENCROACHING ON THE SW
COUNTIES AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE VIS REDUCTIONS AT JST/AOO BY
00Z.

OUTLOOK...
SUN NIGHT...SNOW/REDUCED VSBYS SPREADING FROM SW TO NE.
MON...SNOW/LOW VSBYS...ESP SOUTHERN PA. IMPROVEMENT BY EVENING.
TUE...AM LOW CIGS/-SHSN POSSIBLE W MTNS.
WED...SHSN/LOCAL VIS REDUCTIONS POSS W MTNS.
THU...NO SIG WX EXPECTED.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR PAZ024-033>035.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LA CORTE
NEAR TERM...LA CORTE
SHORT TERM...LA CORTE
LONG TERM...LA CORTE
AVIATION...FITZGERALD/MARTIN
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 3:53 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
353 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

PAZ004>006-010>012-037-041-042-045-046-051-053-250800-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
MONTOUR-COLUMBIA-
353 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ017>019-025>028-035-036-049-050-052-056>059-063>066-250800-
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-DAUPHIN-
SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
353 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ024-033-034-250800-
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
353 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 3:55 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland and 14 more40 hr
Mar 24, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBedford, Cambria, Franklin, Fulton, Somerset3 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013

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.