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Wind Advisory 3, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Nov 23, 2014, 7:57 PM EST for 8 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Nov 24, 2014, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2014, 7:57 PM EST (00:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2014, 7:47 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Elk County, PA, McKean County, PA, Potter County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
971 WWUS71 KCTP 240057 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 757 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE STRONG PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOW...AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST...WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY MONDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... ALONG...AND FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-241500- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.141124T1700Z-141125T0900Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 757 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AND CONSIDER AVOIDING AREAS EXPOSED TO STRONG CROSS-WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ LAMBERT
3 follow-up statements
264 WWUS71 KCTP 240845 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 345 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-250900- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.141124T1700Z-141125T0900Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 345 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AND CONSIDER AVOIDING AREAS EXPOSED TO STRONG CROSS-WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$
249 WWUS71 KCTP 241958 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 258 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-250400- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-141125T0900Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 258 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BEFORE SUNSET. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AND CONSIDER AVOIDING AREAS EXPOSED TO STRONG CROSS-WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT STORED OR TIED DOWN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$
538 WWUS71 KCTP 250047 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 747 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-250200- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-141125T0900Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 747 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY EARLY TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRECEDE...AND FOLLOW THIS FRONT FOR SEVERAL HOURS...THE STRONGEST CORE OF LOW LEVEL WINDS IS SHIFTING WELL NORTH OF THE STATE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...PEAK WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE AT OR BELOW 30 MPH IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton and 20 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.