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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind chill warning at Jan 21, 2014, 9:21 PM EST for 11 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2014, 9:21 PM EST (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Elk County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Potter County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WWUS41 KCTP 220221 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 921 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...BITTER COLD AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS... PAZ036-057-059-063>066-221230- /O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.140122T0221Z-140122T1700Z/ FRANKLIN-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 921 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY LOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW HAS TAPERED TO JUST SCATTERED FLURRIES. WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY LOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ PAZ056-058-221230- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.140122T0221Z-140122T1700Z/ PERRY-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...POTTSVILLE 921 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW HAS TAPERED TO JUST SCATTERED FLURRIES. WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY LOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-037-041-042-221230- /O.UPG.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WC.W.0002.140122T0221Z-140122T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE 921 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS AND WEAR A HEAVY COAT...HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ PAZ019-025>028-034-035-045-046-049>053-221230- /O.EXT.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.140122T0221Z-140122T1700Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD... MCCONNELLSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK 921 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ PAZ012-018-221230- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1700Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG 921 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$
2 follow-up statements
163 WWUS41 KCTP 221017 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 517 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BITTER COLD AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS... PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-037-041-042-221700- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140122T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE 517 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 2 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS AND WEAR A HEAVY COAT...HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066- 221700- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1700Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON- MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK... LANCASTER 517 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILLS...AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$
332 WWUS41 KCTP 221447 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 947 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...BITTER COLD AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS... PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-037-041-042-221700- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140122T1700Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE 947 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 2 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS AND WEAR A HEAVY COAT...HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066- 221700- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1700Z/ NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON- MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE... ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN... BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK... LANCASTER 947 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILLS...AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$
Nearby
Wind Chill Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2014Every wind chill warning in 2014
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.