Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 2, 2014, 5:06 PM EST for 11 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 3, 2014, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2014, 5:06 PM EST (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2014, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2014, 2:35 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Perry County, PA, Somerset County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 2030 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
306 WWUS41 KCTP 022206 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 506 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 PAZ033>036-064>066-030815- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.140203T0500Z-140203T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0003.140203T0500Z-140203T2100Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 506 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 5 AND 11 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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 WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ050-052-030815- /O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.140203T0500Z-140203T2100Z/ SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN 506 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 4 AND 10 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ024>028-056>059-063-030815- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.140203T0500Z-140203T2100Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL- LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 506 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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 WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$
4 follow-up statements
548 WWUS41 KCTP 030810 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 310 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 PAZ056-057-059-063-031815- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... LEBANON...CARLISLE 310 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ033>036-064>066-031815- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 310 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 5 AND 11 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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 WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ024>028-050-052-058-031815- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND- SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...POTTSVILLE 310 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$
582 WWUS41 KCTP 031238 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 738 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 PAZ033>036-056-057-059-063>066-031800- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 738 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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 WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ019-045-049-051-053-031800- /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0002.140205T0300Z-140206T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-UNION-MONTOUR-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN... LEWISBURG...DANVILLE...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK 738 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN FROM THE NEXT STORM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ050-052-031800- /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0002.140205T0300Z-140206T0400Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN 738 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN FROM THE NEXT STORM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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 WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ024>028-058-031800- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...POTTSVILLE 738 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-046-031800- /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0002.140205T0300Z-140206T0400Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...WILLIAMSPORT 738 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...MORE THAN 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGAN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * WINDS...EAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ DEVOIR
125 WWUS41 KCTP 031823 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 123 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 PAZ033>036-056-057-059-063>066-032100- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 123 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ019-045-049>053-032100- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0002.140205T0300Z-140206T0400Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK 123 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM A DIFFERENT STORM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL END LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN FROM THE NEXT STORM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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 WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ024>028-058-032100- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...POTTSVILLE 123 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX. && $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-046-032100- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0002.140205T0300Z-140206T0400Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...WILLIAMSPORT 123 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGAN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * WINDS...EAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ DEVOIR
644 WWUS41 KCTP 031935 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 235 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 PAZ033>036-056-057-059-063>066-032045- /O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND- ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 235 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED AND SLIPPERY...SO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PAZ019-045-049>053-040100- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0002.140205T0300Z-140206T0400Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK 235 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE LYCOMING VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM A DIFFERENT STORM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A MIX WITH SLEET IS POSSIBLE...AND PRECIPITATION MAY END AS FREEZING DRIZZLE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ PAZ024>028-058-032045- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140203T2100Z/ CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...POTTSVILLE 235 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED AND SLIPPERY...SO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-046-040100- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.A.0002.140205T0300Z-140206T0400Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT... ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD... PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...WILLIAMSPORT 235 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGAN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * WINDS...EAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ 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 Feb 2, 3:51 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 3:51 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 351 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE LOUISIANA GULF COAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES ON MONDAY...BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL TO SOUTH- CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TO START THE WORK WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTIVE EARLY FEBRUARY WINTER WEATHER PATTERN FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A STRONGER AND MORE DYNAMIC WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE. DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES SHOULD FINISH OUT THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE AREA SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND OR INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/... IN GENERAL...RADAR TRENDS SHOW THE FRONTAL BAND PCPN WEAKENING AND DECREASING IN CVRG/INTENSITY AS IT SHIFTS TO THE EAST ACRS THE CNTRL RIDGE/VLY REGION AND MID-LWR SUSQ VLY THIS AFTERNOON. WILL MAKE SOME FINAL/MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. THE FRONT APPEARS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF STALLING OUT FROM NRN WV/SW PA EWD ACRS FAR SRN PA. SFC TEMPS HAVE ECLIPSED 50F FROM THV-MQS...BUT SHOULD REMAIN STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING ACRS THE NW MTNS INTO THE EVE AS COLDER AIR ALOFT SLOWLY WORKS ITS WAY SEWD...HELPING TO TIGHTEN THE DEVELOPING BAROCLINIC ZONE NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE. && .SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/... A SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE...CURRENTLY EJECTING EWD FM THE DESERT SW AND IGNITING CONVECTION ACRS THE ARKLATEX...WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY PROGRESS DOWNSTREAM THRU THE MS/TN VALLEY TONIGHT BEFORE TRACKING ENEWD ACRS THE MID-ATL REGION ON MON. THIS WILL INDUCE A SFC-700MB LOW THAT WILL LIFT NEWD ALONG A WELL-DEFINED BAROCLINIC ZONE EXTENDING FROM THE MID-SOUTH ACRS THE CENTRAL APPLCHNS INTO THE SRN MID-ATL/DELMARVA REGION. THE 02/12Z MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER OVERALL AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESSURE PATTERN WHILE SOME DETAILS CONCERNING QPF AND THE LLVL/BLYR THERMAL STRUCTURE REMAIN...MAKING FOR A SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING WINTER WX FCST WITH AVG CONFIDENCE FOR SRN PA. FWIW THE GFS HAS TRENDED FASTER WITH THE SFC LOW AND SEEMS TO BE ON THE LOW/SRN END OF THE SOLN SPREAD QPF-WISE. A GENERAL MODEL CONSENSUS DEPICTS A MEAN STRIPE OF 0.25-0.50 INCH WTR EQUIVALENTS OVER THE SRN 1/3 OF THE CWA..WITH 0.50-0.75 INCH WTR EQUIVS NEAR/ALONG THE MASON DIXON LINE. DEEP LAYER ASCENT IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ON THE NRN EDGE OF ANOMALOUS GOMEX MSTR PLUME WITHIN A ZONE OF 850-700MB CONVERGENCE/THETAE ADV. 500MB HGT FALLS ARE QUITE MODEST WITH THE RELATIVELY FLAT/PROGRESSIVE WAVE ALOFT...HOWEVER FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL JET DYNAMICS/ENHANCED UVVEL COULD AID IN GENERATING OCNL MOD-HVY SNFL RATES. ELEVATION MAY ALSO BE A FACTOR. BLYR TEMPS ARE MARGINAL TO START ESP IN THE LSV BUT SHOULD SUFFICIENTLY COOL TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW PTYPES INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE 02/12Z TABULAR MOS GUID SHOWS Z PTYPES AT MDT/LNS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BUT SREF MEANS STRONGLY SUPPORT CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW. INCREASED SNOWFALL TOTALS TO 4-6" ALONG/S OF THE PA TURNPIKE AND RT 30 CORRIDORS WITH THE LATE MORNING UPDATE...WHICH RESULTED IN HIGH-END ADVY AMTS IN THE 2-4/3-6 INCH RANGE. WHILE THESE AMTS STILL APPEAR TO BE THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY/HIGHEST CONFIDENCE OUTCOME...THE LATEST 15Z SREF AND 12Z GEFS MEAN ARE SUGGESTING THAT WARNING CRITERIA AMTS />= 6 INCHES IN 12 HRS/ MAY BE ACHIEVED IN A NARROW W-E ZONE ACRS XTRME S-CNTRL PA NEAR/ALONG THE MASON- DIXON LINE. THEREFORE...WILL INCREASE AMTS SLIGHTLY WITH THE FINAL AFTN FCST BUT KEEP HEADLINES GENERALLY AS IS. EARLIER CHANGES WERE MADE TO HIGHLIGHT THE SRN TIER ZONES WITH HIER SNFL AMTS...AND WILL ADD SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN WWY TO MATCH UP WITH PHL WFO BERKS COUNTY. SNOW ENDS FROM W TO EAST MON AFTN AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY VISITS THE REGION INTO EARLY TUES...SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MESSY MID- WEEK WINTER STORM SYSTEM. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... A VERY ACTIVE EXTENDED PERIOD IS IN STORE WITH STORM CHANCES EVERY 1 1/2 TO 2 1/2 DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT WINTER STORM TAKES AIM AT THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. THE ~1030MB SFC HIGH WILL DIRECT ENOUGH COLD AIR AND PRODUCE SUFFICIENT CAD TO PRODUCE HEAVY FROZEN AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION ACROSS JUST ABOUT ALL OF CENTRAL PA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SURFACE HIGH RETREATS TO OUR NORTHEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A MOISTURE LADEN STORM SYSTEM MOVES UP THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS PRIMARY LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE CAROLINAS AND TRACKS TOWARDS CAPE MAY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXACT PRECIP TYPE OF COURSE WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT...BUT TRENDS SUGGEST COLD AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED FOR A GOODLY IF NOT MOST OF THE HEAVIEST QPF OF THE STORM. THIS MEANS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW NORTH TRANSITIONING TO A SNOW/SLEET/FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN POTPOURRI ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICING. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED...STORM TOTAL QPF FROM THE SYSTEM LOOKS IMPRESSIVE...WITH ENEMBLES CONTINUING TO SHOW HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF 24 HOUR QPF TOTALS EXCEEDING 1 INCH. IN AREAS WHERE PRECIP CAN BECOME ALL RAIN...FLOODING COULD BECOME A CONCERN DUE TO THE VERY COLD-FROZEN GROUND AND INCREASED RUNOFF...FLOWS AND ICE BREAKUP RAMPING UP ICE JAM CONCERNS AS WELL. HPC HAS PARTS OF SRN PA IN SLIGHT RISK FOR EXCESSIVE RAINS INTO WED MORNING BECAUSE OF THE THREAT. A COLD ARCTIC HIGH /1050MB/ BUILDING DOWN FROM WRN CANADA ACROSS THE NRN HIGH PLAINS AND MIDWEST STATES WILL DIRECT COLD AIR BACK INTO THE REGION FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND... RESULTING IN BELOW NORMAL TEMPS INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. ECMWF AND GFS HAVE DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY ON TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL STORMINESS NEXT WEEKEND...BUT IT APPEARS THAT ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER IS ON THE HORIZON FOR NEXT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. && .AVIATION /21Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... 02/18Z...THE PCPN BAND HAS WEAKENED WITH NOT MUCH LEFT ON RADAR. CIGS ARE STARTING TO LOWER ACRS THE CNTRL SITES WHICH SHOULD DIP TO LOW VFR/MVFR CAT. THE LATE AFTN AND EARLY TGHT PERIOD SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY. THE WORST FLYING CONDS WILL PREVAIL AT JST DUE TO MOIST UPSLOPE NEAR/BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLING OUT JUST SOUTH OF THE PA/MD BORDER. FOCUS WILL SHIFT ON NEXT WAVE LIFTING NEWD FROM THE TN VLY ACRS THE SRN APPLCHNS/MID-ATL WHICH WILL BRING IFR-LIFR SNOW TO THE SRN TERMINALS FROM LATE TGHT/AFT MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTN. CONFIDENCE IS SLIGHTLY ABV AVG IN IFR CONDS FROM JST-AOO TO MDT-LNS. OUTLOOK... MON...MAINLY VFR ACROSS NRN PA. LIGHT SNOW AND MVFR/IFR SOUTH. TUE-WED...IFR LKLY IN MIXED PCPN. THU...MVFR W AND N WITH SCT SNOW SHOWERS...MVFR TO VFR CENTRAL AND SOUTH. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066. && SYNOPSIS...STEINBUGL NEAR TERM...STEINBUGL SHORT TERM...STEINBUGL LONG TERM...DEVOIR/LA CORTE AVIATION...STEINBUGL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 3:03 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 303 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066-032015- CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK- LANCASTER- 303 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-032015- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 303 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton and 18 more | 35 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.