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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS State College, PA

March 2, 20147 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 2, 2014, 4:13 AM EST for 7 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 2, 2014, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 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 2, 2014, 4:13 AM EST (09:13 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 2, 2014, 7:51 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Somerset County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2014-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2014-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2234 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
298 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.

403 
WWUS41 KCTP 020913
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
413 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

PAZ033>035-022000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.140302T1700Z-140303T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0006.140302T1700Z-140303T1800Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
413 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS EVENING
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING
  COMMUTE. 

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

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-022000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.140302T2100Z-140303T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0006.140302T2100Z-140303T2100Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
413 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING
  COMMUTE. 

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

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>028-022000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.140302T1700Z-140303T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.140302T1700Z-140303T1800Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN
413 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS EVENING
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING
  COMMUTE. 

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

&&

$$

PAZ056>059-063-022000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0005.140302T2100Z-140303T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.140302T2100Z-140303T1800Z/
PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...
POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE
413 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. 

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING
  COMMUTE.

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

&&

$$

BL/MS
3 follow-up statements
773 
WWUS41 KCTP 021801
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
101 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

PAZ033>035-031015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
101 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 


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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-031015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0006.140302T2100Z-140303T2100Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
101 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM TONIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 


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>028-031015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN
101 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ056>059-063-031015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.140302T2100Z-140303T1800Z/
PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...
POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE
101 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM TONIGHT INTO 
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

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.

&&

$$
793 
WWUS41 KCTP 021847
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

PAZ033-030500-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0011.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LAST
  THROUGH MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING
  COMMUTE. LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RAISE THE DANGER OF FROSTBITE. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ034-035-030500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-030500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0006.140302T2100Z-140303T2100Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM TONIGHT INTO 
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024-030500-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0011.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
CAMBRIA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSTOWN
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LAST
  THROUGH MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING
  COMMUTE. LOW WIND CHILLS WILL RAISE THE DANGER OF FROSTBITE.

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.

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>012-017-018-037-041-042-030500-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0011.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
  LAST THROUGH MID MORNING

* IMPACTS...AN INCREASED DANGER OF FROSTBITE.

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

* TEMPERATURES...5 ABOVE 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.

&&

$$

PAZ025>028-030500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THIS 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ056>059-063-030500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.140302T2100Z-140303T1800Z/
PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...
POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE
147 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM TONIGHT INTO 
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL END BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

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.

&&

$$

LA CORTE
539 
WWUS41 KCTP 030051
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

PAZ033-031100-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1300Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0011.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...SOMERSET COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILLS...NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF
  BY DAWN. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
  LAST THROUGH MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. EXPOSURE TO THE COLD WILL RAISE THE
  DANGER OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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 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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ034-035-031100-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1300Z/
BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...BEDFORD AND FULTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF
  AROUND DAWN. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS 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 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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-031100-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140303T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND TAPER
  OFF BY 9 OR 10 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

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 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.

&&

$$

PAZ024-031100-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0011.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
CAMBRIA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSTOWN
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATIONS...CAMBRIA COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSURE TO THE COLD WILL RAISE THE  DANGER OF
  FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ025>028-056-058-030200-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1800Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-PERRY-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...NEWPORT...POTTSVILLE
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE ONLY AN INCH OR SO...AND
THE SNOW SHOULD BE OVER BY THE MORNING COMMUTE. 

$$

PAZ057-059-063-031100-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...
CARLISLE
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH
  OF THE TURNPIKE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND TAPER OFF BY
  AROUND 9 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 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>012-017-018-037-041-042-031100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0011.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
751 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...AN INCREASED DANGER OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR 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.

&&

$$

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 2, 2:45 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 2:45 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
245 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE STALLING OUT ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA LATE TODAY
AND MONDAY. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY KEEPING THE WEATHER UNSETTLED THROUGH MONDAY. FAIR AND
CONTINUED COLD WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
07Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS THE ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM
NEAR KELM...SWWD TO KFIG AND KPBZ. THIS FRONT WILL BE PUSHING SSE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL RIDGE AND VALLEY REGION EARLY THIS MORNING...
BEFORE SLIPPING JUTS SOUTH OF THE MASON DIXON LINE /ADJACENT TO THE
LOWER SUSQ VALLEY/ BY NOON.

FAST AND MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...RUNNING OVER THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE A SWD EXPANDING AREA OF MAINLY LIGHT
SNOW ACROSS THE NRN AND WESTERN MTNS EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS AREA
OF LIGHT QPF WILL SLOWLY SPILL OVER TO THE CENTRAL RIDGE AND VALLEY
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

VSBYS IN THE LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE NRN MTNS...AND EVENTUALLY CENTRAL
MTNS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS THIS MORNING...WILL BE IN THE 1.5 TO 4 SM
RANGE. SNOW ACCUMS BY DAYBREAK WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE HALF OF AN
INCH...AND ONE INCH ACROSS THE NW MTNS.

A DUSTING APPEARS POSSIBLE BY 12Z AS FAR SE AS JST-UNV-IPT.

NOTHING MORE THAN SOME FLURRIES ARE FCST THROUGH 13-15Z FOR THE
LOWER SUSQ VALLEY AND SCENT MTNS.

TEMPS WILL BE GRADUALLY FALLING ACROSS THE NW MTNS THIS MORNING...
BEFORE POSSIBLY LEVELING OFF FOR A FEW TO SVRL HOURS DURING THE
MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

TEMPS FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT UNDER CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE SE
WILL BE IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S...BEFORE POSSIBLY JUMPING A FEW
DEG LATER THIS MORNING IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE PASSAGE OF THE
ARCTIC FRONT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
THIS WILL BE THE TIME FRAME FOR THE MAIN ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH
THE UPCOMING STORM.

NEW GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO NARROW THE FOCUS OF POTENTIAL HEAVY
SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER OF MY FCST AREA...AS SURGE OF GULF OF
MEX MOISTURE OVERRUNS QUASI-STATIONARY BNDRY OVR VIRGINIA. ALL
GUIDANCE INDICATES PRECIP INCREASING IN COVERAGE DURING THE LAST
HALF OF SUNDAY...AND LASTING INTO MONDAY.

SOME OF THE EARLIER UNCERTAINTY APPEARS TO BE FADING...AS THE 21Z
SREF NOW INDICATES A FURTHER SOUTH TRACK OF SFC WAVE AND A
COLDER/DRIER SOLUTION...SIMILAR TO 18Z GEFS...ECMWF AND CMC. MDL
THERMAL PROFILES STILL INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME RAIN/SLEET
MIXING IN SUNDAY AFTN/EVEN ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF HARRISBURG...BUT
THEN ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING.

HAVE OPTED TO KEEP CURRENT WATCH CONFIGURATION IN PLACE PENDING
00Z GUIDANCE. A CURRENT BLEND OF ENSEMBLE AND OPER GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
IT WILL BE TOUGH TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA BASED ON OUR 24HR SNOW
CRITERIA OF 8 INCHES...WITH AREAS SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE THE MOST
LIKELY TO REACH WARNING NUMBERS. HAVE LOWERED AMTS ACROSS NORTHERN
PA...WHICH MAY BE COMPLETELY MISSED BY SNOWFALL ASSOC WITH S
STREAM WAVE LATE SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY.

THE LATEST TIMING NOW SUGGESTS THE STORM WINDING DOWN MONDAY
MORNING WITH MAYBE SOME LEFTOVER SNOW LASTING UNTIL EARLY AFTN
SOUTH OF HARRISBURG. THE BULK OF THE AREA SHOULD BE DRY WITH
LITTLE MORE THAN A FEW SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES FOR MUCH
OF THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. YET ANOTHER IN THE ENDLESS
PROGRESSION OF ARCTIC AIR MASSES THIS SEASON WILL THEN SPILL INTO
THE AREA WITH HIGHS MONDAY ONLY MANAGING TO MAKE INTO THE TEENS TO
LOWER 20S.

BECAUSE THE PARENT UPPER FEATURE WITH THIS STORM WILL BE SUCH A
FLAT AND FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE UNDER THE STRONG UPPER JET
STREAK AND CONFLUENCE ZONE...THE POTENTIAL FOR THE PRECIP BAND TO
BE RATHER NARROW IN SCOPE LEADS TO A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY
STILL REMAINING DESPITE THE ONSET OF THE PRECIP GROWING STEADILY
NEARER. A SMALL SHIFT IN THE FOCUS OF THE FRONTOGENETIC FORCING
COULD LEAD TO BIG CHANGES IN THE NEAR TERM FORECAST.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY WEEK WINTER STORM...FLOW ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY ZONAL...VERY COLD BUT UNEVENTFUL STORM-WISE
FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD. THIS PATTERN WILL TREND
TOWARD LARGE SCALE TROFFING IN THE EASTERN U.S. AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW
IN THE SRN STREAM EMERGES FROM CALI AND LEADS TO POSSIBLE
CYCLOGENESIS ALONG THE EAST COAST LATE NEXT WEEK.

AT THE SURFACE...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE NORTHEASTERN
QUARTER OF THE COUNTRY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PROVIDING A
CHILLY BUT MAINLY DRY MID WEEK PERIOD. BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURE
READINGS... PERHAPS THE LAST OF THE WINTER??...WILL BE PREVALENT
ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF PA TUESDAY MORNING. BELOW ZERO MORNING
MINS WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY AND MORNING MINS WILL
*WARM* TO THE MAINLY THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MOST PLACES THURSDAY
MORNING AS CLOUDS FROM A DEVELOPING SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH START TO
NEGATE THE CLEAR SKIES OF THE HIGH.

ECMWF AND GFS BOTH BRING AN UPPER LOW OUT OF OF SRN CALIFORNIA
EARLY IN THE WEEK AND ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES ON THURSDAY.
A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE A SFC LOW WOULD TRACK WITH THIS
SCENARIO...BUT IT BEARS WATCHING. TEMPERATURES WITH THIS THIS
SYSTEM WOULD LIKELY BE WARMER THAN RECENT SYSTEMS...MAKING RAIN
A SIGNIFICANT P-TYPE CHANCE THAT WE HAVENT DEALT WITH IN A
WHILE...BUT IT IS NOW METEOROLOGICAL SPRING....SO WE WILL KEEP
WATCHING.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
02/06Z...ARCTIC FRONT AND BAND OVERRUNNING SNOW IS CURRENTLY
SPREADING INTO NW PA. EXPECT BFD TO DROP TO IFR. OVC VFR CIGS
040-080 ACRS THE CNTRL AND SERN AIRSPACE WILL TREND LOWER THRU
THE PREDAWN HOURS INTO THE EARLY MORNING WITH -SN LKLY REACHING A
JST/UNV/IPT LINE BY 12Z BASED ON CONSENSUS OF HIRES MDLS. THE
ARCTIC FRONT WILL STALL ALONG/S OF THE PA/MD LINE THIS AFTN AS LOW
PRES WAVES STREAK NEWD FROM THE TN VLY ALONG THE BNDRY TO THE
DELMARVA/VA COAST. THEREFORE EXPECT THE STEADIEST SNOW AND ASSOCD
LOWEST/WORST VIS AND CIG RESTRICTIONS TO BE CONFINED OVER THE SRN
TIER AIRFIELDS FROM MID-LATE AFTN SUN THRU THE END OF THE
PERIOD/06Z MON. EXPECT SNOW TO END ACRS NRN SXNS BY MID-DAY
SUNDAY. THE LAST OF THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF ACRS SRN SXNS FROM
NW-SE MONDAY MORNING..FINALLY EXITING THE MDT-LNS VCNTY AFT 18Z
MON.

OUTLOOK...
TUE...GENERALLY VFR.
TUE NITE-WED...REINFORCING ARCTIC FROPA WITH SCT -SHSN PSBL.
WED NGT-THU...GENERALLY VFR.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PAZ036-056>059-063>066.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PAZ024>028-033>035.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LA CORTE/LAMBERT
NEAR TERM...LAMBERT
SHORT TERM...FITZGERALD/LA CORTE
LONG TERM...GARTNER/RXR
AVIATION...STEINBUGL
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 10:40 PM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1040 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-030345-
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-
1040 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-030345-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
1040 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ024>028-033>035-030345-
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
1040 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 4:13 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cumberland, Dauphin and 11 more28 hr
Mar 2, 1:47 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryCTPCambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk and 7 more18 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.