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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS State College, PA

March 11, 2014McKean County, Warren County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 11, 2014, 3:11 PM EDT for McKean County, Warren County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 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 11, 2014, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2014, 8:11 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties McKean County, PA, Warren County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-03-11Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -60 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

647 
WWUS41 KCTP 111911
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
311 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

PAZ004-005-121200-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0006.140312T1000Z-140313T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0007.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
311 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW
  BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS
  POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SNOW WILL END
  BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. POSSIBLE FLASH
  FREEZES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 15 TO
  20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURES...MID 30S WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING RAPIDLY INTO
  THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND BOTTOMING OUT NEAR ZERO
  THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FROM LATE
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ006-037-121200-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0006.140312T1000Z-140313T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
POTTER-TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
311 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
  BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
  TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SNOW WILL END BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. POSSIBLE
  FLASH FREEZES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 15 TO
  20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURES...MID 30S WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING RAPIDLY INTO
  THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND BOTTOMING OUT IN THE LOW
  SINGLE DIGITS NEAR ZERO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20
  BELOW ZERO FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ010-011-121200-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
311 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BRIEF
  PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION
  FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SNOW WILL END BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. POSSIBLE
  FLASH FREEZES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 15 TO
  20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 30S WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING RAPIDLY
  INTO THE 20S BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND BOTTOMING OUT IN THE
  SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
  FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-121200-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.140312T1900Z-140313T1200Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
311 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY LATE
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BRIEF
  PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION
  FROM RAIN TO SNOW. SNOW WILL END BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. POSSIBLE
  FLASH FREEZES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 15 TO
  25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 40S WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING RAPIDLY INTO
  THE MID 20S BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND BOTTOMING OUT IN THE SINGLE
  DIGITS NEAR ZERO THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW
  ZERO FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

RXR/MS
3 follow-up statements
964 
WWUS41 KCTP 120741
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
341 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

PAZ004-005-121745-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
341 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
  SNOW WILL END BY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME
  STRONG AND GUSTY LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS AND
  SIDEWALKS MAY FREEZE UP QUICKLY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS
  WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...ABOVE FREEZING EARLY TODAY BUT FALLING BELOW ZERO
  EARLY TODAY AND THROUGH THE 20S AND TEENS BY EVENING. LOWS WILL
  BE AROUND ZERO THURSDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ006-010-011-037-121745-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.140312T1200Z-140313T1200Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
341 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN THIS MORNING WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
  IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT...ENDING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE
  NORTH AND BECOME STRONG LATER TODAY AND LAST INTO THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...HAZERDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS AND
  SIDEWALKS MAY FREEZE UP QUICKLY LATER TODAY. DANGEROUSLY LOW
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S THIS MORNING...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S
  THIS AFTERNOON AND DROPPING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-121745-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.140312T1900Z-140313T1200Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
341 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR
  EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME INTERMITTENT OVERNIGHT
  AND WILL END BY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. POSSIBLE 
  FLASH FREEZES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BELOW FREEZING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  DIPPING TO THE LOWER SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-041-042-121745-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...LAPORTE
341 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DIP BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND BECOME
  DANGEROUSLY LOW FOR TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH EXTENDED
  EXPOSURE TO THE FRIGID CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

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.

&&

$$

DANGELO
284 
WWUS41 KCTP 121548
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1148 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

PAZ004-005-130700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
1148 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND
  CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE EVENING. A BRIEF WINTRY MIX IS
  POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. HEAVY SNOW
  WILL END BY LATE EVENING...TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...MID 30S LATE THIS MORNING...FALLING RAPIDLY
  THROUGH THE 20S AND TEENS THIS EVENING TO NEAR ZERO BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/WIND CHILLS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 15
  TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW
  ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FLASH FREEZES
  ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND
  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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ006-010-011-037-130700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
1148 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT.
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 30S THIS MORNING...FALLING RAPIDLY THROUGH
  THE 20S AND TEENS LATER THIS EVENING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WIND/WIND CHILLS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
  25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
  LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FLASH FREEZES
  ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND
  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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-130700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.140312T1900Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
1148 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE
  TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES.

* TEMPERATURES...LOW 40S THIS MORNING...FALLING RAPIDLY THROUGH
  THE 20S AND TEENS TONIGHT INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WIND/WIND CHILLS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT
  AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FLASH FREEZES
  ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND
  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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-041-042-130700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...LAPORTE
1148 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...

* WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND FROSTBITE. 

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.

&&

$$
MS/RG/CE
023 
WWUS41 KCTP 130011
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
811 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

PAZ004-005-131015-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
811 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS/WIND CHILLS...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND FROSTBITE.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ006-010-011-037-131015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
811 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. 

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND/WIND CHILLS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FLASH 
  FREEZES ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS AND 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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-131015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140313T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
811 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES.

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND/WIND CHILLS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FLASH 
  FREEZES ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS AND 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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-041-042-131015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0013.140313T0400Z-140313T1600Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...LAPORTE
811 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT THURSDAY...

* WIND CHILLS...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND FROSTBITE.

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 11, 1:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 1:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
134 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A VIGOROUSLY DEEPENING LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY COLD AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN REBOUND BUT REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
BUMPED HIGHS UP A BIT FOR TODAY AS 850MB TEMPS CONTINUE TO WARM
ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA...WITH 60F OR HIGHER READINGS
TO BECOME COMMON SOUTH OF A KAOO-KUNV-KSEG-KRDG LINE FOR A TIME
THIS AFTENOON. THOUGH TEMP ADVECTION IS NEARLY NEUTRAL ACROSS THE
NORTH...SOME DRIER AIR HAS WORKED IN THERE TOO AS MIXING HAS
LOWERED DEWPOINTS INTO THE LOWER 30S...WHICH HAS ALLOWED TEMPS
THERE TO RISE A BIT HIGHER. SO UPPED TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON BY A
COUPLE DEGREES ACROSS THE BOARD.

SCT MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
CLOUDS BEGIN TO THICKEN UP FROM THE WEST AHEAD OF APPROACHING
SYSTEM. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AS THEY TURN FROM THE WEST TO SW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
MOISTURE ALOFT CONTINUES TO THICKEN UP TONIGHT. SUB-TROPICAL HIGH
CENTERED EAST OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SUPPLY THE GOOD SRLY FLOW AND
REAL GOMEX MOISTURE TO A STRONG SYSTEM DROPPING SE FROM THE HIGH
PLAINS INTO MO LATER TODAY. THE SUB-1000MB LOW WILL DEEPEN EVEN
FURTHER AS IT ROLLS EASTWARD ALONG THE WEAK BOUNDARY OVER THE OH
VALLEY AND NRN MID-ATLANTIC STATES. THE LOW IS PROGGED BY ALL MDLS
TO CROSS THE SRN TIER OF PA WED - AT 12Z IT SHOULD BE ENTERING FAR
SWRN PA...AND WILL DEEPEN TO A 980MB LOW BY THE TIME IT SCOOTS
EAST OF KABE WED EVENING. VERY STRONG AND NEAR-TEXTBOOK KISSING JET
COUPLET WILL ENHANCE THE LIFT AND FRONTOGENESIS AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE STATE. THE WARM AIR TO THE SOUTH AND THE ALREADY-
ANOMALOUSLY WARM TEMPS WILL KEEP THE PRECIP RAIN OVER ALL BUT THE
FAR NRN TIER BEFORE LATE WED. EVEN THE FAR NRN TIER WILL PROBABLY
HAVE TROUBLE ACCUMULATING WHAT DOES FALL AS SNOW...DUE TO THE MID-
MARCH SUN AND MARGINAL TEMP PROFILE. LIGHT EAST WIND COULD KEEP
TEMPS NEAR FREEZING IN THE NRN MTS WED MORNING. SOME POCKETS OF
FZG RAIN MAY THEREFORE EXIST IN THE NRN TIER WED. AS THE LOW
DEEPENS AND PASSES TO THE EAST...THE WINDS WILL GO NORTHERLY AND
INCREASE QUITE RAPIDLY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE 20S AND GUSTS NEAR
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS STRONG CAA DROPS TEMPS INTO THE 20S IN THE
N WED AFTN.

QPF IN THE 1-1.25 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE NORTH IS MOST LIKELY GOING
TO BE MOSTLY RAIN...BUT THE STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND COUPLED JET
LATER IN THE DAY WILL MAKE MESOSCALE SNOW BAND/S AND TEMPS WILL
THEN BE CONDUCIVE TO ALLOW ACCUMULATION. THUS...THE ACCUMULATIONS
COULD REACH 6 INCHES OR MORE ALONG THE NRN TIER BY LATE WED NIGHT.
THE COLD WINDS WILL HELP MINS INTO THE LOWEST SINGLE DIGITS IN THE
N. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO LOW WIND CHILLS. HAVE THUSLY ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE 4 NRN TIER COS ALONG THE NY BORDER.

ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY SLUSH - AND AT MOST AN INCH OR TWO
ANYWHERE SOUTH/EAST OF ALTOONA/STATE COLLEGE/WILLIAMSPORT.
RAINFALL IN THE SOUTH/EAST WILL BE PRETTY LIGHT. SEE HYDRO SECTION
FOR MORE.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AFTER THE STORM...QUITE COLD AIR...AROUND -20C AT 850MB...GETS
DRIVEN INTO THE REGION ON A STRONG GUSTY NW WIND LATER WED NIGHT
INTO THU...WITH BY FAR THE COLDEST DAY OF THE WEEK IN STORE
THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS SHOULD REACH NEAR ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER THE
NRN MTNS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS...RANGE FROM 0 TO -10F OVER THE
CENTRAL RIDGE/VALLEY REGION AND DIP TO AROUND ZERO IN THE LWR
SUSQ. VLY.

THE WELL-BELOW NORMAL COLD WILL BE SHORT-LIVED THOUGH...AS TEMPS
REBOUND DECENTLY FRI INTO SAT...BOUNCING BACK TO NEAR SEASONAL
NORMALS. HOWEVER THIS WINTER'S DEFINING FEATURE...THE PERSISTENT
WEST COAST RIDGE...IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF
HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER AIR TO FILTER
BACK INTO THE REGION IN PERSISTENT NW FLOW OVER PA...KEEPING TEMPS
NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AND PREVENTING ANY KIND OF
SIGNIFICANT WARM UP.

&&

.AVIATION /17Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL PA TODAY WITH LIGHT W/SW
WINDS. MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL THICKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM.

RESTRICTIONS ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AS LIGHT RAIN /AND POSS SNOW NORTH/
BEGIN TO MOVE IN AROUND 06Z IN THE NW...AND HEAVIER AREA OF PRECIP
ARRIVES STARTING AROUND 12Z WED. BULK OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION
WILL BE BETWEEN WED MORNING AND MIDNIGHT WED NIGHT.

WIDESPREAD ADVERSE CONDITIONS ON WED...WITH RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA...SNOW ACROSS THE FAR NORTH...AND SOME RISK OF STRONG
TSTMS NEAR THE MD BORDER. BY AFTERNOON...STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL
BRING INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW...LLWS...AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40
MPH. THESE CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THU AS VERY COLD AIR
STAMPEDES INTO PA. WITH STRONG STORM DYNAMICS...CONCERN EXISTS FOR
A BURST OF HEAVY WET CONVECTIVE SNOW /AND POSS THUNDER/ NEAR THE
CENTER OF THE LOW WED/WED NIGHT.

OUTLOOK...
WED...WIDESPREAD MVFR-IFR RESTRICTIONS IN RAIN AND SNOW. STRONG
N/NW WINDS DEVELOPING. LLWS.
THU...STRONG/GUSTY N/NW WINDS...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI-SAT...NO SIG WX EXPECTED.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND MIDWEEK RAINFALL...EXPECT MODERATE
RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
CWA. STILL ENOUGH ICE IN SPOTS TO BRING ICE JAMS...THOUGH
SIGNIFICANT DECAY HAS OCCURRED AT MANY LOCATIONS. ANY ICE JAMS
WILL BE ISOLATED IN NATURE. ALL PERSONS SHOULD MONITOR WATER
LEVELS CLOSELY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR PAZ004>006-037.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RXR
NEAR TERM...RXR
SHORT TERM...DANGELO
LONG TERM...STEINBUGL
AVIATION...MARTIN/RXR
HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 1:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
158 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

PAZ010>012-017-018-041-042-045-046-121800-
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
158 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A DYNAMIC LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO
SNOW. A LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTH- NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH LATER WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 5 AND 15
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP MAY PRODUCE FLASH
FREEZES. ICE JAMS ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ019-025>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063>066-121800-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-
SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
158 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A DYNAMIC LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD BEING STRONG TO
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH RAIN OR
MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40
MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS
BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. THE RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP MAY
PRODUCE FLASH FREEZES. ICE JAMS AND MINOR FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ004>006-037-121800-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-TIOGA-
158 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ024-033-121800-
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
158 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A DYNAMIC LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD BEING STRONG TO
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH RAIN OR
MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW. A LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL CREATE WIND
CHILLS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE RAPID TEMPERATURE
DROP MAY PRODUCE FLASH FREEZES. ICE JAMS AND MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MS/RXR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 3:27 AM EDTWinter Storm WatchCTPMcKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren12 hr
Mar 11, 3:11 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPCambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Potter, Somerset and 1 more30 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.