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Wind Chill Watch 2, NWS State College, PA

February 13, 201533 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this wind chill watch at Feb 13, 2015, 3:22 AM EST for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 14, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2015, 3:22 AM EST (08:22 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2015, 3:42 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
All 33 counties

Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Elk County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Potter County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Union County, PA, Warren County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2015-02-13Temperature 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 2015-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -46 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1749 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-8 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.

881 
WWUS41 KCTP 130822
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
322 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

PAZ004>006-132030-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT
322 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS LOW AS
  35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ037-042-132030-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
TIOGA-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
322 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS LOW AS
  35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ010-011-017-024-033-132030-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...
DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
322 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS
  LOW AS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>036-041-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-132030-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...
ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...
BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...
WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
322 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS LOW AS 25
  DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$
MS/BL
4 follow-up statements
795 
WWUS41 KCTP 131610
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1110 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

PAZ004>006-140415-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT
1110 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS LOW 
  AS 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ037-042-140415-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
TIOGA-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
1110 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS LOW AS 
  35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ010-011-017-024-033-140415-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...
DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
1110 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW 
  ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS 
  LOW AS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>036-041-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-140415-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150213T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG... STATE
COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LOCK
HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...
GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
1110 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW 
  ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS LOW AS 
  25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$
351 
WWUS41 KCTP 131916
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
216 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

PAZ017-024-033-141015-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.150214T1200Z-150216T0500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
216 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW OF VARYING INTENSITY SATURDAY MORNING
  THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS SATURDAY
  EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS 
  LOW AS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-010-011-141015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
216 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW 
  ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS 
  LOW AS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-141015-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...
ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...
BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...
LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...
DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...
GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
216 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW 
  ZERO.

* WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AS LOW AS 
  25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$
008 
WWUS41 KCTP 140221
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
921 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...SNOW AND BITTER COLD ON THE WAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION ON
SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY PERIODS OF SNOW AND
FOLLOWED BY BITTER WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.

PAZ004>006-010-011-141430-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.150214T1200Z-150215T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
921 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILLS...30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE AREA DURING SATURDAY
  MORNING. HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS
  WIND CHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS...MAINLY DURING SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON IN SNOW SQUALLS. POSSIBLE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-019-025>028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-141430-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.150214T1600Z-150215T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...
ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...
MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...
LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...
BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...POTTSVILLE
921 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILLS...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE SATURDAY
  MORNING. HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE SQUALLS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
  BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS...MAINLY LATE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON OR EVENING IN SNOW SQUALLS. POSSIBLE FROSTBITE TO
  EXPOSED SKIN SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-141430-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.150214T1200Z-150215T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
921 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILLS...30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE AREA DURING SATURDAY
  MORNING. HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS
  WIND CHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS...MAINLY DURING SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON IN SNOW SQUALLS. POSSIBLE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SATURDAY
  NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

PAZ034>036-056-057-059-063>066-141430-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...
CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
921 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

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

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$
172 
WWUS41 KCTP 140842
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
342 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-150000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.W.0002.150215T0000Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.150214T1200Z-150215T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
342 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND CHILLS...25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW WILL BE FROM MIDDAY THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
  TONIGHT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE
  EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH LOCALIZED WHITE-OUTS
  POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS. FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15
  MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR 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 C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ019-025>028-045-046-049>053-058-150000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.W.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.150214T1600Z-150215T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...LOCK HAVEN...
WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...POTTSVILLE
342 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILLS...25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW WILL BE DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
  TONIGHT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE
  EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH LOCALIZED WHITE-OUTS
  POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS. FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15
  MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR 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 C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-037-041-042-150000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.W.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0014.150214T1600Z-150215T1200Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...
WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
342 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND CHILLS...25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW WILL BE DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
  TONIGHT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE
  EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH LOCALIZED WHITE-OUTS
  POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS. FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15
  MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR 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 C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ034>036-056-057-059-063>066-150000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WC.A.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.W.0002.150215T0500Z-150216T1500Z/
BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...
CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
342 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...MINIMUM WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE  HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES.

&&

$$
MS/BL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill watch 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 wind chill watch went out at Feb 13, 2:14 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 2:14 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
214 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FOR FRIDAY. FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL
LAST ALL WEEKEND AS ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND
ALONG WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR MOST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING/...
A FEW NARROW STREAMERS OF MDT SNOW SHOWERS ON ABOUT A 315 DEG AXIS WITH
DUAL LAKE /HURON AND ERIE/ ORIGIN ARE MIGRATING SLOWLY EAST ACRS
THE NW AND CENTRAL MTNS EARLY THIS MORNING. MORE GENERAL UPSLOPE
SNOWS WITH VSBYS OF 1-2SM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LAUREL
HIGHLANDS THIS MORNING. SCATTERED FLURRIES WERE FLYING ELSEWHERE
ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PENN.

LOCALIZED ACCUMS OF ANOTHER INCH OR SO ARE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF RT
219.

WILL KEEP ALL WIND CHILL FLAGS AS IS EARLY TODAY. WHILE SOME
ISOLD -25S MAY OCCUR ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES WHERE THE WIND STAYS
STRONGEST...THE MAJORITY OF THE LAND MASS IN THE NON-WARNING
COUNTIES WILL NOT GET TO -25 WIND CHILLS - WHICH IS REALLY TOUGH
TO DO. BFD IS ALREADY -1F WITH A -21 WIND CHILL. THUS...THE
WARNING LOOKS GOOD THERE.

RECORD MIN TEMPS FOR THE 13TH ARE: AOO -2 IN 1979...BFD -15 IN
1979...IPT -6 IN 1917...JST -11 IN 1917...AND MDT +1 IN 1917 AND
1914. ALTOONA LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL COME CLOSEST TO THEIR RECORD.
THE REST OF THE STATIONS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL STAY 4-5 DEGREES
ABOVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RECORD MINS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING
SLOWLY DECREASING NW WINDS AND PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND SE ZONES. THE NW MTNS MAY HAVE A TOUGH TIME
BREAKING UP THE SHALLOW STRATO CU AND SCT FLURRIES.

TODAY WILL LIKELY BE ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS OF THE WINTER SEASON
SO FAR WITH ANOMALOUSLY LOW GEFS MEAN 925 MB TEMPS OF ARND -18C
LIKELY SUPPORTING HIGH TEMPS NO BETTER THAN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS...TO THE UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
VALLEYS.

ANOTHER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN THROUGH THE REGION EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS A DEEPER TROUGH WITH WINDS OUT
OF THE SOUTHWEST. WITH A DECENT SHORTWAVE...AND STRONG LLJ THERE
IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SQUALLS SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. EVEN COLDER AIR LOOKS TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WITH THE WINDS PERSISTING INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. GOOD CONFIDENCE IN LOW WIND CHILLS SATURDAY
EVENING.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LONG TERM WILL BE PUNCTUATED BY BRUTALLY COLD AIRMASS TO BEGIN THE
PERIOD...WITH FRIGID WIND CHILLS AND MINI MAX RECORDS LIKELY
ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL PA ON SUNDAY. STRONG CLIPPER DROPS ACROSS
THE EASTERN GLAKS SAT NIGHT AND DEEPENS RAPIDLY OVER LONG ISLAND
AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST...LIKELY THROWING
ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE POCONO PLATEAU THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
SOME DEFORMATION SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF MY
CWA ON SUNDAY...AND HAVE KEPT ELEVATED POPS AND LIGHTER
ACCUMULATIONS IN FOR THAT LIKELIHOOD.

THE DEEP CHILL WILL PERSIST ON MONDAY AS A SUCCESSION OF NORTHERN
STREAM WAVES DROPS WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. SURFACE HIGH WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS CENTRAL
PA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...MOVING OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY. MODEL
GUIDANCE AND EFS INDICATE PHASING OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM
WAVES OVER THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S. BY LATER TUE INTO
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING THE CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE REGION. COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW RESUMES FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK AS A MASSIVE
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CONUS LATER
WED-FRI.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY VISIT THE AIRSPACE TODAY BRINGING VFR
TO MOST TERMINALS. EXCEPTION WILL BE EARLY THIS MORNING IN ZOB
AIRSPACE WHERE COLD DEEP-LAYER WNW FLOW WILL SUPPORT MVFR CIGS
AND LCL IFR VIS AT JST IN FQNT SHSN/BLSN. SFC WND GUSTS 20-30KTS
FROM 280-310 DEG WILL SUBSIDE BY MIDDAY...GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO
240-270 DEG BY TNGT.

AN ACTIVE WINTER WX PERIOD IS SHAPING UP FOR THE WEEKEND WITH SNOW
ON SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS SAT NGT-SUN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING IMPROVING CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

OUTLOOK...

SAT...BCMG MVFR/IFR IN -SN. STG FROPA. WNW SFC WND GUSTS 25-35KTS.

SUN...MVFR/IFR WEST IN -SHSN. VFR/MVFR CENTRAL AND EAST. WNW SFC
WND GUSTS 25-35KTS...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEST TO EAST.

MON...MVFR -SHSN EARLY WEST...BCMG VFR. VFR ELSEWHERE.

TUE...CHC OF PM SNOW.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR PAZ004>006-037-042.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR PAZ010>012-
017>019-024>028-033>036-041-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DANGELO/LAMBERT
NEAR TERM...DANGELO/LAMBERT
SHORT TERM...DANGELO/CERU
LONG TERM...DEVOIR/FITZGERALD
AVIATION...STEINBUGL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 9:27 PM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
927 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015

PAZ010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-041-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-140230-
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
927 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ANOTHER
PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

PAZ004>006-037-042-140230-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-TIOGA-SULLIVAN-
927 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ANOTHER
PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 3:32 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchCTPAdams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and 3 more24 hr
Feb 13, 2:16 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 27 more41 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Watches in Pennsylvania, 2015Every wind chill watch in 2015

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.