Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 23, 2015, 10:23 AM EST for 16 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 23, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2015, 10:23 AM EST (15:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2015, 11:52 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Bedford County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Union County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:24 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 11:22 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Upper Strasburg, PA | |
| Jan 24, 12:03 AM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Grantville, PA | |
| Jan 24, 12:25 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Rockville, PA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 174 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
880 WWUS41 KCTP 231523 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1023 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST... BRINGING AN 8 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-240400- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0001.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 1023 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY...AND WESTERN POCONO MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD POTENTIALLY MIX WITH LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING FROM AROUND THE HARRISBURG AND LEBANON AREA...SOUTH AND EASTWARD. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME 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. && $$ PAZ019-024-042-045-046-240400- /O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...LAPORTE... LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT 1023 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ025-033-064>066-240400- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ BLAIR-SOMERSET-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...SOMERSET...GETTYSBURG... YORK...LANCASTER 1023 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD POTENTIALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FROM YORK AND LANCASTER...SOUTH AND EASTWARD. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LAMBERT/GRUMM/GARTNER
6 follow-up statements
767 WWUS41 KCTP 231947 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 247 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST... BRINGING AN 8 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-240800- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 247 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY...AND WESTERN POCONO MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD POTENTIALLY MIX WITH LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING FROM AROUND THE HARRISBURG AND LEBANON AREA...SOUTH AND EASTWARD. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME 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. && $$ PAZ019-024-025-033-042-045-046-064>066-240800- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA... SOMERSET...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...GETTYSBURG... YORK...LANCASTER 247 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LAMBERT/GRUMM/GARTNER
900 WWUS41 KCTP 240023 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 723 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST. THIS WILL CREATE AN 8 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. SOME RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES OVER THE SOUTHEAST. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-241230- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 723 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE HARRISBURG AREA AND THE POCONO MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A LITTLE RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF I-81. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ019-024-025-033-042-045-046-241230- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA... SOMERSET...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT 723 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PAZ064>066-241230- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 723 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. A THIN LAYER OF ICE MAY OCCUR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE A HEAVY...WET SNOW...ESPECIALLY IF IT MIXES WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$
194 WWUS41 KCTP 240324 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1024 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST. THIS WILL CREATE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. SOME RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES OVER THE SOUTHEAST. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-241530- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 1024 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE HARRISBURG AREA AND THE POCONO MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW HAS BEGUN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AND WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A LITTLE RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF I-81. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME 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. && $$ PAZ019-024-025-033-042-045-046-241530- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA... SOMERSET...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT 1024 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW HAS BEGUN OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND WILL BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN THE STATE COLLEGE AND WILLIAMSPORT AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ064>066-241530- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1024 PM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. A THIN LAYER OF ICE MAY OCCUR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT...MAINLY MODERATE BUT ALSO HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX IN AT TIMES...MAINLY CLOSE TO THE MARYLAND BORDER. * IMPACTS...SLOWED AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. THE SNOW WILL BE A HEAVY...WET SNOW... ESPECIALLY IF IT MIXES WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
476 WWUS41 KCTP 240913 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 413 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE DELMARVA PENINSULA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND TODAY. SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-241800- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 413 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NORTHEAST INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 5 AM AND NOON. FROM HARRISBURG SOUTHWARD RAIN WILL MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ019-024-025-033-042-045-046-241800- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA... SOMERSET...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT 413 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM. LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO BETWEEN 5 AM AND NOON. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PAZ064>066-241800- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 413 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...MIXED PRECIPITATION. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...ALONG WITH LIGHT COATING OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FROM THIS STORM HAS ALREADY FALLEN. A LIGHTER MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SLOWED AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$
398 WWUS41 KCTP 241514 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1014 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BY MIDDAY...AS A DEPARTING STORM TRACKS OFF THE DEL MARVA PENINSULA. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-241800- /O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 1014 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NORTHEAST INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...AN ADDITIONAL COATING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE SNOW ENDS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME 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. && $$ PAZ019-024-025-033-042-045-046-241800- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA... SOMERSET...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT 1014 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...AN ADDITIONAL COATING OF SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE SNOW ENDS BEFORE NOON. * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X. && $$ PAZ064>066-241800- /O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER 1014 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE FAR LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING ANOTHER COATING OF SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS BY 100 PM. * IMPACTS...SLOWED AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
558 WWUS41 KCTP 241652 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1152 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-241800- /O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- 1152 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ PAZ019-024-025-033-042-045-046-064>066-241800- /O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 1152 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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 Jan 23, 7:16 AM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 7:16 AM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 716 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL TRACK QUICKLY NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST TONIGHT...PASSING EAST OF NEW ENGLAND BY SATURDAY NIGHT. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL TRACK SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SUNDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER LVL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST CONUS THRU THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... 11-3.9U IMAGERY SHOWING LOW CLOUDS BEGINNING TO BREAK UP EAST OF THE MTNS EARLY THIS AM...AS INVERSION HGT FALLS UPON ARRIVAL OF SFC HIGH. LATEST MDL SOUNDINGS SUPPORT MCLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE SUSQ VALLEY BY DAWN. FURTHER WEST...SHALLOW LYR OF MOISTURE ASCENDING THE HIGH TERRAIN SHOULD RESULT IN LINGERING LOW CLOUDS ACROSS THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU. LG SCALE SUBSIDENCE BENEATH UPPER LVL RIDGING SHOULD SUPPLY MSUNNY SKIES TODAY ACROSS EASTERN PA. HOWEVER...MDL SOUNDINGS INDICATE LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ALLEGHENY MTNS...ESP NW MTNS. EXPECT A FAIRLY QUICK INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS SOUTHERN PA LATE IN THE DAY IN ADVANCE OF RAPIDLY APPROACHING SFC LOW OVR THE SOUTHEAST CONUS. ENS MEAN 925MB TEMPS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF MAX TEMPS FROM THE U20S OVR THE NW MTNS...TO THE M/U30S ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQ VALLEY. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/... MDL CONSENSUS HAS SHIFTED SFC LOW TRACK WESTWARD OVER THE LAST 24HRS...SO HAVE INCREASED POPS AND SNOW AMTS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AN ADVISORY TYPE SNOWFALL NOW APPEARS VERY LIKELY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SAT...AS FAST-MOVING LOW TRACKS UP THE E COAST...PASSING JUST EAST OF THE DELMARVA ARND 12Z SAT. LITTLE MDL SPREAD NOTED W/RESPECT TO TIMING OR TRACK...ALL OF WHICH POINTS TOWARD SNOW ARRIVING ACROSS THE S TIER ARND 00Z AND REACHING IT/S FURTHEST WESTWARD EXTENT ACROSS THE NW MTNS BY ARND MIDNIGHT. MDL BLENDED QPF RANGES FROM NOTHING OVR WARREN CO...TO PERHAPS 0.75 INCHES OVR LANCASTER CO. PASSAGE OF SOUTHERLY LL JET LATE TONIGHT WILL DRAW MILDER AIR INTO SE PA...LIKELY CHANGING PTYPE TO EITHER RAIN OR FZRA FROM ARND KMDT SOUTH AND EASTWARD. STILL...EXPECT SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUM BEFORE ANY CHANGEOVER ACROSS THE SE. FURTHER NORTH...SNOW/WATER RATIOS ARND 12/1...TYPICAL FOR COASTAL STORMS...SHOULD TRANSLATE TO SNOW ACCUMS IN THE 2-4 INCH RANGE OVR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. BY DAWN SATURDAY...LL JET AND BEST ISENTROPIC LIFT SHOULD HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...LIGHTER SNOW ASSOC WITH MID LVL SHORTWAVE IS LIKELY TO LAST THRU ARND MIDDAY...AND PERHAPS A BIT LONGER OVR THE SE COUNTIES. NW FLOW IN WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BRING PARTIAL CLEARING LATE TO EASTERN PA. HOWEVER...A FAST MOVING AND WEAK CLIPPER TYPE SHORTWAVE WILL BE DIVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE GRT LKS TOWARD EVENING...LIKELY PRODUCING -SHSN ACROSS THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU SAT EVENING. THE AIR MASS BEHIND TONIGHT/S LOW IS NOT PARTICULARLY COLD AND ENS MEAN 925 TEMPS SUPPORT HIGHS IN THE M/U30S OVR MUCH OF THE AREA...WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN MUCH IMPROVED ROAD CONDS BY SAT AFTN. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... HAVE INCREASED CHC OF SNOW LATE SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY...AS MED RANGE MDLS ALL TRACKING POTENT ALBERTA CLIPPER JUST SOUTH OF PA SUN NIGHT. BLEND OF MED RANGE GUIDANCE SUPPORTS QPF IN THE 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH RANGE...IMPLYING A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL. HIGHEST TOTALS LIKELY TO BE ACROSS SOUTHERN PA BASED ON CURRENT TRACK. PLENTY OF COLD AIR AVAILABLE AND EXPECT NO PRECIP TYPE ISSUES WITH THIS EVENT. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES OFF THE THE ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY...WE COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW/SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. COLDEST AIR OF THE WEEK DIVES IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WITH STATEWIDE HIGHS A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF 20F. SUB-ZERO LOWS POSSIBLE ACROSS A GOOD PART OF CENTRAL PA TUESDAY...AS SFC HIGH BUILDS OVR THE AREA. CLEARING SKIES...A CALM WIND AND FRESH SNOW COVER COULD RESULT IN AN IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING SCENARIO. MODERATING CHILL IS IN STORE FOR THE MID TO LATE WEEK...AS RIDGING AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT MOVES IN AHEAD OF NEXT IN SERIES OF ALBERTA CLIPPERS. && .AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL TRACK QUICKLY NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST TONIGHT...PASSING EAST OF NEW ENGLAND BY SATURDAY NIGHT. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL TRACK SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SUNDAY NIGHT. LOWER CLOUDS BREAKING UP EAST OF THE MTNS EARLY THIS MORNING /FROM KLNS-KMDT/ AS INVERSION HGT FALLS UPON ARRIVAL OF SFC HIGH. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY IN THE LOWER SUSQ. FURTHER WEST...SHALLOW LYR OF MOISTURE ASCENDING THE HIGH TERRAIN SHOULD RESULT IN LINGERING LOW CLOUDS /IFR RISING TO MVFR BY EARLY AFTERNOON/ ACROSS THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU. CENTRAL MTNS WILL HANG IN THE MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND MAY SLIP INTO THE VFR AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TURNING TO THE SOUTH TODAY. LOW PRESSURE SLIDES NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF COAST...ARRIVING TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN MTNS SHORTLY AFTER 00Z AND OVERSPREAD REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LOWERING CIGS/VSBYS WITH MAJORITY OF TERMINALS DROPPING TO IFR BY MID EVENING AND LINGERING THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT. SOME FREEZING RAIN LIKELY WORKS INTO THE SOUTHERN MTNS AND LOWER SUSQ AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHICH COULD BRING ICING ISSUES. OUTLOOK... SAT...REDUCTIONS ARAEWIDE EARLY AS STORM EXITS THE REGION. THEN IMPROVING CONDITIONS EAST...WITH REDUCTIONS CONTINUING WEST. BECOMING BREEZY. SUN...VFR INTO THE AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND OVERSPREADING ALL OF CENTRAL PENN AND THE SUSQ VALLEY AT NIGHT. MON...AM SNOW WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR LIKELY. TUE...NO SIG WEATHER EXPECTED. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR PAZ025>028-033>036-056>059-063>066. && SYNOPSIS...FITZGERALD NEAR TERM...FITZGERALD SHORT TERM...FITZGERALD LONG TERM...DANGELO/FITZGERALD AVIATION...RXR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 4:04 AM EST, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 404 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 PAZ025>028-033>036-056>059-063>066-240915- BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 404 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY...POTENTIALLY PRODUCING A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-240915- WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- 404 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM TRACKING UP THE EAST COAST WILL GRAZE NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA WITH A LIGHT SNOWFALL TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY...POTENTIALLY PRODUCING A LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton and 20 more | 32 hr |
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