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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS State College, PA

March 4, 201517 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2015, 4:13 AM EST for 17 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 4, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 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 4, 2015, 4:13 AM EST (09:13 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Somerset County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2015-03-04Temperature 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 2015-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 904 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
89 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
904 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1059 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.

183 
WWUS41 KCTP 040913
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
413 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

.A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA
TODAY...AND REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE KEYSTONE STATE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE
THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

PAZ025>028-034>036-056>059-063>066-042115-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-150304T1200Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
413 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY...

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 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH 
  BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...AND A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO
  PLAIN RAIN AFTER 7 AM. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY UNTIL
  AROUND 7 AM. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK...SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE
  AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
  MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S EARLY TODAY...THEN
  FALLING INTO THE 20S TONIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024-033-042115-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
413 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY...

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 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH 
  BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...AND A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
  EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
  MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S EARLY TODAY...THEN
  FALLING INTO THE 20S TONIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ006-011-012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-041200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-150304T1200Z/
POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...
DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...MANSFIELD...
WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...
SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...
BERWICK
413 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* HAZARD TYPE...ICE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN BY 7 AM.
  UNTREATED SURFACES MAY REMAIN ICY THROUGH MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

MARTIN
8 follow-up statements
644 
WWUS41 KCTP 041309
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
809 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

.A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA
TODAY...AND REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE KEYSTONE STATE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY.

PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066-050200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...
POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
809 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...AND A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S EARLY TODAY... 
  THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S TONIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR 
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

RXR
392 
WWUS41 KCTP 041441
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
941 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

.A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA
TODAY...AND REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE KEYSTONE STATE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY.

PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066-050245-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-
LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...
POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
941 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...AND A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017>019-049>053-050245-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
941 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST THURSDAY...

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 7 PM EST THURSDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S.

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.

&&

$$

LA CORTE
965 
WWUS41 KCTP 041846
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
146 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015


PAZ024>028-058-050700-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...POTTSVILLE
146 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS 
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033>036-056-057-059-063>066-050700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...
CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
146 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES..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.

&&

$$

PAZ017>019-049>053-050700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
146 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS
  EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

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.

&&

$$

LA CORTE
700 
WWUS41 KCTP 050225
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
925 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OVERNIGHT AND
THURSDAY...BRINGING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE STATE. 

PAZ034-035-056-057-059-063-051430-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
BEDFORD-FULTON-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE
925 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA BETWEEN
  11 PM AND 1 AM. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING...THE TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S 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/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.

&&

$$

PAZ033-051430-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET
925 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-051430-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
925 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA BETWEEN
  MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S THURSDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024>028-050-052-058-051430-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND-
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...POTTSVILLE
925 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN
  TAPER OFF BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ017>019-049-051-053-051430-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-UNION-MONTOUR-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...LEWISBURG...DANVILLE...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK
925 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015

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

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$
464 
WWUS41 KCTP 050857
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
357 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TODAY...BRINGING
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE...WITH
MUCH LIGHTER AMOUNTS CLOSE TO INTERSTATE 80.

PAZ017>019-049-051-053-051000-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-UNION-MONTOUR-COLUMBIA-
357 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM JUST A COATING NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80...TO AN INCH OR TWO FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

$$

PAZ033-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET
357 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
357 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024>028-034-035-050-052-056>059-063-051800-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-SNYDER-
NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE
357 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER
  OFF BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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/CERU
371 
WWUS41 KCTP 051419
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
919 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015



PAZ057>059-063-052100-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON...CARLISLE
919 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.


* LOCATIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET
919 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
919 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024>028-034-035-050-052-056-051800-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-SNYDER-
NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...SELINSGROVE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...NEWPORT
919 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$
010 
WWUS41 KCTP 051748
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1248 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...HEAVY SNOW OVER THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL TAPER TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON...

PAZ033-052100-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET
1248 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON...KEEPING TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS HAZARDOUS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* LOCATIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PAZ024>028-050-052-056-051900-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SNYDER-NORTHUMBERLAND-
PERRY-
1248 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO JUST SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS. WHILE SLIPPERY TRAVEL MAY LINGER IN SOME AREAS...OVERALL
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

$$

PAZ057>059-063-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON...CARLISLE
1248 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING
  AREA.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TOWARD SUNDOWN.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ036-064>066-052100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
FRANKLIN-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
1248 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING
  AREA.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TOWARD SUNDOWN.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ034-035-052100-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
1248 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON...KEEPING TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS HAZARDOUS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$
649 
WWUS41 KCTP 052021
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
321 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...HEAVY SNOW OVER THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL TAPER TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON...

PAZ036-057-059-063>066-060000-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/
FRANKLIN-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERSBURG...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...
LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
321 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN END BY 6
  OR 7 PM.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ058-052130-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POTTSVILLE
321 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ033-052130-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOMERSET
321 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID 
  AFTERNOON...KEEPING TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS HAZARDOUS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

PAZ034-035-052130-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
BEDFORD-FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG
321 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID 
  AFTERNOON...KEEPING TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS HAZARDOUS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

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 4, 2:12 AM EST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 2:12 AM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
212 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTH OF PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING...AS
ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. A WAVE OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LATE TODAY INTO
THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST INTO THE STATE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 AM THIS MORNING/...
DID ADJUST THE ADVISORY SOME...CLEARFIELD STILL NEAR 32...WHILE
OTHER SITES ABOVE 32.

OVERALL THE LL JET AND ASSOC PUSH OF WARM AIR ALOFT HAS CHANGED
PRECIP TO PLAIN RAIN OVR MUCH OF THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU AS OF 07Z.
MEANWHILE...FZRA CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PA.
WHILE AIR TEMPERATURES ARE JUST ABOVE FREEZING...GROUND
TEMPERATURES STILL COLD.

MDL SOUNDINGS...AS WELL AS THE LATEST GUIDANCE...CONTINUE TO
INDICATE THE LOW LVL COLD AIR WILL ERODE FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH
THE LAST OF THE FZRA ENDING ACROSS THE REGION BY SUNRISE.

FAR SW PART OF THE CWA ABOVE FREEZING...KEEPING AN EYE ON THE
RAINFALL...AS WE ALREADY HAVE WATER OVER SOME ROADS AS OF LATE
EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /7 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH OF PA BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
CONCERN IS THAT RATHER COLD AIR AT LOW LEVELS WILL WORK IN...AT
THE SAME TIME THAT ENERGY FROM THE SW WILL RESULT IN MORE PCPN.

MORE DETAILS BELOW.

MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW AN AMPLIFIED AND MOIST SW FLOW ALOFT AND
JET ENTRANCE REGION DYNAMICS SUPPORTING A BROAD STRIPE OF PCPN
ALONG A WELL DEFINED BAROCLINIC ZONE AHEAD OF PHASING UPPER LEVEL
ENERGY OVER THE DSW/ROCKIES TODAY AND MOVING EWD THROUGH THE OH
VLY AND MID ATLC ON THURSDAY. SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE ARE
FCST TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ENEWD ALONG A SW-NE ORIENTED COLD FRONT
WHICH SHOULD PROGRESS AND SETTLE SEWD THROUGH THE MID ATLC REGION
BY EARLY THURS...AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE UPPER
PLAINS. AMPLE MOISTURE IS FCST BY THE MODELS TO MOVE INTO A
DEEPENING COLD SECTOR ALONG/NORTH OF THE SEWD-ADVANCING COLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LATE SEASON HEAVY SNOW
EVENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PA WED NGT INTO THURS. THERE ARE MODEL
DIFFERENCES WITH THE TIMING OF THE FRONT WHICH IS LKLY TIED TO THE
CONSOLIDATION OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY UPSTREAM. THAT SAID...THE
CONSENSUS FCST AXIS OF MAX QPF /0.50 INCH OR GREATER/ HAS BEEN
FAIRLY CONSISTENT PAINTED OVER THE SRN 1/3 OF THE CWA. SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY...USED A MULTI MODEL BLEND WITH PSEUDO BIAS CORRECTION
FACTOR TO DERIVE GRIDDED QPF AMTS WHICH GENERALLY RANGE FROM 0.25
TO 0.75 INCHES ACROSS THE SRN 1/2 OF THE CWA. THE COLUMN WILL BE
IN A STATE OF TRANSITION AND COOLING DOWN FROM NW TO SE WED-WED
NGT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. THIS
SHOULD SUPPORT A TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. A PERIOD OF SLEET
MAY IMPACT FCST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE DURATION A KEY FACTOR
IN THIS FCST. WITH INCREASING CONFIDENCE AND GREATEST RISK IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW/6+ INCHES...WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY ROBUST
WPC ENSEMBLE AS WELL AS THE GEFS MEAN...HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COUNTIES FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...LINGERING PRECIP REMAINS
LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN PA IN REGION OF 8-7H FGEN FORCING. MDL BLYR
TEMPS INDICATE PRECIP WILL FALL AS LGT RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
COUNTIES. HOWEVER...MDL SOUNDINGS JUST COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A
RAIN/SNOW MIX ACROSS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS...WHERE A LIGHT ACCUM OF
UP TO AN INCH APPEARS POSSIBLE BY WED EVENING. DRIER AIR ACROSS
NORTHERN PA SHOULD TRANSLATE TO A MAINLY DRY DAY THERE WITH JUST A
CHC OF -SHSN.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AN ACTIVE LATE-WINTER PRECIPITATION PATTERN WILL IMPACT CENTRAL
PA THROUGH MIDWEEK FOLLOWED BY WHAT IS HOPEFULLY THE LAST SHOT OF
ARCTIC AIR FOR THE SEASON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THE PATTERN SHOULD
DRY OUT LATE IN THE WEEK THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH HIGH
PRESSURE IN CONTROL MOST OF THE TIME. THE GENERAL MODEL AND ENSEMBLE
CONSENSUS IS TO MAINTAIN A RIDGE IN THE WEST AND TROUGH IN THE
EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SOME SIGNS OF A PATTERN SHIFT BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH TROUGHING FCST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST
COAST. BELOW NORMAL TEMPS SHOULD MODERATE CLOSER TO NORMAL EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH SOME HINTS AT EVEN WARMER TEMPS LATER NEXT WEEK.

WHAT IS HOPEFULLY THE LAST SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR THIS SEASON SHOULD
ARRIVE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. FRIDAY MORNING LOWS ARE LKLY TO BE
20-30F BELOW NORMAL WITH SINGLE DIGIT LOWS +/- ZERO DEGREES. SUCH
READINGS MAY BREAK DAILY RECORDS.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
03Z TAFS SENT.

MAINLY RAIN NOW IN MOST AREAS.

EARLIER DISCUSSION BELOW.

A WARM FRONT LIFTING NE FROM THE OH VLY WILL KEEP A LARGE
AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING. JST WARM ENOUGH FOR JUST RAIN...BUT GROUND AND OBJECT
TEMPS LIKELY STILL COLD. THE OTHER FACTOR OVERNIGHT WILL BE LLWS.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY GO OVER TO JUST RAIN LATE TONIGHT
FOR A SHORT TIME. MANY AREAS MAY JUST SEE NOTHING ONCE THE
STRONGER WARM ADVECTION SHUTS OFF.

FOR WED...RAIN WILL GO BACK TO SNOW FROM NW TO SE. HARD TO SEE
CONDITIONS BEING VERY GOOD.

VERY COLD LOW LEVEL AIR WILL BE ADVECTED BACK TO THE SOUTH LATE
WED INTO THU. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL TRACK
ALONG THE COLD FRONT FROM LATE WED INTO THU...LIKELY GIVING
AT LEAST SOUTHERN PA SOME SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING
WINDS...SNOW...AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
POOR CONDITIONS FOR AVIATION.

IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL SET IN FOR FRIDAY INTO MONDAY...AS COLD
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.

OUTLOOK...

WED NIGHT...SIG REDUCTIONS IN SNOW DEVELOPING MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTH.

THU...SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS...LINGERING MVFR NW AND SE.

FRI-SAT...MAINLY VFR.

SUN...MVFR WITH CHC -SHSN MAINLY NORTH AND WEST. VFR SE.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR PAZ006-
011-012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR PAZ024>028-033>036-056>059-063>066.

&&

SYNOPSIS...FITZGERALD/MARTIN
NEAR TERM...FITZGERALD/MARTIN
SHORT TERM...FITZGERALD/MARTIN/STEINBUGL
LONG TERM...MARTIN/STEINBUGL
AVIATION...MARTIN
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 3:09 AM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
309 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

PAZ025-034-050900-
BLAIR-BEDFORD-
309 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

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.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ026>028-035-036-056>059-063>066-050900-
HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-
LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
309 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

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.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ004-005-010-050900-
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-
309 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ006-011-012-018-019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-050900-
POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
309 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN
BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ024-033-050900-
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
309 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

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.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ017-050900-
CLEARFIELD-
309 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN
BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MARTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 10:39 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset4 hr
Mar 4, 2:28 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset16 hr
Mar 4, 3:02 AM ESTFlood WatchCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset16 hr
Mar 4, 5:24 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPCambria6 hr
Mar 4, 9:41 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Columbia and 14 more30 hr
Mar 4, 2:59 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPSomerset7 hr
Mar 4, 6:42 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPSomerset3 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.