Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2016
Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this lake effect snow warning at Jan 17, 2016, 1:59 AM EST for McKean County, Warren County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 17, 2016, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for 41 hr. 12 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 17, 2016, 1:59 AM EST (06:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2016, 2:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2016, 6:32 AM EST
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties McKean County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:00 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 17, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Tidioute, PA | |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Chandlers Valley 1se, PA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Kane, PA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.7 | Warren, PA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Bradford 4w, PA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Kinzua, PA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Chandlers Valley, PA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER |
| Jan 18, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Bradford, PA | |
| Jan 18, 6:09 PM EST | SNOW 12 | Columbus, PA | |
| Jan 18, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 15 | Bear Lake, PA | |
| Jan 18, 6:11 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Warren, PA | |
| Jan 18, 6:20 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Eldred, PA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 126 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
605 WWUS41 KCTP 170659 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 159 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 PAZ004-005-172200- /O.UPG.KCTP.LE.A.0002.160117T1900Z-160119T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.LE.W.0002.160117T1900Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 159 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTY DURING THE 3 DAY PERIOD. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT. THE SNOWBANDS WILL PERSIST AND MEANDER JUST SLIGHTLY NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION RIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA...OR FROSTBITE TO SKIN EXPOSED FOR EVEN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S FOR HIGHS TODAY...THEN HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TEENS MONDAY. TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR LOWS. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ LAMBERT/CERU
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518 WWUS41 KCTP 171453 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 953 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 PAZ004-005-180300- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.160117T1900Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 953 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTY OVER THE WHOLE 3 DAY PERIOD. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT. THE SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S FOR HIGHS TODAY...THEN HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TEENS MONDAY. TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR LOWS. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$
956 WWUS41 KCTP 171954 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 254 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 PAZ004-005-180300- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 254 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION... WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT. THE SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ALL OF MONDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS THIS EVENING...THEN LOWS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. HIGHS MONDAY 10 TO 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ PAZ006-010-011-180300- /O.NEW.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.160118T1100Z-160119T0300Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY... EMPORIUM 254 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF POTTER AND CAMERON COUNTIES. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH A FEW HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS AN ARCTIC FRONT PASSES. SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN ISOLATED HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS THIS EVENING AND TO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HIGHS MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ PAZ024-033-180300- /O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.160118T0800Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 254 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGHOUT MONDAY INTO MID MORNING TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS TONIGHT TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING. HIGHS MONDAY WILL BE NEAR 10 ABOVE...WHILE LOWS TUESDAY MORNING DROP TO ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. 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. && $$ DEVOIR/DANGELO
359 WWUS41 KCTP 180210 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 910 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 PAZ004-005-181415- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 910 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION... WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT. THE SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ALL OF MONDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. HIGHS MONDAY 10 TO 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ006-010-011-181415- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.160118T1100Z-160119T0300Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY... EMPORIUM 910 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF POTTER AND CAMERON COUNTIES. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH A FEW HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS AN ARCTIC FRONT PASSES. SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN ISOLATED HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. HIGHS MONDAY 10 TO 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ PAZ024-033-181415- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.160118T0800Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 910 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 TO 16 ABOVE...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGHOUT MONDAY INTO MID MORNING TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. HIGHS MONDAY WILL BE NEAR 10 ABOVE...WHILE LOWS TUESDAY MORNING WILL DROP TO ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. && $$
268 WWUS41 KCTP 180921 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 421 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 PAZ004-005-182300- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 421 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION... WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTY. * TIMING...FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH VISIBILITY VARYING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PUSH FURTHER INLAND AND COVER MUCH OF WARNED AREA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL THEN MEANDER SLOWLY NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...MAINLY 1 TO 2 MILES...BUT LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT. AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY BETWEEN 10 AND 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ PAZ006-010-011-182300- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.160118T1100Z-160119T0300Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY... EMPORIUM 421 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW... ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF POTTER AND CAMERON COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL PERSIST TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. BRIEF HEAVIER SNOW WILL OCCUR IN A FEW LAKE NARROW LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN ISOLATED HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. HIGHS MONDAY 10 TO 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ PAZ024-033-182300- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 421 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER SINGLE DIGITS...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO EARLY TODAY AND RECOVER JUST SEVERAL DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR OR JUST ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT. HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NEAR 10 ABOVE ZERO. 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. && $$ LAMBERT/CERU
559 WWUS41 KCTP 181623 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1123 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 PAZ004-005-190430- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 1123 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. * TIMING...FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS. BANDS OF SNOW WILL PUSH FURTHER INLAND AND COVER MUCH OF WARNED AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL THEN MEANDER SLOWLY NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 TO 12 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE. && $$ PAZ006-010-011-190300- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T0300Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY... EMPORIUM 1123 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTALS GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF POTTER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN ELK AND CAMERON COUNTIES. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL PERSIST TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. BRIEF HEAVIER SNOW IS MOST LIKELY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN ISOLATED HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 12 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ PAZ024-033-190430- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 1123 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL STAY 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL GET EVEN LOWER TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND WINDS SLACKEN ON TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. && $$
910 WWUS41 KCTP 182007 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 307 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 PAZ004-005-190815- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 307 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. * TIMING...FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS. BANDS OF SNOW WILL PUSH FARTHER INLAND AND COVER MUCH OF WARNED AREA EARLY TONIGHT. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL THEN MEANDER SLOWLY NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT OF 5 TO 10 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ PAZ006-010-011-190300- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T0300Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY... EMPORIUM 307 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTALS GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF POTTER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN ELK AND CAMERON COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL START TO PICK UP THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STILL BE MORE ISOLATED THAN WIDESPREAD. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN ISOLATED HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. && $$ PAZ024-033-190815- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 307 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO WILL GET SLIGHTLY LOWER TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND WINDS SLACKEN ON TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS BETWEEN 0 AND 5 ABOVE. 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. && $$
514 WWUS41 KCTP 190159 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 859 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 PAZ006-010-011-190300- /O.CAN.KCTP.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T0300Z/ POTTER-ELK-CAMERON- 859 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO MORE THAN A COATING TO AN INCH IN MOST SPOTS. $$ PAZ004-005-191200- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 859 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR OVER 15 INCHES ACROSS THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. * TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TIMES OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT OF 5 TO 10 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE- EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ PAZ024-033-191200- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 859 PM EST MON JAN 18 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO WILL GET SLIGHTLY LOWER TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND WINDS SLACKEN ON TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS BETWEEN 0 AND 5 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. && $$
363 WWUS41 KCTP 190742 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 242 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 PAZ004-005-191200- /O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD 242 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES IN FAR NORTHWEST WARREN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ PAZ024-033-191500- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 242 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILL...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. && $$
899 WWUS41 KCTP 191132 WSWCTP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 632 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 PAZ004-005-191245- /O.CAN.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160119T1200Z/ WARREN-MCKEAN- 632 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. $$ PAZ024-033-191500- /O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T1500Z/ CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET 632 AM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WIND CHILL...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow 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 lake effect snow warning went out at Jan 16, 9:36 PM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 9:36 PM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 936 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE LATE SUNDAY AND MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL SETTLE OVER THE GREAT LAKES FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMING WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... CHILLY 850 MB AIR AND WNW BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW OVER THE EASTERN LAKES IS PRODUCING PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND BANDS LIGHT FLURRIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE ALLEGHENIES LATE THIS EVENING. THERE IS ENOUGH UPSLOPE FLOW INTO PORTIONS OF THE ALLEGHENIES FOR A FEW REPORTS WEST OF OUR AREA OF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE RIDGES OF FAYETTE AND GARRETT COUNTIES...AS RELAYED BY PBZ. NO SUCH REPORTS FROM OUR CWA AT THIS TIME...AND DRYING CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING FROM THE W WEST OVERNIGHT...AND MIN TEMPS LIKELY TO STAY 5F MILDER THAN NORMAL AREA- WIDE AS THE CLOUDS AND DOWNSLOPE HOLD THEM TO THE UPPER TEENS AND U20S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/... CLOUDS PERSIST OVER THE NW HALF OF THE AREA INTO THE DAY. WHILE AT LEAST PARTIAL CLEARING OCCURS IN THE SE...HIGH CLOUDS SLIDE OVER FROM THE S AS A WEAK SRN STREAM WAVE MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE SRN APPS AND OFF THE EAST COAST. SOME FLURRIES MAY SNEAK NORTH OF THE MD BORDER LATE SUNDAY BUT WILL KEEP POPS NEAR ZERO DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE OF THIS AS ONLY A FEW MEMBERS OF THE SREF AND THE GFS HINT AT MEAS QPF THERE. MORE IMPORTANT IS THE BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AS A WEAK LOW ZIPS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. BEHIND THE TRAILING COLD FRONT IS A DRASTIC CHANGE IN AIRMASS. 9H TEMPS EVENTUALLY DROP INTO THE -20S BEHIND THE FRONT. LIGHT SNOW SHOULD BREAK OUT OVER THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING JUST BEFORE THE FRONT AND ASSOCD SHSN/SQALLS PUSH ACROSS. THE EVENING ARRIVAL/PASSAGE SHOULD SPELL A LESS-POTENT SQUALL TIME THAN THE OTHER DAY. TEMPS SUNDAY WILL TOP OUT ONLY 5-10F BETTER THAN MORNING TEMPS...WITH THE BEST RISES IN THE SE. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... *SIGNIFICANT/LONG-DURATION LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL FOR NORTHWEST PA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... *BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND SUBZERO WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... INITIAL SURGE OF COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND DEPARTING LOW OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SATURDAY NIGHT. MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS ANOTHER LOW TRACKING WELL OFF THE EAST COAST ON SUNDAY. LEADING EDGE OF ARTIC AIR WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW. WE EXPECT A LONG-DURATION LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS SHIFT BEHIND THE FRONT...LASTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT /AND IN SOME CASES HEAVY/ SNOW ACCUMULATION LIKELY OVER THE PERENNIAL SNOWBELT OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. COMMUNITIES ACROSS WARREN AND MCKEAN COUNTIES STAND A GOOD SHOT AT SEEING HEAVY SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...WITH SOME PLACES TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF WARREN RECEIVING IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT OVER THE 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AS A RESULT OF UPSLOPE FLOW AND POSSIBLY A NARROW/MEANDERING BAND OF LAKE EFFECT WILL LIKELY BRING A FEW FLUFFY INCHES OF SNOW IN THE FAVORED OROGRAPHIC AREAS TO THE SOUTH /OVER THE NORTHWEST ALLEGHENIES AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS/. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT MON-TUE BEFORE TRENDING MODESTLY WARMER DURING THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THE OVERALL PRECIPITATION PATTERN DURING THE PERIOD SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY DRY ONE...OUTSIDE OF THE FAVORED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT. && .AVIATION /03Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... WESTERLY/NORTHWESTERLY SFC WINDS HAVE ALLOWED EASTERN TAF SITES TO RETURN TO VFR CONDS. MVFR REMAINS ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE AIRSPACE...AS STUBBORN LOW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. UPSLOPE FLOW INTO KJST AND KBFD WILL LEAD TO SCT SHSN INTO THE LATE EVENING/EARLY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THERE SHOULD BE A LULL LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WHERE MAINLY MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED. AOO/UNV WILL HOLD AT MVFR CIGS AND MAY HAVE A FLURRY OR TWO. THE WINDS WILL BACK ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK LOW PASSES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES W-E. HOWEVER...TRAILING THE LOW WILL BE A SHARP ARCTIC FRONT WHICH WILL BLOW THROUGH SUN EVENING/NIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BREAK OUT IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT OVER KBFD...BUT MOST OTHER SITES WILL REMAIN AS THEY WERE -- MVFR CENTRAL AND VFR EAST UNTIL THE FRONT NEARS AND PASSES. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE IN THE CNTRL AND ERN TERMINALS DURING THE DAYLIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS/SQUALLS ALONG THE FRONT WILL PROBABLY GO VLIFR FOR A BRIEF TIME AT KBFD/KJST AND L/IFR FOR THE CENTRAL TERMINALS SUN NIGHT. THEN...A PROLONGED PERIOD /DAYS/ OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SET UP. OUTLOOK... MON-TUE...MVFR/IFR SNOW SHOWERS LAURELS AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. MAINLY VFR ELSEWHERE. WED-THU...NO SIG WX. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR PAZ004-005. && SYNOPSIS...DANGELO NEAR TERM...DANGELO/DEVOIR SHORT TERM...DANGELO LONG TERM...LAMBERT/TYBURSKI AVIATION...DANGELO/GARTNER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 2:17 PM EST, 11 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 217 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 PAZ019-025>028-034>036-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-171930- SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON- FRANKLIN-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- 217 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ004-005-171930- WARREN-MCKEAN- 217 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PAZ006-010>012-017-018-024-033-037-041-171930- POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE- CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- 217 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND PERSIST INTO EARLY TUESDAY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS 36 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD. .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 17, 2:54 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CTP | Cameron, Elk, Potter | 30 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:54 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 43 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair, Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon | 28 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.