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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS State College, PA

December 14, 201612 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 14, 2016, 3:07 PM EST for 12 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 15, 2016, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2016, 3:07 PM EST (20:07 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2016, 3:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 16, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Elk County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 186 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2016-12-14Temperature 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2016-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
951 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WWUS41 KCTP 142007
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
307 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

PAZ004-150815-
/O.UPG.KCTP.LE.A.0006.161215T0300Z-161216T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.LE.W.0007.161215T0300Z-161216T1200Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
307 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST FRIDAY...

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 THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF ROUTE 6.

* LOCATION...WARREN COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPE...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW
  WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  FALLING OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOME VERY HEAVY SQUALLS WILL
  OCCUR TONIGHT AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PRESSES THROUGH. THE SNOW
  SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL GET
  PROGRESSIVELY LOWER WITH THE COLDEST READINGS OCCURRING FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY
  PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW
  ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE SNOW WILL BRING VISIBILITIES
  TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW SQUALLS AND MAKE
  FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY
  PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...FALLING TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-150815-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.161215T0600Z-161215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
307 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3
PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING
  SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AS AN
  ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH. SOME VERY HEAVY
  SQUALLS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER
  OFF ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY
  LOWER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT WILL BE COLDEST FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
  CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

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

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES ZERO TO 11
  ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

PAZ005-006-010-011-150815-
/O.NEW.KCTP.LE.Y.0007.161215T0500Z-161216T1200Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
307 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND
  LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT AS AN ARCTIC COLD
  FRONT MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH. SOME VERY HEAVY SQUALLS WILL
  OCCUR LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF ON THURSDAY
  NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY LOWER TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY BUT WILL BE COLDEST ON FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
  CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

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

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES ZERO TO 11
  ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-025-034-037-041-042-150815-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-BEDFORD-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...ALTOONA...
BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
307 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS. 

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. 

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN
  ZERO AND 15 ABOVE...AND WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WIND WILL PICK UP ON THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL
  FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOWEST
  WIND CHILLS WILL BE OCCUR ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL
  SLACKEN SOME ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY 
  QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...2 TO 15 ABOVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
626 
WWUS41 KCTP 150241
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
941 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

PAZ004-151500-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0007.161215T0300Z-161216T1200Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
941 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF ROUTE 6.

* LOCATION...WARREN COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPE...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW 
  WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL START BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOW FALLING OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOME VERY HEAVY SQUALLS 
  WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PRESSES THROUGH. 
  THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS 
  WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY LOWER WITH THE COLDEST READINGS 
  OCCURRING FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES
  DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW SQUALLS AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE FROM THE GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...FALLING TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-151500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.161215T0600Z-161215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
941 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM
EST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING 
  SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AS AN 
  ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH. SOME VERY HEAVY 
  SQUALLS WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER 
  OFF ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY 
  LOWER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT WILL BE COLDEST FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY
  AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY
  PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE FROM THE GUSTY WINDS.

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

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

PAZ005-006-010-011-151500-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0007.161215T0500Z-161216T1200Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
941 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND 
  LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT AS AN ARCTIC COLD 
  FRONT MOVES DOWN FROM THE NORTH. SOME VERY HEAVY SQUALLS WILL 
  OCCUR LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF ON 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY LOWER 
  TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT WILL BE COLDEST ON FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE
  ON EXPOSED SKIN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
  GUSTY WINDS.

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

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-025-034-037-041-042-151500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-BEDFORD-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...ALTOONA...
BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
941 PM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WIND WILL PICK UP ON THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL
  FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOWEST
  WIND CHILLS WILL BE OCCUR ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL
  SLACKEN SOME ON FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON
  EXPOSED SKIN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
  GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

LAMBERT
092 
WWUS41 KCTP 150958
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
458 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

PAZ004-160200-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
458 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT
  POSSIBLE NORTH OF ROUTE 6.

* LOCATION...WARREN COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPE...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW 
  WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AD
  TONIGHT...ALONG WITH HEAVIER SQUALLS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL GET
  PROGRESSIVELY LOWER WITH THE COLDEST READINGS OCCURRING FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES 
  DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW SQUALLS AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE 
  FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...FALLING TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ017-024-033-160200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
458 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND
  LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A FEW HEAVIER SQUALLS. THE SNOW
  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL
  GET PROGRESSIVELY LOWER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT WILL BE COLDEST
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS 
  MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE GUSTY WINDS.

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

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

PAZ005-006-010-011-160200-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
458 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND 
  LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TODAY
  AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL
  GET PROGRESSIVELY LOWER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT WILL BE COLDEST
  ON FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS.
  DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON
  EXPOSED SKIN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE GUSTY
  WINDS.

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

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-025-034-037-041-042-160200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-BEDFORD-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...ALTOONA...
BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
458 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FROM
  THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL SLACKEN SOME
  ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE 
  ON EXPOSED SKIN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE 
  GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$
259 
WWUS41 KCTP 151938
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
238 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

PAZ017-024-033-160745-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161215T2000Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...JOHNSTOWN...
SOMERSET
238 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATIONS...THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING..WIND CHILLS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY LOWER TONIGHT AND
  THURSDAY BUT WILL BE COLDEST FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY QUICKLY PRODUCE FROSTBITE
  ON EXPOSED SKIN.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

PAZ004-160745-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
238 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* LOCATION...WARREN COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPE...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW 
  WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY 
  AD TONIGHT...ALONG WITH HEAVIER SQUALLS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL 
  TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL GET 
  PROGRESSIVELY LOWER WITH THE COLDEST READINGS OCCURRING FRIDAY 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND 
  PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY 
  PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...FALLING TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ005-006-010-011-160745-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
238 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION...BLOWING SNOW AND 
  LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE 
  TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY FRIDAY. WIND 
  CHILLS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY LOWER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BUT 
  WILL BE COLDEST ON FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED 
  ROADWAYS. BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ012-018-025-034-037-041-042-160745-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.161215T2000Z-161216T1500Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-BEDFORD-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG...ALTOONA...
BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
238 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FROM 
  THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL SLACKEN 
  SOME ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED 
  ROADWAYS. BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$
355 
WWUS41 KCTP 160153
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
853 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

PAZ010-011-161400-
/O.CAN.KCTP.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161216T1400Z/
ELK-CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM
853 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY. THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...ELK AND CAMERON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
  OVERNIGHT, BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE VERY LIGHT.
  POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL GRIP THE AREA THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...BITTER WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

PAZ004-161200-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
853 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...WARREN COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 7 AM FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT, THEN TAPER OFF AROUND
  DAWN FRIDAY. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL GRIP THE
  AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BITTER
  WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE
  COLD.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ012-017-018-024-025-033-034-037-041-042-161400-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161216T1400Z/
NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-
SOMERSET-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
853 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL GRIP THE AREA
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF NOT PROPERLY
  DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

PAZ005-006-161200-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT
853 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 7 PM
  THIS EVENING AND 7 AM FRIDAY.

* WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT, THEN TAPER
  OFF BY AROUND DAWN FRIDAY. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
  WILL GRIP THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BITTER
  WIND CHILLS MAY PRODUCE FROSTBITE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE
  COLD.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$
825 
WWUS41 KCTP 160810
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
310 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016



PAZ004-160915-
/O.CAN.KCTP.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
310 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION.

$$

PAZ005-006-160915-
/O.CAN.KCTP.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT
310 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION.

$$

PAZ010>012-017-018-024-025-033-034-037-041-042-161400-
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161216T1400Z/
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-
BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...
RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...JOHNSTOWN...
ALTOONA...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...
TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
310 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL GRIP THE AREA 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF NOT 
  PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$
176 
WWUS41 KCTP 160839
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
339 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE MIDWEST BRINGING
ANOTHER WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION...

PAZ010>012-017-018-037-041-042-161645-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0022.161217T0300Z-161217T2100Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161216T1400Z/
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...
RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...MANSFIELD...
WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LAPORTE
339 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS EARLY TODAY. A WINTRY
  MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF NOT PROPERLY
  DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ024-025-033-034-161645-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0022.161217T0600Z-161217T2100Z/
/O.CON.KCTP.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161216T1400Z/
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...SOMERSET...
BEDFORD
339 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS EARLY TODAY. A WINTRY
  MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF NOT PROPERLY
  DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...A COATING TO 2 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN. ENSURE PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ004>006-019-045-046-049>053-058-161645-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0022.161217T0300Z-161217T2100Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-
SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
STATE COLLEGE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...
SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...
BERWICK...POTTSVILLE
339 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE
  CHANGING TO ALL RAIN.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF
  INTERSTATE 80.

* ICE ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

PAZ026>028-035-036-056-057-059-063>066-161645-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0022.161217T0600Z-161217T2100Z/
HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...
MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...
HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
339 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE CHANGING
  TO ALL RAIN.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 INCHES OR LESS.

* ICE ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW
IN ICE AND SNOW.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Dec 14, 1:11 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 1:11 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service State College PA
111 PM EST Wed Dec 14 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
Tranquil conditions will prevail today before a blast of arctic
air arrives late tonight and Thursday and lasts through Friday. A
more significant weather system will bring a variety of
precipitation types to central Pennsylvania beginning late Friday
night and lasting into Sunday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/...
1030 am update...
Skies are clearing nicely, especially over the northern mountains.
Have made tweaks to show that trend. Some diurnal cu will try to
pop up in the west but it is very dry - have lowered dewpoints as
well.

Prev...
5h shear axis is exiting eastern PA early this morning...with
clearing skies across central and eastern sections. Lake clouds
are increasing over the northwest quarter of PA as colder air
overspreads the lakes...and are seeing a few light flurries in
KBFD. These SW-- should be uneventful...but did add slgt chc
mention for the morning hours across the northwest mountains.

Overall today will be dry despite the stratus and scattered flurry
activity over my northwest counties. It will be breezy as sfc
ridge axis builds over central PA. Farther south and east skies
will be partly to mostly sunny. Highs will range from the lower
20s northwest...to the mid to upper 30s southeast. Big changes are
in store for tonight...however.

&&

.SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
Arctic front will cross the region late tonight through Friday
morning...producing falling temperatures and windy conditions...
along with the possibility of locally intense snow showers and
squalls. At first...a narrow rope/ribbon of heavy snow
showers/squalls could accompany FROPA late tonight across the
northern half of central PA. Hi res CAMs indicate this possibility
along with SNSQ parameter...with the threat coming mainly after
06z. After FROPA...the extreme temperature differential between
the warmer lakes and incoming arctic air mass will lead to intense
lake streamers oriented WNW to ESE from Thursday morning through
the afternoon hours. WRF indicates great inland extent of banding
potential Thursday afternoon...perhaps reaching all the way to my
more populous southeast counties and into south NJ. Have notified
I80 interests of potential squalls from late tonight through
Thursday afternoon and evening. Wind chills drop to the single
digits below zero Thursday afternoon...but do not reach -10F to
-14F until Thursday night. Highs Thursday afternoon will only
range from 10 to 15F over the northwest half of the state...and
from the mid teens to the lower 20s over the southeast half of
central PA.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Strong zonal flow pattern across the conus will buck southward
over the next several days as the first Arctic blast of the
season moves across the Northern Plains and east into the
northern mid Atlantic region. Thursday and Friday will feature a
gusty west to northwest wind, frequently in excess of 30mph. Some
gusts around 40mph are likely.

This strong flow from the west will shift to the northwest across
Lake Erie, which coupled with Boundary layer moisture and
topographic flow could bring Heavy snowfall to the NW mtns, mainly
the northwestern corner of Warren county. Currently there is a
Lake Effect Watch from 03Z Wednesday until 00Z Friday. McKean
county could receive heavy snow depending on how long the
northwest winds persist across the lake.

Numerous snow showers and scattered squalls will be over the
region Thursday. Temps Thursday could conceivably stay in the
single digits across the higher terrain of the NW mtns and Laurel
Highlands. The GEFS shows a large area of -2 to -3 sigma temps at
850 mb with min values around -20 F.

Gusty West-Northwest wind accompanying the cold air will create
below zero wind chills for much of the region Thu morning and
only in the single digits during the daylight hours. Skies will
become mainly clear with the wind dying off Thursday night as a
1025 mb sfc high build east from the nation's heartland. Min
temps early Friday could dip to zero to 5 below across the fresh
snow covered ground of the Laurel Highlands and NW mtns, and will
be in the single digits to teens across the Central and SE zones.

Fair and dry (but very cold) weather is expected to persist Friday
and Friday night. However, a moisture-laden storm will likely
impact a large chunk of the region (beginning Friday night or
Saturday) with snow changing to mixed precip or rain from the SW
as a strong and rapidly warming southerly jet overruns the colder
surface air (850mb temps may rise as much as 20-25C over a 36hr
period from 12z Fri through 00z Sun). Although it's still too
early to give specifics on that storm w/resp to snowfall, both the
EC and GEFS do show the parent storm heading NE from the mid
Mississippi to the Upper Great Lakes. Since this storm track is so
far to the NW, the deep valleys in Central PA could easily trap
the cold, sub- freezing air into Saturday afternoon, bringing a
slower or only partial changeover further north and east.

As trough on back side of this system lifts across the Great
Lakes, could see a period of light snow Sat night before high
pressure builds in again on Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Skies clearing this afternoon across the region with SKC to FEW to
prevail through the daylight hours. As winds shift to the
northwest later on tonight, a lake effect snow/ceiling regime will
return. This will affect KBFD and KJST the most with IFR in snow
showers and ceilings. KAOO, KUNV and KIPT will drop to MVFR
conditions mainly with ceilings, with -SHSN being mainly flurries
or infrequent showers. KMDT and KLNS will only see ceilings drop
to BKN050.

Northwest flow and lake snow bands, both depicted by the HRRR and
NAM 4km, establish over the northwest and elevations around 08Z.

Used actual observations from the 09 DEC 2016 lake effect
event as a baseline for this forecast. Current TAFs represent
predominant conditions although both KBFD and KJST will drop below
these in heavier snow showers. However, this usually only occurs
to 10 to 20 minutes at a time in this pattern.

Outlook...

Thu...MVFR/IFR with frequent snow showers west; MVFR to low VFR
ceilings central and east with ocnl snow showers and flurries.
Windy with 25-35kt gusts from 280-310. Snow squalls possible.

Fri...Decreasing winds. No sig wx.

Fri night...Restrictions with light snow becoming likely. LLWS
developing.

Sat...MVFR/IFR. Wintry mix to rain. Increasing winds from the
south with LLWS likely into Saturday night.

Sun...MVFR/IFR. Rain early possibly ending as mix/snow by evening.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Lake Effect Snow Watch from 10 PM EST this evening through
Thursday evening for PAZ004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DeVoir
NEAR TERM...Dangelo/DeVoir
SHORT TERM...DeVoir
LONG TERM...Gartner
AVIATION...Tyburski
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 4:15 AM EST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
415 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016

PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-150915-
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
415 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW TODAY. AN
ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT, BRINGING ISOLATED
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

SUBZERO WIND CHILLS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALLS WILL
IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ004-150915-
WARREN-
415 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW 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.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW 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.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.

A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL LIKELY BRING FRIGID TEMPERATURES,
SUBZERO WIND CHILLS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALLS TO THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 10:50 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchCTPWarren16 hr
Dec 14, 3:07 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningCTPWarren36 hr
Dec 14, 3:07 PM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryCTPCameron, Elk, McKean, Potter36 hr
Dec 14, 3:07 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPCambria, Clearfield, Somerset24 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2016Every wind chill advisory in 2016

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.