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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS State College, PA
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.
- 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
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 THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 10:50 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | CTP | Warren | 16 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:07 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | CTP | Warren | 36 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:07 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | CTP | Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter | 36 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset | 24 hr |
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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.