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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS State College, PA

February 8, 2016Adams County, Lancaster County, York County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2016, 2:21 PM EST for Adams County, Lancaster County, York County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 9, 2016, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr. 57 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
Feb 8, 2016, 2:21 PM EST (19:21 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2016, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 9, 2016, 8:59 PM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Adams County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 9, 7:04 AM ESTSNOW 1.5Rothsville, PA
Feb 9, 7:55 AM ESTSNOW 1Millersville, PA
Feb 9, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 1Millersville, PA
Feb 9, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.1Biglerville, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
Feb 9, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.4Cashtown 1s, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
Feb 9, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.8Hanover, PA24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER
Feb 9, 8:07 AM ESTSNOW 1.2Manheim, PA
Feb 9, 9:21 AM ESTSNOW 4.3Mount Nebo, PA
Feb 9, 9:23 AM ESTSNOW 2.71 S Cashtown, PA
Feb 9, 9:24 AM ESTSNOW 12 W Millersville, PA
Feb 9, 10:00 AM ESTSNOW 2.5East York, PA
Feb 9, 10:15 AM ESTSNOW 3.52 N Abbottstown, PA
Feb 9, 10:21 AM ESTSNOW 2.5Letort, PA
Feb 9, 10:30 AM ESTSNOW 3.21 S Cashtown, PA
Feb 9, 10:50 AM ESTSNOW 2.82 W Lancaster, PA
Feb 9, 11:25 AM ESTSNOW 5Holtwood, PA
Feb 9, 11:45 AM ESTSNOW 3.51 Sw East Petersburg, PA
Feb 9, 11:45 AM ESTSNOW 5.5Dallastown, PA
Feb 9, 11:51 AM ESTSNOW 3York Springs, PA
Feb 9, 11:57 AM ESTSNOW 5.8Seven Valleys, PA
Feb 9, 12:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Goldsboro, PA
Feb 9, 12:00 PM ESTSNOW 5East Prospect, PA
Feb 9, 12:06 PM ESTSNOW 5.2Stewartstown, PA
Feb 9, 12:20 PM ESTSNOW 4.11 W Lancaster, PA
Feb 9, 12:30 PM ESTSNOW 4.82 S York, PA
Feb 9, 12:45 PM ESTSNOW 52 N Conestoga, PA
Feb 9, 12:55 PM ESTSNOW 53 Se York, PA
Feb 9, 1:01 PM ESTSNOW 5Elizabethtown, PA
Feb 9, 1:15 PM ESTSNOW 4.5Rothsville, PA
Feb 9, 1:19 PM ESTSNOW 52 W Millersville, PA
Feb 9, 1:52 PM ESTSNOW 4.5Manheim, PA
Feb 9, 2:00 PM ESTSNOW 6.2Dallastown, PA
Feb 9, 2:15 PM ESTSNOW 6.1Millersville, PA
Feb 9, 2:25 PM ESTSNOW 4.8Landisville, PA
Feb 9, 2:48 PM ESTSNOW 7Red Lion, PA
Feb 9, 2:54 PM ESTSNOW 63 W Lancaster, PA
Feb 9, 3:14 PM ESTSNOW 7Rothsville, PA
Feb 9, 3:32 PM ESTSNOW 5.3Spring Grove, PA
Feb 9, 4:03 PM ESTSNOW 5.84 Ne York, PA
Feb 9, 4:46 PM ESTSNOW 51 S New Salem, PA
Feb 9, 4:51 PM ESTSNOW 6Stewartstown, PA
Feb 9, 5:30 PM ESTSNOW 6Valley Green, PA
Feb 9, 5:40 PM ESTSNOW 7.5Rothsville, PA
Feb 9, 5:54 PM ESTSNOW 6Reinholds, PA
Feb 9, 6:00 PM ESTSNOW 6Reesers Summit, PA
Feb 9, 6:17 PM ESTSNOW 6.8Neffsville, PAMANHEIM TWP
Feb 9, 6:45 PM ESTSNOW 3.71 S Cashtown, PA
Feb 9, 6:57 PM ESTSNOW 7.5Akron, PA
Feb 9, 7:03 PM ESTSNOW 7.1Elizabethtown, PA
Feb 9, 7:09 PM ESTSNOW 7.6Rothsville, PA
Feb 9, 7:37 PM ESTSNOW 5.5Hanover, PA
Feb 9, 8:03 PM ESTSNOW 7.1Millersville, PA
Feb 9, 8:25 PM ESTSNOW 73 Ne Quarryville, PA
Feb 9, 8:27 PM ESTSNOW 5.4West York, PA
Feb 9, 8:41 PM ESTSNOW 7Lititz, PA
Feb 9, 9:07 PM ESTSNOW 5Shrewsbury, PA
Feb 9, 9:08 PM ESTSNOW 5.5Goldsboro, PA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2016-02-08Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2016-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1327 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

326 
WWUS41 KCTP 081921
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
221 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

PAZ064>066-091500-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0002.160209T0500Z-160210T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0002.160209T0500Z-160210T1000Z/
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
221 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. 

* TIMING...RAIN/SNOW MIX THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW
  AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PERIOD OF MOST
  INTENSE SNOW WILL BE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  TUESDAY PEAK COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

&&

$$

PAZ025>028-034>036-056-057-059-063-091500-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.160209T0500Z-160210T1000Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...
CARLISLE
221 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
5 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN/SNOW MIX THIS EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW
  AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PERIOD OF MOST
  INTENSE SNOW WILL BE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  TUESDAY PEAK COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ024-033-091500-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160211T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
221 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ON WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...LONG-DURATION SNOW EVENT WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  TUESDAY PEAK COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$
MS/BG/CE
4 follow-up statements
586 
WWUS41 KCTP 090353
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1053 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

PAZ064>066-091600-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0002.160209T0500Z-160210T1000Z/
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
1053 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON
  THE HILLTOPS.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

&&

$$

PAZ024-033-091600-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160211T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
1053 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ025>028-034>036-056-057-059-063-091600-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.160209T0500Z-160210T1000Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...
CARLISLE
1053 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON
  THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$
365 
WWUS41 KCTP 090856
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

PAZ064>066-092100-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160210T0600Z/
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
  IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND CITIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY INTO THE LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  SOME AREAS WILL SEE THE SNOW MELT AS IT FALLS DURING THE DAY
  SINCE THE TEMPERATURE WILL HOVER WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF
  FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ058-092100-
/O.EXB.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160210T0600Z/
SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...POTTSVILLE
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
  SOME MELTING OF THE SNOW MAY OCCUR IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ025>028-034>036-056-057-059-063-092100-
/O.EXT.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160210T0600Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...LEBANON...
CARLISLE
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
  IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND CITIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY INTO THE LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  HAZARDOUS. SOME AREAS WILL SEE THE SNOW MELT AS IT FALLS DURING
  THE DAY SINCE THE TEMPERATURE WILL HOVER WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO
  OF FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ024-033-092100-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160211T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
  ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL PROBABLY FALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$
237 
WWUS41 KCTP 091948
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
248 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

PAZ064>066-100600-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160210T0600Z/
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER
248 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
  IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND CITIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY INTO THE LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 
  SOME AREAS WILL SEE THE SNOW MELT AS IT FALLS DURING THE DAY 
  SINCE THE TEMPERATURE WILL HOVER WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF 
  FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ024-033-100800-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160211T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
248 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 
  ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL PROBABLY FALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ025>028-034>036-056>059-063-100600-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160210T0600Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...
LEBANON...CARLISLE
248 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
  IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE
  VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND CITIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  HAZARDOUS. SOME MELTING OF THE SNOW MAY OCCUR IN THE LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ004-100800-
/O.NEW.KCTP.LE.A.0003.160210T0600Z-160211T1800Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
248 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF WARREN COUNTY.

* TIMING...SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
  INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING 
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN PARTS OF THE AREA IN THE NEXT
36 TO 48 HOURS. 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.

&&

$$

RXR/STEINBUGL
164 
WWUS41 KCTP 100159
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
859 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

PAZ064>066-100300-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160210T0600Z/
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
859 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.

SNOW HAS CONTINUED TO DWINDLE IN COVERAGE. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

PAZ025>028-034>036-056>059-063-100300-
/O.CAN.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160210T0600Z/
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-PERRY-
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
859 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS CONTINUED TO DWINDLE IN COVERAGE. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

PAZ024-033-101400-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160211T0000Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
859 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO
TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

&&

$$

PAZ004-101400-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.A.0003.160210T0600Z-160211T1800Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
859 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY EVEN
  INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING 
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN PARTS OF THE AREA IN THE NEXT
36 TO 48 HOURS. 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.

&&

$$

LA CORTE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 4:34 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchCTPAdams, Lancaster, York10 hr
Feb 8, 4:34 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin and 10 more4 days

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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.