Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 5, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2017, 3:43 PM EST for 33 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 1, 2017, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2017, 3:43 PM EST (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2017, 8:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2017, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
All 33 counties
Adams County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Elk County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Potter County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Union County, PA, Warren County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
168 WWUS71 KCTP 012043 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 343 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 .A potent cold front will push east across the region early tonight, followed by strong and gusty westerly winds that will continue through the mid morning hours Thursday. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>027-033>035-045-020445- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.170302T0100Z-170302T1400Z/ Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Southern Clinton- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys, Ridgway, Emporium, Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, Somerset, Bedford, McConnellsburg, and Lock Haven 343 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Thursday. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts between 45 and 55 mph. * TIMING...This evening through the primary morning commute hours Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$ PAZ028-036-037-041-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-020445- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.170302T0300Z-170302T1400Z/ Juniata-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia- Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- Including the cities of Mifflintown, Chambersburg, Mansfield, Wellsboro, Trout Run, Laporte, Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 343 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Thursday. * WINDS...West 20 to 25 mph with occasional gusts between 45 and 55 mph. * TIMING...Late this evening through the primary morning commute hours Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$ Lambert
3 follow-up statements
293 WWUS71 KCTP 020251 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 951 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 .Strong northwest winds will be across the region overnight and will continue through the mid morning hours Thursday, as a cold front moves east of central Pennsylvania. PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>027-033>035-045-021100- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170302T1400Z/ Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Southern Clinton- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys, Ridgway, Emporium, Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, Somerset, Bedford, McConnellsburg, and Lock Haven 951 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts between 45 and 55 mph. * TIMING...This evening through the primary morning commute hours Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$ PAZ028-036-037-041-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-021100- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.170302T0300Z-170302T1400Z/ Juniata-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia- Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- Including the cities of Mifflintown, Chambersburg, Mansfield, Wellsboro, Trout Run, Laporte, Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 951 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...West 20 to 25 mph with occasional gusts between 45 and 55 mph. * TIMING...Late this evening through the primary morning commute hours Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$ Martin
562 WWUS71 KCTP 021007 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 507 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>027-033>035-045-021400- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170302T1400Z/ Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Southern Clinton- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys, Ridgway, Emporium, Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, Somerset, Bedford, McConnellsburg, and Lock Haven 507 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...The gusts will subside below advisory criteria this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$ PAZ028-036-037-041-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-021400- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170302T1400Z/ Juniata-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia- Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- Including the cities of Mifflintown, Chambersburg, Mansfield, Wellsboro, Trout Run, Laporte, Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 507 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...The gusts will subside below advisory criteria this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$
344 WWUS71 KCTP 021119 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 619 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 PAZ004-005-010-021230- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170302T1400Z/ Warren-McKean-Elk- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, St. Marys, and Ridgway 619 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in State College has cancelled the Wind Advisory. The wind is starting to subside. Gusts are no longer 45 to 50 mph. Expect gusts in the 20s and 30s for the rest of the morning. $$ PAZ006-011-012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-021400- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170302T1400Z/ Potter-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre- Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset- Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon- Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- Including the cities of Coudersport, Emporium, Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, Mifflintown, Somerset, Bedford, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Mansfield, Wellsboro, Trout Run, Laporte, Lock Haven, Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 619 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...The gusts will subside below advisory criteria this morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 5:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 6:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 6:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Somerset | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 6:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Blair | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 7:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Huntingdon | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 7:41 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Huntingdon | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 8:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 21 min |
| Mar 1, 10:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford, Somerset | 77 min |
| Mar 1, 12:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 12:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Perry | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 12:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Franklin | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 1:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Lancaster, York | 70 min |
| Mar 1, 1:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lebanon | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 5:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean, Warren | 65 min |
| Mar 1, 6:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 6:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | McKean | 30 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.