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Wind Advisory 7, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Mar 9, 2017, 1:05 AM EST for 8 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2017, 1:05 AM EST (06:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2017, 6:46 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Somerset County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 511 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
978 WWUS71 KCTP 090605 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 105 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017 PAZ012-017>019-024-025-033-034-041-045-046-091200- /O.EXP.KCTP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170309T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0007.170309T0605Z-170309T1200Z/ Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre- Cambria-Blair-Somerset-Bedford-Northern Lycoming-Southern Clinton- Southern Lycoming- Including the cities of Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Somerset, Bedford, Trout Run, Lock Haven, and Williamsport 105 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in State College has extended the Wind Advisory, which is now in effect until 7 AM EST this morning. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts between 45 and 50 mph. * TIMING...Through the mid morning hours. * IMPACTS...Gusty westerly 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. && $$ PAZ004>006-010-011-026>028-035-037-042-049-050-090715- /O.EXP.KCTP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170309T0600Z/ Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata- Fulton-Tioga-Sullivan-Union-Snyder- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys, Ridgway, Emporium, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, Mifflintown, McConnellsburg, Mansfield, Wellsboro, Laporte, Lewisburg, and Selinsgrove 105 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Westerly winds will remain quite gusty, but slowly subside through the early morning hours today. However, peak wind gusts will stay at or below 40 mph. $$
1 follow-up statement
999 WWUS71 KCTP 091146 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 646 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017 PAZ012-017>019-024-025-033-034-041-045-046-091300- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170309T1200Z/ Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre- Cambria-Blair-Somerset-Bedford-Northern Lycoming-Southern Clinton- Southern Lycoming- Including the cities of Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, State College, Johnstown, Altoona, Somerset, Bedford, Trout Run, Lock Haven, and Williamsport 646 AM EST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in State College has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Westerly winds will average 10 to 15 mph today with occasional gusts between 20 and 25 mph. $$ Lambert
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton and 17 more | 29 hr |
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.