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Wind Advisory 8, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at May 2, 2017, 4:35 AM EDT for 9 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 2, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2017, 4:35 AM EDT (08:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Bedford County, PA, Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Elk County, PA, McKean County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Warren County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
258 WWUS71 KCTP 020835 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 435 AM EDT Tue May 2 2017 PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-025-033-034-022300- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0008.170502T1600Z-170502T2300Z/ Warren-McKean-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Cambria-Blair-Somerset- Bedford- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, St. Marys, Ridgway, Emporium, DuBois, Clearfield, Johnstown, Altoona, Somerset, and Bedford 435 AM EDT Tue May 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS...West to Southwest increasing to 15 to 25 mph and gusting occasionally between 45 and 50 mph this afternoon. * TIMING...Peak wind gusts will occur between 1 pm and 6 pm. * 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. && $$ Lambert/Steinbugl
2 follow-up statements
859 WWUS71 KCTP 021855 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 255 PM EDT Tue May 2 2017 PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-025-033-034-022300- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170502T2300Z/ Warren-McKean-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Cambria-Blair-Somerset- Bedford- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, St. Marys, Ridgway, Emporium, DuBois, Clearfield, Johnstown, Altoona, Somerset, and Bedford 255 PM EDT Tue May 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West to Southwest 15 to 25 mph and gusting occasionally between 45 and 50 mph. * TIMING...Peak wind gusts will occur between 1 pm and 6 pm. Gusts will subside this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Review wind safety and preparedness information at weather.gov/wind. && $$
391 WWUS71 KCTP 022300 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 700 PM EDT Tue May 2 2017 PAZ004-005-010-011-017-024-025-033-034-030000- /O.EXP.KCTP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170502T2300Z/ Warren-McKean-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Cambria-Blair-Somerset- Bedford- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, St. Marys, Ridgway, Emporium, DuBois, Clearfield, Johnstown, Altoona, Somerset, and Bedford 700 PM EDT Tue May 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have decreased to below advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon | 44 min |
| May 1, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Montour | 27 min |
| May 1, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon | 46 min |
| May 1, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Sullivan | 36 min |
| May 1, 8:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon | 26 min |
| May 1, 8:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan, Union | 3 hr |
| May 1, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Union | 28 min |
| May 1, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Perry | 54 min |
| May 1, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder | 80 min |
| May 1, 10:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Juniata, Perry, Snyder | 65 min |
| May 1, 11:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Dauphin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill | 80 min |
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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.