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Frost Advisory 3, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

October 17, 20186 counties in Pennsylvania; Marion County, Monongalia County, West Virginia

NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this frost advisory at Oct 17, 2018, 2:12 PM EDT for 6 counties in Pennsylvania; Marion County, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It took effect at Oct 18, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 17, 2018, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 18, 2018, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 18, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Pittsburgh, PA

Counties Allegheny County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Marion County, WV, Monongalia County, WV

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 3:18 AM EDTFreeze WatchPBZGreene, Washington11 hr
Oct 17, 2:12 PM EDTFreeze WarningPBZFayette, Forest, Jefferson, Westmoreland19 hr

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2018Frost Advisories in West Virginia, 2018Every frost advisory in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.