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Wind Advisory 3, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Feb 6, 2020, 10:49 PM EST for 10 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 7, 2020, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2020, 10:49 PM EST (03:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2020, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2020, 5:05 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Adams County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, York County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 485 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
792 WWUS71 KCTP 070349 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 1049 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020 PAZ035-036-056>059-063>066-071600- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.200207T1400Z-200208T0000Z/ Fulton-Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams- York-Lancaster- Including the cities of McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 1049 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Fulton, Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. For high wind safety information, visit weather.gov/wind. The latest forecast information can be found on the NWS State College Facebook page and Twitter @NWSStateCollege, or on the web at weather.gov/ctp. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp
3 follow-up statements
526 WWUS71 KCTP 070933 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 433 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 PAZ035-036-056>059-063>066-080000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.200207T1400Z-200208T0000Z/ Fulton-Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams- York-Lancaster- Including the cities of McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 433 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Fulton, Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM EST today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Travel will be most difficult on north to south roads where strong cross winds will occur. Secure outdoor objects. For high wind safety information, visit weather.gov/wind. The latest forecast information can be found on the NWS State College Facebook page and Twitter @NWSStateCollege, or on the web at weather.gov/ctp. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp
010 WWUS71 KCTP 071937 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 237 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 PAZ035-036-056>059-063>066-080000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200208T0000Z/ Fulton-Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams- York-Lancaster- Including the cities of McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 237 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Schuylkill, Lebanon, Fulton, Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, York and Adams Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. For high wind safety information, visit weather.gov/wind. The latest forecast information can be found on the NWS State College Facebook page and Twitter @NWSStateCollege, or on the web at weather.gov/ctp. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp
665 WWUS71 KCTP 072205 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 505 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 PAZ035-036-056>059-063>066-072315- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200208T0000Z/ Fulton-Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams- York-Lancaster- Including the cities of McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster 505 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished across the area and will continue to diminish this evening. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga | 10 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 51 min |
| Feb 7, 8:17 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | York | 28 min |
| Feb 7, 8:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 48 min |
| Feb 7, 12:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Somerset | 6 hr |
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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.