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Wind Advisory 3, NWS State College, PA

February 6, 202010 counties in Pennsylvania

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2020-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2020-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 259 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 4:11 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningCTPLycoming, Sullivan, Tioga10 hr
Feb 7, 8:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTPYork51 min
Feb 7, 8:17 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPYork28 min
Feb 7, 8:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster, York48 min
Feb 7, 12:37 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPCambria, Somerset6 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.