Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Warnings in 2021
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 3, 2021, 10:03 PM EST for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 4 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2021, 10:03 PM EST (03:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2021, 2:00 AM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
Counties Bradford County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 10:15 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Factoryville, PA | ELEV 850 FEET. |
| Jan 3, 10:45 PM EST | SNOW 7.1 | 3 Ssw West Burlington, PA | |
| Jan 3, 10:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Pocono Springs, PA | ELEVATION 2080 FEET |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 14 | New Albany, PA | REPORTED AT NEW ALBANY FIRE HALL. ELEV 1215 FT. |
| Jan 3, 11:22 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Harford, PA | |
| Jan 4, 12:15 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5.2 | Little Meadows, PA | |
| Jan 4, 12:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.1 | Forest City, PA | ELEVATION 1620 FEET |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
630 WWUS41 KBGM 040303 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Binghamton NY 1003 PM EST Sun Jan 3 2021 PAZ038-040500- /O.UPG.KBGM.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBGM.WS.W.0001.210104T0303Z-210104T0500Z/ Bradford- Including the cities of Sayre and Towanda 1003 PM EST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up 2 to 3 inches. Storm total snowfall 6 to 8 inches, with higher amounts over 10 inches at elevations above 1500 feet. * WHERE...Bradford County in Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission strongly encourage motorist to heed all travel restrictions and delay unnecessary travel. Visit www.511pa.com for the latest travel, roadways, and traffic conditions. && $$ PAZ039-040-043-040700- /O.UPG.KBGM.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBGM.WS.W.0001.210104T0303Z-210104T0700Z/ Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming- Including the cities of Hallstead, Montrose, Damascus, Equinunk, and Tunkhannock 1003 PM EST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up 2 to 3 inches. Storm total snowfall 6 to 8 inches, with higher amounts over 10 inches at elevations above 1500 feet. * WHERE...Susquehanna, Northern Wayne and Wyoming counties. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission strongly encourage motorist to heed all travel restrictions and delay unnecessary travel. Visit www.511pa.com for the latest travel, roadways, and traffic conditions. && $$ PAZ044-047-040700- /O.EXT.KBGM.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0700Z/ Lackawanna-Luzerne- Including the cities of Scranton, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre 1003 PM EST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Wet snow expected. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected. The highest snow amounts will be over the higher elevations as snow will mix in with rain at times in the valleys. * WHERE...Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and reduced visibility where higher snowfall rates occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall totals will be highly elevation dependent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission remind motorist to adjust speeds based on driving conditions as winter weather impacts Pennsylvania roadways. Visit www.511pa.com for the latest travel, roadways, and traffic conditions. && $$ NYZ057-062-PAZ048-072-040700- /O.EXT.KBGM.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0700Z/ Delaware-Sullivan-Pike-Southern Wayne- Including the cities of Delhi, Walton, Monticello, Milford, and Honesdale 1003 PM EST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. * WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Pike, Southern Wayne and Northern Wayne counties. In New York, Sullivan and Delaware counties. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and reduced visibility where higher snowfall rates can occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission remind motorist to adjust speeds based on driving conditions as winter weather impacts Pennsylvania roadways. Visit www.511pa.com for the latest travel, roadways, and traffic conditions. && $$ MPH
1 follow-up statement
248 WWUS41 KBGM 040659 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Binghamton NY 159 AM EST Mon Jan 4 2021 PAZ039-040-043-040800- /O.EXP.KBGM.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0700Z/ Susquehanna-Northern Wayne-Wyoming- Including the cities of Hallstead, Montrose, Damascus, Equinunk, and Tunkhannock 159 AM EST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... Snow is tapering off and moving out at this time. Less than an inch of snow is expected after 2 AM. Plan on slippery road conditions early this morning. Slow down and use caution if traveling. $$ PAZ044-047-040800- /O.EXP.KBGM.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0700Z/ Lackawanna-Luzerne- Including the cities of Scranton, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre 159 AM EST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... Snow is tapering off and moving out at this time. Less than an inch of snow is expected after 2 AM. Plan on slippery road conditions early this morning. Slow down and use caution if traveling. $$ NYZ057-062-PAZ048-072-040800- /O.EXP.KBGM.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0700Z/ Delaware-Sullivan-Pike-Southern Wayne- Including the cities of Delhi, Walton, Monticello, Milford, and Honesdale 159 AM EST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... Snow is tapering off and moving out at this time. An inch or less of snow is expected after 2 AM. Plan on slippery road conditions early this morning. Slow down and use caution if traveling. $$ TAC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 9:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne | 107 min |
| Jan 4, 12:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming | 118 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.