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Freeze Warning 4, NWS State College, PA

November 2, 202120 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this freeze warning at Nov 2, 2021, 2:47 AM EDT for 20 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Nov 3, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2021, 2:47 AM EDT (06:47 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 3, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Nov 3, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Adams County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Mifflin County, PA, Montour County, PA, Northumberland County, PA, Perry County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Union County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:50 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2021-11-02Temperature 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 2021-11-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2265 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

181 
WWUS71 KCTP 020647
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
247 AM EDT Tue Nov 2 2021

PAZ026>028-035-036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-022200-
/O.UPG.KCTP.FZ.A.0005.211103T0400Z-211103T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.FZ.W.0004.211103T0400Z-211103T1300Z/
Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-
Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-
Including the cities of Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, 
Mifflintown, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Lock Haven, 
Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, 
Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, 
Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster
247 AM EDT Tue Nov 2 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Freeze conditions will kill sensitive vegetation.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This will likely bring and end to the
  growing season. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take protective measures now as freezing temperatures could
damage or kill tender plants and vegetation. 

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
877 
WWUS71 KCTP 021714
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
114 PM EDT Tue Nov 2 2021

PAZ026>028-035-036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-031300-
/O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0004.211103T0400Z-211103T1300Z/
Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-
Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-
Including the cities of Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, 
Mifflintown, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Lock Haven, 
Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, 
Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, 
Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster
114 PM EDT Tue Nov 2 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 28 and 31 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and other
  sensitive vegetation. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This will likely end the growing season.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take protective measures now as freezing temperatures could
damage or kill tender plants and vegetation. Potted plants should
be brought inside.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/ctp
224 
WWUS71 KCTP 030212
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
1012 PM EDT Tue Nov 2 2021

PAZ026>028-035-036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-031300-
/O.CON.KCTP.FZ.W.0004.211103T0400Z-211103T1300Z/
Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-
Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-
Including the cities of Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, 
Mifflintown, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Lock Haven, 
Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, 
Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, 
Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster
1012 PM EDT Tue Nov 2 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures between 28 and 31 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and 
  other sensitive vegetation.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This will likely end the growing season.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take protective measures now as freezing temperatures could
damage or kill tender plants and vegetation. Potted plants should
be brought inside.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/ctp
711 
WWUS71 KCTP 031317
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
917 AM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021

PAZ026>028-035-036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-031430-
/O.EXP.KCTP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-211103T1300Z/
Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Fulton-Franklin-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-
Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-
Including the cities of Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, 
Mifflintown, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Lock Haven, 
Williamsport, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Danville, Sunbury, 
Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, 
Pottsville, Lebanon, Carlisle, Gettysburg, York, and Lancaster
917 AM EDT Wed Nov 3 2021

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

It looks like all of the area except for perhaps the most-urban
areas got down to freezing or colder overnight. This ends the 
growing season for all of Central PA.

$$

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
Nov 2, 2:23 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPMcKean, Warren19 hr

Nearby

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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.