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Frost Advisory 2, NWS State College, PA

May 10, 202111 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this frost advisory at May 10, 2021, 6:33 PM EDT for 11 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 11, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 10, 2021, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)
In effect from
May 11, 2021, 1:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 11, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Elk County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, Potter County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, Tioga County, PA, Warren County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-05-10Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 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
1668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

600 
WWUS71 KCTP 102233
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
633 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-111045-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.210511T0500Z-210511T1200Z/
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys,
Ridgway, Emporium, Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, 
Mansfield, Wellsboro, Trout Run, and Laporte
633 PM EDT Mon May 10 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...North central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The frost will occur mainly in valley
  locations.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants and vegetation from the
cold. Potted plants should be brought inside.

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
2 follow-up statements
414 
WWUS71 KCTP 110916
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
516 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-111200-
/O.CON.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210511T1200Z/
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys,
Ridgway, Emporium, Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, 
Mansfield, Wellsboro, Trout Run, and Laporte
516 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low to mid 30s will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...North central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The frost will occur mainly in valley 
  locations.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants and vegetation from the
cold. Potted plants should be brought inside.

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
430 
WWUS71 KCTP 111205
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
805 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021

PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-037-041-042-111315-
/O.EXP.KCTP.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210511T1200Z/
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-
Northern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys,
Ridgway, Emporium, Renovo, DuBois, Clearfield, Philipsburg, 
Mansfield, Wellsboro, Trout Run, and Laporte
805 AM EDT Tue May 11 2021

...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/ctp

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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.