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Special Weather Statement, NWS State College, PA

January 23, 2021Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this special weather statement at Jan 23, 2021, 12:27 AM EST for Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 78 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2021, 12:27 AM EST (05:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2021, 1:45 AM EST
In force
78 min
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

County Huntingdon County, PA

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 22, 10:58 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 10:58 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 4:53 AM EST, 19 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
453 AM EST Fri Jan 22 2021

PAZ006-010>012-017>019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-231000-
Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-
Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Bedford-Fulton-
Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton-
Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-
Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-
453 AM EST Fri Jan 22 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A cold front will drift southeast across the region late this
morning and this afternoon accompanied by a broken line of brief
heavy snow showers and even a squall that could bring one half
inch of snow in less than 15 minutes. Brief greatly reduced
visibility and icy roads are possible in some locations.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Steady snow will likely spread northeast across the region
Monday afternoon and continue into Tuesday as low pressure
moves northeast up the Ohio River Valley.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ004-005-231000-
Warren-McKean-
453 AM EST Fri Jan 22 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A cold front will drift southeast across the region late this
morning, accompanied by a broken line of brief heavy snow
showers and even some heavier squalls. Accumulations from this
weather feature ranging from a coating to one inch, will combine
with the already expected occasional snow showers and few inches of
Lake Effect Snow. Brief, greatly reduced visibility and icy roads
are likely through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Light snow accumulation is likely Friday into Saturday due to
persistent lake effect snow showers.

Steady snow will likely spread northeast across the region
late Monday afternoon and continue into Tuesday as low pressure
moves northeast up the Ohio River Valley.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ024-033-231000-
Cambria-Somerset-
453 AM EST Fri Jan 22 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A cold front will drift southeast across the region this afternoon,
accompanied by a broken line of brief heavy snow showers and even
some heavier squalls. Accumulations from this weather feature ranging
from a coating to one inch, will be followed by additional narrow
bands of snow showers and upslope snows tonight into Saturday
bringing another 1 to 2 inches of snow.

Brief, greatly reduced visibility and icy roads are likely through
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Steady snow will likely spread northeast across the region
Monday afternoon and continue into Tuesday, possibly mixing with or
changing to sleet and freezing rain as low pressure moves northeast
up the Ohio River Valley.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

Lambert

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 23, 12:27 AM EST, 0 minutes before
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.