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Wind Advisory 4, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2021, 1:58 PM EDT for Cambria County, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Oct 28, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2021, 1:58 PM EDT (17:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2021, 5:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
Counties Cambria County, PA, Somerset County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
056 WWUS71 KCTP 281758 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 158 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 PAZ024-033-291200- /O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.211029T0000Z-211030T0000Z/ Cambria-Somerset- Including the cities of Johnstown and Somerset 158 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Cambria and Somerset Counties especially elevations above 2000 ft. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Friday. The maximum wind gusts are expected Friday morning into the early afternoon. * 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/safety/wind. && $$ MRS/ANW/WEG For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp
3 follow-up statements
402 WWUS71 KCTP 290241 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 1041 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 PAZ024-033-291445- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-211030T0000Z/ Cambria-Somerset- Including the cities of Johnstown and Somerset 1041 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Cambria and Somerset Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. For high wind safety information, visit weather.gov/wind. The latest forecast information can be found on the NWS State College Facebook page and Twitter @NWSStateCollege, or on the web at weather.gov/ctp. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp
842 WWUS71 KCTP 291128 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 728 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 PAZ024-033-300000- /O.CON.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-211030T0000Z/ Cambria-Somerset- Including the cities of Johnstown and Somerset 728 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, mainly on the ridgetops. * WHERE...Cambria and Somerset Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp
203 WWUS71 KCTP 292116 NPWCTP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 516 PM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 PAZ024-033-292230- /O.CAN.KCTP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-211030T0000Z/ Cambria-Somerset- Including the cities of Johnstown and Somerset 516 PM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds speeds have decreased to below Wind Advisory criteria. Wind gusts of 20-25 mph are expected through the rest of the evening before diminishing further after midnight. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp Colbert
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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.